Monday, January 03, 2005
macosxhints - Create a zip archive via OS X keyboard shortcut
macosxhints - Create a zip archive via a keyboard shortcut
Rather neat use of little known featurs of OS X.
Rather neat use of little known featurs of OS X.
macosxhints - How to work with MHTML files (IE Web Archive)
macosxhints - How to work with MHTML files
Microsoft's MHTML is a net standard -- RFC 2557. I wish Firefox & Safari supported it natively. Oddly enough GraphicConverter is suposed to add translation support for it.
Microsoft's MHTML is a net standard -- RFC 2557. I wish Firefox & Safari supported it natively. Oddly enough GraphicConverter is suposed to add translation support for it.
Size matters -- but not megapixels
Digital Sensor Size
For the same megapixels and lens quality, a larger sensor gives a much better print. The author doesn't mention light sensitivity, but I believe the larger sensors (esp. CMOS) also capture more light.
That should be our plea to camera vendors. Keep your $#@ megapixels (6 is enough). Give us bigger sensors and better light sensitivity (ISO 800 equivalent with low noise).
Since all three of these cameras are nominal '3MP' cameras, we can predict that results from the D30 will be better than those from the Coolpix 995, which will in turn be better than those from the Xi, assuming we use a lens of the same optical quality on each camera.
For the same megapixels and lens quality, a larger sensor gives a much better print. The author doesn't mention light sensitivity, but I believe the larger sensors (esp. CMOS) also capture more light.
That should be our plea to camera vendors. Keep your $#@ megapixels (6 is enough). Give us bigger sensors and better light sensitivity (ISO 800 equivalent with low noise).
Copernic Desktop Search - AOL's pending solution
Copernic Desktop Search - The Search Engine for Your PC
This has gotten some good reviews. It covers a lot of file types, and one can specify the location of the index files (you don't want to back these up, so they should be stored in a folder that's excluded from backup).
It does not index Eudora data - only Outlook. I can't tell if it supports indexing of a network drive, probably not.
Yahoo is partnering with X1. At the moment X1 and Copernic may be in the lead, with MSN next and Google lagging. Google has to get in gear.
I'll probably opt for X1/Yahoo eventually, but I'd like to see Google improve.
This has gotten some good reviews. It covers a lot of file types, and one can specify the location of the index files (you don't want to back these up, so they should be stored in a folder that's excluded from backup).
It does not index Eudora data - only Outlook. I can't tell if it supports indexing of a network drive, probably not.
Yahoo is partnering with X1. At the moment X1 and Copernic may be in the lead, with MSN next and Google lagging. Google has to get in gear.
I'll probably opt for X1/Yahoo eventually, but I'd like to see Google improve.
Gmail Notifier: change behavior of mailto link
Gmail Notifier
I'm not sure I want this notifier function, but I do need to override the behavior of the mailto link and I find it faster to email via Gmail than to fire up Eudora (a long story, I'm looking for a Eudora replacement). So I'll try it out ...
I'm not sure I want this notifier function, but I do need to override the behavior of the mailto link and I find it faster to email via Gmail than to fire up Eudora (a long story, I'm looking for a Eudora replacement). So I'll try it out ...
Wikipedia has a good Gmail entry
Gmail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I blogged on problems with Wikipedia in my "Notes" page. This is the opposite: something interesting. An entry on Gmail with quite a bit of interesting information.
I blogged on problems with Wikipedia in my "Notes" page. This is the opposite: something interesting. An entry on Gmail with quite a bit of interesting information.
iPhoto to Flickr: open source application
Speirs.org :: Flickr Export Plugin for iPhoto
Another tool for iPhoto to Flickr export. This one is open source.
The better iPhoto/Flickr becomes, the more likely I'll switch from Smugmug to Flickr. I don't care about the image sharing -- I only share images within a small group of grandmother, aunts, etc. The integration is great however.
Flickr is benefitting from geek community support. Smugmug has to either figure a way to do the same, or they have to invest in OS S support.
PS. MacWorld is Jan 10th. It's rumored that iLife will be updated, possibly with iPhoto 5. That's what I'm interested in. Of course if iWorks has a solid non-Word-like WP/Layout application with an open file format -- well ...
Another tool for iPhoto to Flickr export. This one is open source.
