Cortados on the Beach with CoffeeGeek Mark Prince
Mark Prince, founder of CoffeeGeek.com, made cortados for my wife and I at a beach in Victoria, BC using portable espresso equipment.
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EFP Lighting Instruction
Although I devote a section of the iMovie VQS to lighting, I really don’t know much more than the basics of lighting a scene. It’s one of those areas of shooting where you can fall into a rabbit hole and get lost (and really enjoy being lost). It’s also an area that is usually immediately ...
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Camcorderinfo.com Looks at Full HD 1080, Death of MiniDV?
Adam Nielson has taken over blogging duties at camcorderinfo.com, and starts today with two interesting posts. In the first, it appears that Sony’s “Full HD 1080” logo that appears on many of the company’s TVs is, as I suspected, marketing fluff. Although one would think that “Full 1080” might refer to 1080p (progressive, full-frame playback, ...
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Both Sides of Valentine’s Day
I’ve run across two Valentine’s Day sweets today, hitting both ends of the V-Day spectrum: Ags tells me I need to go Cupcake Royale for the Deathcake Royale, a death-by-chocolate cupcake “made with Theo‘s organically grown, dark Madagascar & Venezuelan single origin chocolates, Stumptown‘s bold Sumatra coffee beans, and a chocolaty cupcake love so intense, ...
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Terra Bite Cafe Has No Prices
Seen in today’s Seattle Times: A Kirkland cafe with no prices With its blood-red walls and black leather sofas, Kirkland’s Terra Bite Lounge looks like any other coffee shop — until you get to the menu. There are no prices listed. Terra Bite doesn’t have them. You read that right: No prices. Customers pay what ...
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The Egregious Incompetence of Palm
Great overview article of the history of Palm, and how mergers, corporate owners, and stagnation have crippled the Palm platform: The Egregious Incompetence of Palm.
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New Canon HV20 HDV Camcorder
Canon has just introduced a new 1080i HDV camcorder, the HV20, which improves upon the highly-praised HV10. The HV20 is a horizontal model, versus the vertical HV10, which some people aren’t keen on. From the press release: Among the new features within the Canon HV20 HD Camcorder is an Advanced Accessory Shoe capable of accommodating ...
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Top 10 Flickr Hacks
I’m a big fan of the photo-sharing site Flickr, where you can view my latest pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffcarlson/. Flickr has an open API, which means developers can create their own applications that tie into the Flickr service. One example is FlickrExport, which I use to upload photos directly from iPhoto to my Flickr stream. On the ...
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Take Control of Mac OS X Backups v2.0
You know you need to back up your Mac’s data, but how? I’m happy to announce that Joe Kissell’s ebook “Take Control of Mac OS X Backups 2.0” is now available. I edited this title, and it’s now bigger and better (making the $10 price even more of a steal). New coverage in the 2.0 ...
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Add Motion to Your Movies (excerpt)
Peachpit and InformIT have posted an excerpt of the book (iMovie HD 6 & iDVD 6: Visual QuickStart Guide): Don’t Move! How to Add Motion to Your Movies. This is from Chapter 3, “The Camera in Motion.”
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At the End of a Big Project
The Promise of Escape Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. Sleep-deprived, outrunning post-Macworld Expo colds, and with lots to do before a book deadline on Wednesday. But getting out of the car in Fremont this morning revealed this bright sight.
