Category: Techie Mumbo Jumbo
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Shooting the Milky Way
Ever since getting serious about my interest in photography a few years ago, there have been a few shots I’ve wanted to try to capture. Here is one of them: Have you ever wanted to know how you can take a picture like this? In this article I’ll explain how I captured this image, giving…
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How to breathe new life into an old Mac Mini
I’ve been sniffing around getting an SSD for my laptop for some time, but have been forced to wait for the prices on larger-capacity SSDs to fall. However, at home I have an old (bought it in 2006) Mac Mini that is used as my kids computer. The original 60GB hard drive that was in…
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Just Another Boise Sunset
I don’t believe I’ve ever lived anywhere that provided such gorgeous sunsets nearly every day. This evening I missed the best part of the sun setting, but managed to grab a timelapse of just after the sun went down and the sky began to fade. I created this using the built-in intervalometer provided by Magic…
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Apple Seems To Hate iPhone Developers
For some time now (more than a year) I’ve been working on a side project creating guides for all the state parks of various states in the US. These guides are written for iOS, and have been released on the Apple App Store. To date, 12 states have been completed and released, and have been…
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iPhone Apps I’ve Written
I was recently asked for a comprehensive list of iPhone apps I’ve written. Thought I’d put the list here and update it as I release new stuff. The astute among you will note that they are released under different publishers in the iTunes app store…. that’s because I do some on my own, some for…
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Clear Internet – A Review
Clear Internet service makes a lot of promises, but fails miserably in one VERY important way.
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DansGuardian Hates iTunes
How I fixed my connection to the iTunes Store after upgrading to iTunes 9.1
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How To Kill Your Exceed RC 2.4 Ghz Transmitter
Remember in Ghostbusters when Egon says not to cross the streams? Well…. I use the Exceed 2.4 Ghz TX for my RC habit, and so far have been very happy with it… with one small exception: it eats batteries. It seems like (though I have not timed it) that I can get about 5 or…
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Apple’s App Review Process Hurts Both Developers And Customers
Ted Landau posted a quick story today about his experience dealing with the Apple iTunes App Store Application Approval Process. In brief, he wrote a guide to the iPhone which has already been published in print, and his publisher wanted to extend it to an iPhone version. Apple, however, rejected the app twice without giving…
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Photo Sleuth Now Available on iTunes!
Apple has finally waved their magic wand and accepted Photo Sleuth 1.2 for sale on the iTunes App Store. This app used to be known as inPictures, but I’ve added a bunch more to it and renamed it as well In case you’ve not heard me spout on about this app before – it’s a…