Have an amazing idea your local bank isn’t buying into? Today, those dreams don’t have to stop at the banker’s desk thanks to the trend of crowdsourcing, where an adoring public can fund your project one dollar at a time. Via BestAccountingDegrees.net. Like infographics? So do we.
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Crowdfunding: Where dollars and dreams meet [infographic]
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8 Unbelievable Technologies That Replace Super Powers
Mashable19 Jun 2013 | 4:31 amSuper heroes are the very definition of cool. The secret identities, the triumphant rescues, the skin-tight Lyrca outfits that show off every defined muscle and curve Yes, super heroism is a lifestyle we could all get used to Luckily for you, the following eight super powers don't even require mutated genetics or a Kryptonian birth certificate, thanks to modern technology 1. Invisibility Until recently, only boy wizards enjoyed the power of invisibility. Those “cloaks” that did exist were either too bulky or too small to fit over anything larger than a petri dish. But no more SEE… -
#Unplug: The 4 Biggest Temptations To Replug During Your Digital Detox
Fast Company19 Jun 2013 | 3:00 amUnplugging from the online world can be incredibly rewarding. It can also be incredibly challenging. Here's how to quiet the urge to browse and quiet the siren song of social media. This week, we're helping you prepare for a digital detox. But before you #unplug, it's best to prepare yourself for the questions typically answered by your device, the web, or an app: How will I get in touch with people if I don't have my phone? What's the best way to find a good restaurant without searching Yelp? Where the hell am I? It's at these moments that you will be tempted to use. The good news is that… -
BT Appoints Insider Gavin Patterson As CEO; Ian Livingston To Become UK Trade Minister
TechCrunch19 Jun 2013 | 4:35 amA changing of the guard at UK carrier BT: the company has announced that it will be appointing Gavin Patterson as its new CEO effective September, to replace Ian Livingston, who is taking up a role in the UK government as the Minister of State for Trade and Investment. Like Livingston, this is an internal appointment, and like Livingston, Patterson is being picked from the company’s consumer-facing division, BT Retail — which is also its biggest and most visible operation, alongside a wholesale fixed-line service, business services and its Openreach broadband network. Patterson… -
Quid pro quo (you can't play ping pong by yourself)
Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect19 Jun 2013 | 2:56 amThe irony of "getting in return for giving" is that it doesn't work nearly as well as merely giving. Giving because you care, because you have something to say and because it feels right. No Tat. Bloggers who measure the return on investment of every word, twitterers who view the platform as a self-promotional tool instead of a help-others tool, and those that won't contribute to Wikipedia and other projects because there's no upside... these folks are all missing the point. It's not that difficult to figure out who's part of the online community for the right reasons. We can see it in your…
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Crowdfunding: Where dollars and dreams meet [infographic]
18 Jun 2013 | 5:35 pmHave an amazing idea your local bank isn’t buying into? Today, those dreams don’t have to stop at the banker’s desk thanks to the trend of crowdsourcing, where an adoring public can fund your project one dollar at a time. Via BestAccountingDegrees.net. Like infographics? So do we. -
10 tips for maximizing your conference experience
18 Jun 2013 | 5:29 pmAttending a conference can provide opportunities to network, a chance to see what others in your field are up to, and, of course, the opportunity to see the sites of another city if you have the time, but if you play your cards right, the experience can be so much more. Allison Boyer at NMX [...] -
Not impressed by Adobe Creative Cloud’s launch features for photographers. Are you?
18 Jun 2013 | 5:19 pmToday Adobe announced Photoshop CC that is only available to cloud subscribers. Adobe should not release such lame updates to Photoshop and Lightroom to convince people that the cloud-subscription software is exciting. They should make dramatic improvements – things that photograpehrs can’t live without. Can we live without “Smart Sharpen” and “Intelligent Upsampling” with Photoshop. [...] -
The ultimate catcall killer: Hairy tights
18 Jun 2013 | 4:09 pmCan’t wait to hit the streets in that hot micro-mini, but worried about attracting the wrong kind of attention? Though you’d definitely be turning heads in this Chinese export, this accessory will probably keep those with less-than-honorable intentions at bay better than a king-size bottle of pepper spray. According to the Telegraph: They first appeared [...] -
Mexican volcano blows its top! [video]
18 Jun 2013 | 2:09 pmWhile it isn’t unusual for those near Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano to see signs of activity, Monday provided plenty of excitement for the 650,000 residents in the high-risk zone. Monday’s eruption spewed ash four kilometers in the air, as can be seen in the video below, and access has been restricted in a twelve-kilometer radius of the [...]
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8 Unbelievable Technologies That Replace Super Powers
19 Jun 2013 | 4:31 amSuper heroes are the very definition of cool. The secret identities, the triumphant rescues, the skin-tight Lyrca outfits that show off every defined muscle and curve Yes, super heroism is a lifestyle we could all get used to Luckily for you, the following eight super powers don't even require mutated genetics or a Kryptonian birth certificate, thanks to modern technology 1. Invisibility Until recently, only boy wizards enjoyed the power of invisibility. Those “cloaks” that did exist were either too bulky or too small to fit over anything larger than a petri dish. But no more SEE… -
4 Reasons to Offer Employees Flexible Schedules
19 Jun 2013 | 3:07 amThis post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. There’s been a lot of talk around Yahoo and Best Buy making unpopular decisions about employees who work from home. While we all have our opinions on the subject, it’s important to realize these decisions impact the companies that made them and no one else As a result of the bad press telecommuting has received, the flexible work benefit has been getting a bad rap. It’s unfortunate because flexible… -
Award-Winning Journalist Michael Hastings Dies at 33
19 Jun 2013 | 2:33 amBuzzFeed reporter and a Rolling Stone contributor Michael Hastings has died in a car crash Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 33 BuzzFeed's editor in chief Ben Smith posted a statement about Hastings' death on its site "We are shocked and devastated by the news that Michael Hastings is gone. Michael was a great, fearless journalist with an incredible instinct for the story, and a gift for finding ways to make his readers care about anything he covered from wars to politicians," he wrote. Rolling Stone also posted about Hastings, praising his profile of General Stanley McChrystal, his piece on… -
The News Team Gets a Taste of the '80s in 'Anchorman 2' Trailer
19 Jun 2013 | 1:25 amWill Ferrell fans, take notice: the first full-length trailer for Anchorman: The Legend Continues is out In the trailer, Ron, Brick, Champ and Brian (played by Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd, respectively), are back, but the setting has changed The '80s have replaced the '70s, and the team has moved from San Diego to the Big Apple. Their mission, to quote Ron Burgundy, is to have "salon-quality hair and read the news." SEE ALSO: 'Anchorman 2' Announcement Takes the Internet to Pleasure Town [VIDEO] The movie, directed by Adam McKay, has a huge list of star cameos,… -
Fab Raises $150 Million From Investors in China, Japan
19 Jun 2013 | 1:19 amFab, a two-year-old online store for design goods, is laying the groundwork for further global expansion. The startup announced Tuesday that it has raised $150 million in a partial series D round from investors including Tencent, Atomico, Andreessen Horowitz, Itochu, Menlo Ventures, RTP Capital, Pinnacle Ventures, Lars Hinrichs and Docomo Capital. The e-tailer, which is headquartered in the U.S., has already made significant headway into Europe. The region now accounts for approximately 40% of sales, founder and CEO Jason Goldberg told Mashable in a phone interview Tuesday. With the help of…
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#Unplug: The 4 Biggest Temptations To Replug During Your Digital Detox
19 Jun 2013 | 3:00 amUnplugging from the online world can be incredibly rewarding. It can also be incredibly challenging. Here's how to quiet the urge to browse and quiet the siren song of social media. This week, we're helping you prepare for a digital detox. But before you #unplug, it's best to prepare yourself for the questions typically answered by your device, the web, or an app: How will I get in touch with people if I don't have my phone? What's the best way to find a good restaurant without searching Yelp? Where the hell am I? It's at these moments that you will be tempted to use. The good news is that… -
A Gorgeous Screen That’s Also An Elaborate Cityscape
18 Jun 2013 | 3:00 pmInstalled at the Centraal Museum, Rietveld Landscape’s screen is a wire-cut mirror image of the city they designed in 2010. When Utrecht’s Centraal Museum commissioned a new installation from Amsterdam-based design and research office Rietveld Landscape, they gave the studio two directives. First, they asked Rietveld to create something that referred back to Vacant NL, an expansive model city they created for the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2010. The monochromatic cityscape proposed re-purposing unoccupied government-owned buildings into multi-use hotbeds of creative and… -
