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A solution for “Unidentified Networks” in VMWare under Windows

VMWare under Windows 7 and later create 2 network drivers — one for bridged networking and one for NAT. Windows can’t determine the workgroup state of these adapters, and refers to them as “unidentified network” when you hover over the network icon. There’s a simple registry hack to fix this: 1. Click Start, click Run, […]

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Cardboard Camera from Ikea

This cardboard digital camera by IKEA was given away last week to members of the press during the 2012 Fuorisalone, a design expo in Milan. According to IT Gizmodo, the camera can hold up to 40 photos on internal memory, has a USB connector, and will soon be in IKEA stores. via laughingsquid photo via […]

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Google Posterity Post — serving non-WordPress content

1. Create a PHP file in the themes directory with the name lomo.php <?php /* Template Name: <lomo> */ ?> HTML GOES HERE 2. Create a new page, and select “lomo” as the page template template. Leave the content blank – all the content will be served by the template HTML. 3. Add HTTP redirect […]

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Complaining about the iPhone’s camera?

Kyle Cassidy’s take on the iPhone’s camera, from his iPhonetography site: THE CAMERA THAT COMES WITH THE iPHONE IS TERRIBLE Many people decry it’s smallish megapixel count (3), but really, as any serious digital photographer will tell you, size doesn’t matter. The most frustrating thing about the image that comes from the iPhone is the […]

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Nostalgia for the Now

(Here’s a great article by Peggy Nelson about nostalgia, memories, and how digital media allows us to interpret memories independently of what we capture on media…) Photographs give us the ability to capture what we see, more or less. And apps give us the ability to capture what we wish. So what do we wish […]

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The Day My Grandmother Exploded, by Kyle Cassidy

[via Kyle Cassidy’s Livejournal ] Two weeks ago I got this crazy idea in my head to find a ten year old 1.3 megapixel Leica Digilux and make a series of images with it based on lines people sent me from novels. Well, it’s done. It’s a 24 page booklet called The Day My Grandmother […]

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I want to be a photographer someday. Any advice?

Originally posted by kylecassidy: A Reader Writes: I want to be a photographer someday. Any advice? Yes, lots. Photography is a mixture of Artistic Ability and Technical Skill — the magic of the mix isn’t written in stone. The world is filled with technically proficient but artistically uninspired photographers, there seem to be a smaller […]

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iPhonetography, a new Kyle Cassidy project

http://www.iphonetography.net/ THE CAMERA THAT COMES WITH THE iPHONE IS TERRIBLE Many people decry it’s smallish megapixel count (3), but really, as any serious digital photographer will tell you, size doesn’t matter. The most frustrating thing about the image that comes from the iPhone is the noise. Not audible noise, but digital grain. That, and it’s […]

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EIA-TIA Cabling Specifications

Crossover Cable RJ-45 PIN RJ-45 PIN 1 Rx+ 3 Tx+ 2 Rc- 6 Tx- 3 Tx+ 1 Rc+ 6 Tx- 2 Rc- Straight Through Cable RJ-45 PIN RJ-45 PIN 1 Tx+ 1 Rc+ 2 Tx- 2 Rc- 3 Rc+ 3 Tx+ 6 Rc- 6 Tx- Use a straight thru cable assembly,568B on both ends when […]

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Cheap Coffee of the Week, On the Road — McDonalds Value Menu

McDonalds has put their small (12 oz.) coffee on their dollar menu. Looking for a quick decent cuppa for your morning commute? Look no further. See my earlier post for more on McDonalds efforts to break into the coffee biz.

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