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  • HDR

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    “Bob”:http://bobsplanet.com came by and showed me his incredible HDR photos. You use a feature called automatic exposure bracketing to take multiple photos of the same still scene (you have to a tripod to do this). The software at “HDRSoft.com”:http://hdrsoft.com called Photomatix then takes the images and combines them into a…

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  • Xcode Developer Tools

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    “Macworld”:http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/08/installxcode/index.php says “Xcode Developer Tools”:http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/ is a great toolset to have for us power users. Even if we don’t write code. Powered by ScribeFire.

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  • Colorvision Spyder2Pro and Mac OSX

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    The most important thing is to get the monitor calibrated. I don’t completely understand Mac color management, but “Colorvision”:http://colorvision.com has a Mac application thank goodness. Powered by ScribeFire.

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  • SDHC Cards

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    The Nikon d40x uses the high speed SDHC flash card. You can now get 4GB versions of these things. Canon uses the bigger CompactFlash card. “Sandisk”:http://www.dpreview.com/news/0607/06071701sandisk4gbsdhc.asp for instance has one that is 2MBps or Class 2. As an aside an SD card is 2GB or less, an SDHC card is…

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  • Mac Bit Torrent

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    “Utorrent”:http://utorrent.com seems like the nicest client for Windows, but what about the Mac? “Mac-P2P.com”:http://www.mac-p2p.com seems like a good overview site for good Mac clients, but “TorrentFreak.com”:http://torrentfreek.com/mac-bt-clients has a good list of BitTorrent clients on the Mac. The net is that Azureus is popular and so is “Transmission”:http://transmission.m0k.org/. As an aside…

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  • WaterField Designs MacBook Pro Bag

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    I just love the “WaterField”:http://www.sfbags.com/products/sleevecases/sizingpages/15-2.htm bags for our Sony’s, they have a similar sleeve option for MacBook Pro 15″ call their 15-2 line. Powered by ScribeFire.

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  • Mac OS X Codecs

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    The Macbook Pro comes with quicktime, I normally use Zoom Player and the open source FFDShow for playing on Windows, so what do I do on the Mac. Well, first “Quicktime”:http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/components.html does have a bunch of components like that from “Divx”:http://www.divxmovies.com/codec/ and there is a shim to play “Xvid”: Alternatively,…

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  • Nikon d40x and 18-55 or 18-200 lense

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    If you have Nikon (unlike me!) then what’s the best choice for a prosumer right now? Probably the d40x based on “DPReview.com”:http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40x/page14.asp. It is a 10 megapixel camera and streets for just $600. Plus the kit lenses are good. The “18-135”:http://www.bythom.com/18135lens.htm is sharp, but has big problems with vignetting and…

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  • Google SketchUp

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    Calvin told me about this incredible program called “Google SketchUp”:http://sketchup.google.com which lets you do 3D modeling. If you have Google Earth then you can have them in the real world and even share them in something called Google 3D Warehouse. Amazingly cool and fun. Powered by ScribeFire.

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  • Mac Book Pro 15″ First Impressions

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    Well, wandered over to the Apple store. They are an amazing retail experience. I’ve never seen such a crowded store. The people there are amazingly friendly. Ended up buying a Mac Book 15″ with 2.2 GHz and 120GB hard drive. This has the new LED screen that is supposed to…

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