If you’re a photographer of any description and use Lightroom this is definitely for you. Adobe has released Lightroom 3 beta. Yes its beta so its not a fully working copy but had a lot of good little touches from the last released version which is Lightroom 2.
Scott Kelby and Matt Klowkowski have put together a Learning Centre for Lightroom 3 beta. A couple of videos that run you through the basic changes and whats new and they are well worth a watch. All up about 20 minutes but a very neat little set of videos. Definitely watch it if you use Lightroom or are planning to get the software and try it. Adobe Lightroom 3 beta can be downloaded from here.
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Canon EOS 40D, f/7.1, 25sec, 50mm, ISO Speed: 100
Its only fair I do one for Brisbane too 
having done Sydney.
I’d have loved to have this shot a bit wider(more panoramic) but there were a bunch of noisy kids to my right who didn’t want to budge and often ran into my frame: grrrrrr! We stood here for a bit and saw the ferry come in and out of the wharf… the trail a ferry leaves on reflecting coloured night light is rather spectacular.
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Being a blazing fast browser and scalable I have long since made Firefox my default. I admit it wasn’t easy giving up the luscious goodness of Safari but Firefox does take things to the next level if you constantly write HTML and CSS and use Flickr or like Photography⌘ !
There are numerous posts about Firefox Add-ons so why make yet another one? Well, I’d like to make one for the ones I frequently use. They are productivity orientated and work for me and am happy to share it with you.
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We went down to the Stir Crazy Thai on Broughton St at Milsons Point tonight. A little walk down to the parking and then you’re engulfed with this gorgeous view of the Sydney CBD from the North Shore.
There is a little blur but next time I will surely try with a Tripod. Make sure you click on the picture to view a larger version.
Canon EOS 40D, f/7.1, 1/250, 45mm, ISO Speed: 200
Chloé loves grass and she was rolling a bit till she finally decided to pose for me. Shot at The Entrance in Summer 2009!
Woof!
Canon EOS 40D, f/4.0, 1/1000, 38 mm, ISO Speed: 400
Where does time go when you grow up. Whoever said time management is a great thing surely lied or didn’t pack too much into their day… or maybe life has evolved more and there are far more distraction today than there were growing up.
Well no, that isn’t an excuse but genuinely seem to be running out of time to do things I always had time for. How bizarre! And then I’ve had the bout of flu luckily not the swine variant. It has left me so drained and lethargic.
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Sitting back and watching life go by. I’m on a short hiatus. Be back soon.
Canon EOS 40D, ISO 400, 40mm f/4, 1/200, Hoya Circular Polariser, Photo Credit: DS
Sometimes when there isn’t much to say all I do is look at autumn colours and it makes me feel so happy. What an amazing season Autumn can be and it can surely bring a smile even to the dullest life of earth. This photo was shot last year around July at the then Fairmont Resort in Leura.
Canon EOS 40D, ISO 100, 24mm f/4, 1/250, Hoya Circular Polariser
Have you heard of an App called iEmoji? Well, if you haven’t I suggest you head on over to their site and have a look. Its a great little app if you like putting emoticons(emotional icons) when using SMS, MMS or Emails when using your iPhone. In some ways its a must have App on your iPhone and I agree — iEmoji is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch & requires iPhone OS 2.2 or later. Thats all you really need.
Have a read of what Apptism has to say.
Web pages built with iPhone specific emoji are displayed properly only when viewed with the Safari browser on an iPhone (or iPod Touch) with iPhone OS 2.2 or higher.
Go get your copy, Firefox 3.5 is out. And if you have a couple extra minutes have a quick view of Mike Beltzner’s preview of what’s new and exciting in Firefox 3.5.
First noticeable difference for me has been its speed. It rocks — blazing fast.
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I love Friands! I simply L-O-V-E friands. You get the idea. Friands are those magic things that make your afternoons easy, it makes a cup of tea even more satiable and a worrying mind more at peace. It must be comfort-food for it does release a lot of endorphins for me. A café across from where I work sells Friands and while they are OK, $3.50 for a rather average Friand leaves a lot to be desired. I still indulge in the ocassional binge.
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Its not much of an original post when you copy paste information, but sometimes you *have to* remind giants that sleep at the wheels inconveniencing and killing healthy competition and growth in the IT industry. Yes you guessed it I’m talking about Microsoft. Minutes ago I got an email from Campaign Monitor and The Email Standards Project. And soon I post the message you’ll know what I mean. I quote:
Microsoft have just confirmed they plan on using the crippled Word rendering engine to display HTML emails in Outlook 2010.
This means for the next 5 years your email designs will need tables for layout, have no support for CSS like float and position and no background images. Not to mention the long list of bugs and quirks that break the simplest of layouts.
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The lovely D had bought tickets to watch Steel Magnolias at the Seymour Centre. What a heart-rendering story it is. Even though you know the outcome, it just engulfs you in a ball of emotions. The joy and elation of life, the comfort and warmth of true friends and sisterhood juxtaposed in the lives of these amazingly simple and loving women bring about a transformation of tears and laughter all at the same time — its hard not to love this play! Even having watched the movie I’ve to say ‘the play’ brings forth the ‘elixir’ of this trememdous sisterhood in the cast. Ana Maria Belo, Marian Frizelle, Jennifer Hagan, Debra Lawrance, Geraldine Turner & Jacki Weaver bring this to light with impeccable perfection and consistently. I couldn’t but stop and think of my time in North Carolina and the hospitality I was offered by almost every single person I’d met during my sojourn. They say: Southern hospitality is an amazing thing. It is something that a lot of people talk about and hear of. I’ve been so blest to have been able to experience it first hand and it sure surfaced in my mind while watching this gorgeous play.
Very beautifully executed. What a masterpiece.
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The iPhone OS 3.0 software update is here. While I must admit I havent played around to check every little update feature yet, the Spotlight search in itself is a big time saver. Cut, Copy & Paste alone save a lot of retyping and mulling over dreaded typos. That is a mega saver, add to that the fact you can type in Landscape which implies lesser typos. Voice Memos – brilliant idea, Internet Tethering will be another hidden gem when you want to get connected easily.
Updating the new software for iPhone was absolutely pain-free and it was over in a couple of minutes. Apps seem a lot more responsive and start and close quicker. The only downside some apps in the App store are still not OS 3.0 ready but thats just a matter of time. Go get your update, its worth it.
My only concern was if Flight Control didn’t work — but it DOES just fine! Just between you, me and the gatepost my score last night was 87! 
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At long last I’m a proud iPhone owner and like the rest who has tapped into the power of iPhone I am in sheer, awe, delight and joy of this marvel of technology!
Think I’ve done well to fight the temptation for a whole year since they were available in Australia around July 2008. Over the years I’ve had quite a range of mobile handsets but nothing has ever come close to the goodness of what apple brings in an iPhone. Really nothing comes close or is comparable to the iPhone! It is a masterpiece. A marriage of technology and superb interface. It is a love story of epic proportions if such a phrase could be used to describe a ‘gadget’. it just is! I’m truly floored by the design, the finish, the response, the crazy addictive App Store where thousands of people across the globe write jaw dropping Apps. It has considerably cut down my time in front of the computer! And dare I say I’m loving every bit of iPhone juice I can have.
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