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This is especially true when it comes to social networks such as Facebook, where – as two MIT students have shown – your friends’ sexual orientation can be used to determine yours, even if you haven’t explicitly disclosed it. For their unpublished study, titled Gaydar, MIT students Carter Jernigan and Behram Mistree scanned the Facebook friends of over 1,500 fellow students. They’ve found that homosexual men have proportionally more gay friends than straight men. From there, it was easy to create a…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://mashable.com/2009/09/21/work-home-lunch-sleep/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Our Microblogging Lives: Work, Home, Lunch, Sleep?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Stan Schroeder</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 1:39 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Are our everyday lives really so mundane? Does it all boil down to working, getting home, satisfying the most basic needs such as eating and sleeping, and then repeating the cycle the next day? Well, if we look at what we post on microblogging networks, it looks that way. According to a study conducted by the researches from Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Google and Elisa the top 5 most frequent microblogging posts are “working,” “home,” “work,” “lunch,” and “sleeping.” Interestingly enough, the study was conducted on a dataset of 400,000 messages in Jaiku,…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://mashable.com/2009/09/20/h-g-wells/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">H.G. Wells: The Google Logo Mystery Is Finally Solved</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Ben Parr</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 10:25 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">If you’ve been using Google this month, you’ve probably noticed a series of strange Google Logos. First, Google had their unexplained phenomenon logo, complete with aliens and cryptic code. The mystery deepened when Google had its crop circle logo just a week ago. What did these logos mean? Was Google trying to tell us something? Now the mystery is solved. Google revealed today that all of their cryptic logos were in honor of the great H.G. Wells, the famous science fiction author. Today would have been his 143rd birthday. Each of the logos was actually a clue to the answer of the…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://mashable.com/2009/09/20/neil-patrick-harris-emmys-video/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Neil Patrick Harris Mocks the Internet at the Emmys 2009 [VIDEO]</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Pete Cashmore</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 9:03 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, the musical short film produced for Internet distribution, got a cameo appearance in tonight’s Emmys thanks to host (and Dr. Horrible star) Neil Patrick Harris. Harris, while lauding the Internet as the “future of home entertainment”, mocks small screen sizes and the familiar “buffering” message. Alas, the show failed to deliver any viral Internet memes, ala the Kanye West / Taylor Swift interruption of last week’s VMAs. Twitter and Facebook streams on the Emmys homepage, meanwhile, indicated the increasing irrelevance…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://mashable.com/2009/09/20/iphone-texting-messages/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">iPhone User: I Used 662,258 Text Messages in One Month [VIDEO]</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Pete Cashmore</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 4:20 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">An iPhone 3GS user is claiming to have sent and received 662,258 text messages in 30 days, receiving a 13,000 page bill from AT&T. Going by the name “Lgvoyagerguy” on YouTube, the iPhone aficionado posted a 5 minute clip in which he assembles the evidence for his miraculous texting spree. The feat, he claims, is a record. There’s plenty of room for skepticism, however: assuming the video isn’t entirely fake, sending and receiving 22,075 messages per day is hardly something you could do manually. Even if real, then, it’s likely this was done by automated…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46598" class="feed-block 43dd81b854b43e6fabe44c01bce0e91e"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://blog.guykawasaki.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Guy Kawasaki</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/09/how-to-nurture-your-kids-and-employees.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">How to Nurture Your Kids and Employees</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">GuyKawasaki</div> <div class="published">16 Sep 2009 | 3:49 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman have written a very interesting book examining how people nurture their kids. It’s called NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children. I conducted an interview with them about this subject. Interestingly, I think many of their findings apply to nurturing employees too. Check out the interview here.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/09/see-you-at-blogworld-expo.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">See You at Blogworld Expo</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">GuyKawasaki</div> <div class="published">11 Sep 2009 | 7:31 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Hope to see you at Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas on October 15-17, 2009. This conference is the first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting new media including: Blogging, Podcasting, Social Media, Online Video, Music, TV, Radio, Gaming, Entertainment, and Communities. Plan A: There’s advance discount pricing, but it expires on Monday, September 14th. Go here to register and use the promotional code “GUYVIP” to get an additional 20% off. Plan B: Even cheaper. We’re sponsoring a contest with Blogworld Expo. If you are a legal resident of the…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/09/how-to-use-facebook-as-a-weapon.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">How to Use Facebook as a Weapon</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">GuyKawasaki</div> <div class="published">9 Sep 2009 | 9:38 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Many so-called experts are trying to fill young people with fear about what they should post in their Facebook accounts. They make the case the school admissions staff and company recruiters are going to check your Facebook page and ding you for the stupid things you did. (Who among us has not done something stupid when we were young, but I digress.) This advice is mostly defensive: “Don’t do this,” “don’t do that,” “someday it will catch up with you, and you’ll regret it.” This is, in my opinion, back asswards. You should assume that…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/09/5-things-to-avoid-in-a-demo.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">5 Things to Avoid in a Demo</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">GuyKawasaki</div> <div class="published">6 Sep 2009 | 11:34 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">For technology companies, a product demonstration is the purest form of sales because you really have to wow your audience with your product. Here is a list of 5 things to avoid if you want to not make a Stunningly Awful Demo (SAD).</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2009/09/how-to-design-for-social-traction.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">How to Design for Social Traction</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">GuyKawasaki</div> <div class="published">6 Sep 2009 | 10:20 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The three stages of traction for social media sites are sign-up, first use, and ongoing engagement. For a website to succeed it must nail all three stages. Click here to learn about how to do this.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46599" class="feed-block 85e355be3ffdf571a62160c175d9766a"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.techcrunch.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">TechCrunch</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/rBGuyuAB-Io/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">iMinds Launches Audio Encyclopedia Tracks For Learning On The Go</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Leena Rao</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 5:00 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Australian-startup iMinds is hoping to re-create the experience of reading an encyclopedia, except on your iPod. The startup is launching audio-versions of encyclopedia entries, with topics such as “The Federal Reserve,” and “D-Day Invasion,” that can be downloaded fro, Audible.com or iTunes. Currently, there are 72 different “MindTracks” available that give a well-rounded subject overview of a general knowledge topic in a variety of subject matters including politics, sports, pop culture, science and more. Each track is eight minutes and costs $0.99 cents…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/zbTj_mDA7O4/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Hollywood, We Have Plenty Of Half-Services. It’s Time For A Whole One.</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">MG Siegler</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 1:06 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">I was reading over a pitch tonight for a new streaming movie service called Epix HD, when I looked up from my computer to my TV stand. On it, I saw an Apple TV, an Xbox 360, and a cable box. Right there, that is 3 different ways to get streaming movies to my television. And that’s not even mentioning the Netflix service over Xbox Live, and the streaming service that can come right to my TV. That’s 5 ways to get movies within a foot of my TV. It’s madness. Now, choice is of course a good thing, but the problem is that each of these services don’t really offer much…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/eglV7OVedoc/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Tweet Scenes Launches Yet Another Twitter Background Creator</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Daniel Brusilovsky</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 12:30 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Companies and brands always want to have their Twitter profiles and background images fit their profile. Tweet Scenes is hoping to make the process of creating backgrounds for Twitter users much easier. You upload your logo, photos, text and links, and give some basic background information on your company and what you’re looking for. You then pay a flat fee ($129) up front, and get your design done in three business days. Tweet Scenes is owned and operated by a web design and development company (Carnes Media) with over a decade of design and branding experience. Carnes Media has done…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/HJSOzoqBv8Y/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">TechCrunch50 Had Internet And Then Some. Mariette Systems FTW.</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Michael Arrington</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 10:58 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Technology conferences are supposed to have Internet. Most don’t. In fact, audiences are trained to be grateful for even a trickle of bandwidth. Maybe enough to get off a Tweet or two. But uploading photos and videos is something that you do later, after the event is over. Because it can take days. It’s been a real problem for us over the years. We’ve thrown money at the problem. We’ve tried new vendors and technologies. We’ve prayed. And cursed. I’ve offered vendors a big wet kiss of a post on TechCrunch if they could get it right. They never have. Last…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/FP4cH7lZDV4/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Adobe Gets Into Widget Distribution And Advertising With Help From Gigya</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Erick Schonfeld</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 8:50 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Many of the widgets scattered across the Web are made in Flash, but Adobe doesn’t participate in the widget economy. Today, it is taking a first tentative step towards changing that with the release of a new Distribution Manager for widgets created on the Flash Platform. In addition to making it easier for people to share the widgets across 70 Web and mobile destinations, it will track their usage, and serve as a widget ad network as well. Adobe is obviously interested in getting into the advertising end of the business, which is why it recently announced it is acquiring Omniture for…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><div class="row-clear"> </div><ul id="feed46600" class="feed-block cf75ba894fc5d12df6e269f84f33a309"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">MACRUMORS</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/21/apple-investigating-reports-of-poor-battery-life-for-iphone-os-3-1-users/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Apple Investigating Reports of Poor Battery Life for iPhone OS 3.1 Users</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:36 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The iPhone Blog reports that Apple is taking steps to investigate numerous reports of reduced battery life from iPhone OS 3.1 users. The company's AppleCare division has reportedly begun contacting users complaining about the problem in its support ...