John's Digital Photography Page
iPhoto 4.01 was more than a bug fix. They fixed some big usability problems -- especially cropping. I'll update this page with what I notice:
1. Cropping works! Now after you crop and go to the next picture, iPhoto remembers your last aspect ratio. In edit mode it even gives you a crop box oriented around the image. It's emulating the behavior of GraphicConverter prepare for photo service features (I think I might have had a role in GC's implementation of this behavior, so it's nice to see it appear in iPhoto too!).
2. The JPEG decompression has changed. Images render in stages and they appear oddly softer. I'm not sure whether I like this or not. I suspect it would look better on some displays than others.
3. I haven't noticed any more integer overflow bugs (petabyte file sizes), but I'm watching.
4. Although some have had problems with the active folders (canned queries) I haven't run across that yet. (Bug is query selects all images, workaround is to enter a 2nd clause that returns null.)
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
Old trick, but I'd forgotten it. Download this hosts file to block traffic to evil sites.
Old trick, but I'd forgotten it. Download this hosts file to block traffic to evil sites.
Portable wi-fi phones -- now it gets interesting
Vonage to offer portable Wi-Fi phones | CNET News.com
I looked at Vonage for our home service. Made no sense at all. A trifling savings for a pile of pain.
Portable wi-fi phones are a different matter. Now it starts to get interesting.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Broadband phone service provider Vonage will make available portable Wi-Fi phones later this year to help defend itself against AT&T's expansion into its market, a Vonage executive said Monday.
I looked at Vonage for our home service. Made no sense at all. A trifling savings for a pile of pain.
Portable wi-fi phones are a different matter. Now it starts to get interesting.
Blacktree - Quicksilver for OS X - Cory Doctorow likes it
Blacktree - Quicksilver
This web site defines cryptic. Doctorow likes it, swears it's better than my beloved OS X Launchbar. Worth revisiting in a month or two?
Quicksilver is an evolving structure for manipulating any form of data. The current modules include a launcher, a clipboard recorder, and a shelf.
This web site defines cryptic. Doctorow likes it, swears it's better than my beloved OS X Launchbar. Worth revisiting in a month or two?
Monday, March 29, 2004
macosxhints - Cached 'favicons' in Safari can cause slowdowns
macosxhints - Cached 'favicons' in Safari can cause slowdowns
I'll set my Icon folder to "read only"
I'll set my Icon folder to "read only"
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