Switched to SquareSpace

A few weeks ago I decided to consolidate all of my various web sites, blogs, etc. into a single place that would be easier for me to manage, tweak, etc. I thought about keeping everything on TypePad, but for reasons I can’t really put my finger on, TypePad didn’t seem right anymore — maybe it was too blog-centric. On the other hand, I was hosting my other pages up on .me from Apple and that was fine except I wanted more automation than a locally crafted, client-dependent website. A search for an alternative began.

Click to read more ...

Fixing audio problems in "Dragon Age: Origins" (PS3)

Over the weekend I picked up a copy of BioWare's “Dragon Age: Origins” and I've found it to be a great way to watch time fly by (good thing on the entertainment front, bad thing on the trying-to-get-stuff-done one). I'm enjoying the character design, cinematic narrative (with surprisingly good humor), engaging combat, and for the most part, a great soundtrack. I say for the most part because one of the things the frustrates me has been choppy audio playback.

Click to read more ...

Made Aperture work again in Snow Leopard

So I went to launch Aperture 2.1.4 in Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.2) today and much to my surprise, it crashed. It bounced once and tossed up the error dialogue. I did the usual things — pulled out the plug-ins from all library folders, removed the preferences, reinstalled Aperture, reinstalled the update, reinstalled 10.6.2 — and nothing worked. I resorted to the Internet and Google…

Click to read more ...

Why bother with manual focus and avoid Photoshop?

From time to time people ask why in this modern age I bother with manual focus photography? People are also often amazed to learn that I actively avoid the heavy use of tools such as Photoshop for other image post-processing. I mean, heck, I’m a technology guy so I should use all the technology, right? Wrong.

For me, photography is both an intellectually as well as physically creative medium, and in my life where technology plays such a huge role I find it necessary to set some of the tools aside and challenge myself in different ways.

Click to read more ...