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What The Fuck Is Wrong With HP (and Everyone Else)
HP is a company I have always loved, whose products are well engineered and who have some of the brightest minds in Silicon Valley. So just what has got into HP and all the other computer makers, except Apple? The recent news that HP has dropped the TouchPad a month after the US release and four days after the Australian one, the effective dropping of WebOS and the plans to follow IBM into a software and service future by offloading their PC business has amazed so many, me included. If you believe the commentary going on, part of the blame is that companies like HP have very low profit margins on PC gear, whereas Apple does much better. And this might be the reason, but, if it is, no one has learned … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apple Mac, Business, Communications, Computer, Consumer, Creativity, Design, iPad, iPhone
New NEC SpectraView 241 & 271 monitors
Color Confidence announce a raised benchmark in colour accurate display with the new NEC SpectraView 241 & 271 monitors Best in class for colour critical work – ideal for photographers and designers Numerous new features for image quality and stability, together with superb usability Birmingham, UK, 24th August 2010 – Europe’s leading independent colour management and digital imaging specialist, Color Confidence, has today confirmed the availability of the new NEC SpectraView Reference 241 and 271 monitors, which offer exceptional colour accuracy when working with digital images and a range of professional features, that ensure the image you captured is the image you see. Ideal for photographers, designers and colour professionals, you can learn more about both models and see the full NEC range, together with expert tips, buyer guides and a range of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Color Management, Computer, Display, Equipment
Android Looking More Like a Good Platform to Develop For (or Has Apple Crossed to the Darkside)
An article from today on Fast Company presents some really interesting information about smart phone takeup rates and market penetration, so I recommend you go to the article and look it over. It has me thinking about many things to do with the iPhone and iPad. What it shows is that while smart phones are still a small 19% of the total phone market, Android-based smart phones are doing very well in the market. Specifically, since third quarter 2009 the % of smartphones that use the Android platform has been rising smartly at exactly the same time that the % of smart phones from RIM (Blackberry) and Apple have dropped. Of course that does not mean that their overall numbers have dropped, or even stopped growing, but rather that as a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apple Mac, Communications, Computer, Consumer, iPad, Uncategorized, Web
Starting an iPhone Application Business for Dummies Book Review
Starting an iPhone Application Business for Dummies is part of the brilliant for Dummies series that covers pretty much everything. The book covers what you need to get your head around to setup a proper iPhone business and get it right from the start. Starting an iPhone Application Business for Dummies By Aaron Nicholson, Joel Elad and Damien Stolarz Wiley Publishing, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-470-52452-7 The 390-odd page book is divided into six parts, with each part containing two to four chapters: Surveying the Marketplace Pinpointing the Business Offering Lay the Groundwork Assemble Your iPhone Application Market to the Masses The Part of Tens Across these major sections and the contained chapters the book covers the process of identifying the business opportunities, planning the business, hiring programmers and other staff, managing the development and marketing process and much more. For those new to ideas … Read entire article »
Snow Leopard for Mac OS a Great Update for Photographers
I tend to be very conservative with software updates on my MacBook, as it is my main writing machine. But some software I wanted to run forced me to do the upgrade to the latest Mac OS X version. And a great update it is. Snow Leopard brings 64-bit computing to the Mac core applications and a great performance boost it is too. Startup from cold or sleep is MUCH faster, as is shutdown or sleep at the other end. Things like Mail and Safari operate MUCH faster as well. Interestingly, I have found my Mac generally much faster in all applications. Photoshop is faster to open up and opening files also seems noticeably faster, as are the other Creative Suite applications. Now that 64-bit seems to be working well for the Apple … Read entire article »
Computational Photography Testbed Camera, the Frankencamera
Computational photography, as we have talked about it before, is a coming together of the camera and the computer to do more than the camera can do by itself. Things like HDR, increasing depth of field and much more are possible. To advance this work the Stanford University research group that has been pushing computational photography for some years has produced a camera that will make it easier for researchers to work in this field, as part of their Camera 2.0 project. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cameras, Computational Photography, Computer, Photography
New Pioneer Blu-ray Disc Computer Writer Delivers Full Potential of HD Disc Format Combining High Speed Performance with Dual-layer Write Support
