Software, toys, gadgets and computers
Besides the obvious fact that contextual menus are now in inverted type and resemble overlays (making them easier to read), the Dock preferences has a hidden gem.
To find the minimized windows, click and hold to activate exposé (note the lightbox background)—the minimized windows now appear as a smaller preview in the lower part of the screen.
Nice. But the UI seems to resemble Ajax’d websites more and more.
What it does is add a system-wide hotkey to open Terminal as an overlay. The problem is it doesn’t work in Snow Leopard.
A little investigating implied that the problem was that SIMBL is not updated for 64-bit. So the trick is to simply “Get Info…” on Terminal and have it launch in 32-bit mode…
Now if only Logitech Control Center worked in Snow Leopard. I know the application is suck, but I’m getting tired of weird finger yoga to get at the control key on my Logitech DiNovo Mac Edition Keyboard. 🙁
gdgt is a gadget-based social network that hosted a launch party today since I had an invite, I thought I’d stop by. Alas, the line was long!
Nikon D3, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
1/60sec @ f/5 iso200, 50mm
The line was so long, I didn’t go in. It was between a Costco hotdog and this, the hotdog won. (I’m sure it was a great event, and the line moved fast.) In any case, I should have known better—I guess the reason I rarely see my friends in the gadget industry is…these things are popular!
One of these days, maybe I’ll avail myself to the multiple opportunities to cut in line. No matter, I’ve seen the inside of DNA lounge before.
Continue reading about the postprocessing of this image after the jump
John Gruber links Brian Tiemann’s piece on the cost of platform switching.
Pentax Optio S
1/8sec @ f/2.6 iso800, 5.8mm (35mm)
My ex-cat Pownce preparing to jump away from the Mac OS X platform?
The argument centers around that the cost of switching in photography is high because of lens investment just like the cost of switching in computers is high because of software (purchase) investment.
Bullshit.
Spending a half our messing with Four-Thirds matching simulator.
The top one is a 50mm f1.1 lens (100mm in 35mm equivalent). Imagine that! The middle one is a lens I own (35mm f1.2) except mine is in chrome and needs to be fixed. The bottom one is the 35mm f1.4 NOKTON classic. I own the 40mm version and mine has an “S.C.” stamped on the outside of it, but pretty much looks like that.
All would require an adapter available from Cameraquest in L.A..
Here is an amazing Stop Motion viral video from Olympus, titled “The Pen Story”:
Since it was linked to from Apple’s Hot News section, I read with interest Galbraith’s article on the color accuracy of the new Macbook Pros, even though I plan on skipping this iteration of macbook.
When I came across this article titled, “New MBP offers top display quality, but some beg to differ, I thought, “Oh, Galbraith was wrong on something.”
Not everyone is satisfied with the MBP screens, however. Designer Louie Mantia of the Iconfactory has a bone to pick with the screen quality of his new 13″ unit; it’s sporting a 6-bit display, which has been an issue with color-sensitive professionals for years now.
No such luck, just some moron talking out of his ass. Ahh, the old canard about how their 8-bit panels are really 6-bit. Let me spare these people two bits of wisdom.
Continue reading about about 6-bit and 8-bit color after the jump
I’ve always said that the best camera is the one you have on you, and I’ve mentioned that that cameraphones have a lot of versatility.
I haven’t been shooting seriously in over a year and my cameras are screaming for me to take this stuff seriously again.
Even my iPhone camera.
With my car finally back from the shop, my rear mirror finally repaired, me in the passenger side, and the latest burger from McDonald’s in my lap, I felt a lot of regret I couldn’t snap this with my Leica or Panasonic LX1. But then I remembered I was charging my iPhone…
Apple iPhone 3G
f/2.8, 3.85mm (37mm)
Continue reading about iPhone as a serious photographic tool after the jump
Ed politely informed me that Ars used a photo I took of him:
The article might be very interesting to any Palm Pre developers out there. I’m just linking it because of the link juice. 🙂
The movers damaged something…
Nikon D3, Lensbaby Composer, +10 Diopter
f/4 @ 1/60 sec, iso 11400, 50mm
