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Magic Trackpad

Magic Trackpad Well, if you use a larger Apple monitor you’ve probably discovered one of the problems with this plan. Trying to move the mouse form one side of the monitor to the other is a complete pain. If you add a second monitor, the irritation is even more so. The Mac mouse is great, [...]

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Apple Migration – The Saga Continues

2010-07-18 Apple Migration – The Saga Continues I was going to call this the final chapter, but the migration work still seems to have a few loose ends. Well, the day started poorly. As I left things last night, my contacts were corrupting themselves to nonsense and my Drobo would drop offline during data transfer. [...]

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Migration can be a Pain

2010-07-17 Apple Migration Today is the data migration day. I plan to move my critical data over to the new system and begin to use it as my primary computing platform. Until my esata situations is resolved, I am going to use firewire for my external drives. It’s slower, but one of the reason why [...]

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2010-07-16 The Big Migration

2010-07-16 The big migration Well, the laptop is ready, but it’s easy, as I don’t keep critical data there. Now, I am starting on the Mac pro, the big boy, and a move from critical system to critical system. The System No assembly required, as everything was pre-installed and well packed. The unit is very [...]

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Apple Arrival

Apple Arrival So, my long awaited apple gear arrived yesterday. On schedule and within the timeframe. Not only that, none of the suprise delivery charges often seen with products being shipped directly into Canada. Delivery required a signature and nothing else. Everything was very well packed with a simple manifest to document the contents. I’ve [...]

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Storage

……Now where did I put that…..?.. I’ve recently finished upgrading the external storage on my system and I thought I would share some of the experience and things I’ve learned. Now I am running on a PC, but I think you’ll find something useful in here, even if you are on a Mac. I have [...]

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How white are your whites?

How white are your whites? One the biggest challenges of photography is understanding just good the Mark I eyeball is at dealing with light. The human eye is capable to dealing with light at a level well beyond any camera in existence, particularly with dynamic range and colour temperature, or white balance. Colour temperature makes [...]

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Working Vacation in Mexico

A Mayan Winter This post has been brewing for some time in draft mode, so it’s a little off the usual timeline. Nonetheless, I thought I’d finally share it here. It’s long, but I hope you like it. As a first, we decided on a tropical vacation for the holiday season. Although I have worked [...]

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More Interesting Non-Photo Photo Gear

Well, just after I posted my past entry I needed to order another pair of boots, as I’ve worn the last ones out. This will be my third pair, and this one carried me from the Scottish highlands to the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula and just about everything in between. I love these boots, [...]

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