This Guy Lives Moneyless, Stateless, And Proud
18 Jun 2013 | 2:00 pmThis man exemplifies a pure idea of the sharing economy. Can he change how you think about money? elf Pavlik (that’s his name, with the lowercase) has been living the last four years without money. He doesn’t have it, use it, or believe in it. He’d rather share his time and skills, exchanging what he can for food and lodging, wherever he can get it. He’s also "stateless." Born in Poland, he now goes where his imagination takes him--to friends, events, and creative adventures. Pavlik is the antithesis to how most of us live, always worrying about money, and he’s… -
A Tape Dispenser Designed For One-Handed Use
18 Jun 2013 | 1:30 pmNow you can make shipping packages and moving day way less of a pain. Clenched teeth and curse words usually accompany the act of holding an overstuffed cardboard box together with one hand while futzing around with a roll of packing tape with the other. The folks at Black + Blum--a brand that has, since 1998, brought a playful perspective to households basics--want to help make packing less of a hassle. On a Roll makes the one-handed tape maneuver far less tricky, thanks to a cleverly cantilevered design that tips to the side just so. The other key element is in the sheer weight of the damn… -
The Best In Outdoor Creativity: IBM Wins Grand Prix At Cannes
18 Jun 2013 | 12:30 pmIBM’s useful outdoor ads wins the top prize in the Outdoor Lions. When we wrote about them recently, IBM’s “Ads With Purpose”--a series of outdoor ads that were designed to be useful--seemed to strike a nerve with our audience, generating a healthy amount of views and "Likes." Now, they’ve generated the ad world’s biggest prize: a Grand Prix at Cannes. The campaign, from Ogilvy France, consists of a series of three colorful outdoor boards with a design twist that makes them double as useful urban installations--a rain shelter, a bench, and a bike ramp.Read…
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BT Appoints Insider Gavin Patterson As CEO; Ian Livingston To Become UK Trade Minister
19 Jun 2013 | 4:35 amA changing of the guard at UK carrier BT: the company has announced that it will be appointing Gavin Patterson as its new CEO effective September, to replace Ian Livingston, who is taking up a role in the UK government as the Minister of State for Trade and Investment. Like Livingston, this is an internal appointment, and like Livingston, Patterson is being picked from the company’s consumer-facing division, BT Retail — which is also its biggest and most visible operation, alongside a wholesale fixed-line service, business services and its Openreach broadband network. Patterson… -
ThousandEyes Raises $5.5M From Sequoia, Launches With Service That Pinpoints Problems For How Apps Are Delivered
19 Jun 2013 | 4:30 amThousandEyes has raised $5..5 million from Sequoia Capital and angel investors for a service that pinpoints application issues between the enterprise and cloud services. The service provides a view for how apps are delivered. It determines if the problem is the SaaS provider, the enterprise environment or the Internet. It can look across the network and determine where there may be packets dropping, high latency, bandwidth issues or other problems. This removes the guesswork that comes when cloud or enterprise parties are trying to determine how to respond to problems. A dashboard environment… -
Tred Launches Its On-Demand Test Drive Service In Seattle
19 Jun 2013 | 4:30 amTred, which hopes to provide a service that’s like “Uber for car test drives,” is finally launching its service to the public. The company, which hopes to streamline the process of buying a car by bringing on-demand test drives to your home or office, will first become available in Seattle. The service allows prospective car buyers to order a test drive for a flat fee, with the automobile of their choice being delivered to the location of their choice. Cars are brought to customers by Tred Auto Experts, who are trained to answer any questions about the car in question, and… -
ScribbleLive Raises $8M To Continue Its Real-Time Media Content Push
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amScribbleLive, from Toronto-based Scribble Media, was once nearly synonymous with the term “live blogging,” but you’d be hard-pressed to find reference to that term on its site now. The company has matured and expanded considerably in the five years since its original founding, and with a new $8 million raise, it hopes to continue that maturation, to become the engine powering real-time content at media sites and other web-based properties in various industries. Scribble’s round comes from Georgian Partners, and includes Export Development Canada (EDC), Summerhill… -
TripAdvisor Continues Acquisition Spree, Buys GateGuru Mobile App For Real-Time Travel Info
19 Jun 2013 | 3:19 amTravel portal TripAdvisor continues to push ahead with its mobile and social acquisitions: today the company announced that it has acquired GateGuru, a mobile app that provides real-time information on airports, weather, and flights. Much of that is picked up from crowdsourcing, not unlike Waze — acquired by Google last week — does with road travel. Terms of the deal between GateGuru and TripAdvisor have not been disclosed but we are trying to find out. This is not an acqui-hire but a direct expansion of TripAdvisor’s services to its users. As more people take to mobile and…
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Quid pro quo (you can't play ping pong by yourself)
19 Jun 2013 | 2:56 amThe irony of "getting in return for giving" is that it doesn't work nearly as well as merely giving. Giving because you care, because you have something to say and because it feels right. No Tat. Bloggers who measure the return on investment of every word, twitterers who view the platform as a self-promotional tool instead of a help-others tool, and those that won't contribute to Wikipedia and other projects because there's no upside... these folks are all missing the point. It's not that difficult to figure out who's part of the online community for the right reasons. We can see it in your… -
The confrontation waiting to happen
18 Jun 2013 | 2:00 amIt's not between you and your boss, your critics, your editor, your competition, your spouse or some other outsider. The essential confrontation, of course, is with yourself. You are your own biggest critic. And your own biggest competitor. Now that it's easier than ever to pick yourself, the question is, "why haven't you?" And now that it's easier to ignore the competition and become a category of one, the question is the same. Our instinct is to externalize the forces that are holding us back, but in fact, that's not the problem, is it? -
The thermostat and the frying pan
17 Jun 2013 | 2:45 amIf you want to cool your house to 68 degrees fahrenheit quickly, setting the thermostat to 62 degrees isn't going to get it temperate any faster than if you set it to 68. It blows full cold until it hits the number, then it stops. (For those down under where it is winter, the opposite is also true--extreme thermostat settings won't warm you up any faster). Frying pans don't work that way. Turning the temperature on the burner all the way up will certainly heat up that pan faster. Ah, an analogy! There is significant pressure on marketers to get it done fast. And so the inclination to spend a… -
"I get it"
16 Jun 2013 | 2:28 amNo need to read the whole book, I can just glance over the Cliffs Notes... I get it. I don't need to hear your whole pitch, just show me the summary slide... got it. No, I already heard about your vacation... remember, I saw the Instagram feed. Him, why would I go out with him? I read his match.com profile. You're probably smart enough to 'get it' merely by reading the 140 character summary of just about anything. But of course, that doesn't mean you understand it, or that it changed you. All it means is that you were quickly able to sort it into an appropriate category, to make a decision… -
Angry is a habit
15 Jun 2013 | 2:13 amIt's easy to imagine habits like a scotch after dinner, biting your nails or saying, "you know" after every sentence. An event or a time of day triggers us, and we go with the habit. It's easier than exploring new territory--it's merely a thoughtless response to an incoming trigger. But emotions can become habits as well. Distrustful is a habit. Lonely is a habit. Generous is a habit. When that stranger doesn't do what you expect, is your response to assume that she's out to get you, trying to make an extra buck, looking for a shortcut? Or do you default to the habit of giving that new person…
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Taliban Attack and Afghan Move Cast Pall on Peace Talks
19 Jun 2013 | 2:04 amAfter opening its Qatar office, the Taliban ambushed a American convoy in Afghanistan, and separately, Afghan officials broke off military talks with the United States. -
The Price of Loyalty in Syria
19 Jun 2013 | 2:00 amThe Alawites are caught between support for their own increasingly brutal leaders and a rebellion that may want to wipe them off the map. -
Dissent Festers in States That Obama Forgot
19 Jun 2013 | 2:00 amIn a country splintered by partisanship and race, President Obama’s near-complete absence from more than 25 percent of states may have consequences. -
Game 6: Heat 103, Spurs 100 (OT): Heart-Stopping Survival as Heat Force Game 7
19 Jun 2013 | 12:08 amLeBron James, his much-debated legacy still intact, posted a triple-double and led a late charge, propelling the Heat to an overtime victory against the San Antonio Spurs. -
The F.B.I. Deemed Agents Faultless in 150 Shootings
18 Jun 2013 | 7:54 pmCritics say the fact that no agent in the past two decades has been disciplined for any instance of deliberately shooting someone raises questions about the bureau’s internal investigations.
