Take Control of iPhone Photography, 2nd Edition
The big 2nd edition of my book on how to take great photos with your iPhone is now available!
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Apply Transitions: My Favorite New iMovie 4 Feature So Far
So I’m working on updating the Transitions chapter of the book for the next edition (iMovie 4 & iDVD 4 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, available now for pre-order!) and asking myself, “Why is there now an Apply button in the Transitions pane?” After all, I can already use the Update button when ...
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iDVD 4.0.1 Released
Apple released iDVD Update 4.0.1 today, a 2 MB download without much description. Apple’s download page reads: This update is highly recommended for all users of iDVD 4 and will provide for improved reliability when authoring and burning DVDs.
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Best Times for Apple Store Appearances?
I may do an appearance at the local Apple Store – University Village in April, so I’m wondering: when’s the best time to do it? Weekdays? Weekends? Midmorning? Midafternoon?
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Another Filmfest: Dotmac.info
Dotmac.info is having an iMovie filmfest, with prizes of 40 GB iPods, iPod minis, and $50 iTunes Music Store gift certificates. Due date is April 14, 2004.
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iMovieFest at WWU
MacCentral posts an article about iMovieFest, a small digital film festival: iMovieFest turns WWU students into auteurs.
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Hey, I Am “the People”!
I’m seeing Republicans talk about being uniters, but their words are betraying them. One thing being repeated by congresscritters and the President is that the proposed Constitutional amendment “defining” marriage as between a man and a woman is important because it’s the will of “the people.” Bush said in his press conference: “On a matter ...
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Gay Marriage vs Civil Unions
Bush made a call for a constitutional amendment barring gay marriage today, cementing the fact that our President is not only a warmonger, but a bigot, too. I’m surprised that the administration is taking this up as a big issue, but then again, it’s an easy way to mobilize their right-wing Christian base during an ...
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iSight 1.0.2 Update
Apple has released iSight 1.0.2, an update which improves auto exposure, white balance, and overall performance to the camera. This is probably more relevant to iChat AV users, but remember that iMovie 4 can now use the iSight as a video input source.
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William Gibson Quote
Good interview with William Gibson as he does a book tour to promote the paperback version of Pattern Recognition, one of my favorite books last year. I love this quote: “The dire thing that multinational globalization seems to be doing is reducing the amount of genuine stuff in the world and replacing it with imitation ...
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NYTimes on iPod Earbud Fashion
The New York Times ran an interesting iPod-related article in its Fashion & Style section: The World at Ears’ Length (free subscription required). iPods are so popular in New York that people are walking around like zombies, tuning each other out. What I find interesting is the fact that Apple’s designers scored yet another home ...
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