My Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro has had several scary incidents of late. There's been no concrete verdict on the issue, but it seems like a bad hard drive. After the latest little scare, I took a hint and picked up a 320GB replacement drive. →
The release of Lightroom 2.0 has been great to work with. But, as happens with major releases, sometimes issues make it out into world. For example, the other day while processing thousands of photographs from a recent job, Lightroom stalled out on me with the dreaded spinning beach ball. →
The issue with the Canon 1D Mark III autofocus is well understood as a bright light, fast motion problem. I’ve run into the problem in one other area: lit stage environments. →
Printer ink is expensive stuff. In fact, over the lifetime of any photo printer, you will spend more on ink than you did on the printer in the first place. The problem is that the printer makers don’t make it easy to sort out how much money you’re in for when you buy a particular printer. →
Last week, I had the chance to spend some time with Macworld editor-at-large Rick LePage in the of Printerville testing lab. While there I got to spend some quality time with the large format printers and generally geek out with Rick about the current state of the printer industry. →
In 2006, I bought one of the very first HP B9180s to arrive in the United States. It was a dream printer to use. Best of all, it delivered for a long time on its promise to avoid clogged printheads. But, that was then. Now after two years of use, a couple of major problems have cropped up with my copy. →
While Pınar is away in Europe this summer, I’ve been keeping watch over her orchids. They’ve dealt with a drive up to Portland and my unpracticed efforts to care for them and reciprocated with a flower. A flower! →
Today, while shooting OSCON 2008, I got the chance to handle a Nikon D3 for a few minutes. Seeing a quick opportunity to shoot a comparison shot, I put my compact flash card into the Nikon and matched a shot I made with my Canon. →
So far, I’ve been pretty impressed with speeds on the AT&T 3G network when I’m out and about time. I’ve noticed, however, that 3G signal strength isn’t showing as many bars as it was on the EDGE network. →
After installing the iPhone 2.0 software update on Thursday, I found myself debating whether or not 3G speed and a GPS chip were really enough to justify an upgrade to the new iPhone 3G hardware. So much of what makes this release interesting is already running on my original phone. I decided, however, that there are two compelling reasons for an upgrade. →
