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The Olden Days
Various screen caps from back when CUSeeMe reflectors were where the cool kids hung out.
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March 2021 Big Bird Day
Back in March I took part in an event to benefit the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory. These were some of the pics I captured.
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Second Birdathon Group
I was up early-ish and fed my two feathered companions of the last couple of decades. The both posed for pictures before they were sequestered in their cages…
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2021 Birdathon
This spring I joined a couple of teams for the local chapter of the Audubon Society’s annual Birdathon. Due to the ongoing pandemic, just about all the teams…
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Exploring Automator
At the start of spring I rolled out a new webcam and experimented with broadcasting to Youtube. Sadly the setup was not as robust or reliable as I…
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Self Supported
That feeling you have When you find that thing That suddenly allows you To fix the issue Damn computer No donut
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The Guilty Towel and Studio v2.0 and v2.5
This was originally drafted over four years ago over at stega.org and when tidying up things there I discovered it and brought it here. Years ago when I…
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A break for normal operations: found eulogy
And now a tiny blip of a break from the day to day stuff….. ——– When we first bought this place that is now Purgatory Auto Works and…
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The Resurrection of Skype
Four years ago I tried to setup Skype on a machine and failed miserably. The support was so awful I wrote an entire rant about it. I’m pleased…
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Stuff for your Inbox to Make you Feel a Bit Better
Looking for some daily sources of fun and comfort? I signed up for a couple of mailing lists (gasp!) in the last week and and am super happy…
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Amazon Weaning
A PSA of sorts: Have you ever shopped on Amazon for something and found a listing for an item that meets your needs but the item may not…
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The problems with larger faster cards….
As mentioned a while back, I moved over from Aperture to Capture One for my DAM needs. (Digital Assist Management). In addition, a year ago I upgraded my…
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Hello Capture One
All my image migrations are complete and a workflow for Capture One has been established. There was a slight learning curve but now I have lots of new…
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Farewell Aperture
Back in October of 2014 Apple announced they were discontinuing development of Aperture. While they continued to provide some patches and support, I knew I would eventually have…
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Supporting the Liberal Media
You asked why I said “support” various media outlets when it’s just a subscription and here’s my best answer. By subscribing and paying money for media you are…