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The Company Website Is Making a Comeback
19 Jun 2013 | 3:30 amCompanies are pulling more and more content off of outside social streams like Twitter and Facebook and onto websites they own and control. -
Your Door Is About to Get Clever: 5 Smart Locks Compared
19 Jun 2013 | 3:30 amI hope you've always wanted a smartphone-controlled door lock because the tech world is here to shove them in your face. Or hand, rather. -
Conquer the Hills: 11 Mountain Biking Essentials
19 Jun 2013 | 3:30 amOur warm-weather adventures continue as we saddle up on mountain bikes to go test some of the latest off-road cycling gear, including bikes, helmets, shoes and outerwear. -
Why Male Dark Fishing Spiders Spontaneously Die After Sex
19 Jun 2013 | 3:30 amIt's a unusually cruel fate even in the twisted world of spider sex: When male dark fishing spiders copulate, they die -- death is the?unavoidable consequence of the mechanism by which males transfer sperm to females. -
Sony Won E3 (But That Doesn't Matter)
19 Jun 2013 | 3:30 amTo sit back, cross one's arms, and declare the console war over would be ludicrous at this point.
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Content Creation vs Content Promotion: Where is the Balance?
18 Jun 2013 | 9:08 amA few days ago we published a post on ProBlogger titled ‘Forget about Marketing: Concentrate on Blogging‘, which led to some interesting discussion on Twitter and in the comments. I love the points author Nicholas Whitmore made in the post but I wanted to give a few thoughts, based on my own experience, on developing great content and promoting your blog. Nicholas wrote some great arguments for focusing your energy on writing great content as the central way of growing your blog. He writes: “When you write and publish awesome content on your blog, good things will come your… -
Don’t Be Lazy: 9 Ways to Blog Smarter and Harder
17 Jun 2013 | 8:37 amThis is a guest contribution from Eric Cummings who writes about art and philosophy for On Violence. I’ve been writing this post for three years. What can I say? I’m lazy. Or I should say, I used to be lazy. That’s not the case anymore. Four years ago, my brother and I started taking our writing career seriously. I now write. A lot. On my days off from work, I regularly put in over ten hour days, just writing, editing and re-writing. I’ve learned how to work, both smarter and harder. You can too. (Finally, an admission: though I wrote down an outline for this post three years… -
Forget about Marketing: Concentrate on Blogging
14 Jun 2013 | 8:24 amThis is a guest contribution by Nicholas Whitmore. The title: What on earth does it mean? Well, recently it seems like a lot of bloggers fancy themselves as marketers. You can’t read a post on a blog without seeing a load of other bloggers commenting at the bottom, with a link back to their own site. Of course other bloggers use black hat SEO tricks and other shady tactics in order to drive traffic to their blog. Each to their own you might say, but at the end of the day life can be much, much easier. If you publish blog content that’s truly awesome, everyone else will market your blog… -
Why Your Blog Posts Are Falling Short of Greatness and What To Do About It
13 Jun 2013 | 9:15 amThis is a guest contribution by Belinda Weaver, marketing copywriter behind The Copy Detective. You’ve finished your latest blog post and it’s pretty good isn’t it, isn’t it? Are you sure? Some bloggers think that coming up with ideas is the hardest part of blogging. Maybe you agree. Personally, I think it’s harder to turn an idea into blogging GOLD. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Writing a really great blog post isn’t simply down to your writing. Sure, you need to use language that will appeal to your reader, and all your verbs need to be the right way up… -
How to Make Your Blogging Dreams Come True
12 Jun 2013 | 8:42 am“ONE DAY I’ll be a full time blogger!” ‘V’ – my wife – must have heard that statement 100 or more times in 2003-2004. Me posing for my first ever press photo in 2003. Out of shot all my neighbours were watching on and wondering why I was videoing a guy taking a photo of me while sitting in my front yard. It would usually be accompanied by a spread sheet and/or chart in which I showed her how the earnings from my blog had grown from $9 per month to $11 per month and me excitedly talking about how if things kept growing like that I’d be full…
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Urban Bees For Hire
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amSeattleâs Ballard Bee Company hopes renting hives to urban gardeners can ease the risk of beemageddon. -
China's Huawei Unveils the World's Slimmest Smartphone
18 Jun 2013 | 2:15 pmThe company reveals its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, aiming to compete with Apple and Samsung. -
Fran Tarkenton on Winning As a Self-Taught Entrepreneur
18 Jun 2013 | 11:40 amThe football-pro and serial entrepreneur will speak in Washington, D.C., at National Small Business Week. Here he reflects on what he learned along his entrepreneurial journey. -
Tech Can Make Immortality a Reality, Says Head Google Engineer
18 Jun 2013 | 11:00 amRapidly evolving technology is making immortality more realistic, Google's engineering director told the Global Future 2045 World Conference. -
5 Ways to Use Twitter Beyond the Basics
18 Jun 2013 | 10:30 amThere's so much more to Twitter than tweeting out your latest new promotions or sales. Here are five key ways to energize your Twitter strategy on a budget.
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Get Social With Lifehacker and Your Favorite Writers
19 Jun 2013 | 4:30 amEvery day, we post selections of our stories to different social networks so you can stay up to date and share with friends. Why not join us on your preferred network and add a little awesome to your day?Read more... -
How to Make Your iPhone Look Like iOS 7 Right Now
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amiOS 7 comes with a pretty sleek new look, but you need to be a developer to actually check it out before this fall. Thankfully, you can get the look and feel of iOS 7 really easily with a few jailbreak tweaks and themes. Here's what you'll need.Read more... -
The Basics of Music Production: The Complete Guide
18 Jun 2013 | 5:00 pmOver the last month we've learned all about the basics of music production, posting new lessons on a weekly basics. With the lessons finished, now you can get the complete guide and find out how you can learn more.Read more... -
Generate a Monthly Calendar from the Command Line
18 Jun 2013 | 4:00 pmOS X and Linux: Need to quickly check calendar dates and don't have an app at the ready? You can generate calendar data for any month in an instant with a quick terminal command.Read more... -
Why would I want wireless charging for my gadgets?