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/18/apple-introduces-app-store-resource-center-for-iphone-developers/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Apple Introduces App Store Resource Center for iPhone Developers</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 7:53 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">In an e-mail sent today to registered iPhone developers, Apple announced the introduction of the App Store Resource Center (iPhone developer membership required), a new site within the iPhone Dev Center dedicated to assisting developers with the App ...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/18/google-claims-that-apple-did-reject-google-voice-iphone-application/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Google Claims That Apple Did Reject Google Voice iPhone Application [Updated]</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 9:23 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Google today announced today that it has released an unredacted copy (PDF) of its response to an investigation by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission into Apple's apparent rejection of the company's Google Voice iPhone application. Most signi...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/18/microsoft-matches-snow-leopard-price-with-windows-7-but-only-for-students/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Microsoft Matches Snow Leopard Price With Windows 7, But Only for Students</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 7:24 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Microsoft yesterday launched a Windows 7 campaign website announcing a discount program aimed at college and university students, bringing the cost of Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional for eligible customers down to $29.99 to effectively match A...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/17/music-publishers-and-writers-lobbying-congress-for-additional-compensation-for-digital-distribution/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Music Publishers and Writers Lobbying Congress for Additional Compensation for Digital Distribution</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 8:36 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">CNET reports that a coalition of music groups including publishers, songwriters, and composers is looking to increase the compensation they receive from digital distribution of their work. Having been unsuccessful at negotiating increased fees with ...</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46601" class="feed-block 9090e789e805c56781d0283388a12b9f"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Seth Godin</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/phN68vyLgrY/understanding-business-development.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Understanding business development</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Seth Godin</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 3:18 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Business Development is a mysterious title for a little discussed function or department in most larger companies. It's also a great way for an entrepreneur or small business to have fun, create value and make money.Good business development allows businesses to profit by doing something that is tangential to their core mission. Sometimes the profit is so good, it becomes part of their core mission, other times it supports the brand and sometimes it just makes money. And often it's a little guy who can be flexible enough to make things happen.Examples: Starbucks licenses their name to a maker…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/WvNM3Q9xJE4/if-tv-ads-were-free.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">If TV ads were free</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Seth Godin</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 3:01 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">If ads had been free, then the way people would have learned how to do TV advertising would have been by running ads. If they were free, why not? Why talk about it if you could do it? Why guess what would work if you could actually find out for yourself? Running ads would have been cheaper than focus groups. But ads weren't free in 1964, so people talked and pontificated instead of actually running every ad they came up with.You guessed it: new media is largely free. So why teach it in school as if it were a scary theory? Why encourage people to be afraid? Just do it. Build your own platform.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/KwqIovAgOpU/the-priority-list.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">The priority list</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Seth Godin</div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 3:46 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">What should you do next?Is it better to email an existing customer, send a brochure to a prospect or improve your product a bit? Should you tweet or post a new blog post? Should you have a meeting to coordinate your team or spend ten minutes returning phone calls instead?This is an unheralded skill, something successful people do really well and others struggle with.How do you decide what to do next?One of the challenges we have in reducing carbon emissions is that (as far as I know) there's no priority list. Which is worse: leaving your computer on all night or not having the windows…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/k90OPzuwMiM/things-to-ask-before-you-redo-your-website.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Things to ask before you redo your website</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Seth Godin</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 3:10 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">I don't do any consulting, but that doesn't stop people from asking me questions. The most common question people ask me when they want a new website is, "If you were in charge of this, who are the 2 or 3 people you’d want to be sure to talk to – to help think through the issues, help us figure out who should do the work, etc.?"The second most common question people ask me, "In addition to Apple’s site, are there 2 or 3 that you think are really appealing and work well for their business?"I think these are perhaps the tenth and eleventh questions you should ask, not the first two.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/K2PAjWSPdPQ/chai-wallah.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Chai Wallah</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Seth Godin</div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 3:13 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">It's so tempting to do a little bit of everything. All the tools are there, a click away. You can be the designer, the copywriter, the head of customer service. Hey, you can even do the manufacturing or easily outsource it to a commodity producer. One benefit of diversification is that you can average out your risk. Or you can be a wallah. Someone who does only that one thing.An old colleague of mine calls himself a chai wallah. Perhaps he loves spiced tea, but I'd prefer to believe it's a reminder that his success lives and dies on the performance of just one task. When you go all in, it…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46602" class="feed-block bcf9a4e10ff1f91bcb895a346fcbe240"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.scottkelby.com/blog" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Photoshop Insider Blog By Scott Kelby</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2009/archives/6589" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">My First Prints on Metal</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Scott</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 10:45 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">I’m not talking about “metallic prints” (which are prints made on Kodak metallic-finish paper) I’m talking about images actually printed on metal (well, Aluminum to be exact). I got two different kinds in the past two weeks, from two different sources, so I’m going to cover them both here. First, the print I’m holding above, which is from Image Wizards, and it’s one of their “AluminArte” images (which they call, “High Definition Images on Aluminum”). On their site (link) they make a pretty bold statement: “Remember the…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2009/archives/6585" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Free Airfare to Photoshop World Vegas!</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Scott</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 4:35 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">A friend just sent me word this morning that Southwest Airlines is running a special “Friends Fly Free” 2-for-1 promotion to Las Vegas (using their flight/hotel package), so if you’re thinking of coming out to the Photoshop World conference ( Oct. 1-3), this is definitely worth checking out. Here’s the link. Hope I get to meet you there! -Scott</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2009/archives/6036" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Should Photo Retouching Be Legally Regulated?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Scott</div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 10:48 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">I certainly don’t think so (I’d rather see airlines regulated as to how they treat their passengers), but according to an article in Yahoo’s Shine magazine, a governing body in the UK thinks things have gotten so out-of-hand that maybe photo retouching should be regulated. Here’s what the Shine article said: “In what’s poised to be the biggest uproar yet over the ongoing issue of Photoshopping in mass media, members of the British Parliament are calling for a ban on digitally altering ads aimed at children under 16, and disclosure of these modifications in ads…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2009/archives/6546" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">So What’s Photoshop World Really Like?