Archive for November, 2008

LaCie LaCinema Rugged

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Here’s a suggestions for the Holiday gift season!! One cool device!


With the new LaCinema Rugged, you’ll be able to access and enjoy your files on any television. You can watch television shows and movies, listen to music, and create photo slideshows to share with your friends and family. Created for LaCie by world-famous industrial designer Neil Poulton, the LaCinema Rugged goes beyond ordinary multimedia hard disks with its sophisticated all-terrain design. It features HDMI upscaling, allowing you to watch movies and television programs on your HD TV, or even enjoy your photos in full HD resolution. You’re free to take your media with you with the LaCinema Rugged; its unique varnished, scratch-protected aluminum shell and shock-resistant rubber sleeve make it especially resistant to harsh elements for extra protection wherever you go. With a smart and simple user interface, as well as a convenient remote control, the LaCinema Rugged is both practical and user-friendly. By connecting it to your computer via USB, you can store your multimedia files, then access them later through any television. Its 500GB capacity is large enough to hold most media libraries.”

 

  • Connect to HDTV via HDMI
  • User-friendly interface and remote control
  • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 bus powered
  • Rugged and compact: ideal for taking on vacation or visiting friends
  • Play your movies, music, and photos on any TV
From: Lacie.com

 

 

Christmas Ribbons & Ornaments Transparent PNGs

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Get ready for Xmass and design your own cards or inviations! Here are some good files for your design.

“This set of dangling christmas ornaments and ribbons as transparent PNGs can be used in any program that will support *.PNG files. Photoshop, GIMP, PSP, and many more. These images are extremely high resolution, with the average size being about 1300 x 2500 pixels @ 300 dpi.”  from obsidiandawn.com

Click here for the downloads

 

 

Zoom using scroll wheel in Mac OS X Leopard

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

 

Here’s an option I’ve been using frequently lately!!

Have you ever wished you could zoom in and magnify a specific area on your Mac desktop? Perhaps there is something on the desktop or in an open application that you can’t see well, maybe a tiny image or small text too difficult to read. If you use a wheeled mouse or pointing device, here’s how to instantly zoom the Mac OS X desktop.

To zoom the Mac screen, simply hold down Control while scrolling the mouse wheel to increase or decrease magnification. As you zoom, just move your mouse in the direction of the area you wish to view. I use this zoomed view to get a better look at a favicon or other small images or elements.

If your Mac doesn’t zoom as expected, then go to Apple menu → System Preferences and select Keyboard & Mouse and then theMouse tab. Be certain the box labeled, Zoom using scroll wheel while holding… is checked.

Notice that Mac OS X will also allow you to switch to a different Modifier Key if you prefer something other than the defaultControl key.

 

Built-in album art screen saver

Monday, November 24th, 2008

It’s a rare Mac user that doesn’t have at least a couple of songs in iTunes. Don’t let your album art go to waste when Apple has included a built-in screen saver in Mac OS X that gets flippy with your personal album covers.

Here’s what you need to do. Go to Apple Menu → System Preferences and select the Desktop and Screen Saver icon. Then scroll down the available screen savers until you find the one labeled iTunes Artwork. Select that one and start experimenting with the options. Enjoy!

 

First Snow

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Just a shot of today’s snow. Click on the shot for a larger version.


Voice Search with Google Mobile App

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

 

Google has released an update to their Google Mobile App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it adds an amazingly accurate voice search capability to your mobile device of choice.

All you have to do is put the phone to your ear, after you hear a beep you clearly say what you’re looking for, then you’ll hear another beep. In a few seconds you’ll have your search results.

I tried it for a post on Apple Gazette earlier today and it was correct 9 out of 10 times - which isn’t bad at all. I even tried to throw it off with words like “Godzilla”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, and “William Shakespeare”.

Each time the App came through and worked like a charm.

If you haven’t tried it yet, you can get it right here for free.

 

  

 

 

Video Goodness

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Check out this HD add for Snickers. Not sure what the relation between the creatures and eating candy bars is? But what the heck, the video sure rocks! 

Metal creatures running wild in the streets. [Via]

Wait for it to load! You won’t regret!!

Scott Kelby’s Gonzo Holiday Gear Guide (2008)

Friday, November 14th, 2008

 

Click here for the Guide


From Scott’s Website:

“That’s right folks, it’s time for this year’s ultimate holiday guide to the nothing but the coolest photography and Photoshop gear for the photo freak on your holiday list.” 

Canon’s 5D Mark II: The World’s First Forbidden HD Video, Finally Official!!

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

During some free time from work David (photographer) and Florent (video editor forNihonCar.com and ManualGear.com), put together a STUNNING Canon 5D Mark II video demo. We noticed it was made without technical support, only two little hands to carry the camera, and a MacBook Pro for video editing.

One word, congrats!!!!!!

Our setting were pretty simple, we used a Canon 5D Mark II, with the following Canon lenses:

14mm f2.8L II
17-40mm f4L
50mm f1.4
90mm TS-E f2.8
135mm f2.0L

…along with your average MacBookPro 15″ (old gen). No color FX on the video.


Tokyo Reality Final
by lejapon

 

Click to see the original video website 

Tilligte - Gimme some MORE!!!

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Processed in Lightroom 2.0 and Photoshop CS3, Shot with my good old Canon 5D

‘The way it used to be’

 

‘Nightfall’

 

‘Colors of nature’