Archive for December, 2005
Build to Flip = Build to Fail – must read [via xplane]
Video of Steve Jobs pitching the Macintosh in 1984 [via the thicket] Truly a good look at Steve Jobs’s presentation style in 1984… not all that much different from today, though today, he’s much more polished.
“As if it were a swarm of bees, you should stay away from the SyncServices folder in Mac OS X 10.4.” as seen in this Tech Support Article [via Matt Russell]. Too funny. Happy New Year folks!
If you haven’t read Dating My Daughters by Jack Yoest, go read it now. Hilarious and spot on!
I’ve been tempted by the Dell pricepoint on some of their larger LCD monitors, but in this post, Jeremy details one example of why I won’t buy Dell just because they’re cheap. They’re cheap for a reason folks. Enough bad stories like this one, and less and less people will buy Dell, too…
Maury posted his Cross Processing Technique for Photoshop last week. It’s the second item on the weekly archives page I’ve linked to. Interesting how much Photoshop can do once you start to understand it and the concepts behind it.
Yet Another Macintosh Software List: This one from them … good list covering the basics. I’m adding this list of favorite Mac OS X applications to this post, because I think there are already too many lists out there, but this one is good. Definitely take a look.
In case you’re living under a rock, I need to point you to the relaunch of TexasGigs.com as part of Pegasus News. Why is this important you might ask? Well, because quite honestly TexasGigs has been the most important band/music site in North Texas for the past 2-3 years, and it was really just a [...]
How to Build a Lightbox – quick and easy read… great tutorial.
Go read RAILHead Design’s posts on Aperture from last week if you’re interested in Aperture. Good stuff.
Looking at starting a company, so you can flip it to get rich? Read this: Flipping Your Startup 101
If you’ve got 10 minutes to spare this morning, you’ve got to watch these Video Outtakes from LearnFree.com. My buddy Josh used to be a video editor, and he saves these old outtakes from his first job out of college. Man I remember back when I thought he’d made it forever, because he worked at a real “dot com” and was going to have plenty of stock options. Those were the boom days. Lesson learned. In 1999, people didn’t pay for online training videos that weren’t all that good at training you. What’s really crazy is you could buy Vidbook.com for $2888 as of this morning… that’s insane knowing what once went into building that domain originally. Make sure you watch this one … it’s the funniest one, but Josh pulled it down because his grandmother might not like it … heh.
Getting Aperture to load without 1 GB of RAM
7 Comments Published December 18th, 2005 in macintosh, photography + videoI spotted this on the internet somewhere (wish I could remember where, so I could point to it) When you get Aperture, and install it, it’ll let you install it, if you don’t have enough RAM, but it won’t run, and will give you an error saying something like “This machine doesn’t have the minimum [...]
Tim Berners-Lee posts his first post to a blog. – cool.
I just turned on WP-Cache 2.0, because I’m getting nasty notes from my hosting company (Dreamhost) that I’m using too many resources on my shared server. I totally understand their wanting me to use less resources, so, I’m hoping this cache plugin will help… Though, I’m not 100% sure WordPress is the thing that’s using [...]
If you’re into customizing your icons on your Macintosh, go check out this icon set: Think Different Stamps on InterfaceLift. Very cool set. I can’t decide between Kermit and Jim Henson or Picasso as a replacement icon for Mail.app. Which do you like best: So, which one?
“No one starts with a masterpiece” is the latest in 37 Signals Small Biz 101 series. Go read it for more tips if you’re looking at starting your own biz (or already did and want to read some tips that might apply to you too): “Every successful business has a dirty little secret: They didn’t know if they were going to be successful when they started.”
Pedro Vera just posted a list of software that you should investigate if you’re new to OS X. It’s a decent list… though, I’d highly recommend Interarchy for your FTP needs as well. I’ve used it for years now, and find it indispendable. I’ve also never seen Flip4Mac, which purports to be a WMV plugin [...]
If you use Wordpress, go read parts one and two of Claire Campbell’s Customizing Wordpress series on Performancing.com.
This is hilarious: Listen to this guy’s Mp3 of call with MBNA trying to sell him a Visa card. So funny… lol… wait until then end of the call when he get’s mad … “wait a minute lady” … “you ought to quit your job”.
If you’re a Backpack using Mac user, check out the Backpak Widget. Great tool!
Top 10 Innovative Web 2.0 Applications of 2005 – ’nuff said.
How much to charge – Good examples of how much to charge if you’re an independant web designer, but completely accurate and applicable to other trades.
PC World: Aperture Takes Digital Photography Back to the Future – PC World’s Mac Skeptic takes a look at Aperture, from a “point and shoot” perspective. Not worth it for a point and shoot photographer, but probably worth it for a serious pro, if only for a few reasons is her take on it.
