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18 Jan art5x

Batch Convert PNGs to JPGs on Mac OS X

Computers are smart. I had a folder full of screen captures (PNG) and I needed them to all be JPGs. Open Terminal and put in this command: mkdir jpegs; sips -s format jpeg *.* --out

9 Dec robber

Scammers Have a New Craft: Targeting Photographers

We all get scams through email occasionally, or through websites and apps that we use. Scams that photographers receive are a little different though, and they are becoming more prevalent. The last scam I received

6 Dec present-wallpapers_16482_1600x1200

Find the technically perfect gift for someone

At GiveEmThis.com, it scours someone’s posts on Facebook or Twitter in order to predict gifts that person would like. When I entered myself into GiveEmThis, it was pretty accurate. I would not wear the SLR

28 Nov cd

CD or DVD Stuck in Mac – How to Fix

I was going through some old CDs and they were pretty scratched. Some of them could not be read so my computer was a little slow on making a decision and spitting the discs back

17 Nov download

Google Checkout Puts the Wallet in the Cart and Checks Out

Call me crazy, but I’ve never used Google Wallet and didn’t know it existed. That period of time lasted until today when I received an email from Google letting me know that Google Checkout is

11 Nov 168958

Best weather program for Mac OS X menubar or dock

“Meteorologist is a full featured, free, and open source weather program for Mac OS X. This version of Meteorologist supports multiple cities, new version checking, and many more features.” Download here. In a word, Meteorologist

11 Nov March 15th, 2011 @ 22:10:27

Battlefield 3 Not Initializing – How to fix

It looks like there’s two main reasons that Battlefield 3 does not start. 1) You need to update your video card drivers manually – do not use any of the Windows walk-through updates 2) Or,

11 Nov all-caps-all-the-time-tshirt

How to disable caps lock on Mac OS X

Do you actually ever use the Caps Lock key? It seems like a key that should be removed from keyboards. No one has a need for it anymore because we’ve all learned it’s not polite

20 Oct 15035

Facebook Cleaning Crew Alert: Connections Being Severed

Well good grief, since I’m awake I might as well influence the Facebook world regarding this screenshot I captured the other day with intent to vent. Intent to vent, how about that? Someone get me

20 Oct Screen shot 2011-10-21 at 2.42.20 AM

Lytro – No, I Don’t Think This Camera Is Amazing

But I do think it will be fun to play with. When a friend on Twitter posted that there was a new gimmicky gadget, and it happened to be a camera, you could see my

6 Jul bucket

Facebook versus Google+: The Age of Connecting and Collecting

My friend Paul only invited me to Google+ about two hours ago, but the rapid rate of notifications from it (even at midnight) is already sparking many thoughts for me. The days are long gone

17 Jun diet_trop_a_rocka

Do you like to rock? Tech wants you to be a rockstar.

At first, it was new to see people mention rocking so much on the Internets. “I’m gonna rock out your wedding!” was in the Google AdWords copy for a photographer. Then I open an email