iPhoto 6 | 08/06/07
I played with iPhoto 6 this weekend, in probably the most detail since I got it. It leaves me conflicted. The problem comes from timing. I’d been using iPhoto for years, since I bought my first digital camera. It’s never been the most powerful tool, but it was the most flexible. I got this most recent versison of iPhoto when I bought my new laptop this spring. But the new computer triggered several things. I’d also been waiting for a new computer with a DVD burner, so I could switch to shooting in RAW format. (RAW files are just too big to easily backup to CDs.) So now I had the new computer, and started shooting in RAW. And conveniently enough, the new version of iPhoto was the first one to handle RAW files. But… I really don’t like the way it works. The first time you edit a RAW photo in iPhoto, it resaves it as a JPEG. (First rule: always preserve the original file). And from then on, you’re always resaving off that JPEG. But that means if you want to make non-destructive changes to your image, you have to start over again from scratch. And even if you’re willing to do that, iPhoto has never been the most efficient piece of software in the world. 2 or 3 copies of each photo can really add up. (continue reading...)
male prostitute | 08/05/07
You know I get no end of joy out of watching the prostitutes as I walk home late at night. Flambouyant doesn’t even begin to describe them. Is ‘miamiviceish’ a word? But last night as I walked back from the… (continue reading...)
drink | 08/04/07
I think I may be addicted to Root Beer. I really can’t stop thinking about it. The good stuff, that has some kick to it. Not the overly-carmelized crap. No doubt it started at Fuddruckers on 18th, sitting there until… (continue reading...)