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Scott</div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 10:22 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">At the end of each Photoshop World Conference, we do a thing called “The Best of Photoshop World” where we look back at the week through video segments, and get special live presentations from some of the key instructors, and it’s really a fun and relaxing way to wrap up a wild week (and then we give away tons of prizes). Anyway, my video crew took some of those video clips from our “Best of Photoshop World” presentation from our last Orlando, Florida event, and put them together into one short clip, and it really gives you a great feel for what Photoshop World…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2009/archives/6573" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Thursday News Stuff</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Scott</div> <div class="published">16 Sep 2009 | 10:25 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">First, a big thanks to Wes Maggio from Wacom for his great guest post yesterday. You can see from the comments, a lot of people totally dug his post (and it got people thinking big time about using their tablet in ways they hadn’t really considered). I’m pretty careful anytime I ask someone to be a guest blogger that’s going to be talking about their company’s product, because I don’t want them to turn the Guest Blog into a sales piece, but I know Wes personally and was certain Wes would provide some real helpful info in his post and that’s exactly what he…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><div class="row-clear"> </div><ul id="feed46603" class="feed-block 399ec839ad5314700d72f446e42c32cf"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.problogger.net/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">ProBlogger Blog Tips</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProbloggerHelpingBloggersEarnMoney/~3/P1UUw4getzg/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">5 Ways to Get Your Blog Indexed by Google in 24 Hours</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Darren Rowse</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 7:11 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">This is a guest-post from AdesBlog.com. Follow Ades on twitter @ades. We all know that content is king and that if you keep blogging… if you keep doing what you love… the traffic and the money will follow suit. While that’s partially true, there is also things that you can do to: Index your newly launched blog fast by major Search Engines</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProbloggerHelpingBloggersEarnMoney/~3/bnTyIkYwLSA/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Blogging to Learn</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Darren Rowse</div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 8:37 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">A friend who knows I’m a blogger recently asked me for my blog address so she could take a look. We were chatting with instant messaging, so I sent her the link. A few minutes later, she asked me how long I’d been blogging, whether I enjoyed it, and how much I earned. I responded with the details and then asked her the obvious question: “are you considering starting a blog?”. “I want to” she replied, “but I’m not an expert on anything. I don’t know what I would blog about”. There’s no shortage of great advice on choosing a blog…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProbloggerHelpingBloggersEarnMoney/~3/yR11Ne5_NLw/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">I Came, I Saw, I Commented: Was It Worth It?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Darren Rowse</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 7:55 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">A Guest post by Josh Hanagarne – World’s Strongest Librarian Two quotes: From Jane Austen: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a blogger in possession of a good domain must be in want of some worthwhile comments.” The second is the undisputed, best comment I ever received. It didn’t even matter that it was spam: “So so good. Your grd information blog is so wondrous and impotent. So so good.” Of course, my first thought was, I’m not wondrous! But seriously, it’s great to get comments. Don’t forget, though…someone out there has to do the…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProbloggerHelpingBloggersEarnMoney/~3/m0Ak_xW7ViU/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Duncan Riley of The Inquisitr Shares a Popular Post Case Study</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Darren Rowse</div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 7:34 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">This week I’m featuring a short series of interviews with successful bloggers looking at a popular post on their blog and why they think it went viral. Today Duncan Riley from The Inquisitr has agreed to dissect the popularity of one of his site’s most popular posts. What is the post on your blog that has had the most traffic in the last 12 months? Is American Idol’s Adam Lambert Gay? Is there really any question? (656,254 page views) Where did the traffic mainly come from? Approx 85% came from Google. Interestingly after that was AOL and direct (as opposed to Yahoo or a social…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProbloggerHelpingBloggersEarnMoney/~3/WR-0PUpaXzs/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">How a Flip Camera and My Blog Got My Business Over $20,000 of FREE Publicity</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Darren Rowse</div> <div class="published">16 Sep 2009 | 7:49 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Mark Hayward. You can follow him on Twitter @mark_hayward. Do you ever feel like you want to pull your hair out over the lack of return (you feel like) you’re getting from your small business blogging and social media efforts? Man, sometimes using social media for small business promotion can be frustrating! In my two most recent ProBlogger guest posts I discussed, How to Go Beyond Your Small Business Blog and Create a Social Media Footprint and 10 Tips for Blogging Your Way to Small Business Success. But you should know, I was not always a…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46604" class="feed-block 9da3d1380bafb757cab388b471b8db44"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.chrisbrogan.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">chrisbrogan.com</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chrisbrogandotcom/~3/PdVXrglmMJw/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">No Locks No Gates</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">chrisbrogan</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 11:18 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The most powerful changes of my last few years came from one realization: there are no locks, no gates. In doing all that I’ve accomplished, it’s come from the repeated situation of doing something I wanted to try, making lots of mistakes, fixing the mistakes, and suddenly being at the core of something really useful. I started blogging in 1998 when it was called journaling. I started PodCamp with Christopher S. Penn because we wanted a different kind of event where we explored the disruption of new media. I started New Marketing Labs because I wanted to create a different kind of…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chrisbrogandotcom/~3/Z2AlfsRA1k0/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">And Other Book Titles I Wish I Wrote</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">chrisbrogan</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 2:42 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">I just got done reading Jeanne Bliss’s “I Love You More Than My Dog”: Five Decisions That Drive Extreme Customer Loyalty in Good Times and Bad. It is exactly the kind of book companies need to read, if they care about service excellence, and if they need to see the results and benefits of following a path to customer loyalty. I love the hell out of this book. Check out the quick passionate video I shot at the Roger Smith Hotel about Jeanne’s book:</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chrisbrogandotcom/~3/Hn56VWtkTx8/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Extending Yourself Into a Platform</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">chrisbrogan</div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 5:32 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Today, I’m presenting at the Writer’s Digest conference. This is a bit of a dream, because from the moment I thought I was a “serious writer,” Writer’s Digest products were my guides to what I thought I’d have to do to succeed. Now, they’ve asked me in to show people the crazy hazy edge. Today, they want to know about the book as platform, and seeding your future. I’m going to start with a great quote from Bob Stein, from the O’Reilly Tools of Change event. He defined a book as such: “A book is a user-driven media where readers and…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chrisbrogandotcom/~3/rcGMVUQrs3c/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Finding Your Inspirational Code</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">chrisbrogan</div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 2:30 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">I really came to appreciate Jay-Z for his business regimen thanks to Justin Levy. I love every article I read about the man. His story right now is that he’s evolved. The storyline in the songs is that there’s not a lot of competition, and that he’s moved on to the next game. Jay’s one inspiration (and I kinda borrowed it from Justin). Another two are Dr. Stephen R. Covey and Dr. Matthew McKay. The first wrote a book that helped me reprogram my life, and the second wrote a book for me to believe that I was worth the effort of doing so. My wild business mind came from…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chrisbrogandotcom/~3/eZdDrBgT3Cs/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">LinkedIN Wants You to Make INtroductions</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">chrisbrogan</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 10:05 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">A few weeks back, my friend Mario Sundar from LinkedIn gave away 50 copies of Trust Agents to people who did a quick twitter shoutout. Well, he’s at it again. LinkedIn, in partnership with 800CEORead (as a distributor) are giving out another 50. (This isn’t exactly a sponsored post, but Mario’s obviously doing me a favor by buying 50 books to give to you.) Here’s what you do to win: ON TWITTER (not on this blog and not on linkedin), I want you to introduce one of your LinkedIn connections to another person on Twitter, and tag the introduction with #linkedin.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46605" class="feed-block dfd921d9c5a49a80bf913596baf7d353"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macworld.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Macworld</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=9a408b5ff850243198f1f86dba1311f8" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Apple rises in "Best Global Brands" ranking</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 10:21 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Apple has risen four notches in Interbrand's "Best Global Brands" ranking, ahead of other electronics brands like Sony and Nintendo.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=ad99e4b7212c30dff1d34e33b2118213" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">DOJ: Court should reject Google book search settlement</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 9:27 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The U.S. Department of Justice has come out against the proposed settlement of the lawsuit against Google over its books search engine.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=a9fafdf80bca64bb43a9cbd35d3602c7" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Boston Acoustic updates Duo-i iPod/iPhone clock radio</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 9:05 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Boston Acoustics has updated its Duo-i iPod clock radio with iPhone compatibility and glossy-finish exteriors.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=26447d044be9e24219f1e76f76377cd3" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">The Macalope Weekly: Money, money, money</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 7:00 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The Zune HD may be many things, but it's not an iPod touch-killer. Nor is there apparently a way to kill the record industry's aspirations, even with a stake through the heart. And aren't accounting rules a killer?</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://rss.macworld.com/click.phdo?i=04691622d1a95306b86065e13db97a30" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Report: FCC will formalize net neutrality rule</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 2:57 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to establish formal net neutrality rules.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><div class="row-clear"> </div><ul id="feed46606" class="feed-block 0662e2b0641d37555ac25213a9294169"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://strobist.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Strobist</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-in-day.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Back in The Day...