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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Tornado Sirens Wail...
Distracting me from my computer screen. So I stop what I'm doing and step outside to take a look.
The first thing i notice is it's perfectly calm. Eerily calm. The clouds are incredible, they seem to be so low you could touch them, hanging, churning and undulating down near the tree tops, yet streaming up to tower over head. The classic anvil shape of a wall cloud.
Turning towards the West, the sky has that "light sea foam green" color. If you've lived in my part of the world long enough you know what that means...
Tornado
So I turned on the police scanner and grabbed the camera.
Technorati Tags: weather, photo, wall cloud, storm clouds, tornado, wisconsin
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Reviving A Samurai ...
As I am rebuilding my PC set-up (after a hard disk FAILURE) I ran into an issue with one of my favorite applications, Market Samurai...
For those of you that don't know Market Samurai is a suite of tools used to research, promote and reverse engineer (the competition) niche market websites. If you sell online, or plan to, This tool is amazing... check it out
Any-who... here's a tip for Samurais - Remember to DEACTIVATE your currently active installation(s) if you plan to move to a different / new computer...
If you fail (or are unable) to do this your active installations limit will NOT allow you to activate your fresh install. If you can NOT deactivate, due to a crash like I had, you should contact Samurai support and they'll do it for you.
In my situation I remembered this, but only half way.
I ALWAYS set up my PCs with multiple users (one as Administrator) and the other identities for regular use. Well I forgot to deactivate the regular user identity of the installation. Luckily I was able to plug in the failing hard drive and managed to boot up, run Market Samurai and deactivate BOTH Identities.
So the moral of the story, to re-cap is:
Remember which user IDs are activated Market Samurai users on your machine(s) and DEACTIVATE their installation if you need to move it. (or you'll be contacting support to clear them all)
For those of you that don't know Market Samurai is a suite of tools used to research, promote and reverse engineer (the competition) niche market websites. If you sell online, or plan to, This tool is amazing... check it out
Any-who... here's a tip for Samurais - Remember to DEACTIVATE your currently active installation(s) if you plan to move to a different / new computer...
If you fail (or are unable) to do this your active installations limit will NOT allow you to activate your fresh install. If you can NOT deactivate, due to a crash like I had, you should contact Samurai support and they'll do it for you.
In my situation I remembered this, but only half way.
I ALWAYS set up my PCs with multiple users (one as Administrator) and the other identities for regular use. Well I forgot to deactivate the regular user identity of the installation. Luckily I was able to plug in the failing hard drive and managed to boot up, run Market Samurai and deactivate BOTH Identities.
So the moral of the story, to re-cap is:
Remember which user IDs are activated Market Samurai users on your machine(s) and DEACTIVATE their installation if you need to move it. (or you'll be contacting support to clear them all)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Digital Laryngitis
Webster's defines laryngitis as:
Main Entry: lar·yn·gi·tis
Pronunciation: \ˌla-rən-ˈjī-təs\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1834
: inflammation of the larynx
— lar·yn·git·ic \-ˈji-tik\ adjective
I define Digital Laryngitis as exercising extreme control and restraint over the urge to post, tweet, or blog during a period of inflammation of emotions.
In other words don't post anything in the heat of the moment. NO rants, complaints, insults, accusations, etc. (whether accurate or not) which you will later regret and wish you could take back.
To rant or not to rant, that is the question...
EVERYTHING is archived somewhere by somebody (google, yahoo, way back machine, etc.) for whatever reason. Trust me once it's out there, there's NO getting it back.
There's a name for fools that post photos of themselves participating in questionable, or illegal activity on their MySpace, facebook, blog, etc. This term is typically used in some variation of the following sentence:
Will the DEFENDANT please rise... In the matter of fill in the blank, how do you plead?
Why in the hell would anyone post something that is going to make them look like a jack-ass?
Vanity over sanity, I'd say.
Recently I 've had a streak of life giving me shit, crap, and dung... See what's happening here?
It's a rant coming on... Oh no it's NOT!
Good ol' Digital Laryngitis / self censorship NOW ACTIVATED...
I'll thank myself later ;-)
Main Entry: lar·yn·gi·tis
Pronunciation: \ˌla-rən-ˈjī-təs\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1834
: inflammation of the larynx
— lar·yn·git·ic \-ˈji-tik\ adjective
I define Digital Laryngitis as exercising extreme control and restraint over the urge to post, tweet, or blog during a period of inflammation of emotions.
In other words don't post anything in the heat of the moment. NO rants, complaints, insults, accusations, etc. (whether accurate or not) which you will later regret and wish you could take back.
To rant or not to rant, that is the question...
EVERYTHING is archived somewhere by somebody (google, yahoo, way back machine, etc.) for whatever reason. Trust me once it's out there, there's NO getting it back.
There's a name for fools that post photos of themselves participating in questionable, or illegal activity on their MySpace, facebook, blog, etc. This term is typically used in some variation of the following sentence:
Will the DEFENDANT please rise... In the matter of fill in the blank, how do you plead?
Why in the hell would anyone post something that is going to make them look like a jack-ass?
Vanity over sanity, I'd say.
Recently I 've had a streak of life giving me shit, crap, and dung... See what's happening here?
It's a rant coming on... Oh no it's NOT!
Good ol' Digital Laryngitis / self censorship NOW ACTIVATED...
I'll thank myself later ;-)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Accessory Power DIG-AC7 AC Adapter - Quick Review
I recently purchased an Accessory Power DIG-AC7 AC Adapter for my Lumix DMC-FZ30 digital camera.
This unit is an aftermarket substitute / replacement for the Panasonic DMW-AC7 and DMW-CAC1 AC power adapters.
