Tuesday, January 08, 2002

iPhotoRedux: Although I like iPhoto, I will go back to my present cumbersome flow of using the Canon Powershot Browser, Cameraid, WebPics and Photoshop and posting the images on my personal server because

• I have control: Apple or whoever can't unceremoniously dump my images. Of course I don't have ultimate control since I don't run my own ISP but having my own server is the closest practical thing to having control!

• No space restrictions: the cost of iTools for more disk storage is a ripoff
• iPhoto doesn't rotate the images properly! It rotates the thumbnails but not the actual image
• iPhoto doesn't allow images greater than 640x480 when exporting as a "homepage"

I expect alot of these rough edges will be removed in iPhoto 2 and most of these don't apply to the general public so I expect iPhoto to be a hit!

In fact, I'll probably use iPhoto myself to get enlargements like the huge poster size one that Steve showed during yesterday's keynote.
:: 3:40:12 PM       ::

Absolute PowerPoint corrupts absolutely :-) Give me an HTML or handwritten chart or give me death :-) !
:: 1:30:12 PM       ::

I agree with John Robb: K-Logs help get rid of Desktop Data Silos
:: 1:28:37 PM       ::

I agree with Dave: I don't think XML itself will cause a protocol to be slow unlike the author of Fat protocols slow Web services
:: 1:26:27 PM       ::

Apple: Java and Tomcat on Mac OS X, Part II. “In this session, you’ll see how to use Javaserver Pages (JSP) with Tomcat. You’ll also learn a bit about reusable components called Taglibs, which are supplied by the Jakarta project. Finally, you’ll see how to make a simple database-driven web applications on Mac OS X using JDBC, Tomcat, and the open-source database MySQL.” [mac.scripting.com]
:: 11:37:39 AM       ::

An oldie but goodie: XML for Data: Four tips for smart architecture
:: 10:45:09 AM       ::

This article from the New York Times makes you count your blessings: Still Digging for Lost Sons After a Million Tons of Pain
:: 10:38:50 AM       ::

The Salmon Days pay per view online "video strip" (based on the "Operator from Hell"), looks to be a lot of fun based on the trailer!
:: 9:27:43 AM       ::

Speaking the shell - a simple Perl script to speak stdin in Mac OS X, cool!
:: 9:10:36 AM       ::

via Simon: The UdanaxGreen data structures for the back end of Ted Nelson's ground breaking and ill fated Xanadu "mother of all hypertext and hyperlink projects" sure are baroque! OK, I guess I need actually need to read this document closely to understand it.!
:: 9:02:15 AM       ::

Just for kicks I looked up "Oyster Noise Reduction" in Google and Google found it in the PDF resume of my old colleague at Oyster Noise Reduction, Geoff Park! Google rocks!
:: 12:40:40 AM       ::

The geeks who saved Usenet. Google's restoration of digital history relied on a few heroes' packrat mentality and a mountain of decaying mag tapes. [Salon.com] - Ah! Henry Spencer, utzoo and the early net! Brings back fond memories of working at Oyster Noise Reduction on Queen Street behind the nascent Much Music and reading Usenet!
:: 12:32:56 AM       ::