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New Leaves
The green explosion in Southcentral Alaska is happening right on schedule. With rare exceptions, during the third week of May the leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs—especially birch, cottonwood, and alder—unfold from their bud cases in response to longer days … Continue reading
Marketing Trends
More convergence. Another sign that photography and electronics are becoming ever more co-mingled is the announcement that the annual convention of the Photo Marketing Association where venders have routinely announced new products and displayed their wares will now be collocated … Continue reading
New Tools from Epson and Apple
Another new printer from Epson. Epson’s new Stylus Photo R3000 has been shipping for only a couple of weeks and now the industry leader in photo inkjet printing technology has announced another 13” model—the Stylus Photo R2000. While perhaps not … Continue reading
Tidbits
The long-term recovery in Japan continues to disrupt component supply and delivery schedules for many manufacturers of photographically related hardware. The future impact is simply unknown, and the best advice for the time being is to use what you have … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware, Industry trends, Printing, Software, Video
Tagged Adobe, Epson, mobile communication, printers, trends
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They’re back….
Seasonal change has taken hold now in Southcentral Alaska. Most nights are still below freezing, but gradually warming days and increasing hours of sunlight have reduced the snow and ice and promise rapidly accelerated melting very soon. Traditionally, migrating gulls … Continue reading
Spring Break and Tech Developments
Spring in California. With winter still hanging on in Alaska, a couple of weeks in “The Golden State” are welcome. Unlike the far north, the seasonal transition from winter to spring along the central California coast is gradual. The first … Continue reading
Expected near-term advances in computing technology
Improvements that will benefit photographers. Now that most wet darkrooms have given way to computers—digital production suites, really, when you include monitors, storage arrays, input devices, scanners, printers, modems, switches, APCs, etc.—electro/mechanical post-processing tools have become pretty much as important … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware, Industry trends
Tagged computing protocols, data transfer, Thunderbolt, trends, USB 3.0
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Disaster in Japan
The huge earthquake and resulting deadly tsunami off the coast of Japan last Friday has broad ramifications for all of us. On a basic human level the tragedy is heart-rending and life-altering; no words can adequately address the grief and … Continue reading
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Tagged disaster, Japan, shortages, supply chain
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New Device Connector Used in Updated MacBook Pros
One port; many uses. So, are you ready for yet another peripheral connection protocol? Ready or not, it’s here. Not exactly a surprise, Intel and Apple have announced the first implementation of what was code named Light Peak during development … Continue reading
Posted in Connectivity, Hardware
Tagged Apple, data transfer, notebooks, Thunderbolt
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Photo Opportunities & Secondary Tools
Winter birds. It’s definitely still winter here in Alaska even though the days are rapidly getting longer, and wild creatures keep right on taking care of the day-to-day business of survival. Late last week on a beautiful cold sunny day, … Continue reading