</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">We used to have to walk five miles to school and back. Barefoot. In the snow. Uphill. Both ways.I'm just kidding -- we had shoes.But while you are finishing up your Boot Camp shots (which, by the way, are due today) howzabout a little inspiration from back in the '80's, when we didn't have no hotshot digital cameras?Take this pan shot of a Yamaha bike, for instance, the original of which is absolutely perfect despite the crappy video screen grab version seen above.What if I told you this was done on an 8x10 view camera -- using just four small quartz lights -- and no Photoshop, either.Hit the…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/09/night-shuttle.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Night Shuttle</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Florida-based photographer Jon. M. Fletcher took advantage of a recent shuttle launch to make a unique family portrait. Obviously, you only get one shot in a situation like this. But Jon had a few tricks up his sleeve to make his odds a little better.Jon's walk-thru, inside.__________Sez Jon:It was really a spur of the moment shoot. My wife (at right in photo) was online and noticed the shuttle was launching in about an hour. I stepped outside to see how the weather looked and saw a wonderfully clear sky. My daughter and I started looking for places to shoot in my neighborhood and thought…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/09/world-debut-hypernova-music-vid-shot.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">World Debut: Hypernova Music Vid, Shot with Flash at 10 FPS</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">14 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">At 10 FPS, the burst rate of the Canon 1D Mk III takes on almost a Tim Burton-like quality when shown as a movie -- a technique any sports shooter has seen while scanning through multi-frame bursts in Photo Mechanic. Iranian crunch band Hypernova and director Richard Patterson married the fast motor drive of the camera with the Profoto Pro-8a Air, the Uzi-inspired studio strobe which can keep up with just about anything out there. (Actually, they used a whole slew of Pro8a's. Must be nice.)First the behind-the-scenes video above, which gives a little look into how they did it. Then hit the…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/09/robert-seale-life-in-fast-lane.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Robert Seale: Life in the Fast Lane</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">13 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Sports portrait specialist Robert Seale had four whole minutes to shoot this portrait of cycling deity Lance Armstrong in the basement of an Austin, TX bike shop.Which begs the question: "What's he gonna do with all of that spare time when he finishes early?"Why, shoot three more setups, of course.Check out Robert's very RSS-worthy blog for the speed-lighting (heh) walk-thru, and lots of other cool stuff. Top notch.-30-Thanks for subscribing to Strobist! This month's full RSS feeds are sponsored by:</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/09/hot-off-presses-strobist-ocf-magnets.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Hot off the Presses: Strobist OCF Magnets</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">12 Sep 2009 | 5:49 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">With apologies to the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, the Oregon Country Fair, the Ohio Football Club and the Olympic Credit Fund (among many others) the Strobist "OCF" magnets are now available. The OCF stands for Off Camera Flash. Yeah, it's a little Dan Brown-ish. But we thought a rather fitting three-letter airport code thingie, all things considered.They are not for sale -- but there are several ways in which you can score one for free. Deets inside.__________The PlanEarlier this summer, I was looking for a way to have a little fun with part of my budget. Long story short, I dropped a…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46607" class="feed-block 6c337fbc0541bd284a17d0e8222d6c89"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.wired.com/rss/index.xml" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Wired</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/sJF5vpoCIYI/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">DoJ Asks Court to Nix Google Book Search Settlement</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Ryan Singel</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 5:46 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The Justice Department, citing anti-trust and copyright concerns, asks a federal court judge to reject a controversial settlement that would have allowed Google to cut through knotty copyright issues in order to create the library of the future.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/gb0wxVPSy5w/Travel_to_Munich_Without_Breaking_the_Bank" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">How to Travel to Munich for Oktoberfest on the Cheap</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Brook Wilkinson</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Oktoberfest, the annual celebration of all things Bavarian (but especially giant beers) kicks off this weekend in Munich. Even in this economy, it's cheaper to get there than you might think.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/D4U15cKHqpQ/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Stunning Views of Glaciers From Space</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Betsy Mason and Hadley Leggett</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The glacier is the geologist's window into the Earth's soul. Here's what some of them look like from space. Not bad, eh?</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/fmnnEwYuD0c/0921mcadam" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Sept. 21, 1756: John McAdam Paves the Way</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Randy Alfred</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">It's the birthday of the man who modernized road construction. He's the mac in tarmac.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/HWB0BovtlFo/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Jay Leno Brings EVs Into America's Living Room</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Jeremy Hunt</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 8:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The popular TV star and avowed gearhead tells us why he's got A-list celebrities doing laps in a Ford Focus electric car.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46608" class="feed-block 27ce3835e0e5e35eb40e05f2ffc4eb9c"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.dpreview.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">dpreview.com</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09092102sigmadp2review.asp" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Just posted: our in-depth Sigma DP2 review</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:06 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09092101fujif70exrgallery.asp" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Fujifilm F70EXR samples gallery</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 3:39 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09091802canons90gallery.asp" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Canon PowerShot S90 samples gallery</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 10:53 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09091801samyung14mm.asp" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Samyang offers 14mm F/2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical lens</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 8:03 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09091701pansonicg1gh1firmware.asp" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Panasonic updates firmware for G1 and GH1 cameras</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 2:15 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound"></div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><div class="row-clear"> </div><ul id="feed46609" class="feed-block a90d340ee6628e3d8900009dd6085b3c"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.joemcnally.com/blog" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Joe McNally's Blog</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/joemcnally/~3/KNv519eVXeo/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">I Coulda Been a Contendah…..</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Joe McNally</div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 8:34 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Gotta love The Onion. First rate reporting. It’d be great to be a Blue Angels pilot, I think. But having flown in formation with them a couple of times and having my head scrambled to the point of not being able to find my ass with both hands while these guys are flying wingtip to wingtip at several hundred knots, I know that’s not happening. Ever. Just ain’t got the skills. Everybody has occasionally wished to be something else, or perhaps something they cannot be. I wanted to play center for the New York Knicks many years ago. My meager athletic skills and tendency to…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/joemcnally/~3/gtcX8_4vIW8/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Early on a Monday Morning….</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Joe McNally</div> <div class="published">14 Sep 2009 | 10:54 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Monday always comes early, right? Been having zero dark thirty Monday calls since I picked up a camera. Today, 3am. Out the door at 3:45. Start of the week. Cab ride through dark streets to another plane. Not even the sanit trucks are out. Upside? No getting stuck behind school buses. Years ago, it was simpler and more complicated all at once. I lived in the city and, like a lot of shooters, used a car service to get to the airport. Mine, believe it or not, was called Ding-a-Ling. Swear it’s true. It being the time of magazines having more than a couple nickels to rub together, photogs…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/joemcnally/~3/9MgiLimng28/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Nigel and Me, Still…..</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Joe McNally</div> <div class="published">10 Sep 2009 | 3:11 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Up early today. Nigel’s gained some weight lately, and when he nestled himself on the bed last night he proceeded to snore so loudly I coulda sworn somebody was trying to start a large diesel engine right there on the blanket. It’s okay, though. He’s my bud. He’s a bit paunchy (Annie gets defensive and simply says he’s “big boned”) and a little tentative, ’cause I think he’s got some arthritis in his forelegs. I bought him some steps I’ve put around the house so he can get up on stuff easier. He won’t use ‘em, though,…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/joemcnally/~3/_neh5w5A2v8/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Drew Hits the Big Time….</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Joe McNally</div> <div class="published">9 Sep 2009 | 5:00 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Yep, Drew is the guest blogger today on Scott Kelby’s blog, which is definitely the bright lights and Broadway of the blogosphere. Very well done article, though Drew is typically modest about his accomplishments both as a shooter and here at the studio, where he is invaluable. Not only does he do the day to day grunt stuff, he’s also very forward thinking and technology oriented. For instance, the new look of our blog, website and our relationship with Livebooks is a direct result of Drew being proactive and looking down the road for the studio. Largely because of his presence,…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/joemcnally/~3/7w7yjmG-uyY/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Photog of the Future?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Joe McNally</div> <div class="published">8 Sep 2009 | 6:04 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">I like it. I’ve certainly lost weight, and have the lean, mean look required for success in the intensely competitive arena of the photographic marketplace nowadays. Strong, elongated, prehensile fingers, and at first glance, it would seem, opposable thumbs which are always useful. This of course was conjured for me by the irrepressible Mr. Hobby of Strobist, who recently mentioned an article on the HSD in this month’s Digital Photo Pro. He’s done things like this before- taking my face and placing it in the movie poster for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This is great.