I just played around with CoolIris. Here's my flickr photostream running through it. This may not display correctly, so we'll see how blogger handles it. If you are reading this through a feed reader you will probably have to go to the full page to see it. What do you think?
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
AlphaMixr
Paid apps opened up on the android market today. My friend Dan has been working on an application called AlphaMixr for a while in preparation. I've been beta testing, and let me tell you it is addicting. It is a game of making 3 to 6 letter words out of a specific 6 letters.
Dan's effort polishing the game and companion website (http://alphamixr.net) really show. If you have an android device (T-Mobile G1) you should definitely check it out. I think you'll really like it too.
Dan's effort polishing the game and companion website (http://alphamixr.net) really show. If you have an android device (T-Mobile G1) you should definitely check it out. I think you'll really like it too.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
DOF Calculator for Android
I finally spent a few minutes playing with the Depth of Field Calculator application for my Android phone this morning. For some reason I couldn't find a full-frame camera in the options the first time I played with it, but when I tried today my 5D popped up right away. It looks like an application that I'll be using the next time I take some pictures. If nothing else it will make me think/realize more just how wide or narrow that depth is as I'm shooting. (I know, I'm sure you iPhone users had this app a long time ago.)
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Initial reaction to the Andriod G1
Yesterday I picked up a G1. After playing with it for less than a day, I have enough experience to make some comments about it.
- I like the form factor. The keyboard works much better than the Treo I've been using for quite some time.
- I was easily to get most of my stuff set up to an acceptable level to say I haven't really lost any functionality that I had with my Treo (with the exception of all my contact in the Palm database -- thankfully I was already using GooSync to get my calendar in sync with Google Calendar).
- I like the browser and email reader way better on the G1 than the Treo. I haven't played enough with an iPhone to know how they compare, but I suspect they may be pretty similar.
- There are some minor improvements that could be made, as many have already noted. For example, the sensitivity of the screen isn't the greatest, nor is the precision (I have a heck of a time clicking on an href in the browser with my finger and usually use the wheel to do that because of it). You don't get automatic orientation changing when you rotate the phone like an iPod does (to me that isn't that big of a deal).
- There are some really critical issues that need to be resolved ASAP. First and foremost is the lack of flash support. See my previous post about Parleys.com to know why that is a priority for me.
- The other really goofy thing is the lack of a real headphone jack. Granted you can use bluetooth headsets with it, but what about listening to my flash presentations (did I mention that is a really vital item that is missing?) while I ride the bus. Or for those who don't feel like carrying an MP3 player and a phone, how the heck are you supposed to listen to those oh so conveniently downloaded MP3s from Amazon when you get to your desk at work? Don't tell me to use those headphones that connect to the USB port. Anyone who's invested in a pair or two of SHURE headphones is not going to just switch over to the ones that came with their cellphone (and if you haven't tried the SHURE products you should).
- Someone needs to round up the markets for software. So far I've used the built-in program to find new applications, but I also came across three other sites while I was googling last night:
* SlideME
* AndAppStore
* OnlyAndroid
The latter is the only one charging for the programs, so I haven't used them yet (most of the same apps can be found for free with the other options). The bummer is that lots of programs are posted on multiple sites so I see a lot of repeats digging through the lists -- whereas some are only on one of the sites so I have to dig through them all to find out if I missed out on something I'd like. Someone should consolidate the lists (maybe that is the application I can write ... in my copious amounts of free time ... right).
Hopefully Adobe will get the flash issue taken care of asap (they appear to be working on it), and the minor issues will be forgotten as I just suck it up and get a headphone converter.
- I like the form factor. The keyboard works much better than the Treo I've been using for quite some time.
- I was easily to get most of my stuff set up to an acceptable level to say I haven't really lost any functionality that I had with my Treo (with the exception of all my contact in the Palm database -- thankfully I was already using GooSync to get my calendar in sync with Google Calendar).
- I like the browser and email reader way better on the G1 than the Treo. I haven't played enough with an iPhone to know how they compare, but I suspect they may be pretty similar.
- There are some minor improvements that could be made, as many have already noted. For example, the sensitivity of the screen isn't the greatest, nor is the precision (I have a heck of a time clicking on an href in the browser with my finger and usually use the wheel to do that because of it). You don't get automatic orientation changing when you rotate the phone like an iPod does (to me that isn't that big of a deal).
- There are some really critical issues that need to be resolved ASAP. First and foremost is the lack of flash support. See my previous post about Parleys.com to know why that is a priority for me.