18 Jun 2013 | 3:00 pmGreat discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more wonderful!Read more...
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New Video May Show iOS 7 Running on an iPad
18 Jun 2013 | 3:55 pmApple has yet to release iOS 7 for the iPad, which has led to speculation about what the operating system will look like on a larger screen. Over the weekend, photos from the iOS 7 simulator in Xcode 5 surfaced, demonstrating how several stock iOS apps might look on Apple's tablet, and now a tipster has directed us to Russia-based YouTube user Rozetked, who has released a video of what he claims is iOS 7 "alpha" running on an iPad. Rozetked does not explain where the software came from nor how it was installed on the tablet, so there is no proof that the video depicts a bona fide version of… -
Apple Giving Retail Employees Beta Access to OS X Mavericks
18 Jun 2013 | 3:15 pmLast year, roughly a month before Apple released OS X Mountain Lion, it extended its beta program to certain Apple Retail Store staff members. This year, the company appears to be doing something similar. 9to5Mac reports that retail store staff are again being invited to try the beta of OS X Mavericks. You are invited to participate in the pre-release OS X Mavericks seed program. Participation, including submitting feedback, is completely voluntary and not an expectation of your job. If you accept, we will provide you with a pre-release version of OS X Mavericks to install and use. You will… -
Leaked Image Suggests 'Voice Memo' Will Return in Future iOS 7 Beta Release
18 Jun 2013 | 2:12 pmA leaked image from a WWDC developer session is making the rounds, showing that the Voice Memo app that isn't currently included in the iOS 7 Beta 1 will make an appearance in a future release. Also, a tipster tells us the release notes for the first iOS 7 Beta mention the Voice Memo app: Voice Memos - Known Issues The VoiceMemos app is not available in this seed.The Voice Memo app doesn't seem to appear in any of the iOS 7 marketing materials on Apple's website, but developers should see it in a future iOS 7 beta release and we expect it to be included in the final iOS 7 release this fall. -
Apple TV iOS 7 Beta Adds iTunes Radio and Conference Room Display Mode
18 Jun 2013 | 8:54 amLast week, Apple released iOS 7 Beta 1 for iPhone to developers. At the same time, it released a new beta for the Apple TV as well. Users of the Apple TV beta have discovered at least two new features inside. AppleInsider notes that Apple built an iTunes Radio client for the Apple TV -- something that Eddy Cue mentioned during the WWDC Keynote and that Apple has promoted to potential iTunes Radio advertisers -- with in-line video advertisements. Apple has also added a 'Conference Room Mode' for use in business and academic settings that displays simple instructions for connecting to a Wi-Fi… -
Case for Lower-Cost iPhone with Thicker Profile and Curved Edges Surfaces
18 Jun 2013 | 6:49 amMacotakara points to a blog post [Google translation] from case design firm MGM showing off a new case intended to fit Apple's rumored lower-cost iPhone. The photos reveal a case that is largely identical to iPhone 5 cases, with the exception of being approximately 2 mm thicker. iPhone 5 case (left) vs. lower-cost iPhone case (right) Macotakara has also posted a hands-on video of the case. In the video, an iPhone 5 is placed into the case and appears to fit fairly well. It is clear, however, that the case is intended for a device with rounded edges rather than the squared edges of the iPhone…
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Not Getting My Podcast?
13 Jun 2013 | 6:35 amWhat? You’re not getting my podcast? Get it HERE. You can: Subscribe via Stitcher Radio (my favorite!) Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe on the Blackberry Network and you can subscribe to me via the Zune part of the XBOX Live store, but there are no direct links (sorry about that)! Want a simple RSS link? I have that too. Also, if you’re not yet subscribed to my free newsletter, it’s highly recommended. : ) Want the most recent episode? Make Your Own Damned Show I’d LOVE to see you there. Already Subscribed? May I BEG you for an iTunes Review? That link goes to the SIMPLE… -
Marketing Vs Owning Relationships
12 Jun 2013 | 4:28 amThe reason most companies and people have a challenge with their marketing efforts is that they’re trying to market and not own a relationship. I found myself wandering through Boston’s Faneuil Hall the other day and happened upon the band, the Ballroom Thieves playing for a crowd. I love watching musicians in street situations, because I learn a lot about pure business from them. They need to get someone’s attention, wow them enough to motivate that person to put a hand into their pocket, and earn some money. It’s pure marketing and pure sales at its best. And when… -
Ownership Starts From Within
7 Jun 2013 | 1:30 amI wanted to share a thought with you about ownership. Ownership starts from within. You start by realizing one day that you can own your choices. It grows. You accept that you can choose your goals. Then, you realize you can create a kingdom or a world or whatever you want to call it (your domain). And from there, your ownership becomes an obsession. Ownership Starts from Within People always seem to ask about a specific moment where everything changed. I don’t believe in them. I believe there are dozens of moments, hundreds. We think there’s only one shot, like that Eminem song. -
Shift Your Social Media Usage to Fabric Mode
4 Jun 2013 | 4:18 amWhen social media came out and for the next many years, people have treated it like a main course. Ultimately, it’s more like a condiment, or a texture. It’s time to move it to the “fabric” mindset. I was talking with Jacq about our upcoming talk at State of Now about how one starts a health reboot. In brainstorming, we both realized that we use social media and social networking tools to help with various aspects of our fitness and health. But we don’t make a “thing” out of it. We just do it. The tools just get us to the information and the people. -
Sponsored Post – Two Weeks of Office365 and Windows
31 May 2013 | 4:44 amI decided to challenge myself and really put Office365 to the test. The following is sponsored by Cloud Powered Work, which is a project with IDG, LinkedIn, and Microsoft’s Office365. Everything in this post is mine, and my opinions are my own. I’ve been dabbling with and enjoying the experience of working with my Dell XPS10 tablet for a month or two now, and I really dig the new Office365 experience. The thing is, my entire business runs on a totally different operating system and using a completely different suite of cloud tools. So I’ve really only been dabbling all this…
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Copyblogger
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How To Leverage the Science of Relationships to Gain True Influence
18 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amIf you define influence by the size of your Klout score, you can stop reading this right now. If you believe influence is driven by the creation of a relationship between two parties, where one sees the other as truly knowledgeable about a particular product or service, then let’s talk about the science behind that influence. Establishing influence is a multi-step process that moves the influenced through four key stages. They move from awareness of the influencer, to knowing the influencer, to liking the influencer and finally finishing with preference for the influencer’s advice and… -
How to Build a Massive Email List (Without Being Annoying)
17 Jun 2013 | 7:00 amFact: Email is still (by far) the most profitable online sales channel. That means an essential aspect of your audience is the segment that trusts you with their primary email address. So, it seems fair to say that enticing your prospective customers and clients onto an email list is crucial. Once you start building that list, you always want more. It’s like crack, really. Email subscriber count crack, to be exact. And like any addiction, you start considering desperate measures to get more. Things like annoying the majority of your site visitors in order to increase your daily sign-up… -
“Content” Isn’t a Buzzword, It’s the Future of Your Business
14 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amContent Marketing is a hot topic, no doubt. What you may not know, however, is that it’s been around for a long time, and that it’s finding itself in the midst of yet another “Golden Age” with the rise of the Internet. This is very good news if you’re a content creator. It’s even better news if you’re building authority online. But, are you actually getting the job done? Whether you have no idea what I’m talking about, or you do, and you’d like to take your content marketing skills much further online, we’ve got your back. We’ve… -
5 Writing Links That Will Help You Get Better … Stronger … Faster
13 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amThis week on The Lede … How a 40,000 Word PDF Earned a Massive Audience The Overwhelming Force of “Gradual” How to Write a Good Blog Post, Fast On Finding Real Pleasure in Our Work Twitter’s First Bona Fide Star Want to grab even more useful links, beyond those that make The Lede, plus additional obscure references to The Six Million Dollar Man, adjusted for inflation? You only have to follow @copyblogger on Twitter. // How a 40,000 Word Guide Earned 361,494 Site Visitors and 8421 Email Opt-ins Mr. Patel is a master of taking action on real data. Through this… -
What a Notorious 16th-Century Philosopher Can Teach You About Content Marketing Today
12 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amWhat does it take to get people to pay attention to your content? I think we’ve all read a great piece of writing and thought to ourselves, “Why isn’t this more popular?” (And hey, maybe you even feel that way about your own work!) I obviously can’t answer the entirety of that question in a single blog post, but I will tell you that there is a trait that many popular works of writing seem to share: they are controversial. It’s easy to see why controversy spawns from strife between two (or more) groups of thought. It leads to debate, debate leads to…
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Macworld
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 presents an impressive and innovative upgrade