The DIG-AC7 is a plastic box approximately 3"x2"x1" (80mm x55mm x30mm) the dc output cord is permanently attached to the adapter unit and exits at an angle. (see photos)
The DC output cord is approximately 60" (152cm) long terminating with a type 3 + center male plug. The AC cord is approximately 55" (140cm) long.
The case and AC connections are not weather resistant. This unit is for indoor use only. It should perform well in studio / video capture situations where power is required for longer than the battery could provide or camera controls inactivity causes the camera to shut down on battery power.
NOTE: This is an AC adapter ONLY - It does NOT recharge batteries. If a battery is present in the camera body the CAMERA will determine whether or not any charging takes place. (see your owners manual)
The DIG-AC7 in Studio Use:
I used the unit to power the camera for much of the photography used in this post. There were no surprises. The AC adapter / camera combination stayed ON and ready to go throughout the shoot.
Cord length may be an issue depending on your situation. I needed to elevate the DIG-AC7 unit in order for the cord to reach the DC input jack of the camera body. This was not a major issue in my case, but it is something to take into consideration.
The DIG-AC7 seems to be well regulated providing a steady 8.4v DC output.
Overall the DIG-AC7 does what it's supposed to do and seems to be an entirely acceptable AC adapter alternative.
(I purchased mine from Accesory Genie through Amazon.com)
This unit is an aftermarket substitute / replacement for the Panasonic DMW-AC7 and DMW-CAC1 AC power adapters.
The DIG-AC7 is a plastic box approximately 3"x2"x1" (80mm x55mm x30mm) the dc output cord is permanently attached to the adapter unit and exits at an angle. (see photos)
The DC output cord is approximately 60" (152cm) long terminating with a type 3 + center male plug. The AC cord is approximately 55" (140cm) long.
The case and AC connections are not weather resistant. This unit is for indoor use only. It should perform well in studio / video capture situations where power is required for longer than the battery could provide or camera controls inactivity causes the camera to shut down on battery power.
NOTE: This is an AC adapter ONLY - It does NOT recharge batteries. If a battery is present in the camera body the CAMERA will determine whether or not any charging takes place. (see your owners manual)
The DIG-AC7 in Studio Use:
I used the unit to power the camera for much of the photography used in this post. There were no surprises. The AC adapter / camera combination stayed ON and ready to go throughout the shoot.
Cord length may be an issue depending on your situation. I needed to elevate the DIG-AC7 unit in order for the cord to reach the DC input jack of the camera body. This was not a major issue in my case, but it is something to take into consideration.
The DIG-AC7 seems to be well regulated providing a steady 8.4v DC output.
Overall the DIG-AC7 does what it's supposed to do and seems to be an entirely acceptable AC adapter alternative.
(I purchased mine from Accesory Genie through Amazon.com)
Sunday, August 16, 2009
#30DC - SEOC chart
Well it's 16 days into the 30 Day Challenge and I finally have found some winner micro-niche keyword phrases.
They all pass the traffic and competition criteria.
I just found these today and need to verify more of the SEOC charts on several of the phrases.
I believe this first phrase that I've examined with Market Samurai has good SEOC chart.
To my thinking the high DA will not matter because the URL is a deep link to a product page. This validates the presence of a market and indicates product availability for testing purposes.
If any Samurai masters out there have any thoughts I'd appreciate your comments.
Notice the uncensored section of the SEOC chart in the URL section.
Here's the Keyword research data, the chart above is for the main keyword phrase (orange row)
all the rest are also good related phrases. :)
They all pass the traffic and competition criteria.
I just found these today and need to verify more of the SEOC charts on several of the phrases.
I believe this first phrase that I've examined with Market Samurai has good SEOC chart.
To my thinking the high DA will not matter because the URL is a deep link to a product page. This validates the presence of a market and indicates product availability for testing purposes.
If any Samurai masters out there have any thoughts I'd appreciate your comments.
Notice the uncensored section of the SEOC chart in the URL section.
Here's the Keyword research data, the chart above is for the main keyword phrase (orange row)
all the rest are also good related phrases. :)
Friday, August 7, 2009
Shootin' the MOON - photography
Warm Summer nights plus a full moon equal...
Take some shots!
Put down the Absynth - Not that kind of shot. (for the moment, anyway)
These kind of shots...
Camera was on a tri-pod with manual exposure settings of ISO 100, F11 aperture, at 1/100 sec.
How many "Man in the Moon" faces do you see?
The next picture is of the full moon rising over Lake Winnebago.
The same set-up was used to capture the image except the exposure settings. A program shift Auto exposure mode was used resulting in the following settings: ISO 100, F3.7, and 1.0 sec.
These settings yielded a "pretty HOT" moon (bright white, washed out)
I spent a bit of time tweaking it in photoshop to get this final image.
Whada ya think?
Take some shots!
Put down the Absynth - Not that kind of shot. (for the moment, anyway)
These kind of shots...
Photographs
The first is a crop of an image created using my trusty "poor man's Leica" (Lumix DMC-FZ30) with the Leica telephoto zoom lens cranked to full tilt boogie (12x / 420mm equivalent).Camera was on a tri-pod with manual exposure settings of ISO 100, F11 aperture, at 1/100 sec.
How many "Man in the Moon" faces do you see?
The next picture is of the full moon rising over Lake Winnebago.
The same set-up was used to capture the image except the exposure settings. A program shift Auto exposure mode was used resulting in the following settings: ISO 100, F3.7, and 1.0 sec.
These settings yielded a "pretty HOT" moon (bright white, washed out)
I spent a bit of time tweaking it in photoshop to get this final image.
Whada ya think?
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