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46610" class="feed-block 6246f43699090f9b0b4afaee1986a54d"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.copyblogger.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Copyblogger</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.copyblogger.com/~r/Copyblogger/~3/X9Z_SOdqi_o/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">What a Drunk Swiss Guy Can Teach You About Handling Criticism</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Johnny B. Truant</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:34 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">One of the most interesting lessons I learned about blogging happened in the basement of a Swiss pub on Christmas Eve. Back in 1999, my brother and I went to visit our sister in Switzerland. Somehow, we all ended up in this basement room at a pub in Interlaken with some locals. For some reason, the lights started going on and off, and I caught this look on my sister’s face. There had been some groping during one of the dark intervals. I went up to the offender and said, “Hey. You’re going to need to keep your hands to yourself.” And he, quite drunk, puffed up and…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.copyblogger.com/~r/Copyblogger/~3/5zBha2kpoT4/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">How to Stand Out in a Crowded Niche</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Jonathan Morrow</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 8:04 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Ever feel like all of the “good” topics in your niche have already been worn out by more popular blogs? A post about getting more blog traffic or living more frugally may be interesting the first time you read about it. Maybe it’ll even catch your attention the fifth or tenth time you see it. But what about the 50th time? Or the 100th? Doesn’t it get a little … tired? Sure, you can go to the content crossroads for new angles and spins, and it works … for awhile. If your niche is super crowded, eventually it feels like even the devil couldn’t find you…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.copyblogger.com/~r/Copyblogger/~3/_ylAMkXoOEg/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">The Complete Newbie’s Guide to Marketing</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Sonia Simone</div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 7:21 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Think it’s the lack of advanced techniques that’s been holding you back? Think your blog isn’t finding readers because you don’t have the coolest plugins? Or that your sales page doesn’t convert because you couldn’t afford the 1,999 Secrets of Ninja Marketing Masters product that got released last month? Think the secret to successful marketing and running a profitable online business is some piece of Jedi mastery that you would need to study for years to learn? Not even close. Most businesses (online and off) just get the basics wrong. So here’s what works. Get these right and…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.copyblogger.com/~r/Copyblogger/~3/-qtrFSTn0HU/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">How To End Writer’s Block Forever (And Make Readers Fall In Love With You)</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Dave Navarro</div> <div class="published">16 Sep 2009 | 6:50 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Think back to the last time you felt the crushing pressure of writer’s block. When that locked-up feeling of helplessness transformed a blank page (or post) into a terrifying testament to your own private insecurities, what did you do? Did you curse your frozen creativity, try to wrestle an idea out of your head — or worse yet, retreat altogether from the keyboard to escape? We all have our private ways of handling the freak-out moments that every writer (no matter how prolific) falls victim to. But wouldn’t it be better not to freak out at all? There is a way — and…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.copyblogger.com/~r/Copyblogger/~3/6LX22UkL7pg/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">5 Ways to Market like a Psychotherapist</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Melissa Karnaze</div> <div class="published">15 Sep 2009 | 7:21 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Psychotherapy, a discipline intended to help people, is actually a form of marketing. Does that thought make you uncomfortable? Or even seem a little creepy? American psychiatrist Jerome Frank put it eloquently over forty years ago: psychotherapy is the art of Persuasion and Healing. A good therapist needs to do more than just teach her clients to have more positive feelings. She actually needs to sell those feelings, in order to get the results her patients want. Psychotherapy sells the “good” feelings In Persuasion and Healing, Frank said: “[S]uccess in therapy depends in large part…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46611" class="feed-block 2e39cadbd73de47e3427efc0e9ba31f5"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.readwriteweb.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">ReadWriteWeb</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/-6aJEDClYGw/brainshark_launches_free_service_takes_on_slideshare.php" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Brainshark Launches Free Service: Takes on Slideshare</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 7:00 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">For the last 10 years, Brainshark has offered a very popular on-demand presentations service for enterprises. While most web services today typically start out by offering free services and then slowly move towards offering paid features, Brainshark is turning this model on its head. While the company already offers a profitable paid product, Brainshark just launched a free version of its service today. MyBrainshark, as this new service is called, was built on top of Brainshark's enterprise product. In terms of its features, MyBrainshark clearly takes on Slideshare and similar services…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/JmwmRhS_y0I/case_study_of_contexa_at_readwriteweb_context_improves_ctr.php" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Sponsor Post: Case Study of Contexa at ReadWriteWeb: Context Improves CTR</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:00 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Editor's note: we offer our long-term sponsors the opportunity to write 'Sponsor Posts' and tell their story. These posts are clearly marked as written by sponsors, but we also want them to be useful and interesting to our readers. We hope you like the posts and we encourage you to support our sponsors by trying out their products. Since the launch of the contextual link advertising product on ReadWriteWeb, we at Hakia have been anxious to see the results and evaluate the success of our contextual advertising product, Contexa. The Contexa system matches the semantic context of a blog post…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/eSC_dv_DMKk/roboto-tv-mode.php" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Robo.to: They're Watching the Social Web in Real Time - But Will It Pay?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:00 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Particle, the Justin Timberlake-funded microapp development shop, is dedicated to creating "massively small" products that provide simple, creative solutions to real problems. When we first reviewed their Robo.to application, we weren't sure whether to be confused or delighted - but we knew there was more to the app than met the eye. Not long ago, we had a telephone chat with Particle CEO Rey Flemings; he revealed that Robo.to is to become the channel-surfer of the real-time web. He also told us what Particle is rolling out next. Read on for insights on the microapp universe - including…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/-nRU8wegjUo/making_flash_apps_more_sharable_adobe_launches_ser.php" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Making Flash Apps More Sharable: Adobe Launches Services for Distribution</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Adobe just announced the launch of Flash Platform Services for Distribution. These new services will allow developers to make their applications more sharable on a variety of platforms, including a wide range of mobile devices. Adobe will give developers the ability to enable their users to embed applications on over 70 destination sites. In order to provide this service, Adobe has partnered with Gigya, a company that already has a lot of experience in giving publishers the ability to make their content sharable through social widgets. Sponsor As the Adobe team behind this product told us in…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/ujuygsh2_v0/facebook_data_mining_truth_in_association.php" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Facebook Data Mining: Truth in Association?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 8:41 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">With a product as ubiquitous as Facebook, the public has raised a number of privacy-related concerns including optional settings, privacy policies and data mining. In the past, ReadWriteWeb covered Facebook's plans to sell user data for market research purposes. However, today's article in the Boston Globe suggests that user information can be mined for more than just advertising purposes. Sponsor An MIT experiment dubbed, "Gaydar" by creators Carter Jernigan and Behram Mistree has employed computational analysis to identify user traits based on information listed by their Facebook friends.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><div class="row-clear"> </div><ul id="feed46612" class="feed-block 9ea9bccd7b00073b477e3a3a336da3f6"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdobeLightroomKillerTips/~3/GgPxSBTV2M4/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Updating Your Presets</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 6:32 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Here's a cool little tip if you work with presets a lot and you find out you want to change one of them. Let's say you start your editing in the Develop module and apply a preset to an image. You like it. Great! But then you realize you wanted to tweak one of the settings and you like the new changes even more. If you decided you actually don't just want to keep the changes, but also change your preset's settings all together, you can update your preset by right-clicking on the old preset and choosing Update with Current Settings from the contextual menu. Lightroom will use the current…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdobeLightroomKillerTips/~3/EReSp_f_DZ8/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Wes From Wacom Talks Lightroom</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)</div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 7:10 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Try saying that 5 times fast. "Wes from Wacom talks Lightroom... Wes from Wacom talks.." :) OK so its really not that hard after all. Anyway, your job for today is to make sure you've read Wes Maggio's (Application Specialist for Wacom Technology) guest blog appearance on Scott Kelby's blog. Wes specifically talks about the pen/tablet combo and how it plays a role in today's workflow with Photoshop and Lightroom. See, it used to be that whatever we did, we did in Photoshop. And if you're in Photoshop its kind of a no-brainer to use a tablet. All of your major tools are pressure sensitive. But…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdobeLightroomKillerTips/~3/IC3a3FSVDJU/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Lightroom 2.5 (Camera Raw 5.5) Available</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)</div> <div class="published">15 Sep 2009 | 6:22 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">There's a new preset post below this one but I wanted to give you a quick update. Lightroom 2.5 update is out (and Camera Raw 5.5). Its mainly a camera update (D3000 and D300s) but there's some other very minor stuff as well. Check out Lightroom Product Manager Tom Hogarty's blog for more details and visit the link below to download the updates. Click here to go to Adobe's Update page. Bookmark It</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdobeLightroomKillerTips/~3/kOZUTZPKabQ/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Presets - Standard Print Sizes</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)</div> <div class="published">15 Sep 2009 | 6:09 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">On the heels of a few related printing questions lately, I realized its actually not quite as intuitive to set up a print for say a standard 8x10 or even 5x7. I'm not talking about photos in a picture package, but just one 8x10 photo per page. So I went ahead and created a few presets for some of them. Its not all of them but its a start and I'll be updating them over the coming weeks. Right now I've included print presets for an 8x10, 5x7, and 4x6. To install: 1) Unzip the preset zip file on to your desktop 2) Go to the PRINT module. NOTE: YOU MUST BE THE PRINT MODULE 3) Go to the Templates…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdobeLightroomKillerTips/~3/fRnCiqPohCg/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">TIP - Zooming to a Specific Point</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)</div> <div class="published">11 Sep 2009 | 5:50 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Hey there! Here's a neat one that I think a lot of people miss because its kinda buried in the preferences dialog. When you click to zoom in on a photo, Lightroom zooms in close to the area that you clicked but just in that general area. If you wanted the area you clicked on to appear entered on the screen, the try this preference change. Press Cmd-, (that's a comma - hold Ctrl if you're on a PC) to open the preferences dialog. Then click on the Interface tab, and at the bottom, turn on the checkbox for Zoom Clicked Point to Center (or centre depending on where you're from) :) Thanks for…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46613" class="feed-block 7aa683e6db96b3dbb3ffd8e61650a0ac"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://lifehacker.