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amIf you like Lightroom 4, you’re probably going to appreciate version 5 even more. The latest iteration of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom introduces a new set of well-thought-out features while maintaining snappy performance. Our stock MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina Display laptop had no trouble importing large raw files, scrolling through hundreds of thumbnails, or applying sophisticated image edits. In other words, Adobe kept its house in order during this refresh. Some of the touted new features, such as Smart Previews and Upright, are quite innovative. Others are refinements to existing tools. -
Catching up with developers: Brent Simmons on Vesper and iOS 7
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amVesper made its debut the week before Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. But with Q Branch’s Brent Simmons in San Francisco for Apple’s annual conference, the time seemed right to talk about the new note-taking app for iOS. In this latest in our series of video chats with developers, we ask Simmons on how Vesper’s flatter interface fits in with what we’ve seen so far from iOS 7. We also talk about the possibility of syncing features finding their way into future versions of the app. -
Four ways OS X Mavericks will save your MacBook's battery
19 Jun 2013 | 3:30 amWhen Apple unveiled the iPad in 2010, I immediately fell in love with its impressive battery life, and couldn’t wait until they day when the same longevity would come to my Mac. With the upcoming release of OS X Mavericks and the latest round of revisions to the company’s laptop hardware, it looks like I (alongside, I suspect, many other Mac users) could finally get my wish, thanks to a few clever software tricks that have found their way into the latest incarnation of Apple’s desktop operating system. Hardware and software The obvious way to improve battery life in a laptop is to… -
Remains of the Day: None more flat
18 Jun 2013 | 4:30 pmApple and Mavericks have been sitting in a tree since at least 2005; Macs shine in court; and how much flatter could a title be? The remainders for Tuesday, June 18, 2013 go to 11. Apple’s love of ‘Mavericks’ has been around for a while (TUAW) If you’d been paying close attention to Apple’s earlier software, you might have noticed a fondness for Mavericks, the surf location that’s become the name of the next version of OS X. It also appeared in 2005 promo materials for Aperture. Quick! Let’s see what else we can find in old marketing materials to clue us in on the next next… -
Lab Tested: Ultimate MacBook Air 2013 holds its own against the MacBook Pro
18 Jun 2013 | 3:35 pmOur "ultimate" CTO MacBook Air features upgrades to the CPU, RAM, and flash storage. As is customary with just about all Macs, Apple offers a small number of standard configuration systems that you can buy off the shelf (these are the systems Macworld uses for review), along with a handful of optional upgrades that—for a price—allow purchasers to customize their new Macs. The 2013 MacBook Air is no exception: Apple offers more RAM, higher capacity flash storage, and faster processors. Macworld Lab put together an “ultimate” configuration of the new MacBook Air, and the performance…
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ReadWrite
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A Handy Guide To Google's Project Loon
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amNo one can accuse Google of not thinking big. Project Loon, Google's audacious "moonshot" vision to bring mobile Internet connectivity to the billions without - via balloons - is one of the company's biggest ideas ever. It's madness, but it just might work. Considering the uniqueness of the idea, its use of old technology, and the potential impact it will have should Google succeed, you no doubt have questions. Here is a handy Q&A guide to help you understand Project Loon. Balloons? Really? Yes, really. The balloons are made of polyethylene plastic. They are… -
Google Cites First Amendment In Challenge To FISA Secrecy Order
18 Jun 2013 | 2:44 pmGoogle, eager to salvage its security-related reputation in the wake of disclosures about the NSA's PRISM surveillance program, has asked a secretive intelligence court to let it disclose more details regarding government requests for information about its users, reports the Washington Post. In a legal filing Tuesday, Google cited a First Amendment right to speak about the information it must legally provide to the government. The company is seeking to have the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court lift a gag order that prevents companies from discussing or describing… -
Google's Next Nexus Is Nowhere In Sight
18 Jun 2013 | 9:39 amIf you are waiting to get your hands on the latest and greatest of Google’s Nexus Android smartphones and tablets, the last month or so has been both exciting and disappointing. Google's Hugo Barra announces Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4 Google announces new Nexus smartphones and tablets when it ships new versions of Android. With every sugary dessert iteration, avid Android fans get flagship devices running unadulterated Android (free of the skins and bloatware from manufacturers and carriers) to satiate their geeky desires. The only problem? Google hasn’t announced a… -
Pinterest Developers, After Years Of Waiting, Can Take Hope
18 Jun 2013 | 9:10 amThe developer community has a message for Pinterest: what’s taking so long? Ever since March 2012, the image-sharing network has promised developers an API. And it's in demand - according to ProgrammableWeb, the Pinterest API profile is the most frequently viewed page on the site, revealing the community’s anticipation for the feature. Whatever the reason, the lack of API access from Pinterest is not sitting well with the developer community. Promises But Little Progress An API, or application programming interface, is a group of requirements that permit one device to talk to… -
Microsoft's Most Wanted: A Convicted Child Molester Worked At Yammer
18 Jun 2013 | 8:05 amA few years ago, a fast-growing startup, adding staff at a breakneck pace, hired a facilities manager as a contractor without asking too many questions. That startup was Yammer, now part of Microsoft. And that contractor - Marcus Tillman - is now behind bars, facing the 40-year sentence he dodged in Georgia years ago. Federal investigators, acting on a tip from authorities in Georgia, went to Yammer's office in San Francisco last week seeking information about Tillman, known to his colleagues as "Stephen Warner." Marcus Tillman, a convicted child molester, worked at Yammer under a false name…
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Smashing Magazine Feed
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The Smashing Magazine 2013 Photo Contest: Winners And Best Entries
19 Jun 2013 | 2:47 amThree weeks ago we launched a photo contest and asked everyone to submit a creative picture of the object that fuels their creativity and inspiration. For all of you who have participated, thank you so much for taking the time and thought to interpret your object in a creative way. We did not only enjoy the brilliant photography that you sent us, it was also inspiring to read your thoughts on the story behind all these objects. We received around 350 entries from all over the world and only 70 could make it onto the poster we’ve created exclusively for our dear fans. As… -
Adapting To A Responsive Design (Case Study)
18 Jun 2013 | 6:48 amThis is the story of what we learned during a redesign for our most demanding client — ourselves! In this article, I will explain, from our own experience of refreshing our agency website, why we abandoned a separate mobile website and will review our process of creating a new responsive design. At Cyber-Duck, we have been designing both responsive websites and adaptive mobile websites for several years now. Both options, of course, have their pros and cons. With a separate mobile website, you have the opportunity to tailor content and even interactions to the context of your… -
Five Ways To Prevent Bad Microcopy
17 Jun 2013 | 10:13 amYou’ve just created the best user experience ever. You had the idea. You sketched it out. You started to build it. Except you’re already in trouble, because you’ve forgotten something: the copy. Specifically, the microcopy. Microcopy is the text we don’t talk about very often. It’s the label on a form field, a tiny piece of instructional text, or the words on a button. It’s the little text that can make or break your user experience. If you think you’ve built the best user experience but didn’t make sure the microcopy was spot on, then you haven’t built the best… -
200 Foodie Pack: A Free Set Of Food Icons
17 Jun 2013 | 8:14 amToday we are pleased to feature a set of 200 useful and beautiful foodie icons. This freebie was created by the team behind Freepik, and at the time of writing it’s the largest set of food icons available on the web in one pack. The 200 Foodie Pack includes 200 customized icons available in PNGs (32×32px, 64×64px, 128×128px), as well as in AI, EPS and vector format. Perfect for any projects around gourmet, food, restaurant, gastronomy and the like. Enjoy! Large preview Download The Freebie! You may freely use it for both your private and commercial projects without any… -
What Leap Motion And Google Glass Mean For Future User Experience
14 Jun 2013 | 2:42 amWith the Leap Motion controller being released on June 27th and the Google Glass Explorer program already live, it is obvious that our reliance on the mouse or even the monitor to interact with the Web will eventually become obsolete. The above statement seems like a given, considering that technology moves at such a rapid pace. Yet in 40 years of personal computing, our methods of controlling our machines haven’t evolved beyond using a mouse, keyboard and perhaps a stylus. Only in the last six years have we seen mainstream adoption of touchscreens. Given that emerging control…
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CNN.com - Top Stories
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BuzzFeed reporter killed in wreck
19 Jun 2013 | 4:20 amJournalist Michael Hastings, known for his 2010 profile of Gen. Stanley McChrystal that led to the officer's abrupt retirement, died in a car accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday. -
Guy fights deer (hint: deer wins)
19 Jun 2013 | 4:18 amJohn Berman shares lessons learned from Internet videos. One of the most important? Don't "argue with the wildlife." -
'Standing Man' protester goes viral
19 Jun 2013 | 4:17 amCNN's Karl Penhaul reports on the "Standing Man," who has inspired a new form of protest in Turkey. -
Exploding sidewalks menace Londoners
19 Jun 2013 | 4:14 amThere's a new menace lurking in the streets of London -- exploding sidewalks. -
Police: Drugs helped day-care naps
19 Jun 2013 | 4:09 amGetting children to take a nap can be hard. Getting them to eat pancakes is not nearly as difficult.
