Apr - 24th

Cardboard Camera from Ikea

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This cardboard digital camera by IKEA was given away last week to members of the press during the 2012 Fuorisalone, a design expo in Milan. According to IT Gizmodo, the camera can hold up to 40 photos on internal memory, has a USB connector, and will soon be in IKEA stores. via laughingsquid photo via […]

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Oct - 19th

Google Posterity Post — serving non-WordPress content

Posted at 2:33 am | Filed Under blog

1. Create a PHP file in the themes directory with the name lomo.php <?php /* Template Name: <lomo> */ ?> HTML GOES HERE 2. Create a new page, and select “lomo” as the page template template. Leave the content blank – all the content will be served by the template HTML. 3. Add HTTP redirect […]

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Apr - 1st

Complaining about the iPhone’s camera?

Posted at 6:06 pm | Filed Under blog

Kyle Cassidy’s take on the iPhone’s camera, from his iPhonetography site: THE CAMERA THAT COMES WITH THE iPHONE IS TERRIBLE Many people decry it’s smallish megapixel count (3), but really, as any serious digital photographer will tell you, size doesn’t matter. The most frustrating thing about the image that comes from the iPhone is the […]

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Jan - 10th

Nostalgia for the Now

Posted at 7:39 pm | Filed Under blog

(Here’s a great article by Peggy Nelson about nostalgia, memories, and how digital media allows us to interpret memories independently of what we capture on media…) Photographs give us the ability to capture what we see, more or less. And apps give us the ability to capture what we wish. So what do we wish […]

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Oct - 6th

The Day My Grandmother Exploded, by Kyle Cassidy

Posted at 6:08 pm | Filed Under blog

[via Kyle Cassidy’s Livejournal ] Two weeks ago I got this crazy idea in my head to find a ten year old 1.3 megapixel Leica Digilux and make a series of images with it based on lines people sent me from novels. Well, it’s done. It’s a 24 page booklet called The Day My Grandmother […]

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Jun - 17th

I want to be a photographer someday. Any advice?

Posted at 6:26 pm | Filed Under blog

Originally posted by kylecassidy: A Reader Writes: I want to be a photographer someday. Any advice? Yes, lots. Photography is a mixture of Artistic Ability and Technical Skill — the magic of the mix isn’t written in stone. The world is filled with technically proficient but artistically uninspired photographers, there seem to be a smaller […]

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Jun - 5th

iPhonetography, a new Kyle Cassidy project

Posted at 10:30 am | Filed Under blog

http://www.iphonetography.net/ THE CAMERA THAT COMES WITH THE iPHONE IS TERRIBLE Many people decry it’s smallish megapixel count (3), but really, as any serious digital photographer will tell you, size doesn’t matter. The most frustrating thing about the image that comes from the iPhone is the noise. Not audible noise, but digital grain. That, and it’s […]

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Apr - 11th

EIA-TIA Cabling Specifications

Posted at 2:00 am | Filed Under blog

Crossover Cable RJ-45 PIN RJ-45 PIN 1 Rx+ 3 Tx+ 2 Rc- 6 Tx- 3 Tx+ 1 Rc+ 6 Tx- 2 Rc- Straight Through Cable RJ-45 PIN RJ-45 PIN 1 Tx+ 1 Rc+ 2 Tx- 2 Rc- 3 Rc+ 3 Tx+ 6 Rc- 6 Tx- Use a straight thru cable assembly,568B on both ends when […]

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Apr - 10th

Cheap Coffee of the Week, On the Road — McDonalds Value Menu

Posted at 6:19 am | Filed Under blog

McDonalds has put their small (12 oz.) coffee on their dollar menu. Looking for a quick decent cuppa for your morning commute? Look no further. See my earlier post for more on McDonalds efforts to break into the coffee biz.

