by David | Dec 18, 2008 | design, technology
It’s pretty typical these days to be reminded to turn off your cell phone at the start of movies, theater performances, classes, religious services, and so forth. At last week’s performance of Einstein’s Dreams, I was pleasantly surprised that no...
by David | Nov 30, 2008 | photo, technology
The last three posts were all about choosing the right digital camera for photographing food. Despite that, we all know that what you do with the equipment is the important part. Here, I present a pretty simple set of steps for making decent blogworthy photos from...
by David | Nov 29, 2008 | photo, technology
If you’ve been following my turgid dissertation on choosing a compact digital camera for photographing food in restaurants, you know that we’re up to the final chapter on the camera part. macro focusing or closeup mode (or “food mode”) a wide angle lens a...
by David | Nov 28, 2008 | photo, technology
Here we are on Black Friday. Before you rush off to the temple of consumerism, please heed these tips on digital cameras, especially if you plan to be photographing food. Today we’ll talk lenses. macro focusing or closeup mode (or “food mode”) a wide angle...
by David | Nov 27, 2008 | photo, technology
Tomorrow is Black Friday, the official start of the most consumery time of year. I hear that some stores will open at the stroke of midnight so those not who have not succumbed to tryptophan comas can begin their holiday shopping at the earliest possible instant....
by David | Nov 12, 2008 | technology
I’m a big believer in the primacy of content, but sometimes I have to share some technical details on what kind of typewriters the infinite monkeys in here are using, and I know there are a few techies out there who dig this stuff. Feeling the need for more...
