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Voicemail QuickStart Guide

  Apple TV Pr0n    Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. My wonderful copyeditor on my current book project made a funny side comment in email asking if I could explain her cell phone company some day in the same way that I describe how to do things in my books (embarrassingly, that page hasn’t been ...

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Consumer HD Camera Shoot-Out

Camcorder Info.com has published a thorough comparison of the top-flight consumer HD camcorders: The Great HD Shoot-Out. It looks at the Canon HV20, the Sony HDR-HC7, the Panasonic HDC-SD1, and the JVC GZ-HD7. Finally, there are several options available for non-pros to shoot HD, though the prices are still pretty high. Also this week, David ...

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Modest Mouse Video Contest

Apple is teaming with the Modest Mouse on a new contest to edit a video for the band’s single “Missed the Boat.” You can download greenscreen footage and edit away; that’s easier done in Final Cut Express or Pro, but iMovie could handle the job too. However, something is missing. There’s nothing mentioned about what ...

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“Won” or “Lost” Isn’t the Issue

Josh Marshall has an excellent, succinct post about the misguided thinking about whether the war in Iraq is “lost,” as Harry Reid has said, or is able to be “won,” as Bush and the Republicans hollowly maintain. As usual, what’s being talked about is the smoke that obscures the reality, something Americans have been subjected ...

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Still Life with Cheerios

  Still Life with Cheerios    Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. Because my dad said, "You should put this on your blog!" at dinner the other night. Photo by Jeff Carlson.Art direction by Larry Carlson.Cheerios courtesy of (and abandoned in favor of something more interesitng by) my niece Emma.

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More Local Photo Exposure

  Eagle Grid    Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. Metroblogging Seattle featured my photo Eagle Grid on their site today. Seattle loves me. Okay, two Seattle blogs love me. All right, two Seattle blogs have liked a couple of my photos that I posted at their Flickr groups. Still. In other photo news, I shot ...

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Back Up Data to Digital Camera

I contributed to a Macworld article that’s now available online: “Three for the road: Expert tricks for getting more from your Mac laptop.” My section talks about how to use the memory card in your digital camera (which these days are likely to be 1 GB or more) as an easy backup solution while you’re ...

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Back Up Data to Digital Camera

I contributed to a Macworld article that’s now available online: “Three for the road: Expert tricks for getting more from your Mac laptop.” My section talks about how to use the memory card in your digital camera (which these days are likely to be 1 GB or more) as an easy backup solution while you’re ...

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My Apple TV Review at Seattle Times

Instead of a regular Practical Mac column this week, I reviewed the Apple TV: Computer, television learning to get along. Despite my few reservations, the Apple TV is compelling because Apple has done the living room right. The quality of the experience stands out the most, supported by the overall polish and attention to detail ...

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My Apple TV Review at Seattle Times

Instead of a regular Practical Mac column this week, I reviewed the Apple TV: Computer, television learning to get along. Despite my few reservations, the Apple TV is compelling because Apple has done the living room right. The quality of the experience stands out the most, supported by the overall polish and attention to detail ...

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