Category Archives: Camera

More cool ways to use Instagram!

I think I’ve made it pretty clear recently that Instagram is one of my favorite iPhone apps. Apparently the people over at Photojojo, one of my must-read photography sites, love it too! They posted a great list today of 10 new Instagram-related apps and sites that you can use to make your Instagram experience that much more awesome. Go check it out!

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Apps in Action: Instagram and PostalPix

So, I have a confession to make. I am addicted to my iPhone camera. My husband and I have gotten really into Lomography and the toy camera movement. I’m the proud owner of a Holga 35mm and a brand new limited edition Diana F+, while he sports a SuperSampler and a Holga 120. He prefers Hipstamatic for his faux toy camera prints; but while I like Hipstamatic, I am completely hooked on Instagram. Instagram is a great little free app …

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Posted in Apple, Apps in Action, Camera, Review | Tagged facebook, flickr, Hipstamatic, Instagram, iphone, Lomography, Online Service, Photography, PostalPix, Social Media, twitter | 2 Comments

Flip Ultra HD vs. Kodak Zx1 – which will capture my heart?

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I have been lusting after the Flip camcorder ever since it came out, and really, who could blame me?  I love all things techy and small, and the Flip packs a lot of features into a small package.  However, my Canon SD750 was proven to take video that is just as good, if not a little BETTER, than the original Flip.  So, I held off on getting one because I didn’t think it was a good deal if I already …

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iPhone App Review: Tweetie

I am an avid Twitter user, so one of the first apps I downloaded onto my iPhone was Twitteriffic.  It’s a great program, but 9.99 for the Pro version seemed a little high.  It also didn’t allow me to search, follow people (or unfollow them!) from the application, track trends, or load more than a certain number of tweets in my timeline. After that I tried Twittelator, Twinkle and TwitterFon, but none of them really did what I wanted them …

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My Daily Tech: Jessica

One of my favorite tech memes is “What’s In Your (Gear) Bag?”, where geeks empty their messenger bags, backpacks, and purses to show off the things they carry with them on a daily basis.  I also really enjoy reading about the gear that fellow techies use to enrich their lives–their main computer, their travel items, their phone, their mp3 player, etc.  I’ve shared my own stuff in various formats before (I am an avid member of the “What’s In Your …

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Posted in Apple, Camera, Laptop, Mobility | Tagged Camera, canon, dailydriver, eeepc, gadgets, gearbag, iphone3g, ipod, mydailytech, Netbook | Leave a comment

Blurb’s BookSmart is a Bummer

Yesterday I was very excited to try out Blurb’s book layout software, BookSmart.  It looked like exactly what I wanted to create a beautiful, high-quality photo book from my wedding pictures.  Almost as soon as I found it, I signed up for Blurb and was emailed a download link.  I had a lot of trouble downloading it from their site, but I chalked that up to weird bandwidth problems and was eventually able to get it downloaded and installed on …

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Making Digital Memories Real with Printable Photo Books

I’ve been married going on a year and a half now, and I have an entire iPhoto library full of the gorgeous pictures my sister took of our wedding and reception.  My groom and I have settled into married life, I managed to get the thank you cards out on time, and I’ve made good use of some of our wedding gifts (oh, KitchenAid mixer, I love you), but I still feel guilty that I have not scrapbooked up a …

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My Adventures with CHDK – The Installation

I’ve been really excited to see what I can do with my photography and digital video, so I decided that today would be the day I would get the Canon Hacker’s Development Kit working on my already awesome Canon SD750 camera.  After my initial research, I discovered that there is finally a beta version of the CHDK for the SD750.  It came out last month, so I have perfect timing!  Here are just some of the functionality the CHDK adds …

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Cameras, CHDK, and me

Back in February, I purchased a Canon SD750 digital camera. I had done extensive research on the various cameras I was interested in, and the SD750 stood out among the pack on pretty much every feature. It was clinched for me after I had the opportunity to use a friend’s SD750, and not long after that I put in my order with NewEgg. That was quite a box–it had my camera, my eeePC, RAM and an SD card! It was …

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