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Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider
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Guest Blog- RC Concepcion: To Thine Own Self Be True
18 Jun 2013 | 9:04 pmLast year I got a call from photographer Joe McNally asking to talk to me about a project that he wanted me to work on. I have the absolute pleasure of being able to call Joe a friend , but its never really lost on me the fact that when we are working, this is Joe “Frigging” McNally we are talking about. Joe is one of the three most influential and inspiring photographers for me – a long studied idol. To be asked to do a project with him filled me with anticipation.As it turned out, Joe wanted me to work as a guest instructor with him on an annual class that he does: The Advanced Flash… -
Behind-the-Scenes at the B&H Photo Lightroom 5 Summit Yesterday in NYC
17 Jun 2013 | 10:26 pmWhat an amazing day!!!! Over 1,500 photographers (capacity) at the B&H Photo event in person — literally thousands more watching the live stream from literally all over the world — Adobe was there, including the new Lightroom Product manager Sharad Mangalick, who was answering questions all day, one-on-one from attendees at the event — and I’m training alongside Adobe Evangelist Julieanne Kost and The Photoshop Diva herself, Katrin Eismann. What a blast! :)Lots of learning. Lots of laughs. Lots of Lighting. Lots of Lightroom. Canon was there. Sony was there. -
Greetings From New York City
17 Jun 2013 | 5:30 amSorry for the late post, but I was up REALLY late prepping for my sessions today at the B&H Photo Lightroom 5 Digital Photography Summit at the Javtis Center (it kicks off at 10:00 am this morning). I took the shot above (the view from my hotel room at the Hilton Garden Inn on 8th) with my iPhone last night when I got in, and I processed it in Camera+ on my phone (Oppa Kalebra Style). I did get to meet up with my buddy, NYC-based photographer Jason Joseph (shown above) at one of my favorite New York restaurants, the incredible Keen’s Steakhouse. Mmmmm. Keen’s. We were hoping… -
It’s Free Stuff Thursday!
12 Jun 2013 | 9:01 pmLive Action Horse Racing Photography with Dave Black In the latest addition to KelbyTraining.com, Live Action Horse Racing Photography, join Dave Black on location at Tampa Downs and learn how to photograph horse racing from one of the top sports photographers in the world. Dave gets up early to document everything that happens in the course of a day at a working racetrack, while sharing tips and tricks he’s learned over a career that spans 30 years. You’ll learn about all the gear he uses, how to set up a remote camera, the importance of choosing the background in each of your shots, why… -
It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Brian Hirschy!
11 Jun 2013 | 9:01 pmI want to thank Scott and Brad for sharing the space with so many great photographers. You guys are good people, and it’s an honor to be here among such amazing photographers, creatives, and story tellers. Again, much thanks!I spent the better part of the last 8 years living and working in far western China, running a photography tourism agency. Just last year I returned to the States to continue a career in the commercial photography market.I mention western China only because where I predominantly photographed was far enough from the hyper-developed east coast that my life resembled…
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Digital Photography School
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Life With A Rangefinder, Plus Street Photography Tips.
18 Jun 2013 | 12:37 pmThese days you are most likely to find me wandering the streets of London with a Leica M Monochrom hanging from my neck. Street photography and Leica have been inextricably linked for decades and this is solely down to Leica’s M system camera and its rangefinder focus mechanism. This is not to say that you cannot be a street photographer without a rangefinder camera or, transversely, that you cannot shoot anything but the streets with a Leica. It is simply that this style of camera is the preferred tool of the serious street photographer. If you’re unfamiliar with Rangefinders, the name… -
Master These Five Lightroom Sliders and Your Photos Will Pop
18 Jun 2013 | 9:30 ama Guest Contribution by John Davenport from Phogropathy Have you ever opened up Lightroom (or any other professional level editing program) and said, “Oh my – where do I start?” If so then this post is probably right up your alley. Today I’m going to show you how to take the process out of processing photos and how you can get some great results simply by learning how a handful of sliders work. After you learn these basics you can start to dig deeper into the program and learn how to bring out even more of the hidden details in your photographs. The Seven Lightroom… -
77% of dPS Readers Take A Camera Everywhere [POLL Results]
17 Jun 2013 | 12:56 pmLast month we asked readers whether they took their camera with them everywhere in a poll. The results are in! If you include the camera in your phone… 77% of the almost 20,000 people who responded take a camera with them everywhere. What I find interesting is that we ran this exact same poll in January 2009 so we can track how things have changed over the last 4 years among our readers. Here are the 2009 results (the results were from around 18,000 readers at that time). While the changes have only been subtle there are a few interesting observations to make. Firstly – more people… -
Improving Composition with Tonal Contrast
17 Jun 2013 | 9:48 amA contribution by Andrew S. Gibson author of Understanding EOS: A Beginner’s Guide to Canon EOS Cameras. If you were to ask me for two ways that you could improve the composition of your photos, the first piece of advice I would give you is to keep the composition as simple as possible. Eliminate anything that isn’t part of the story from the frame. The second part of the answer is to focus on tonal contrast. Now, many discussions of composition tend to concentrate on the basics, such as the rule-of-thirds, leading lines, use of colour and so on. Not many people seem to be talking… -
Destination: Oregon
16 Jun 2013 | 12:51 pmHaystack Rock dominates the landscape at Cannon Beach. The wet sand, dramatic skies, and great light combined for some great images. Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 24-70 f/2.8L II at 24mm. 1/40 second at f/16, ISO 200. I used a 4 stop graduated neutral density filter on the sky. Every year I try to dedicate at least one week of vacation to photographing a destination that’s on my lifetime list of places to see- some might call it their bucket list for photography. The past few years those trips included Yosemite, Acadia, and Denali. I have wanted to photograph the Oregon coast since I…
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TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
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Facebook update boosts privacy features to iOS app
19 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amFacebook has updated its iOS app, adding new status icons and new privacy features. The version 6.2 update follows updates made to the web version of Facebook, especially regarding the all-important privacy status. Now after a user has posted a status update, photo or a link, they can tap a drop-down arrow next to the update and change the privacy settings. Users can change the privacy settings for older posts as well. Users can now select emoticons and other status icons while writing a status update. The emoticons are meant to be selected after a user has written a status update, with the… -
Apple updates Configurator app
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amApple has released an update to its Configurator app. The OS X app allows users to configure and deploy iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices in an enterprise environment, such as schools or government institutions. While no major changes were introduced, there are several minor improvements that administrators of institutions will find useful. Here's the news from the release notes: Apple Configurator 1.3 contains improvements and bug fixes including: o. Significantly improved reliability, scalability and performance o. A new status view that includes time estimates and error information with… -
Square Enix uses your face for action in Bloodmasque
