I started in photography with a Minolta X700 in 1978. The day finally came when set aside my trusty camera for the sexiness of digital with the Nikon 950. I didn’t actually get rid of my Minolta because I loved it so much. Time marched on and I went through a series of point and […]
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Produce a Multi-Camera Shoot on an iPad for $5
You know how on high-end TV shows they have these complex and very expensive devices to switch cameras between newscasters, and video feeds, and doing beautiful cross-dissolves or quick cuts between them? Would you believe there’s a $5 iPad app that can do a lot of that and even record your multi-cam production? This is […]
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Three appearances this week: Mac Roundtable Episode 224 all about WWDC, SMR Podcast Episode 212, and Daily Tech News Show with Tom Merrit Episode 2249. If that’s not enough, here’s my ScreenCasts Online tutorial on Home Inventory: screencastsonline.com/mac/show/0455/. My top 5 iPhone apps: TimeScroller, Fitbit, Pocket Casts and Lumin. Allister Jenks brings us the best […]
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Last week I started to answer Tammy’s really mean question, “What are your top 5 favorite apps?” I say it’s mean because it’s so hard to choose only 5! As I said before, I chose to break this up into my top 5 iPad, iPhone and OSX apps. This week we’ll take a look at […]
Continue readingMore TagEasily Grip Your DSLR with ProStrap Camera Wrist Straps by Kirschen Seah
Greetings fellow Nosillacastaways – Kirschen Seah from FreeRangeCoder.com here with a review. It’s about camera related accessories this time. First off – let’s look at the problem to be solved. You have a nice camera, be it compact or Digital SLR, and don’t quite like the idea of hanging the camera with the included neck […]
Continue readingMore TagBest Alternative to Photoshop by Allister Jenks
Hello fellow NosillaCastaways. Allister here again, from New Zealand with perhaps a surprising answer to a common question. The problem to be solved? Numerous times in the last few years I have heard podcasters addressing the question “What software should I use instead of Photoshop?” The usual answers include The GiMP, Acorn and Pixelmator. Certainly […]
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Greetings fellow NosillaCastaways. Allister here from New Zealand again with a tale of trouble. First, the problem to be solved. How about being called out in the live chat room last week to provide some content? No? OK, how about you’ve taken two weeks off work to get in some quality time with XCode and […]
Continue readingMore TagPlantronics Voyager Legend Bluetooth Headset by Donald Burr
Hey there Allison, Donald Burr of Otaku no Podcast here, back with another review. Today I am reviewing the Plantronics Voyager Legend Bluetooth headset. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: wearing a Bluetooth headset makes you look like a total tool. And indeed this is true. But they are the best solution if you want […]
Continue readingMore TagCanon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM Lens from Steven Goetz
Hi my name is Steven from London, Canada I would like to review the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM Lens. But first the problem to be solved. My Wife is an avid runner, she participates in many running events and I found wanting to find a better lens for photographing sports. This lens is […]
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Tale of Two Microphones from Chris Breen at Macworld to record two USB mics on one Mac using GarageBand 10. Steven Goetz (@goatman and SkaGoat) reviews the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras and alternatives Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras, […]
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