Green, Green, Green! Find something in your garden!

Green, Green, Green

The shot above is so much simpler than you think. What would you guess that it is? Grass? Think again. This is actually a photo that I took in our little garden of Chives with my Tamron 90mm Macro. Why am I posting this? To prove that you can take a photo, especially macro that looks much more advanced than it is.

Does anyone want this as a wallpaper?

iPhone 4 Press Conference – What Apple Said

If you are an iPhone 4 owner or if you, like me, are patiently awaiting its release in your country, you most likely did not miss that Apple held a press conference last night regarding the antenna issues. The whole press conference is available from Apple to watch if you are interested to watch it. They sadly did not include the Q&A with the media that was afterwards.

The Antenna Issues

Steve Jobs opened by again, stating that a very low number of customers are having the antenna issues, a move which can hardly be passed as surprising. On the contrary, based on Apple’s past history it was always more believable that the issues were going to be minimized as much as possible.

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Using the iPhone with a Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard

When Apple first demoed iOS 4 back in March (then called iPhone OS 4) I was very excited to see Bluetooth Keyboard Support listed. This is one of these things that I have wanted for a long while on the iPhone, which would enable me to do more on the iPhone in terms of productivity and writing.

Why do I want this so badly?

It is a valid question, I give you that. While I want an iPad too and expect it to be that middle device for me that saves me bringing the computer, still getting a screen larger than the iPhone’s, being able to type on the iPhone with an external keyboard is packing it full with a brand new way for us to use it.

Being in school for most of the year, I do much writing. Some days, I do bring my laptop, when I know we will be doing writing in class that we are allowed to do on computers (school computers, although all Macs, are usually taken very quickly). If you have seen my bag that I bring, you would know that it is usually filled with books I need to bring weighing me down as it is already. In all honesty, the bag I have used for almost two years broke earlier this spring because of the weight all the time. Having an iPad, or the iPhone even, saves me a lot of weight just for being able to type into a computer.

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Google Font API

Here is a cool one for you, the Google Font API. It is still in Google Labs, officially, but it is pretty good already.

Basically, the Google Font API helps you as a web designer, allowing you to use some special fonts on your websites, without relying on the user having it installed, or some of the other techniques, like sIFR.

Just the other day, I switched the post headings on this site from using the sIFR replacement, to using the Google Font API. All you do is include a simple javascript, calling the information about the font, which you can then use in a regular font-family stylesheet parameter.

Check it out and try it on your next project. Unfortunately, the font choice is very limited, but should work fine for many purposes.

NoMoreiTunes Safari Extension, Wohoo!

NoMoreiTunes Safari Extensions

I consider the big Wohoo in the title valid here! The NoMoreiTunes Extension for Safari 5 puts an end to something that I have been annoyed at ever since the wonderful iTunes Preview was announced.

Short back story. Nowadays when you click on an iTunes link, you get a nice web interface, showing the same information as it would once it has opened in iTunes. Sadly, what it also does is force iTunes to open and open the same information in the iTunes Store, there.

This extension does one thing. Stops iTunes from opening when you click an iTunes link, allowing you to use the iTunes Preview interface on the web instead of being forced into iTunes.

The extension is free and available for download.

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