18 Jun 2013 | 6:00 pmSquare Enix's Bloodmasque was undoubtedly the strangest game I saw at E3 last week, and in a year defined by indie titles and two new HD consoles, I think that's saying something. Square Enix has had a weird time with the App Store -- other companies like Capcom and EA have found a lot of success in smaller titles, but Square Enix has clung to its own console traditions, releasing relatively large and high-quality, high-production titles for a relatively high cost. Bloodmasque follows this trend (though the price has yet to be announced just yet), and it also brings one weird little twist… -
Dirac HD Player can improve the Apple headphone and EarPod experience
18 Jun 2013 | 5:00 pmThinking of buying new headphones for listening to music on your iPhone or iPod touch? You might want to try the Dirac HD Player or the Lite version instead to see if it can improve the sound from the headphones that came with your iOS music player. Dirac is a Swedish company that does all kinds of high-end electronic equalization for the auto and electronics industry. You can hear their work in BMW, Rolls-Royce or Bentley autos, not that I get into too many Bentleys or other high-end cars... Dirac has applied its sonic expertise to fixing some of the audio issues with Apple's headsets. The… -
Testing the pros and cons of Mavericks' multi-display support
18 Jun 2013 | 4:00 pmWhile Mavericks won't be officially released for a few months, developers already have their hands on the beta, and are putting the operating system to the test. One intrepid YouTube user, MrThaiBox123, has uploaded a video showcasing the strengths and weaknesses of the system's multi-monitor abilities. And he's done this with six 27-inch monitors. You know, just like your average work space. It's important to note that the issues MrThaiBox123 deals with could all be fixed by the public release this fall. Still this is a fascinating look at both the upcoming operating system and the…
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Strobist
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In Camera Veritas
19 Jun 2013 | 4:30 amShow of hands, who knew that the cameras we use every day are named after a room? The latin word for room is camera, which makes sense when you realize the first objects for recording light were cameras obscura. And in this case instead of the room being the camera, the camera is in fact the light modifier. Read more » -
How to Keep Your Old Flash from Exploding
14 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amHave a flash that's been sitting, unused, for a long time? Or did you buy a used flash with an unknown history? Turn it on the wrong way and you may be in for a bit of a surprise. Doesn't matter if it is a speedlight, an Alien Bee mono, a Profoto pack-and-head or whatever. Keep reading for a nifty little tidbit of info that may help you avoid seeing that "magic smoke" escape from your babies. Read more » -
On Assignment: Dahlia Flute Duo
10 Jun 2013 | 5:00 amWhenever possible, I scout not only location but also time of day when planning an outdoor shoot. Especially if that shoot is in the evening. When does the sun set? Where does the sun set? When is golden light? Where will it come from? So in this case, the I knew the ideal pop of tree-filtered backlight would happen at about 7:22pm. And at that time we were ready and in place, waiting for the light. Shame about the sun not showing up. Read more » -
Quick Hands-On: $100 "Polaroid" PL135 Bare-Bulb Flash
5 Jun 2013 | 9:30 amUPDATE: The Polaroid PL-135 (AKA the rebranded "Triopo TR120") has been unceremoniously pulled from the market just a week or so after it launched. Has the venerable Sunpak 120J bare bulb flash been reincarnated? By a world-famous company, no less? Well, no. Not exactly. It's no Sunpak 120J (doesn't have the extra stop of power) and, strictly speaking, it's not really a Polaroid flash per se. Keep reading for the bare facts (rimshot!) on the Polaroid PL-135. Read more » -
In-Depth QA: Martin Prihoda Photographs Priyanka Chopra for GQ India
3 Jun 2013 | 11:11 amLong-time readers will remember photographer Martin Prihoda, who was originally based in Vancouver before packing up and relocating to Mumbai. Or as he still often thinks of it, Bombay. (Martin, on the distinction: "You do business in Mumbai. You party in Bombay.") His recent cover shoot of Indian actress Priyanka Chopra for GQ India represents a major departure from his previous use of color and light. So I contacted him for a QA. My questions (and his generous answers) follow, along with more images form the shoot. To see any image bigger (and other images from the shoot not seen…
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News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
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Just posted: Our Canon PowerShot D20 underwater camera review
18 Jun 2013 | 4:17 pmWe've posted the first in a series of six reviews of rugged/waterproof compact cameras. First up is the Canon PowerShot D20, whose fish-inspired design can go for swim, get dropped on the floor, and shoot in freezing temperatures. Once we've completed our reviews of all six cameras, we'll put together a comparison, so you can find out which is best-in-class. Follow the link to see how the PowerShot D20 performed in our tests. -
Awards celebrate the best of iPhone photography
18 Jun 2013 | 11:46 amThe 6th Annual iPhone Photography Awards has announced its winners, celebrating smartphone images across 16 categories of mobile photography. The top three winners of the Photographer of the Year category each received an iPad Mini while the top entry from each category won a gold bar. We take a look at the award winners on connect.dpreview.com. -
Olympus UK serves up free Pancakes with PEN Lite and Mini
18 Jun 2013 | 6:48 amOlympus UK is offering a free M. Zuiko Digital 17mm 1:2.8 Pancake lens to anyone who buys a PEN E-PL5 or PEN E-PM2 from an authorised UK stockist. The lens can be claimed though the the company's website, and the promotion runs until 15th September 2013. -
Lens reviews update: DxOMark data for Nikon-fit full frame wideangles
18 Jun 2013 | 6:15 amDxOMark has just reviewed Nikon's latest budget full frame wideangle lens, the AF-S Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED. As part of our ongoing collaboration we've added the test results to our lens comparison widget, along with other Nikon-fit full frame wide zooms. You can compare it to its predecessor, the AF Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D IF ED, the AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR, the legendary AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, and the Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX. Click through to see the comparisons in our lens widget, and for the full data on DxOMark. -
Adobe releases subscription-only Photoshop CC
18 Jun 2013 | 6:02 amAdobe has released the latest version of Photoshop: CC for 'Creative Cloud'. It's the first to be made available solely though the company's controversial subscription-only model, that requires users to pay an ongoing monthly charge of £17.58 / $19.99 for access to the software. New features include a revised 'Smart Sharpen' function, a 'Camera Shake Reduction' filter, and the ability to apply Camera Raw edits as layers. The latest versions of other Creative Cloud apps such the video editor Premiere Pro are also now available to download.
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Lightroom Killer Tips
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18 Jun 2013 | 11:01 pm
18 Jun 2013 | 11:01 pmI’ve seen a bunch of questions about the release of Lightroom 5 and what it means to existing Lightroom users. So I wanted to write a quick post to answer some of the most common questions about upgrading. Here goes: Q. Can I upgrade from Lightroom version 3 (or 2 or even 1)? A. Yes. The Lightroom 5 upgrade will work for any version of Lightroom (1 thru 4). As long as you own a previous version of Lightroom the upgrade costs $79. Q. What happens to my old Lightroom catalog? A. When you first install and launch Lightroom 5, you should get a message telling you that you need to upgrade… -
Tip: How To Turn Off The Annoying Photo Info Overlay
9 Jun 2013 | 11:01 pmI think Lightroom is all about showcasing your photos and making them look great. To me, nothing ruins that more than that annoying photo info overlay that appears in the top left of the photo in the Library and Develop module (see image below). I’m in Colfax, Washington right now teaching a workshop along side of Bill Fortney and friends. While in the classroom today, I noticed that overlay on several of the screens from people in the class and you’d be amazed at the sigh of relief when I showed them that you just have to press the I key to turn it off. Yup… that’s… -
Issue #5 Of Lightroom Magazine Is Out!
