Having a photo booth at your party has been vogue for a few years now. Celebrities often rented a booth for a shindig and rigged it for free pictures for their friends. Books have been published from the pictures; Andy Warhol used it to make his art. It’s a trendy icon that never goes out […]

A compilation of online image editing services. Some of sites require registration, others don't. These are great to use if you don't have access to Photoshop or don't need all of the features. Pixer.us (no registration required)Picnik.comPhixr.commyImager.comSnipshot.comFauxto.com

Wired Gaming has a slideshow of some really inventive and original games that really shined because of the unique features of the Commodore Amiga. I'm a long time Amiga fan, dating back to my first Amiga 500, and I've played most of these games for hours when I was younger ( especially “Beast” and later […]

I found this interesting article that explains how the THX sound was created (and how it was not created). Link. And if you find that interesting, you may also enjoy reading these: The Microsoft SoundIntel Inside Chimes

I was asked by my friends who run www.miiware.com to do a photo session for them as they were being interviewed by the Wall Street Journal in Japan. I obliged and shot about 400 pictures. A few pictures were selected and sent to the editor of the article and here are the pictures chosen (even […]

I recently installed a Parrot Evolution CK3000 bluetooth adapter in my MINI. I didn't like the bluetooth solution that MINI provides as it didn't use the two phone buttons on the steering wheel. This solution uses them quite nicely. Plus it requires no cutting or splicing of the car wiring so it was plug and […]

I recently received the AppleTV that I ordered about two months ago at work. The size was surprising– it's shorter than a Mac Mini but wider and longer. The first problem I ran into is I don't have a display at work with component or HDMI in on it. So I connect my composite TV […]

Link. Thanks, Jeff!

The folks at PhillyMINI.org hosted their annual member meeting this past Sunday. Although I couldn't make it, they showed a wonderful 2006 year in review video that is now on Google video. See if you can spot yours truly! Link.

The great thing about open source is where one person leaves, someone else can pick up and continue. It's been over a year since we've seen an update to the venerable Handbrake, despite the fact the author plead his case for people to contribute money so he could purchase an Intel Mac and continue updating […]