Mar 04
adminApple Aperture 2.0, Apple, Photo Editing
I have been an Aperture user since version 1.0, when things were really rough in the world of Apple’s photo editing. Since then, each update update has been a welcome improvement over the previous.The last update to version 1.5 made for a fairly solid photo editing / management environment. At that point, I really did not have any complaints, other than I thought tethered shooting would be a great addition.
However, am just a hobbyist, so it is not a necessity for me. When version 2 was announced, I spent plenty of time pouring over the new features and the new interface. The new simplified interface is a welcome improvement for maximizing the UI space. This time around, they also threw in tethered shooting! I haven yet to use the feature, but fear not, I will be using it very soon (in the next couple weeks).
On top of those changes, I was impressed by the detail recovery in highlights, the new vibrance control, and the detail control. In the end, the feature that most impressed me was the 2.0 version of RAW. I have actually gone back and re-worked several photos, just because I wanted to see how the new raw conversion would handle those original images. I was repeatedly impressed.
All those capabilities have rounded out a really nice improvement to the Aperture software. It is definitely worth the upgrade.
Feb 16
adminTech
On Monday, big cellular providers, such as AT&T, will begin the dismantling of their analog services. Once the state-of-the-art technology, enabling the awesome cellular “bag phones” for us to talk on the go, the analog components of these networks be finally be shut down.While almost all cell phone users have long since replaced those old phones, there are some others services that still rely on these old networks. Infoworld has an interesting article that gives some details on potential issues that may occur from this shutdown. Good Times. Read their article here.
Jan 16
adminApple, Media, Tech, iPhone Fox, Fox Digital Copy, iPod Movies, iTunes
Wait, hang on, calm down. Take your Apple fanboy hat off for a moment and just hear me out.
First, I am a big iTunes, Apple TV, and iPhone user. I am very much interested in an integrated, digital life. I have gone through the many hours of ripping about 115 DVD’s to an Apple TV quality resolution. My wife thought I was crazy, but now that all of our movies are quickly accessible on our HD TV, streamed from an “iTunes Server” of sorts, she never wants to go back. Simplicity and instant gratification.
That is the future. That is the fast track that we are on. DVD’s will be going by the wayside, and even the Bluray/HD-DVD war is really not worth fighting about. More
Jan 13
adminMedia, Tech
I listen to, and watch, many podcasts, TV shows, and radio shows about technology. Regularly, hosts feel required to throw their hat in the “MP3 Player” ring. For whatever reason, they take sides, pick a device of choice (iPod, Zune, Sansa, etc.), and try to convince the consumer why that particular one is best for them.
The problem is, they miss the whole picture. More
Jan 01
adminApple, Tech, iPhone
It is fairly impossible at this point to not know about the Gear Live videos and discussions about their supposed pre-release version of the next iPhone software update. I have watched those videos, and seen the Q&A portion on their site. It all looks very interesting, and if it is indeed the next version of software for the iPhone, there are some definite welcome additions, like sending SMS messages to multiple recipients.
The “wobbly” icons to signify desktop customization look a little weird.
The thing the makes no sense: How are they able to broadcast this stuff all over the internet without being shut down? More
Jan 01
adminApple, Tech
I have been a fan of iTunes for a long time. I really like how well it works, how well it manages my library, and how the program has steadily improved over time. However, it is not perfect, and frankly, the problems it has do not seem to make any sense. More
Dec 29
adminTech
I browsed over the many articles in the past few days about the final demise of Netscape, by AOL’s ending support of it. While it is interesting news, most netizens have long since moved on, and are in the land of Firefox or other new browsers. Heck, I wonder how many people really remember Netscape much.
After reading the news, I sat back for a few moments and pondered what the internet was like back in the early 90’s, the days when dialup access was king, More
Dec 25
adminTech
I am a big fan of video podcasts. I watch them whenever and wherever I have a chance. Sometimes this is on my computer, sometimes on my iPod, and more recently, on my iPhone. The one thing I noticed about watching video in these places, is that I really do not like to watch for long periods of time. Unfortunately, some of my podcasts are almost an hour. Bad combination.
At my computer, I have a 20″ screen that I am only 1-2 feet from, and sitting upright in an office chair (not great TV viewing). On my iPhone, it is smaller, and I have to hold it the whole time. More
Dec 16
adminTech, iPhone
In the ever-changing world of portable computing, are laptops going to soon become a thing of the past? It wasn’t long ago that having a laptop was an indispensable part of my day, even after work. Now, not so much…
A few months ago, we decided to buy a new iMac. We wanted a decent home machine to use for photo editing, and a place to put some learning games for my son. (He just turned two and is addicted to computers, so we figured we would start to take advantage of it).
Subsequent to getting this new machine, I began to debate whether or not I needed a laptop any longer. Well, I decided that I didn’t need my Macbook Pro. More
Dec 08
adminTech
When Apple announced the release of the new .Mac galleries, with neat new ways to view photos and direct integration with iPhoto 08, I was pretty excited. I do not personally use iPhoto, but my wife does.
I was also sort of hoping that initial support in iPhoto could potentially lead to support in Aperture.
I could not wait to try this out, and as soon as I upgraded the version of iLife for my wife, I immediately published several sets of photos as a test. The initial sync took quite a while, and after a couple failures, it finally did publish.
What was to follow, was a perfect example of a really neat idea, delivered poorly. More
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