Archives for the ‘Hardware and Software’ Category

Geotagging Pictures with Nikon GP-1

By Jeff • Sep 20th, 2009 • Category: Hardware

I’ve been fascinated with the idea of geotagging images for a while now. I am however convinced that more and more applications and therefore more and more interesting uses for this capability will make it an essential feature on your next cameras…why not get going today?



Nikon Announces New Gear

By Jeff • Jul 30th, 2009 • Category: Hardware

Unless you’ve never been to photography website, this is no surprise. As per their usual use of the Cone of Un-Silence, Nikon has made the official announcements that we’ve known about for weeks.



Are you using Lightroom in 64-bit?

By Jeff • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Software

Are you sure that you are running Lightroom in 64 Bit mode? Are you sure? I’ve recently discovered that I wasn’t even though it might have looked like it!



iPhone App ~ Tripit

By Jeff • Apr 14th, 2009 • Category: Software

The easiest way I have ever seen (without an assistant) to organize and share your travel plans. It works perfectly and now they have an iPhone app. It doesn’t get much better. Oh, and it is FREE!



Nikon D5000 Launches

By Jeff • Apr 14th, 2009 • Category: Hardware

Nikon is a great camera manufacturer, but a terrible keeper of secrets. D5000 has a 12.3 megapixel camera with HD (720p) and an articulating 2.7″ display. Not bad for $729!



iPhone App – Kindle

By Jeff • Mar 13th, 2009 • Category: Software

My first impulse was, I am absolutely not going to read a book on my iPhone, it is just too small. As per usual, I had an epiphany: user manuals, guide books and other reference items would be AWESOME!



Lightroom 2.3 Released

By Jeff • Mar 3rd, 2009 • Category: Software

Another sort of minor update that gives additional camera support and some bug fixes.



Adobe Camera Raw 5.3 Released

By Jeff • Mar 3rd, 2009 • Category: Software

Basically an update for a couple of new cameras.



Lightroom 2.2 Released

By Jeff • Dec 16th, 2008 • Category: Software

Version 2.2 extends RAW 5.2 support to new cameras and also builds-in the camera profiles that attempt to mimic the camera manufacturers’ intended output.



Adobe Release ACR 5.2 for CS4

By Jeff • Dec 9th, 2008 • Category: Software

That sounds like jibber jabber, but it is all true. Mostly a release to add new cameras, but as always I update anyway as you never know what little tweaks have been made along the way.
Here is what Adobe says is new:
Support for the following cameras has been added in this update. Visit the Camera [...]