Category Archives: Apple

An 11-Inch MacBook Air

A few months ago, I bought an 11-inch MacBook Air. I’ve been totally blown away by this computer – it’s far and away the best Mac I’ve ever had. Here’s my story… Why this 11-inch MacBook Air? I decided I … Continue reading →

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Scott Loftesness
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Make It Great

In the car this morning, I listened to the 5by5 special podcast Thank You, Steve Jobs with its series of personal stories and tributes to the man. It’s a wonderful collection of reflections. As I was listening, I was thinking … Continue reading →

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
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Blogging, Crowdfunding, Kickstarter and The Glif

Yesterday, I attended the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) meeting in San Rafael to hear Joel Friedlander’s presentation about “Author Blogging.” Joel’s an independent book designer who we worked with at Glenbrook to design our book “Payments Systems in … Continue reading →

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
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A Revolution in My Pocket!

“There is something in the soul that cries out for freedom.” Wow, what a day for Egypt! Watching the events unfolding in Egypt over the last 18 days has been both compelling and seductive. Thanks mostly to Aljazeera English, I … Continue reading →

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
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Playing with iPhoto ’11

I recently attended a photography workshop with Derrick Story and seven other photographers that included a late afternoon visit to Safari West, an African wild animal preserve northeast of Santa Rosa. I just fired up the new version of iPhoto … Continue reading →

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Scott Loftesness
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A Wave of HDR Ahead?

Paul Miller writes on Engadget about HDR video shot with dual Canon 5D Mark II’s – and asks “Are you ready for a wave of HDR to crash over the consumer electronics industry?” He views Apples inclusion of HDR in … Continue reading →

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Scott Loftesness
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First Photo: iPhone 4 HDR using iOS 4.1

The iOS 4.1 software update for the iPhone 4 became available today and I installed it on mine. Here’s the first photo I took in HDR – looking right outside my office window. The “surprise” new feature announced last week … Continue reading →

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Scott Loftesness
in Apple, Compact HDR, HDR Photography, iPhone 4, Photography | 1 Comment

Wow – HDR is now Built-In to Apple’s iOS 4.1!

Yaaaay! Apple this morning announced that high dynamic range photography is going to be built into iOS 4.1! Details to follow!

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Scott Loftesness
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The iPhone 4 Line

Wish I had ordered home delivery of the iPhone 4! There’s a multihour wait at the Stanford Apple store for reserved orders. I stopped by early this morning and it was worse but I had hoped to just walk in … Continue reading →

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Scott Loftesness
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Some Thoughts on the iPad

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been using my new iPad in a number of different settings – and have some definite thoughts on where it plays really, really well – and where it doesn’t. Here we go…with the … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 25, 2010 by Scott Loftesness
in Apple, iPad, Web/Tech | 2 Comments