28 May 2013 | 5:25 amI just got word that the latest issue of Lightroom Magazine (issue #5) is up on the App Store. If you’ve got an iPad, here’s the link to the free app where you can download the first issue for free. Each issue after that is $4.99. I’ve also included a few screen captures from the app (Cover and Table of Contents). I’m really happy with the way this one turned out and I think our team put out a great issue. It’s got everything from the new features in Lightroom 5 to new Lightroom 5 presets, portrait retouching in Lightroom and how to use your Wacom tablet to get… -
Should You Create Multiple Catalogs In Lightroom?
20 May 2013 | 11:01 pmFor years, catalog questions tend to be the most popular questions I get at my Lightroom seminars. One of those questions is whether or not to create multiple catalogs in Lightroom. See, back in Lightroom 1, it became fairly common knowledge that when your catalog grew to a certain size in photos (say 20,000) that it would slow down and you should create a new catalog so Lightroom would keep running quickly. But that’s not the case anymore. Lightroom doesn’t have a photo limit that anyone has hit. Adobe doesn’t even recommend creating multiple catalogs anymore. So the first… -
Lightroom And WPPI Coming Your Way (Chicago, Atlantic City, Vegas and LA)
15 May 2013 | 9:00 amIf you live in Chicago, Atlantic City, LA or Las Vegas then you’ve got a WPPI “On the Road” stop coming your way. NAPP and WPPI are teaming up to provide you with some killer Photoshop and Lightroom training at each event. RC Concepcion, Pete Collins and I will be teaching along side plenty of other great instructors in each city. Here’s the link to WPPI’s website if you want to find out more and below is the list of cities and dates. Hope to see you there! • Chicago: May 21-22 • Atlantic City: June 3-4 • Los Angeles: July 15-16 • Las Vegas: August…
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MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - iOS Blog
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Apple Planning LinkedIn Integration for iOS 7
18 Jun 2013 | 4:31 pmApple appears to be building LinkedIn integration into iOS 7, though the feature is not active in the beta of iOS 7 that was released to developers last week. It is said to look similar to the social network integration that iOS currently sports for Facebook and Twitter. Apple supposedly included Facebook integration in an early build of iOS 5, but it didn't make it into the final build because of failed negotiations between the two companies. Facebook integration was built into iOS 6. 9to5Mac, which originally reported the story, says iOS 7 users will be able to post content directly to… -
Facebook for iOS Adds Status Update Icons, New Sharing Controls
18 Jun 2013 | 1:51 pmFacebook has updated its iOS app to version 6.2, adding mobile support for status update icons. The icons, which were originally introduced to the desktop edition of Facebook in April, allow users to add details about their actions to status updates. The icons link to relevant Facebook pages and give details on what a user is feeling, watching, reading, listening to, drinking, eating, or playing. Icons join other recently introduced Facebook features including Chat Heads and Stickers, which are emoji-style images that can be sent to friends. Facebook's newest update also includes quick access… -
'Bike Baron' Named Starbucks App of the Week, Available for Free
18 Jun 2013 | 1:30 pmMountain Sheep's Bike Baron has been chosen as the Starbucks App of the Week, making it available for free for the first time ever for customers who have downloaded the Starbucks app. Bike Baron is a an extreme biking game where the objective is to navigate through dangerous terrain and deadly obstacles. Our sister site TouchArcade has a review of the gameplay:Bike Baron successfully merges an excellent interface with charming art and sound design. Those things pull you in, and then the game tries to break you. If you’re looking for a casual biking experience where you’ll spend a lot of… -
'Paper' Developers Get $15 Million in Funding For Future Apps and Hardware
18 Jun 2013 | 12:09 pmFiftyThree, the company that created popular iPad sketching app Paper, today announced that it received $15 million in funding for future projects, which will focus on both collaboration and physical creation.We are especially focused on two areas: TRUE COLLABORATION—Social media has changed the way we communicate, but real collaboration has been left behind. Still nothing has surpassed the simple act of sitting down in a room with a group of motivated people. We believe a breakthrough around collaboration will revolutionize the creative process. How we work together. How we discover… -
Shazam App Updated with Music Discovery, New-Look Tab Bar and More
17 Jun 2013 | 10:22 pmJust a couple of weeks after rebuilding its iPad app as a universal app, Shazam has released another update, this time adding a music discovery feature called Pulse, a new-look tab bar, and more. Pulse allows users on both iPad and iPhone to see and sample music that is being tagged the most by Shazam users in real time. Other improvements include the ability to easily delete Favorite tags from the iPad edition and a new tab bar with more information.New look tab bar: -Settings is now located on the top left of the home screen -When a Friend tags, they appear in the tab bar -Chart updates are…
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China's ancient 'donut-like' homes: Where to see the tulou
18 Jun 2013 | 3:00 pmNear Xiamen, UNESCO-listed houses built by the Hakka people were once mistaken for a nuke baseTulou once served as home, fortress and marketplace for China's Hakka people. Southern China's Fujian province is never going to get as much attention as its urban neighbors to the north and west, regions that are home to internationally known cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou. But the coastal province offers a fascinating glimpse of traditional Chinese heritage, a growing rarity in this rapidly developing country. Among the more intriguing pieces of history in Fujian are the tulou -- large, round,… -
Adorable kid, exotic Bolivia star in magical 'travel' video
17 Jun 2013 | 11:01 pmNaughty Boy's "La La La" has hit No. 1 in the U.K. Here's the story behind the coolest "travel" video since Coldplay's "Paradise"La La La Naughty BoyNaughty Boy ‘La La La’ video courtesy of Virgin Records Limited. The minute we saw the video for “La La La” by Naughty Boy, we had questions that went far beyond how the catchy tune got us singing “la la la” so fast. Where was this thing shot? Who's the adorable kid? Could that incredible pooch steal Boo's crown as world's cutest dog? Now that British artist Naughty Boy’s “La La La”… -
Best of Penang rolled up in one big festival
17 Jun 2013 | 3:01 pmGeorge Town is a UNESCO heritage city. Organizers of the annual George Town Festival aren't letting you forget whyEven on the average day, George Town is a cultural overload for visitors -- the city is rightly famed for its food, history and diversity. Clearly, UNESCO knew what it was doing when it listed the Malaysian city located on the island of Penang as a World Heritage Site back in 2008. To mark the five-year anniversary of that designation, organizers of the annual George Town Festival have amped up the island's cultural offerings, stuffing a huge amount of art, film, music,… -
Skiing in Chile: 7 ways to do southern hemisphere slopes
17 Jun 2013 | 3:00 amIt's powder season down south and the case for a Chile snow safari is as bold as a hearty cabernetSkiing, as one witty anonymous figure once said, is “the art of catching cold and going broke while rapidly heading nowhere at great personal risk.“ Yet for many the ski season is all too short. Just as you start to perfect your skills, the snow melts and you have to pack away the boards. This is where the southern hemisphere comes to the rescue. A stronger-than-usual buzz surrounds Chile this year, where the ski season runs from June to October. Here's what has skiiers and… -
7 travel fashion trends that should be banned
16 Jun 2013 | 9:53 pmA New Jersey beach town has cracked down on low-hanging pants. Here are other style sins that should be punishable by lawWe’ve all heard the phrase “crime against fashion” used in reference to one’s sartorial sins. But one New Jersey town has actually made a certain style a punishable offense –- low-hanging pants. According to local news reports, beach town Wildwood recently passed a law banning people from wearing pants and shorts that hang more than 3 inches below the hips on the boardwalk. In other words, keep your bums covered, kids. Mayor Ernest Trojano says the town has…