I sent Meetro an email this morning asking to be a beta tester, after reading Scoble’s post on the subject. Sure enough, Meetro’s CEO, Paul Bragiel, sent me an email telling me that I’ll get to beta test the application and asking me to help him find more beta testers. Pretty cool that the CEO [...]
This is part three of a series of articles I’m writing about digital photography, as I learn more about it. You can find links to the other articles at the bottom of this one. No, we’re not talking about Aperture, the software application from Apple. We’re talking about the Aperture on your SLR camera in [...]
How to Ship Anything – How a small business owner built a smart shipping process to reduce labor costs… very cool.
If you own a retail store, and are looking for a smart local online advertising alternative, you might look at StepUp. It’s like ShopLocal, but as I user, I personally find it more useable… too bad they only have one store in Austin listed in the system, as I’d really like to find a way ot find what I want locally instead of driving to two or three different places to find what I’m looking for (I’m really tired of doing that).
Ars Followup to Initial Review on Aperture – Ars Technica reviewer, Dave Girard, goes into more detail with Aperture based on the feedback he received from his initial review. Good reading here, especially if you’re still on the fence about dropping $500 for an immediate workflow fix to your Digital Photography needs.
If you’ve read the book, you really need to go watch the new DaVinci Code Trailer. Looks fantastic, though I don’t know that I’ve have pictured Tom Hanks as the main character when I read the book. If you’re planning on seeing the movie, I’d highly recommend reading the book first, if you haven’t yet. Great story.
I’m wondering when there will be a Web 2.0 application to replace PowerPoint. Currently there is: Writely, the ever capable browser based Word stand-in (I won’t call it a replacement yet, but it’s damn close) that lets you create documents that need a word-processor, share them, edit them, and publish them on the web. Cool. [...]
Small Business 101: Part Two – Cash flow – a good quick guide to cash flow, with an example excel file to help you plan better.
This is part two of a series of articles I’m writing about digital photography, as I learn more about it. You can find links to the other articles at the bottom of this one. I bet your new Digital camera has a setting for “Film Speed” on it… and if you’re like most amateurs (totally [...]
Optimize performance in Photoshop (CS2 on Mac OS) – good stuff if you’re into Photoshop. Windows version here
Simple means launching something – launching a new product? or a new company? pay attention to this advice: “If you find yourself talking more than walking, shut up, cut the vision in half, and launch it. You can always fill in the gaps later. In fact, you’ll know more about what gaps need to be filled after you’ve launched “half a feature” than if you tried to fill them in before launching anything.”
Some initial thoughts on Aperture from Chuq – Another look at Aperture from a non-pro. “My cut: Aperture is an impressive first release; among other things, they got the performance and the organizational aspects of it well fleshed out. I’m a LOT happier with Aperture than I was with iPhoto…”
BBum on Aperture – first look from another non-professional photographer… and I think my big problem with Aperture is going to be how I architect my organizational scheme. Aperture offers a much freer form than iPhoto in how you organize your photos, but I’m sure I’ll figure out what makes sense to me…
DivX Playback for Macintosh – every once and a while I download a movie (Quicktime or WMP) that I can’t watch for whatever reason… I don’t know if I need this DivX codec or not, but hopefully having it will save me some strife when I need it.
Digital Photography 101: What’s an SLR Anyways?
1 Comment Published December 12th, 2005 in photography + videoThis is the first part of a multi-part series of articles I’m writing about digital photography, as I learn more about it. You can find links to the other articles at the bottom of this one. So, you just got a new Digital SLR for your birthday, or mabye you’ll get one for Christmas, if [...]
Unsharp Mask Explained – everything you ever wanted to know about the Unsharp Mask tool in Photoshop … very useful tool.
Extreme Macro Photography on a budget – great ideas for some cheap ways to do some macro and micro photography.
If you’re bored, or having a bad day, go play with entertainmentanytime.com – lots of fun.
Ron Bigelow on White Balance – funny how having a Digital SLR will make you actually want to learn what all those settings on your camera will do for you … heh.
How To Install Apple’s Front Row – great instructions.
WSJ: Peter Drucker on The Five Deadly Business Sins “(This article originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal on Oct. 21, 1993)” … and couldn’t be more true to this day. Peter Drucker was so dead on all the time… The world will always be a little less right without him: Everything I have been [...]
I’m reminded of the old Dinah Shore and Johnny Mercer tune tonight: Yes, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside“. And the funny thing is it’s a lot colder in other parts of the country… like in the single digits in Denver and Chicago… brrrrrr.
11 Techniques to Increase Page Views on Your Blog
Signal vs. Noise: Is starting a company the right thing for you? – Part One of their take on Business 101.
Beginner’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization
On the difference between the Mexican Martini and the Margarita – I love me a Mexican Martini.
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