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Lifehacker</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/SXPbee8MPBg/close-open-loops-to-relax-guilt-free" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Close Open Loops to Relax Guilt Free [Productivity]</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Jason Fitzpatrick</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:30 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">At some point all of us have fallen into the trap of neglecting to set an end point for our work. In doing so we set ourselves up for exhaustion and burnout. Avoid this by closing your open loops. Photo by Dave-F. It's important to work with a finite and attainable goal in mind whether you're working a project for your business or a project around your home. Working towards a nebulous and distant goal ensures not only that you'll never be fully clear on when you've reached it but also that you'll never be able to stop. Scott Young highlights the danger of the working without an immediate…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/eILZIqD3RLs/welcome-to-supercharge-your-workspace-week" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Welcome to Supercharge Your Workspace Week [Announcements]</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Adam Pash</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:00 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Tomorrow's the first day of fall here in the Northern Hemisphere, which means summer's over and we're all officially back to work. This week, we want to help you kick it off with a bang. It's time to Supercharge Your Workspace. In addition to our regularly scheduled software, DIY, and productivity goodies, we're delivering a sliding drawer full of workspace-specific tips. The idea is simple: You spend a good share of your waking hours at your workspace, and now that everyone's back to work, we want to get you excited about improving your workspace and reinvigorating life at your desk. Stick…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/ywxONmke6Uc/make-compiz-run-more-smoothly-on-linux-desktops" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Make Compiz Run More Smoothly on Linux Desktops [Linux Tip]</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Kevin Purdy</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 5:30 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">If you're running the Compiz window manager on your Linux system—known as "Desktop Effects" in Ubuntu—you might notice it doesn't slide windows around smoothly, and causes occasional video tearing. The fix? Sync up Compiz to your monitor's refresh rate . The Tombuntu blog points out a few settings in Compiz's advanced settings manager, one that doesn't come pre-installed in Ubuntu but can be easily plugged into the Preferences menu. Once you've got access to Compiz's finer tunings, you'll want to look up what the optimum vertical refresh rate of your monitor is. If you find that,…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/RNjHxkpRnQU/use-regular-invitations-to-keep-a-messy-space-clean" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Use Regular Invitations to Keep a Messy Space Clean [Supercharged Workspace]</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Kevin Purdy</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 4:30 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Few motivators can be as powerful as the disdain and concerned looks of friends and coworkers. The Unclutterer blog suggests flipping that shame into a recurring motivator by inviting folks over to your house or workspace. Photo by Nai.. Rather than let her casual nesting instincts take over and occasionally embarass her with unexpected visitors, writer Erin Rooney Doland makes it a point to invite guests to her home for regular wine and cheese gatherings, and used to ask her boss to drop by her office at her desk job. What are the benefits of regular party invites, beyond the party? I have…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/A1xYFSJ-nEM/building-the-ultimate-dorm-desk" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Building The Ultimate Dorm Desk [Featured Workspace]</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Jason Fitzpatrick</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 4:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">When you're a DIYer with a desire to build an epic desk for your dorm room, it helps to have access to good tools and materials. One Lifehacker reader used great gear and forward-looking design to craft an ultimate dorm desk. In such a case you can't go wrong having a dad who owns a high-end wood working company and has an 8,000 square foot shop filled with tools galore. Lifehacker reader ev1lcaust1c, set out to build a desk that would work for his bedroom, in his future dorm room, and would hold all of his computer and gaming equipment. He did some research by hitting office and furniture…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46614" class="feed-block cd70491df680bbf3a860a13c1cf39b1d"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.tuaw.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/20/screensharingmenulet-fills-a-screen-sharing-gap/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">ScreenSharingMenulet fills a gap in Snow Leopard's Screen Sharing.app</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">TJ Luoma</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 7:30 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Filed under: Cool toolsEvery "point-oh" version of Mac OS X usually brings some small bit of pain, as I find some little utility no longer works. Snow Leopard has been no exception. I had been using the version of Screen Sharing from 10.5.4 because it had some "hidden" features which I liked. Unfortunately those "hidden" features were also "unsupported" features. When 10.5.5 came out, they were gone, but I continued to use the version of Screen Sharing from 10.5.4 which worked until 10.5.8. Sadly for me, it does not work at all in 10.6. The biggest drawback of Screen Sharing was the removal…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/20/talkcast-tonight-10-pm-edt-sunday/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Talkcast tonight: 10 PM EDT Sunday</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Steven Sande</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 7:25 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Filed under: TUAW Business, Podcasts We apologize for the late notice, but wanted to remind you that a group of our alpha geeks will be on hand for more Talkcast fun.Barring any Skype disasters, we're back for an hour of fun and questions. There's no set topic for this evening, so bring your questions or comments and join in the fun! To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, or you can try out the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; however, for maximum fun, you should call in. For the web UI, just click the "TalkShoe Web" button on our profile page at 10 pm Sunday. To…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/20/apple-store-is-down/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Apple store is down... and now back up</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Chris Rawson</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 1:02 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Filed under: Retail, Internet, AppleThe online Apple store is currently down. Considering it's the middle of the weekend for folks in the Western Hemisphere, and considering that we haven't heard much in the way of rumors concerning new products or product updates, this is more than likely just a maintenance update. We'll be monitoring the store's status and try to determine what, if anything, has changed when it comes back up. And... it's back up. Nothing much appears to have changed, aside from some reports of pricing changes on refurb iPods and the 'new' badges on some products. Thanks to…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/19/copilot-live-smooths-the-rough-edges-in-nav-app-with-new-update/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">CoPilot Live smooths the rough edges in nav app with new update</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Mel Martin</div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 3:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone, App Store, App ReviewI took a look at CoPilot Live [iTunes link] almost exactly a month ago, and it was a pretty good, inexpensive nav program, but it had quite a few rough edges.Those rough edges aren't so rough now, and the app is certainly competitive at a price of US$34.99.Improvements from the last version include: The ability to dial a POI (point of interest) Improved GPS performance A full QWERTY keyboard (the last version was alphabetical) The app also offers real time traffic information, gas prices, and something called live local search.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/19/using-iwork-as-an-image-editor/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Using iWork as an image editor</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Sang Tang</div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 11:30 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Filed under: Software, Tips and tricks, iWorkI recently noted the image-editing functionality of Preview.app, which can act as a "good enough" image editor for many that don't have access to Photoshop. While it's difficult to argue with the free price tag, Preview is not without its limitations. Fortunately, many of these limitations are unlocked if you happen to own Apple's iWork suite, which in its own right can serve as an image editor for the budget-minded.Read on to see how to use iWork in this unconventional way.Continue reading Using iWork as an image editorTUAWUsing iWork as an image…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><div class="row-clear"> </div><ul id="feed46615" class="feed-block 12085164466a704cff664fb32ae9f3c4"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.entrepreneur.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Entrepreneur Magazine</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.entrepreneur.com/marketing/publicrelations/prcolumnistrachelmeranus/article203406.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Don’t Let Your Video Get Lost in the Crowd</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">16 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Use these expert tips to create content that gets you noticed.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.entrepreneur.com/money/columnistbillbartmann/article203410.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">When It Feels Wrong To Be Right</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">16 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Remember these rules when you're tempted to 'trust your gut.'