Planetary App

This probably come as no surprise, but I absolutely love the Planetary app! What a creative way to make a simple music player something more. Check it out in the App Store.

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Planetarium

So this is what I've been up to lately. All the visuals were done in After Effects. Music "I Was Just Thinking" copyright Max Richter.

(Don't forget to turn on HD)

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Steve Jobs

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Lions with Lambs

Yesterdays photo shoot with my newest niece, Natalie.



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On another note, OS X Lion is available today in the app store. Don't have too much fun.

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iPad + PS?

Just read this article on MacLife




With the announcement of the Touch SDK, Adobe also announced their three companion apps for Photoshop CS5 on the iPad. While Adobe Lava and Eazel bring new and exciting ways to play with color and form on the iPad, and send that information to Photoshop, it's Adobe Nav that's the real workhorse in the mix and to us, the best of the three apps.

All three apps connect via Wi-Fi with Photoshop's built-in Remote Connections feature new to Photoshop CS5.5. You can connect via an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network, or a network Wi-Fi connection.

The app displays the most used Adobe tools, the color palette, screen mode, and an Actual Pixels button. Your iPad just became an additional monitor for Photoshop with access to your toolbar.



Quickly edit the tools you're using with just a few taps

If you're a hot-key master, these might not be of much use to you, but you can edit the tools to switch out for tools you might not know the hot-key combination or tools without keyboard shortcuts.



Dealing large stacks of camera images just got easier

While that's impressive, for users that deal with multiple images open at once--especially images from cameras with their DSC-numerical names--Adobe Nav will also display all the open images in Photoshop on the iPad in a helpful grid.

Need to switch to that photo of the dog wearing a tutu? You can quickly scan your iPad, find the image, tap on it and it becomes the foreground image in Photoshop. Awesome.

Adobe Nav only works with Adobe Photoshop CS5.5. Our test device was the iPad 1 so we're guessing that it'll work on both versions of the iPad when finally released. The release date is early May and it could cost anywhere from $1.99 to $4.99.

We'll have a full review soon on MacLife.com.

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Just Hangin...

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Gallery Images

Snapped this with my iPod.

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iPod Touch Movie

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Warroad

Random photos from our trip to Warroad, MN.

My work station...

One of my many lighting assistants

My uncle working at the corn maze

My grandpa in one of his many awesome trucks

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Tricks For Your Toys

I just got the August Mac Life, and it had a whole article full of sweet terminal tricks! :D

Turn dock icons translucent for apps that are open but hidden.

Open terminal (Applications-Utilities) and type "defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES; killall Dock" and press enter.

If you aren't as happy with the results as I am, retype the command replacing YES with NO.

X-Ray Folders in Quick Look.

Type "defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableXRayFolders -boolean YES" and press enter.

I love this one, but if you don't, retype the command and replace YES with NO.

I hope this isn't too technical... I just thought they were cool! If you want more, there are 25 terminal tricks in the August 2010 Mac Life.

One thing I find most iPod Touch users don't know (and wish they did) is how to screen capture. When you have the image you want to save on the screen, press the lock button and the home button at the same time until the screen flashes. You'll find the image in the saved photos folder as a PNG. If you didn't already know this don't feel bad... I learned it by accident...

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This isn't a normal thing for me, but I thought I'd do a little product review today. My old Apple headphones started peeling apart, so I decided it was time for something new. After picking up Apple's in-ear headphones I realized that at best the other headphones are a representation of how your music is supposed to sound. Each ear has a woofer and tweeter that increase the dynamic range by an amount you have to hear to believe. Snug, in-ear fit blocks out background noise, (I can't wait to try this on a plane) and it has small medium and large silicon tips to give you the perfect fit in each ear. If you use headphones on a regular basis these things are definitely worth the 79 price tag (especially if the set that came with your iPod has finally fallen apart). These little wonders also come with the remote and mic, so if you've been living in the dark ages with a cheap set, this thing pretty much unlocks the glory you're iPod has been hiding all this time. Enjoy!

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Just For Fun

If you're a pc fan I'm not trying to change your mind. I just thought it'd be fun to take some comparison shots.

You might think I'm comparing apples to oranges since the pc is a 15in. and the mac is a 13in., but the 15in. MacBook Pro is the same thickness as the 13, (.95in.) and the 17in. is .03in. thicker...

This is a closed MacBook Pro sitting by an open Dell Inspiron.

A typical pc trackpad...

And Apple's multitouch glass trackpad.

And here I have two MacBook Pros stacked one on the other, and one Inspiron.

If you feel like sending me death threats or hate mail, please remember this is just for fun. I'm not trying to change your mind... really.

MacBook Pro

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Check this out!

Hannah embroidered these on my laptop bag today! Gotta love it.

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iArtist

Just a new version of an old image. Sometimes I can't help myself.

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iPad

Apple just announced this new toy yesterday. I'm guessing most of you have seen it, but if not check it out.

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My New Scary Background...

I'm posting this background just in case anyone else shares my taste in color... Or colors...

If you want it in a higher quality or resolution ( Currently 1680X1050) send me an email!

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iTunes Style Portrait

I took this one when i was working on a new profile pic, and decided to have some fun with it.

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Dad's ipod

This is the skin I had made from the shot I posted a few days ago. Dad was on the road when I posted that, so I had to wait until he got home to take a pic of it.

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DH

I made this as a background for my ipod, and liked how it turned out.

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Dad's Mustang

I took this shot a while ago, but couldn't post it until after Christmas. I had an ipod skin made with this on it for Dad's present from Jonathan and me.

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