- The other really goofy thing is the lack of a real headphone jack. Granted you can use bluetooth headsets with it, but what about listening to my flash presentations (did I mention that is a really vital item that is missing?) while I ride the bus. Or for those who don't feel like carrying an MP3 player and a phone, how the heck are you supposed to listen to those oh so conveniently downloaded MP3s from Amazon when you get to your desk at work? Don't tell me to use those headphones that connect to the USB port. Anyone who's invested in a pair or two of SHURE headphones is not going to just switch over to the ones that came with their cellphone (and if you haven't tried the SHURE products you should).
- Someone needs to round up the markets for software. So far I've used the built-in program to find new applications, but I also came across three other sites while I was googling last night:
* SlideME
* AndAppStore
* OnlyAndroid
The latter is the only one charging for the programs, so I haven't used them yet (most of the same apps can be found for free with the other options). The bummer is that lots of programs are posted on multiple sites so I see a lot of repeats digging through the lists -- whereas some are only on one of the sites so I have to dig through them all to find out if I missed out on something I'd like. Someone should consolidate the lists (maybe that is the application I can write ... in my copious amounts of free time ... right).
Hopefully Adobe will get the flash issue taken care of asap (they appear to be working on it), and the minor issues will be forgotten as I just suck it up and get a headphone converter.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Free Technical Presentations
You can find some great presentations online (and for free) at Parleys.com. You need flash to view the site, but the UI is pretty nice and the content is pretty good stuff (speakers like Rod Johnson, Joshua Bloch, Ted Neward, and Bruce Eckel just to name a few).
If you use iTunes, subscribe to "http://parleys.libsyn.com/rss".
Thanks to Paul Noennig for sharing this nugget with me after the OTUG presentation.
If you use iTunes, subscribe to "http://parleys.libsyn.com/rss".
Thanks to Paul Noennig for sharing this nugget with me after the OTUG presentation.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Stock links
In my previous I failed to mention this list of stock sites. It is the source I plan to use for doing more research into other options that work for me. There are other non-stock links there that might prove to be valuable as well.
Down the road, Stockmodels.com could come in useful for locating models. (NOTE: Be warned that some images on that site might be NSFW.)
Down the road, Stockmodels.com could come in useful for locating models. (NOTE: Be warned that some images on that site might be NSFW.)
Stock situation
Well by now everyone knows the Photo Shelter Collection news. It leaves lots of people like me wondering where to turn for selling stock images. I've been doing a bit of searching the net and found a few resources that can be helpful.
There's also some good advice on this post. While I agree with most of those sentiments, I'd like to avoid microstock altogether.
Personally I think the closing of PSC leaves a bit of a void for options. I'd love to join something like Digital Railroad but the cost of using their service wouldn't allow me to ever get out of the red. The Independent Photography Network not only has high costs, but qualifications I don't meet.
Almay seems to be the only real option for non-microstock with no subscription fees (although I'm looking for others and I suspect they are out there). Too bad, as they are not US based, which I feel can sometimes influence what will sell. It's nice to have as a compliment to a US based company, but don't think it should be my only avenue.
With a smaller collection like mine, one thing I really liked about PSC was their stock requests feed. Rather than try to put pictures into the cloud that is searched by stock buyers, it was nice to see exactly what stock buyers have for immediate needs. A service like that is specifically what I'm interested in finding now. I've found a few that were subscription based, but nothing else yet that is free.
More to come.... If you have information to share I'd love to hear it.
- Stock imaging forum
- The Photo Shelter Collection Flickr group
- numerous other stock groups on Flickr (some of which have NOTHING to do with stock photography
There's also some good advice on this post. While I agree with most of those sentiments, I'd like to avoid microstock altogether.
Personally I think the closing of PSC leaves a bit of a void for options. I'd love to join something like Digital Railroad but the cost of using their service wouldn't allow me to ever get out of the red. The Independent Photography Network not only has high costs, but qualifications I don't meet.
Almay seems to be the only real option for non-microstock with no subscription fees (although I'm looking for others and I suspect they are out there). Too bad, as they are not US based, which I feel can sometimes influence what will sell. It's nice to have as a compliment to a US based company, but don't think it should be my only avenue.
With a smaller collection like mine, one thing I really liked about PSC was their stock requests feed. Rather than try to put pictures into the cloud that is searched by stock buyers, it was nice to see exactly what stock buyers have for immediate needs. A service like that is specifically what I'm interested in finding now. I've found a few that were subscription based, but nothing else yet that is free.
More to come.... If you have information to share I'd love to hear it.
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