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28 entries from February 2005
February 28, 2005
February 27, 2005
Rate Your Books
If you're like me and have a gazillion books on your bookshelf, then you might be interested how I deal with all my personal improvement and business books. As I read a book, I underline any passages that I might want to re-read in the future. Then after finishing a book, I rate the book on a scale from one to ten, note the date I finished the book and write a brief note that reflects what I thought of the book. I put all this information on the inside cover of the book.
More after the jump.
February 26, 2005
Mac Speed Tests
Have you ever wanted to know how much faster the newest Mac is than the one you use. Or, how much of a difference you'd notice if you upgraded your video card, hard drive or memory? Visit BareFeats.com to see real-world test results for all the latest hardware.
February 25, 2005
Run Like A Nerd
If you're a computer nerd (like me) and also run, then check out the new Garmin Forerunner 301. It combines a fitness watch, heart rate monitor with a GRS receiver. You can see your running route as a breadcrumb trail, keep track of how fast you're running, download your data to your PC (not Mac) and overlay it on a road map if you'd like.
More after the jump.
February 24, 2005
Nostalgic for Ancient Computers?
The Computer History Museum tracks the history of computers from 1945 to 1990 and beyond. I was most entertained by their computer time-line. That's where you can see the computers that started it all (way back in 1945!). I also saw many of the 'putes I've worked with over the ages including:
The Commodore PET
Apple II
TRS-80
Osborne
Apple Lisa
I did find that they are missing many of the computers I used in my early days, but it was still a fun walk down memory lane.
February 23, 2005
Nikon's New Face-Priority Auto Focus!
Nikon has announced three new digital cameras that have the ability to find and focus on peoples faces. Check out the press release.
Via DPReview.com
February 22, 2005
Converting Many Images to JPG or TIFF
If you've ever needed to scale and save dozens of images in JPG or TIFF format, then you'll be happy to learn about Dr. Brown's Image Processor. It's free script you can add to Photoshop that works great for those times when you need to convert dozens or hundreds of RAW format images (or any format for that matter) into JPG's or TIFF's.
February 21, 2005
Remind Yourself Via E-mail
Wouldn't it be great if someone would simply e-mail you a reminder of important dates (like when to pay your mortgage payment on-line)? Well, you can visit FutureMail and setup e-mails that will be sent any time in the future. The service is free and pretty simple to use.
February 20, 2005
Photoshop Extraction Article Posted
I just uploaded a seven page article that reviews your choices for removing the background on complex images. In the article, I review the different plug-in's you can purchase as well as two of Photoshop's built-in features. You can download the article for free here.
February 19, 2005
Turn Yourself Into An Instant Icon
For a mere $15 you can have yourself turned into an icon. You send in a photo, then send you back a caricature view e-mail. Go check it out.
From graphicreporter.com