Advanced Software Bundle Ushers Consumers into New Era of HD Digital Scrapbooking To the delight of creative consumers and professional authoring providers, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today introduces its new BDR-2203 Blu-ray Disc®/DVD/CD internal computer writer. Delivering on the promise of a comprehensive solution for large file storage and high definition film functionality, the new device features an impressive 8X write speed capability for dual-layer BD-R Blu-ray Disc media. With the new writer, users can take advantage of the substantial 50 gigabyte (GB) storage capacity from Blu-ray Discs to ensure fast and successful preservation of standard and high definition data content along with the confidence that comes with using a Pioneer® optical disc product. The multi-format BDR-2203 comes packaged with specialized software to fulfill the array of creative and professional needs … Read entire article »
Wacom Intuos4 Graphics Tablet Is Here
Next-generation Professional Pen Tablet Delivers New Proprietary Pen Technology and an Elegant, Ergonomic Design Loaded with New Features Wacom® today unveils the long anticipated Intuos®4, a revolutionary new professional pen tablet that delivers new features and unparalleled performance to photographers, designers and artists seeking optimal control and improved productivity. Inspired by members of Wacom’s professional community, the next-generation Intuos is anchored by the Intuos4′s amazing new pen performance, capable of capturing the slightest nuance of pen pressure against the tablet surface, as well as offering 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity. Other innovative product enhancements include a refined and intelligent industrial design that provides real advancements in looks, comfort and control. Specific workflow and productivity tools to savor include the customizable shortcut and modifier keys with accompanying OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) … Read entire article »
Filed under: Computer, Digital Fine Art, Equipment, Photography, Photoshop
Pixel Sunscreen 2.0 – See your laptop screen in bright light
Processing and transmitting photographs from remote locations can be hard enough without having to fight the sun, wind, and other natural elements. Think Tank Photo has solved this problem with the Pixel Sunscreen 2.0, a small, portable spring-loaded sunscreen that instantly pops open for quick access. This completely redesigned and reengineered version of Think Tank’s classic sunscreen is the result of feedback from scores of professional photographers and many months of research and development. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Computer, Notebooks, Photography
Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line
Apple today announced updates to its iMac and Mac mini desktop lines, including faster processors and twice the memory for all iMacs and a new Mac mini with powerful new integrated graphics. The entire iMac line comes with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors up to 3.06 GHz, the latest graphics technology, double the memory and up to one terabyte of storage. Delivering up to five times better graphics performance, the updated Mac mini now features the same groundbreaking NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics introduced with the aluminium unibody MacBook family.* The Mac mini is the world’s most energy efficient desktop, drawing less than 13 watts of power when idle.** All iMac and Mac mini systems come with Mac OS X Leopard, the world’s most advanced operating system, and iLife … Read entire article »
Apple Introduces New Mac Pro
Features Intel “Nehalem” Xeon Processors & High-Performance Graphics Apple today introduced the new Mac Pro using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and a next-generation system architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous generation system.* The new Mac Pro starts at a recommended retail price (RRP) of A$4,499 inc GST (US pricing starts at US$2,499) and features the latest graphics technology and an updated interior that makes expansion even easier than before. … Read entire article »
Adopt a Clean Slate with your Computer
A computer is a key part of our photography practice. It is worth keeping it healthy. We all rely on our computers, whether you are a photographer or a digital artist. Keeping it in a healthy state is critical. Over the years I have found that one of the keys to having an effective computer is to, on a regular cycle, do a complete reformat and reinstall of everything on the computer. This means backing up all your key data and then doing an operating system re-install doing a clean format of the disk first. Then reinstall the applications you need and then restore the files you need. On Windows computers I see this as an important thing to do at least once a year. On a Mac about once every year to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Computer, ImageMaker Tips, Photography
View Your Camera and Computer as Part of One System
Once images are in the digital domain there is an infinite field of possibility open to you that can move your photography to new levels. It is time to stop thinking of your camera gear and computer gear as separate things. Digital photography is as massive a paradigm shift in photography as the invention of photography was in the first place. The paradigm shift is one in the thinking of the photographer, and many of us haven’t yet caught up with this. Let me explain. Let us create a hypothetical ‘normal’ photographer and a ‘new paradigm’ photographer for comparison. The normal photographer shoots pretty much the same way they did with film, though they may shoot more. They have their camera gear and they have their computer gear. The computer gear replaces their … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cameras, Computer, Digital Fine Art, Fine Art Photography, Photography
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