</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.entrepreneur.com/homebasedbiz/homebasedbizcolumnistlesleyspencerpyle/article203364.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Is Every Customer a Good Customer?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">15 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Not always. Have a process in place to fire troublesome clients.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/mompreneur/mompreneurcolumnistlisadruxman/article203366.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Grow Your Business With Intention</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">15 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">If you want to balance work and home, let others help you grow.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/youngentrepreneurs/columnistroberttuchman/article203358.html" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Young, Fearless and Fed Up</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">15 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Take the leap, follow your passion and pursue the new American Dream.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46616" class="feed-block cb2c91af2347f41ad3f0be8237089a26"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/iphone/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">MacRumors iPhone Blog</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/21/apple-investigating-reports-of-poor-battery-life-for-iphone-os-3-1-users/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">MacRumors: Apple Investigating Reports of Poor Battery Life for iPhone OS 3.1 Users</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:36 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The iPhone Blog reports that Apple is taking steps to investigate numerous reports of reduced battery life from iPhone OS 3.1 users. The company's AppleCare division has reportedly begun contacting users complaining about the problem in its support ...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/18/apple-introduces-app-store-resource-center-for-iphone-developers/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">MacRumors: Apple Introduces App Store Resource Center for iPhone Developers</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 7:53 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">In an e-mail sent today to registered iPhone developers, Apple announced the introduction of the App Store Resource Center (iPhone developer membership required), a new site within the iPhone Dev Center dedicated to assisting developers with the App ...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/18/google-claims-that-apple-did-reject-google-voice-iphone-application/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">MacRumors: Google Claims That Apple Did Reject Google Voice iPhone Application [Updated]</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 9:23 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Google today announced today that it has released an unredacted copy (PDF) of its response to an investigation by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission into Apple's apparent rejection of the company's Google Voice iPhone application. Most signi...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/iphone/2009/09/17/app-store-hotline-available-to-certain-developers/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">App Store Hotline Available to Certain Developers?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 2:07 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The Register reports that some high-profile iPhone app developers can simply call a dedicated contact at Apple to get assistance with App Store issues. Mike Simon, CEO of LogMeIn, describes that a representative at Apple had recently ...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.macrumors.com/iphone/2009/09/17/wall-street-journal-to-begin-charging-for-mobile-access-to-content/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal to Begin Charging for Mobile Access to Content</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 12:58 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The Wall Street Journal today announced that it will begin charging for mobile access to its news content as of October 24th. While mobile applications such as the WSJ's iPhone application [App Store] will remain free of charge and will offer free a...</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46617" class="feed-block b7829e956ec15baa4a2777ce83aaca9d"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.luminous-landscape.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">The Luminous Landscape - What's New</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://luminous-landscape.com/whatsnew/#428" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">16 September, 2009 - An Interview with Leica's Chief Optical Designer, Peter Karbe</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">15 Sep 2009 | 2:27 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">During my visit last month with Leica in Germany for a preview of the soon to be announced M9, S2 and X1, there also was an opportunity to interview Leica's head of optical design, Peter Karbe. There is now a 35 minute long video of that session online during which we primarily discussed the new lenses for the S series camera. This concludes my coverage of the recent Leica product launches. We've had six featured product reports and videos in the past eight days. It's now time for me to take a break. I'll be on vacation for the next week, and likely not online much, so you can catch up with…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://luminous-landscape.com/whatsnew/#427" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">15 September, 2009 - A Video Interview with Leica's M9 Product Manager Stephan Daniel</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">14 Sep 2009 | 12:03 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">In addition to an opportunity to work with the new Leica M9 and S2 during a visit to Leica in mid-August, we were able to spend considerable time chatting and exchanging ideas with some of the company's senior executives. The M9 Product Manager, Stephan Daniel, was kind enough to allow me to video record our introductory session with him about the M9, and that 70 minute long interview is now online. I just finished going through again your recent seminar series on Where the #%*! Are my Pictures? with you and Seth Resnick, and I must compliment you and Seth on producing a great seminar.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://luminous-landscape.com/whatsnew/#426" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">14 September, 2009 - A Video Tour of Leica M9 Assembly and Testing</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">13 Sep 2009 | 11:59 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">In mid-August, 2009, together with a small group of web journalists, I visited Leica's Solms, Germany headquarters for a preview of the new Leica S2 and M9. We were given unprecedented access to shoot stills and video in Leica's manufacturing and testing facility, and during our three days there I produced three videos – including interviews with Leica's M9 Product Manager Stephan Daniel and Peter Karbe, the company's head of lens design. Today's video, running 18 minutes in length, is a tour of the M9's final assembly and testing clean room – astonishing for the amount of manual…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://luminous-landscape.com/whatsnew/#425" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">11 September, 2009 - Leica S2 First Impressions</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">11 Sep 2009 | 2:53 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The Leica S2 is the third entry in that company's trifecta of product announcements this week. We've known about it since last October's Photokina, but now it's real, and about to ship. During my visit to Solms, Germany last month I had the opportunity to shoot for a day with an S2 system. My first impressions report is now online. I expect to have a full production S2 camera for testing later this month or early October, and of course will provide further analysis and reporting here then. ____________________ If you want some insightful Leica M9 reporting, have a look at David Farkas' blog.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://luminous-landscape.com/whatsnew/#424" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">10 September, 2009 - Leica M9 First-Look Report</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author"></div> <div class="published">10 Sep 2009 | 4:59 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">I've shot with M Leicas, both professionally and personally, for more than 30 years. After working with a production Leica M9 in Germany last month I was taken by how that company has finally and successfully transitioned from film to digital with this new model. While the Leica S2, (to be reviewed here tomorrow) is a fresh from-the -ground-up digital design, the M9 attempts to carry forward the essence of what made the M series – among the finest cameras ever made – into the digital realm. The M8 and M8.2 were steps in that direction, but had their failings. But with the M9 I…</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><div class="row-clear"> </div><ul id="feed46618" class="feed-block c47614aa54df684f2c14f57b82c0e809"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rss" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">NYT: Front Page</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4ba87cba0b7bb74b4e248012544c08d7" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Dell in $3.9 Billion Deal for Perot, Expanding Services</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">By DAVID JOLLY and ASHLEE VANCE</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:31 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Seeking to expand beyond its core personal computer business, Dell announced that it will acquire the information technology provider Perot Systems.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=1b5fa4e64d18d1700a5b64025b078f6d" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Congress Presses for Details From Bank of America on Talks</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">By LOUISE STORY</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:21 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Bank of America is being told by a House Democrat that it cannot use attorney-client privilege to withhold legal conversations about acquiring Merrill Lynch.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2e061918d6c8deb4e231494ad4263150" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">The TV Watch: For President, Five Programs, One Message</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">By ALESSANDRA STANLEY</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">The president’s talk-show grand slam was a remarkable — and remarkably overt — display of media management.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7bd06d316d2baa3dc3e5bdb532b31a34" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">G-20 Urged to Lift Bank Reserves</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">By CARTER DOUGHERTY</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:09 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Behind the appeal from regulatory experts is a fear that the political momentum for deep-seated reform may be waning as the financial crisis ebbs in intensity.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2afdb2a15813dfaf907555d6f5bb92c2" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Lawyer Defends Imam Arrested in Terror Inquiry</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">By AL BAKER and KAREN ZRAICK</div> <div class="published">21 Sep 2009 | 6:07 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Federal officials appear to suspect that a popular imam in Queens tipped off a terrorism suspect arrested in Colorado.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul><ul id="feed46619" class="feed-block 0324ddde123a081e1d78264a056dd244"> <li class="site"> <div class="add-feed"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/added-my.gif" alt="added to my.Alltop" class="added-feed-my" style="display:none"/><a href="#" class="add-feed-my" title="add this feed to my.Alltop"><img src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/images/add-my.gif" alt="add this feed to my.Alltop"/></a></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://digital-photography-school.com/" target="_blank" class="snap_shots">Digital Photography School</a> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalPhotographySchool/~3/Wq4cIra3E5I/which-eye-do-you-look-through-the-viewfinder-with" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Which Eye Do You Look Through the Viewfinder With?