November 2008
iPhone Buzz Week in Review - Week 47 2008 →
The FCC released detail on a patent that Apple filed regarding a secondary backlight. The backlight would show status updates such as new email, text message or missed calls without having to turn…
The Web’s Simplest Weather Forecast →
We told you Umbrella Today is the simplest weather site ever made. We were wrong. Now that ingenious idea - entering a zip code to find out whether you’ll need an umbrella today - has been…
ECO ART ACTIVISM: Swimming Above a Submerged City →
Talk about subliminal advertising. HSBC Bank hired advertising agency Oglivy & Mather in Mumbai to create a campaign for their website, www.globalwarmingsolutions.co.in, designed to…
Laser-Cut Apple Apple Mac Mini Pie Probably Runs... →
I know. Apple pie is probably the last thing you want to hear about after yesterday’s stuffing, but bear with me on this one, because it is absolutely worth the nausea. In fact, it has made…
Shooting on the Beach with Two Speedlights and the... →
This is a simple shoot that can have some very nice nuance as you work two speedlights into a shot with the sun as back/side light. Using two sources a bit apart can cause multiple shadows,…
What is Your Favorite Lens? →
It’s time for a reader question that I’m sure will generate some interesting discussion (it did last time we asked it 2 years ago):
What is Your Favorite Lens?
A recent survey of…
“SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shoppers lured by money-saving deals filled...”
– Shoppers seek deals, buy less on Black Friday - Yahoo! News
“NEW YORK – A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when “out-of-control”...”
– Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down - Yahoo! News
Pilgrim’s Progress →
Photos from EllenJo, emdot, and Ana Santos.
Happy Thanksgiving →
The Pin Clock Makes Watching Time Tick by Fun... →
A big part of staying productive is keeping track of time, how much and on what you spend it—so why not make glancing at the clock as fun as possible? The Pin Clock is a nifty digital clock…
The Pin Clock Makes Watching Time Tick by Fun... →
A big part of staying productive is keeping track of time, how much and on what you spend it—so why not make glancing at the clock as fun as possible? The Pin Clock is a nifty digital clock…
New Artist of the Week Series #5, Ron Diorio →
I’m pleased to present this week my 5th artist in a series of artists that I’ve been profiling at thomashawk.com. Ron Diorio, or av_producer on Flickr, is a photographic and video artist living…
Two (more) for the money →
Porsche just released the official images of its long-anticipated Panamera, the company’s first four-door car. The brand prefers you call it a GT with two extra doors (rather than a sedan), but…
The Real O’Neal Puts His Cyber Foot Down -... →
50 Beautiful Winter Wonderland Photos →
By Andrew Gibson and Smashing Magazine Editorial
As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere and the nights draw in, our thoughts turn to the beauty of ice and snow. Winter photography,…
iPhone 2.2 Firmware Update Now Available [IPhone] →
The long-awaited 2.2 firmware updates for iPhones and iPod touch models hit iTunes at midnight last night, pushing a good deal of new features and long-awaited fixes to the mobile devices….
Spice up Your Desktop With Lightweight Wallpaper... →
Windows only: Wallpaper Shifter is a lightweight wallpaper randomizer. The installation is 8.11MB which by portable-application standards isn’t super light, but the system resources consumed…
Mickey →
Photos from sx70manipulator, Nathiya, and espressoDOM.
“One rainy night eight years ago, in Watertown, Massachusetts, a man was taking...”
– Design Observer
Spice up Your Desktop With Lightweight Wallpaper... →
Windows only: Wallpaper Shifter is a lightweight wallpaper randomizer. The installation is 8.11MB which by portable-application standards isn’t super light, but the system resources consumed…
iPhone 2.2 Firmware Update Now Available [IPhone] →
The long-awaited 2.2 firmware updates for iPhones and iPod touch models hit iTunes at midnight last night, pushing a good deal of new features and long-awaited fixes to the mobile devices….
Blame Time Travel For Kirk's Scarred Psyche →
By now, you might have noticed that James Tiberius Kirk is, well… kind of a dirtbag in the new Star Trek movie. He trashes a gorgeous Corvette at age 11, and just gets more obnoxious from…
Annie Leibovitz's new book, At Work →
Earlier this week Carla and I went to the wonderful Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles to see photographer Annie Leibovitz read from her new book, At Work.
The purpose of this…
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Tweetag: Tag-Based Search For Twitter →
Erick recently wrote:
We all know how tagging makes the Web a richer place (by tapping into people’s desire to categorize things and share those categories, ad-hoc though they may be, with…
Gmail Themes. That’s Totally Ninja. →
Apparently a lucky few Gmail users had a “Themes” tab pop up under settings. No longer do you have to suffer through the boring-if-functional standard Gmail interface for the 16 hours a day…
Holiday Special Filk Song →
With the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars Holiday Special, it seems some fans have a few things to sing about when it comes to Lumpy, Malla, Bea Arthur, Art Carney and the rest of the cast….
Snowball Blaster →
It’s cold! Those mildly chilly days you thought were going to turn into a beautiful extended fall are gone. So instead of trying to argue with Nature to bring back highs in the upper 50s, we…
First Look at Fan Auteur Sandy Collora's "Hunter... →
Sandy Collora is known as the auteur of fan filmmaking because his dark short film Batman: Dead End took 2003 Comic-Con by storm, and its comparatively lavish production values changed…
Clamshell Lighting for a Glamourous Headshot →
Well we are back from the Cleveland workshop and it was amazing. Bright sun and clear skies were a super benefit… for someone somewhere… we had rain, wind, snow, rain, wind and cold. At…
First Look: Annie Leibovitz At Work →
First previewed here last August, Annie Leibovitz: At Work is finally wrapped in those little brown Amazon fold-boxes and hitting doorsteps everywhere. I have just spent the afternoon with…
Barack Obama Forced to Kick BlackBerry Addiction... →
President-elect Barack Obama will have to give up the BlackBerry that he’s had literally by his side (clipped to his belt, a surprising fashion faux pas by the normally quite fashionable…
“I can remember, as governor, I stayed in touch with all kinds of people around...”
– For Bush, 2009 Means Getting to Hit Send Again - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog
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LIFE Magazine Photo Archives Arrive in Google... →
Google has just added image archives from LIFE Magazine, the storied American photo journal, to its image search. Google Images has launched a special page for the collection, allowing you to…
5 Questions for Minas Papadopoulos →
In this installment of 5 Questions, we interview Minas Papadopoulos (as suggested last week by Susan Mac — if you missed her interview, please check it out). Minas’ moving…
PiccDrop is a Format Friendly Quick Photo Host... →
PiccDrop is an extremely spartan photo hosting service with a friendly attitude towards a wide variety of image formats. The PiccDrop website consists of little more than a button to browse…
Google SketchUp 7 Released [3D] →
Google released this morning its seventh edition of SketchUp for Windows and Mac systems, the free 3D modeling tool that topped our list of Top 10 Google products you forgot all about….
PiccDrop is a Format Friendly Quick Photo Host... →
PiccDrop is an extremely spartan photo hosting service with a friendly attitude towards a wide variety of image formats. The PiccDrop website consists of little more than a button to browse…
Google SketchUp 7 Released [3D] →
Google released this morning its seventh edition of SketchUp for Windows and Mac systems, the free 3D modeling tool that topped our list of Top 10 Google products you forgot all about….
