Let’s embrace the obvious. Many photographers feel that investing time and effort into learning color management is the digital equivalent of going to the dentist. Unless you are an uber-geek, I bet that you …
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Droid Incredible – A First Look, or “Will This Thing Be The iPhone I’ve Always Wanted? – Part One”
I may be the only photographer who has not bought an iPhone. It’s not that I’m anti-Apple. To the contrary, I bought my first Mac back when 512K of RAM was a big deal. Seriously, 512K. I’ve owned Apple products ever since. My issue with the uber-cool and uber-useful iPhone is that AT&T isn’t uber-good out here in the sticks of central California.
So today was a big day for me. My Droid Incredible arrived…a day before it was supposed to. Tomorrow, April 29, is the official release date. Verizon shipped it yesterday. The box was clearly marked Two-Day. I’m not going to whine that Fedex delivered it a day early.
My hope is that I can figure out how to have the benefits of the Verizon network and an iPhone-esque experience. My first task is to sort out how to port over all my critical Mac data — iCal and Address Book especially. My plan is to use Missing Sync For Android by mark/space. Years ago, when having a Palm Pilot was real status, I used Missing Sync For Palm with great success. I have the same hopes for the Incredible and promise to report my successes and failures here.
4/29 update: OK, so if you actually read the Missing Sync For Android page, iCal is listed under “Future Features.” Me… I just read the “Great Sync Features” at the top and saw the calendar icon below. Yes, I feel a bit duped after paying $39.95 for the software and then discovering that it does not yet sync my many calendars. We’ll see what the guys at Mark/Space say when I give them a call. As for another solution, there’s always the route of porting from iCal up to Google calendar and then syncing into the Drin. Let’s just say some of the glow has already evaporated.
4/29 updates #2: Mark/Space advised that they have a two-way calendar sync in beta. Details here.
Here’s A Run Through The Box & Random Thoughts
1. (photo above) – The box measures 5.5″ x 5.5″ x 2″. As you can see, the packaging was created by an iDesigner. Read the full story »
Today is the 10th Annual Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. Since it’s inception in 2001, WPPD has always been the last Sunday in April. Right now, there are photographers in every time zone making pinhole pix …
PixSylated has never been accused of flooding the web with content. Of late, that’s been especially true. Thought I’d do a quick rundown of what I’ve been doing over the past month.
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Speedliting.com Launched PixSylated …
A year ago today, ‘Lessons I Didn’t Learn In Photo School‘ debuted as my guest blog on Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider. Little did I know that those 13 micro-essays would be the start of a …
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There have been a couple of posts this morning about rumors about a …
PixSylated has a new sister in the blogosphere. Speedliting.com was launched this morning. Now you know the reason that I’ve been so scarce on Px for the past two weeks.
If you are a gear hound …
LensFlare35.com is a great source of information about photographers and photography – both still and in motion. Think of it as one of those tables in a diner where people keep joining the party and …
I’m more than proud to announce that I will be teaching in NYC on Sunday, March 14th. Adorama will be hosting my ‘Speedliter’s Intensive’ seminar at their flagship store in Manhattan’s Flatiron District (42 W …
The journey to becoming a photographer means that you spend time with other photographers. In today’s digital world, spending time does not necessarily mean “to be in the presence of” — although that is always …
Martin Luther’s King’s famous “I have a dream” speech is as moving and meaningful today as it was 46 years ago.
If you do nothing else on this MLK Civil Rights Day, watch this video and …
“Excuse me? Is that a camera-phone in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?” There’s no doubt that the iPhone has revolutionized the world of “point-and-shoot” photography. With over 1000 photography apps …
My inner-geek loves early January. That’s when the Consumer Electronics Show takes over Las Vegas. CES is the biggest annual gathering of techies, geeks and electronic gadgeteers on the planet. With 1.4 million square feet …
A lot of people wonder about the value of Twitter. I don’t blame them. I’m not one who wants to learn about every minutia of someone’s life via the machine-gunning of Tweets.
For me, Twitter continues …
I received an email from a student at Brooks Institute this morning. He asked me to share my thoughts on his portfolio site. If he’s got the courage to ask, I’ve got the time to …
When I was a kid growing up in Phoenix, a trip to Legend City was second only to Disneyland in terms of excitement. Although that grand old amusement park has been a memory for more …
As we begin to celebrate the departure of the ‘Decade From Hell‘, I’ve spent a good bit of time looking at photos from the past year and the past decade. Here are a dozen of …
‘Vin as Pablo Picasso by Arnold Newman’
It’s more than healthy to take a break and have some fun… it’s essential. Here are a handful of snapshots I took of my middlest son Vin while touring …
Twitter is a way to quickly share resources and ideas. Here are the Tweets by and about me for the week ending December 20, 2009. Click on the bit.ly links to go to the sites …
Many pro shooters still struggle to accept that the world is changing around us. My friend, Drew Gardner, who shoots commercially in London, is not one to wait for the obvious. Last August, Drew and …
Quick detour: Interested in learning how to use your Canon Speedlites? Check out the Speedliter’s Intensive Seminar. Syl will be hitting 12-15 US cities this spring, with possible stops elsewhere through the summer. Details here. …
Twitter, for me, has become a very convenient way to share resources with other photographers. In case you’ve wondered about the Twitter phenomenon, think of it as a way to send a 140-character message out …
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My Canon Speedlite Wishlist
As a lifelong Canon shooter, I’ve been witness again and again to the power of Nikon’s CLS Speedlight system. In fact, most of the inspiration I found to explore the potential of Canon’s Speedlites came …
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Smashing Pumpkins With High-Speed Sync * Gang Light – Part 2
GANG LIGHT – Part 2: Just how fast a shutter speed do you need to freeze the seeds flying from a pumpkin that your teenage son is trying to drive over the left field fence? …
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New Canon HDSLR? My 2-Cents… (updated)
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‘Making The Transition To Digital Tech’ – Image Mechanics Workshop
How do you capture and process 3,000 to 5,000 shots and hand your client the image disk in a single day? Is a workflow that shoots tethered into Lightroom robust enough for professional work? How …
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