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What iTunes can learn from Aperture 1.5

About six months ago I switched from iPhoto to Aperture and the switch has not been painless. I originally switched to Aperture when I purchased a new Canon Rebel XT DSLR camera because I wanted to use some of Aperture's advanced features. Once I got used to the Aperture...

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Blog posts 2006-09-26

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Canon EF 70-200mm f4 IS USM L

You want a medium telephoto lens for your Canon dSLR, something with a constant aperture, solidly built with pro quality, yet light enough to carry on adventure to some far away part of the world. You have looked at the f2.8 models but didn't think you could afford them or...

Tags: Mode 1, Canon Inc., lens, aperture, f4 IS USM L

Product reviews 2008-10-06

Canon Vixia HG20

The Canon Vixia HG20 is an excellent HD camcorder that's reasonably easy to operate out of the box and looks good, too. It's almost identical to the company's Vixia HF11, but rather than recording mainly to internal flash memory, it records to a hard drive. As for performance, it's as...

Tags: Corporate communications, Flash memory, Canon Inc., HG20, Vixia HF11, camcorder

Product reviews 2008-09-29

Olympus SP-570 UZ

Photos and image samples:Olympus SP-570 UZOnce you mention the Olympus SP-570's 20x zoom lens, the rest of the camera's feature set seems almost superfluous; with an atypically wide-angle lens for any class of single-body cameras plus an exceptionally long telephoto view, the lens is the raison d'être for the camera....

Tags: help text, menu navigation, Olympus Corp., lens, SP-570 UZ, camera

Product reviews 2008-08-22

Canon Vixia HF11

Creating a product line where once there was but one, Canon follows up its flash-based, high-definition Vixia HF10 AVCHD camcorder with a slightly more powerful model, the HF11. Like its sibling, the HF11 is a sleek black compact model with a well-rounded feature set, great video, and excellent performance, and...

Tags: Corporate communications, Flash memory, HF11, camcorder, video, Canon Inc.

Product reviews 2008-08-07

Nikon D3 (body only)

Photos:Nikon D3For years, Nikon users had been asking their favored camera maker for a dSLR with a full-frame sensor (the same size as a 35mm frame of film). Finally, Nikon caved, delivering the 12-megapixel D3; the result is a camera that reaches new heights in imaging with extremely low noise...

Tags: camera, Nikon D3, Nikon Corp., exposure compensation

Product reviews 2008-07-31

News to know: 64-bit Windows; JavaFX; Net neutrality; Apple

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player? Larry Dignan: JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft launches new search...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Broadband, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Microsoft Windows, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Aperture 2.1.1 feature: better manners on import

I just updated to Aperture 2.1.1 and noticed a couple of things. First is the expected change from Dot-Mac galleries to the MobileMe Galley, evidenced by the little cloud icon under projects (I find the little cloud icon kind of cute, personally). The second is a change...

Tags: Subset, Digital Cameras, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-30

Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED

One of the blessings of an SLR can also be a curse: having to choose which lenses to carry, which means finding the right balance between weight and bulk, and having the focal lengths you need. The Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 G IF ED lens offers Nikon shooters...

Tags: Nikon Corp.

Product reviews 2008-07-21

MobileMe

MobileMe is the successor to .Mac, Apple's subscription service for publishing photos and other personal content to the Web. It's expected to be released this week along with the 3G-enabled iPhone.Apple will automatically migrate .Mac users to the new service starting at 6 p.m. Pacific on July 9, when accounts...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, MobileMe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2008-07-09

Aperture (trial)

Aperture 2 gives photographers incredible tools to manage massive libraries, speed through photo edits, make essential image adjustments, and deliver photos online and in print using one simple, integrated workflow. Whether you shoot RAW or JPEG, Aperture lets you get the most out of your photography. This version is the...

Tags: Apple Inc., Photograph

Software downloads 2008-07-02

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4.0-5.6 IS lens

Available for less than $300, the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS is a lightweight, affordable first or second lens to complement your entry-level or midrange digital SLR. With its 400mm-equivalent focal length, you get the reach and angle of view desirable for shooting portraits and sports, or just to bring...

Tags: Digital cameras, lens, Canon Inc., Canon EF-S

Product reviews 2008-06-27

Nikon AF-S DX 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 G ED VR lens

For those looking to go beyond what a kit lens has to offer their Nikon dSLR, there's Nikon's AF-S DX 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 G ED VR. Compatible with all Nikon DX digital SLRs including the D300, D60, and D40, there's an awful lot to decipher in its name. geekbox...

Tags: Nikon Corp., aperture

Product reviews 2008-06-11

ApertureEdit (zip)

Features 11 different modules for more than 4000 effects. The modules can be combined together in one step. Effects can be applied on one or a set of images right inside Apple Aperture. Powerful Image DeNoising, Image ReFocusing, Image Beautifier, Correct Lens Distortion, Grid Distortion, Frame or Edge your images...

Tags: Module, Image, HumanSoftware

Software downloads 2008-06-10

Nikon Coolpix P80

For megazoom shooters, the Nikon Coolpix P80's 18x zoom, 27-486mm-equivalent f/2.8-4.5 lens likely sits at the top of the list of the P80's attractions. The range provides a good combination of wide-angle and telephoto views at relatively wide maximum aperture values. Nikon supports the lens with an agreeable and functional...

Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, P80, ISO, aperture, Nikon Corp.

Product reviews 2008-06-09

Review: OWC Mercury On-The-Go 500GB portable HDD

Other World Computing makes my favorite 2.5-inch hard drive enclosures, bar none. Their Mercury On-The-Go cases are killer because they're made of clear Lucite so that you can instantly tell which drive is inside just by looking at them. I know, I know, stickies work too, but stickies come off...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Hard Drive, Notebooks, Hardware, Hitachi 5K500 Mechanism, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS kit lens

The Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS lens adds image stabilization to the company's older kit lens, though otherwise it and its predecessor are basically the same. It's compatible with all Canon EF-S digital camera bodies, such as the EOS Rebel XSi and EOS 40D, but it won't fit on the EOS...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Canon Inc., Canon EF-S

Product reviews 2008-06-02

Pentax K20D (body only)

Photo gallery:Pentax K20DIn case you haven't been paying close attention to the digital SLR market lately, there's been a shift toward CMOS sensors. Though Pentax has stuck with CCD for its entry-level K200D SLR, they have moved to a 14.6-megapixel CMOS chip in their new flagship K20D. That puts it...

Tags: body design, Pentax K20D, Pentax

Product reviews 2008-05-28

Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.3; includes Google contact sync (updated)

Apple today released Mac OS 10.5.3 via Software Update advisory. The 10.5.3 Combo Update weighs in at 536MB while the regular 10.5.3 Update is 420MB. The 10.5.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Issue, Reliability, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-05-28

Psystar offers 13 non-Apple Software Updates

Yesterday, Mac cloner announced a series of Software Updates for their Open Computer: Safe updates, as well as bug fixes and workarounds, are now available in our Support section. We have released a couple of fixes for things like Time Machine as well as a fix for DHCP issues...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Update, DHCP, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Security, Keyboards, Digital Media, Networking, Apple Mac OS, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Leopard, Operating Systems, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Psystar, Software

Blog posts 2008-05-21