As most of you know, I am in my 2nd year here at BCIT in their Computer Systems Technology (aka CST) program. What people might not know is, you can use a a Mac to get all of your school things done, but it is a bit tricky at first. At least it was tricky, there are some nuisances but I am sure I will overcome them. Recommended Computer Specifications for … Continue Reading »
It's been 20 years since I last really used a Macintosh. In fact, our family used to have a Macintosh LCIII. I can still remember the first time we turned it on and how much fun it was to use. Little did I know it would change my life. Today, or at least last night, I was able to look at acquiring a new Macintosh. With school coming up and a … Continue Reading »
Do you have an Apple iPhone (3G, 3Gs or even the 4) and have you ever tinkered around with the built in Google Maps app? Perhaps you’ve even tried to use it while driving in your car? Granted, with each new version of the iPhone, the GPS feature does get better, but it is not perfect. Over the years I have noticed that if you have used Google Maps and … Continue Reading »
One of the things I love to do is code, specifically code using web technologies such sa PHP, MySQL, xHTML and the rest. One thing that can be a bit difficult is working from multiple computers and ensuring I have all my files available to me. Before the "Cloud" When I started doing web design and development work I would make use of the various spare computers and create little WAMP (Windows … Continue Reading »
Many of you know I typically shoot with Canon, currently a Canon XSi as I have sold my 7D. My buddy Keith has always shot with Nikon and I get the occasional chance to try out his cameras. Recently he picked up another Nikon D3s, so yesterday when we went out shooting around Lost Lagoon for an hour, he let me use his 2nd Nikon D3s. From watching him play with … Continue Reading »
This post will probably not be useful to the majority of people who regular read my blog, but it's more for those who are scouring the web and unable to come up with a decent example. I was one of those people, and since I figured out the solution, I thought I would post an example to share. While taking my course at BCIT, I have had a hard time … Continue Reading »
Alright, I just noticed something about Facebook that upsets me. Do you share your photos with people? Do you want people to be able to download your photos by just clicking on a link? Remember how I mentioned way back in the day about Facebook Owning Your Photos? Well it seems they have decided to step up their sharing of photos a notch. They now allow people to download "high resolution" … Continue Reading »
It seems some people have been interested in the various product reviews I have done, so I thought what better way than to find a small selection of more recent product reviews I have done for other people. Futurelooks.com Futurelooks.com is run by Stephen Fung and crew. I first got on board with with Futurelooks back in about 2002 while working as a Computer Specialist for London Drugs. Since then I have … Continue Reading »
While watching Hell's Kitchen last night, there was a moment where the chefs were having their food creations photographed. What I noticed was that the photographer was tethering his camera to a nearby laptop. This had me realize that Adobe Lightroom 3 has a tether capture feature! I had to try it out as I had to do some product shots for an upcoming camera review. I set up my Canon … Continue Reading »
I don't know how many of you out there know that I'm going back to school in September, well I am. Full-time too! Yup, I'm going to BCIT and taking their 2-year Full-time CST (Computer Systems Technology) program for a diploma. I will then have up to 7 years to complete the last 2 years for a Bachelors. Anyway, I'm fairly excited about it. The funny thing is, it's the … Continue Reading »