</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Darren Rowse</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 4:33 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">This poll will only be relevant to those of you who actually use the viewfinder of your digital camera (or those who have cameras WITH viewfinders as not all do these days) - but it comes from a conversation I had at a party a couple of weeks back with a group of friends (yes we’d had a drink or two). It started when someone asked me what eye I look through the view finder with? I’d never considered the question before (and had to actually grab a camera and take a picture to work out which eye I use). I use my right eye - but as we surveyed everyone at the party we discovered it…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalPhotographySchool/~3/O7cEEU7aXGo/6-tips-for-perfect-composition-in-portrait-photography" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">6 Tips for Perfect Composition in Portrait Photography</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Christina N Dickson</div> <div class="published">20 Sep 2009 | 7:33 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Every on-location portraitist is faced with the challenge of paying attention to the details regarding his or her subject, such as posing, lighting, composition etc. Perhaps the greatest mistake made by amateur on-location portrait photographers is the lack of emphasis placed on a portrait’s background surroundings. Photographers who do not closely examine the surroundings within the frame of their image are those who come away with images that have great distractions. No high school senior or bride will purchase a portrait in which a tree limb is sticking out of her head. Such…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalPhotographySchool/~3/VhPsGIHbuh4/7-tips-for-better-first-dance-wedding-shots" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">7 Tips for Better “First Dance” Wedding Shots</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Guest Contributor</div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 1:39 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Today Ronan Palliser shares tips on how to capture the ‘first dance at a wedding. You are most likely invited to weddings every now and then, and I’m betting that most people bring a camera with them. Chances are, if you looked back at your photos and compared them with those that other guests took on the day, there will be many shots that are the same. The most photographed moment of the day is often the bride and groom’s first dance, and with a little bit of know how, and if you’re lucky enough to have it, some extra lighting tools, it is possible to get a shot…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalPhotographySchool/~3/NCSkoGsZrmk/this-week-in-the-digital-photography-school-forums-13-19-sep-09" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (13-19 Sep ‘09)</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Nicole</div> <div class="published">19 Sep 2009 | 7:01 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Weekly Assignment It was sins abound this week with all the participation in the Seven Deadly Sins assignment. I have to say, this assignment had a lot of really high quality entries and it was great seeing the level of creativity. Our winner this week was Nathan deGargoyle’s Seven Faces of Sin. He didn’t just show us one, but all seven in a striking, imaginative, and slightly scary approach to this week’s theme. Our first runner up was Ali QJo’s photo for pride, when your love of self becomes more important than anything else. The crisp black and white along with a…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalPhotographySchool/~3/QcUTkBEiWx8/red-weekend-photography-challenge" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">RED: Weekend Photography Challenge</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Darren Rowse</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 1:00 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Image by -Merce- This week’s weekend photography challenge is simple - it all revolves around RED. I’ve set myself this kind of challenge a number of times over the year - nominate a colour and then go crazy looking for and photographing objects of that colour. I started doing it after coming into contact with a photographer who had an obsession with GREEN - the obsession led to an amazing collection of colors that stands out in my memory today as one of the coolest things I’ve seen for a while. 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The latest Nikon D3s rumors (D3+video) triggered me to do this controversial post – I just wanted to give some example on how videographers are using the video feature from the latest Nikon DSLR cameras: The movie “Gadget” claims to be the first shot with a Nikon DSLR (don’t know happened to “Reverie”): Heineken – Keep the Change Commercial (shot with Nikon D90): Music video shot with the Nikon D90 (and some RED for the slo-mo):…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NikonRumors/~3/M3hsmytB-hA/nikon-d3s-expected-price-4500.aspx" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Nikon D3s expected/rumored price: £4,500</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">[NR] admin</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 10:05 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">Just received this update from Digital Wedding Forum (registration required): So says an ‘industry-source’ I know (who’s been on the money for all the releases of the last 2 years). It’ll be to the D3 what the D300s is to the D300 (ie. essentially the same but with video and buffer upgrades). RRP is expected to be £4,500. Posted by NikonRumors.com Check out the new NikonRumors Forum The new SanDisk cards available for pre-order: Extreme CF Pro 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB like | post more? dislike | do not post again? Related posts:Nikon D3x price expected to be around…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NikonRumors/~3/sYbYG0yNEEc/nikon-d3s-14fps-and-hd-video.aspx" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Nikon D3s: 14fps and HD Video</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">[NR] admin</div> <div class="published">18 Sep 2009 | 5:57 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">D3s Nikon D3s rumors are spreading like wild fire. Another website (Cameratalk from Australia) writes about “insider information from a software developer at a research facility connected with Nikon” and that the new Nikon D3s will have 14fps and full 1080p HD video. Expected in stores on November 3rd, 2009. Posted by NikonRumors.com Check out the new NikonRumors Forum The new SanDisk cards available for pre-order: Extreme CF Pro 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB like | post more? dislike | do not post again? Related posts:Nikon video firmware with AF through the sensor in development (Nikon…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NikonRumors/~3/AG2MPy30vr0/nikon-d3-re-designed.aspx" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Nikon D3 “redesigned”</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">[NR] admin</div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 10:03 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">After the white Nikon D3 we now have those: Flickr via Crunchgear Posted by NikonRumors.com like | post more? dislike | do not post again? 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While all portfolio sites will showcase the work of the designer, some have chosen to provide additional information about the project through case studies. In this post we will be featuring more than 30 portfolio sites to show how they are using case studies from their own design projects to communicate with potential clients. 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So because we decided to create our own Twitter page, we wanted to first find out how other designers do it and what tips and techniques they use to create a truly outstanding, beautiful Twitter page. Your profile page is the only place…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/17/portfolio-design-study-design-patterns-and-current-practices/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Portfolio Design Study: Design Patterns and Current Practices</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Smashing Editorial</div> <div class="published">17 Sep 2009 | 8:00 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">   In our recent study on Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices, we asked our readers about case studies they would like us to conduct. One of the most popular suggestions was a detailed case study of portfolio websites. Following the requests of our readers, we have carefully selected 55 design agencies and Web development agencies, analyzed their porfolio websites and identified popular design patterns. The main goal of the study was to provide freelancers and design agencies with useful pointers for designing their own portfolio. We have brainstormed on the most…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/16/how-to-find-time-for-everything/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">How To Find Time For… Everything!</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Cameron Chapman</div> <div class="published">16 Sep 2009 | 4:07 pm</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">   Time management is one of the most important skills a freelance worker can learn. With a good time management system you can easily find the time to do the things that are important to you, whether in your professional or personal life. Successful time management can be challenging, especially to those who are new to freelancing or being self-employed. When you have a boss telling you what to do and when to do it by, it’s much easier to prioritize and figure out what needs to be done and when. But when you’re not only dealing with client deadlines but also all of the…</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hentry"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/16/50-fresh-free-hiqh-quality-icon-sets/" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Fresh Free High-Quality Icon Sets</a></h3> <div class="full-post"> <div class="author">Paul Andrew</div> <div class="published">16 Sep 2009 | 3:37 am</div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-bound">   The most important aspect of designing an individual icon is that it has to be instantly recognizable, you have to know its function, and you need to know exactly what it is. If you are designing a set, the actual design becomes a lot harder, the designer has to face two initial challenges: each icon they design has to be individual and distinctive from the other, and, they also have to have similar features to show that they are related, completing the set. 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Or <a href="#" onclick="show_form('log-in');return false;">log in</a>.</p> <div class="form-row"> <span>this will also be used as your url.</span> <label>Username</label> <input type="text" name="username" value="" class="styled"/> </div> <div class="form-row"> <span>this is for verification purposes.</span> <label>Email</label> <input type="text" name="email" value="" class="styled"/> </div> <div class="form-row"> <label>Password</label> <input type="password" name="password" value="" class="styled"/> </div> <div class="form-row"> <label>Password, again</label> <input type="password" name="password2" value="" class="styled"/> </div> <div class="form-checkbox-row"> <input type="checkbox" name="confirm-tos" value="1" id="confirm-tos"/> <small>I have read and agree to the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090921145643/http://alltop.com/terms-of-use/" target="_new">terms of use</a>.</small> </div> <div class="form-bttn"> <input type="image" src="/web/20090921145643im_/http://alltop.com/img/bttn-signup.gif"/> <a href="#" onclick="show_form(shown_form_id); return false;" class="close-window">cancel</a> </div> </form> </div> <div id="sign-up-form-message" style="display:none;"> <h3>Your MyAlltop account awaits.</h3> <p>Check your inbox for your activation email. 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