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Photo Study: Playing with multiple ambient light sources

by Chris Foley January 27, 2010 Digital Lifestyle

I was taking the dog for his evening walk and saw the moonlight shining on the front of my neighbor’s house. I ran and got my D90 and tripod.
My porch light is visibly reflected on the right hand side, and in the downstairs window. The warm orange glow from my porch light is also visible [...]

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Tip: How to take a Screenshot on Mac OSX and Windows

by Chris Foley January 24, 2010 10-Second Tips

The ability to take a picture of what’s on your computer screen (also called a “screenshot”) is a very handy one. If you’re a technology or social media blogger, it’s an essential one.
One of the most common reasons for taking a screenshot, in my field, is for my customers to be able to show me [...]

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10-Second Tip: Backup your Boot Camp Partition

by Wyn Matthews January 14, 2010 10-Second Tips

Time machine is a breeze. We’ve been a really big fan of Time Machine since before 10.5 Leopard was even available. Backups used to be really difficult to manage, and restoring from a backup was a task that your average user simply could not do themselves. With Time Machine, Apple has put more power and [...]

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Google VS. China

by Chris Foley January 13, 2010 Tech News

I generally stay very clear of politically charged issues on this eZine, but something has occurred which holds a particular significance for the futures of both freedom of speech and expression in a great county, and for the globalization and democratization of the internet.

Google found, while investigating repeated espionage attempts (some were successful) on their [...]

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The Most Important iPhone Troubleshooting Tip

by Wyn Matthews January 12, 2010 The Pod @Work

I love my iPhone.
Most iPhone users I encounter feel the same. Occasionally I meet someone who says they really don’t like it.

I met Nick at a friend’s house. He said “ I’m sorry I got an iPhone. It just takes too many steps to do anything and it constantly interrupts my [...]

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Shooting the Moon

by Chris Foley January 1, 2010 Digital Lifestyle

One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced in my amateur photography adventure is shooting at night, while dealing with multiple light sources.
My wife and I live atop a mountain, which is really cool in and of itself, but last night we watched the full moon rise over the mountain, and I seriously almost tripped over [...]

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