The better iPhoto/Flickr becomes, the more likely I'll switch from Smugmug to Flickr. I don't care about the image sharing -- I only share images within a small group of grandmother, aunts, etc. The integration is great however.
Flickr is benefitting from geek community support. Smugmug has to either figure a way to do the same, or they have to invest in OS S support.
PS. MacWorld is Jan 10th. It's rumored that iLife will be updated, possibly with iPhoto 5. That's what I'm interested in. Of course if iWorks has a solid non-Word-like WP/Layout application with an open file format -- well ...
Sunday, January 02, 2005
What a professional photographer carries
Bangladesh – In the Bag
A Canon guy. Interesting description of the gear used. Also, he's switched to OS X.
A Canon guy. Interesting description of the gear used. Also, he's switched to OS X.
A feeble review of desktop search tools
Desktop Search Tools
It's a pretty feeble review, but, surprisingly, there's not much I've seen yet. I guess noone does software reviews any more.
The list omitted my favorite Outlook search tool - Lookout. Lookout can be configured to index the file system as well as Outlook.
There's more subtlety to making full text search useful than most people think.
It's a pretty feeble review, but, surprisingly, there's not much I've seen yet. I guess noone does software reviews any more.
The list omitted my favorite Outlook search tool - Lookout. Lookout can be configured to index the file system as well as Outlook.
There's more subtlety to making full text search useful than most people think.
Griffin PowerWave - combining computers, speakers (analog and digital) and analog input
Griffin Technology
This thing is a cross between a stero amplifier and a digital/audio converter. It's key selling points are:
1. Connect digital speakers to a computer that lacks a digital speaker output jack (USB to computer, digital optical to speakers). (May need additional cable from Griffin, they don't provide enough detail on their web site).
2. Digitize analog input, especially LPs. (Warning -- this is tedious work and high quality results require specialized equipment that audiophile geeks typically lease -- Macintouch had a great discussion on this.)
3. Hook up stereo speakers directly to a computer (USB from computer to PowerWave, PowerWave RCA jacks to included breakout cable to speaker wires).
The PowerWave is full of features that separate it from some of the other USB audio devices on the market. To start with, it includes a 10-watt-per-channel amplifier and comes with Griffin's $25 ProSpeaker Breakout Cable, so you can connect standard stereo speakers -- not the cheap powered kind hooked up to so many Macs -- directly to the unit and get great sound. You can also connect Apple's Pro Speakers to the PowerWave, since Griffin uses the same connector on the PowerWave that Apple uses on select iMacs and desktop Macs.
For sound input and output, the PowerWave has stereo RCA jacks and minijack ports and includes the cables necessary to connect the unit to your stereo or iPod...
This thing is a cross between a stero amplifier and a digital/audio converter. It's key selling points are:
1. Connect digital speakers to a computer that lacks a digital speaker output jack (USB to computer, digital optical to speakers). (May need additional cable from Griffin, they don't provide enough detail on their web site).
2. Digitize analog input, especially LPs. (Warning -- this is tedious work and high quality results require specialized equipment that audiophile geeks typically lease -- Macintouch had a great discussion on this.)
3. Hook up stereo speakers directly to a computer (USB from computer to PowerWave, PowerWave RCA jacks to included breakout cable to speaker wires).
Friday, December 31, 2004
Tivoli PAL (or iPAL): the iPod speaker accessory of choice?
Tivoli Audio -- Portable Audio Laboratory (PAL) in Basic Black
At $130 the price isn't bad. It's not as flash as some of the iPod speaker accesories, but it's ruggedly made and comes with a great radio. It might be interesting to pair this with an Airport Express and use it as a convenient iTunes and iPod extension.
Update 3/18/2018: We actually bought one of these and used it as an iPhone speaker for a while with AirPlay support via an AirPort Express. Microwave kept wiping out stream. So we gave up.
At $130 the price isn't bad. It's not as flash as some of the iPod speaker accesories, but it's ruggedly made and comes with a great radio. It might be interesting to pair this with an Airport Express and use it as a convenient iTunes and iPod extension.
Update 3/18/2018: We actually bought one of these and used it as an iPhone speaker for a while with AirPlay support via an AirPort Express. Microwave kept wiping out stream. So we gave up.
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