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Apr - 1st

Cheap Coffee of the Week — MR. COFFEE DARK ROAST

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I didn’t know Mr. Coffee sold coffee! This was on closeout at Walgreens, and brewed be a surprisingly nice cuppa. Medium to dark body, not overly bitter, and a nice punch to it – I made one cup to get me awake at oh-dark-hundred and made another cup in my travel mug for the road. […]

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Feb - 24th

Cheap Coffee of the Week, On the Road — McDONALDS

Posted at 6:23 pm | Filed Under blog

McDonalds? Good Coffee? McDonalds has been on a campaign to take some of Starbucks’ coffee business. They’ve changed their coffee suppliers and now offer espresso drinks in 70 percent of their restaurants. That’s a LOT of restaurants, and it’s got Starbucks looking in their rear view mirror. I thought I’d try a plain old cuppa […]

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Feb - 21st

Cheap Coffee of the Week, On the Road — 7-11

Posted at 7:56 am | Filed Under blog

Business and professional interests take me on the road often. Required for a lifestyle such as this is a luxurious ride and an extensive database of roadside coffee shops.

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Feb - 19th

Cheap Coffee of the Week — MARKET PANTRY BREAKFAST BLEND

Posted at 5:30 pm | Filed Under blog

With all of the cheap coffees in my pantry,  it’s high praise for a brand when I go buy the brand twice. There have been a couple of repeat buys over the past few months, most notably Yuban Original. Market Pantry coffee will NOT be a repeat buy. Watery, weak, slightly bitter –  everything cheap […]

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Jan - 24th

On Lomography

Posted at 11:03 am | Filed Under blog

I’ve known Sarah Zucker for some time through her photography online. her essay, On Lomography echoes many of the sentiments regarding “Lomography” that I’ve been feeling. Other “Lomographers” inspired me to begin capturing intimate and mundane moments in my life on film. I shared my photos on lomo.org and lomo.us, two online bulletin boards, and […]

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Jan - 16th

It’s Not The Photographer, It’s The Camera!

Posted at 7:23 pm | Filed Under blog

I enjoy reading the high end DSLR discussion boards on the internet. Those gearheads go ape over minute differences in “chromatic aberration” and “barrel distortion”. They peep at pixels in Photoshop to see if their lens is able to give them a sharp image blown up to the size of the side of a barn. […]

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Jan - 2nd

Cheap Coffee of the Week – DUNKIN DONUTS ORIGINAL BLEND

Posted at 8:51 am | Filed Under blog

When it comes to cheap coffee, Dunkin Donuts is the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the room. They’re making a play for America’s coffee pot and want to be a competitor to Starbucks in made-to-go coffee. At $6.00 for a 12 oz bag at my local Target store, however, DD enters the cheap coffee realm. While […]

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Dec - 13th

Cheap Coffee of the Week — CHASE AND SANBORN SPECIAL ROAST

Posted at 9:19 am | Filed Under blog

  This was another can’t-pass-it-up deal – $2.99 for 10.5 ounces at Walgreens. It’s a decent, medium-bold blend. I find myself making an afternoon cup on weekends. Normally, I never drink coffee on weekends after my morning cuppa.

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Nov - 29th

Cheap Coffee of the Week — FOLGERS CLASSIC ROAST

Posted at 11:41 am | Filed Under blog

Folgers was on sale for $4.99/10.5 ounce can at Safeway. It’s nowhere near as smooth as Yuban Original, but rich with nuances of formica counters, leatherette and chrome stools, heavy diner mugs, pies in refrigerated cases and waitresses named Vera. The can went surprisingly fast. I’d buy another can, but I’m playing the coffee field […]

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Nov - 5th

Lomography is…

Posted at 6:02 pm | Filed Under blog

Lomography is… from Sofya Suhova on Vimeo.

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Nov - 2nd

Cheap Coffee of the Week — ARCHER FARMS ITALIAN ROAST

Posted at 6:32 pm | Filed Under blog

Decent coffee? AT TARGET? Cheap. $6.79/12 oz bag. Ground or whole bean. Italian, French, Columbian and Guatemalan blends. Surprisingly smooth, not the freshest beans in the bag, but buzzworthy. Worth a look. Target sometimes has small bags of coffee for $1 and online $1 off coupons. Doesn’t get much cheaper than FREE.

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