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Whether you opt for the nerdy designation of SPAM, prefer politically correct euphemisms such as unwanted messages, favor Apple's designation of junk mails or even, as we crazy Frenchmen do, nickname them pourriels, you have most certainly had the joy of dealing with unwanted pieces of data mudding the stream of information you swim in online. It used to be...

FJ de Kermadec http://fjdekermadec.com Whether you opt for the nerdy designation of SPAM, prefer politically correct euphemisms such as unwanted messages, favor Apple's designation of junk mails or even, as we crazy Frenchmen do, nickname them pourriels, you have most certainly had the joy of dealing with unwanted pieces of data mudding the stream of information you swim in online. It used to be... http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1339 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33729 2008-10-09T18:27:50Z 2008-10-09T18:44:09Z

Developer Tyler Loch is shutting down Techspansion and discontinuing VisualHub and iSquint. But (having never met Tyler myself), he appears to be a class act by providing instructions to make sure customers can backup/migrate his software and Open Sourcing his apps.

Todd Ogasawara http://ogasawalrus.com/ Developer Tyler Loch is shutting down Techspansion and discontinuing VisualHub and iSquint. But (having never met Tyler myself), he appears to be a class act by providing instructions to make sure customers can backup/migrate his software and Open Sourcing his apps. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1231 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33728 2008-10-09T17:50:31Z 2008-10-09T18:18:58Z

I just loved reading Steve Simon's latest post about the abuses of Photoshop. Switching heads and adding fake moons has irritated me for years. So much so, that I've tried to swear off Photoshop many times. Then I started playing with the beta versions of the upcoming version of Photoshop CS4, and I fell in love all over again. Why?...

Derrick Story http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/54 I just loved reading Steve Simon's latest post about the abuses of Photoshop. Switching heads and adding fake moons has irritated me for years. So much so, that I've tried to swear off Photoshop many times. Then I started playing with the beta versions of the upcoming version of Photoshop CS4, and I fell in love all over again. Why?... http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/54 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33649 2008-10-08T17:20:20Z 2008-10-08T17:19:06Z

Whether you use audio to sell cheese, catheters, or to warn the world about epidemics, there’s an effective process for creating the right sound for your audience. I start with some detective work.

Perry Norton Whether you use audio to sell cheese, catheters, or to warn the world about epidemics, there’s an effective process for creating the right sound for your audience. I start with some detective work. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3520 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33666 2008-10-08T11:00:00Z 2008-10-04T08:25:28Z

I made a note to myself many months ago to take a look at the Smultron programmer's text editor. Even though I'm quite happy using TextWrangler or Komodo Edit, I'm glad I took a look at this free and lightweight editor. Here's what I found...

Todd Ogasawara http://ogasawalrus.com/ I made a note to myself many months ago to take a look at the Smultron programmer's text editor. Even though I'm quite happy using TextWrangler or Komodo Edit, I'm glad I took a look at this free and lightweight editor. Here's what I found... http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1231 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33697 2008-10-07T22:00:00Z 2008-10-10T14:47:21Z

Whether it's List view, Grid view, or Cover Flow -- finally, with iTunes 8, album cover art is available in whichever way you view your digital music collection. High time to fill the remaining cover art gaps in your library, if you haven't done so yet. There are numerous software tools available to help you with this task, and this blog post will present three rather different, yet equally noteworthy representatives of that software genre.

Jochen Wolters http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2663 Whether it's List view, Grid view, or Cover Flow -- finally, with iTunes 8, album cover art is available in whichever way you view your digital music collection. High time to fill the remaining cover art gaps in your library, if you haven't done so yet. There are numerous software tools available to help you with this task, and this blog post will present three rather different, yet equally noteworthy representatives of that software genre. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2663 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33693 2008-10-07T18:07:37Z 2008-10-07T19:06:27Z

A few weeks ago, my General Manger, Dan Brodnitz, asked me to create a new feature for our Digital Media site. He showed me a sample video of an online editor chatting about recent topics his site was covering. Dan wanted something like that for O'Reilly Digital Media. "But," he said, "I don't want you to spend a lot of...

Derrick Story http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/54 A few weeks ago, my General Manger, Dan Brodnitz, asked me to create a new feature for our Digital Media site. He showed me a sample video of an online editor chatting about recent topics his site was covering. Dan wanted something like that for O'Reilly Digital Media. "But," he said, "I don't want you to spend a lot of... http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/54 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33648 2008-10-02T19:06:56Z 2008-10-02T19:47:20Z

Drum machine inventor Roger Linn once told me, "A creative mind is a LOUD mind. It has lots of thoughts popping up in different directions." For creative people, focusing can be difficult. That's why I was intrigued by Michael W. Dean's recent essay, called simply "Professionalism."

David Battino http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/pub/au/2032 Drum machine inventor Roger Linn once told me, "A creative mind is a LOUD mind. It has lots of thoughts popping up in different directions." For creative people, focusing can be difficult. That's why I was intrigued by Michael W. Dean's recent essay, called simply "Professionalism." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2032 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33613 2008-10-01T11:00:00Z 2008-10-01T05:15:43Z

OpenOffice.org 3 Release Candidate 3 is available. So, I revisited OOo to see how it looks today (I commented on its Beta release back in May).

Todd Ogasawara http://ogasawalrus.com/ OpenOffice.org 3 Release Candidate 3 is available. So, I revisited OOo to see how it looks today (I commented on its Beta release back in May). http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1231 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33621 2008-10-01T09:38:35Z 2008-10-01T09:42:19Z

When in France, do as Orange does. For the past few weeks, iPhone 3G users in France have suffered intermittent voicemail glitches, often in the form of erroneous outgoing messages. As time goes on, it appears the light at the end of the tunnel is, as my computer would have said a few years ago, the headlamp of a fast...

FJ de Kermadec http://fjdekermadec.com When in France, do as Orange does. For the past few weeks, iPhone 3G users in France have suffered intermittent voicemail glitches, often in the form of erroneous outgoing messages. As time goes on, it appears the light at the end of the tunnel is, as my computer would have said a few years ago, the headlamp of a fast... http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1339 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33599 2008-09-30T14:00:00Z 2008-10-01T08:46:39Z

AApple's handheld devices are an example for miniaturization at work: with every new release, iPods have gotten a little smaller, and "incredibly thin" is the new "insanely great." Unfortunately, Apple has also miniaturized some of their software user guides

Jochen Wolters http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2663 AApple's handheld devices are an example for miniaturization at work: with every new release, iPods have gotten a little smaller, and "incredibly thin" is the new "insanely great." Unfortunately, Apple has also miniaturized some of their software user guides http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2663 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33596 2008-09-30T01:17:47Z 2008-09-30T20:31:37Z

"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination" is one of my favorite John Lennon quotes. Think about it and you'll realize that it's true. I was thinking about this quote when I was photographing a pond near my house. I was trying to envision how the pond would look if I used Photomatix Pro from HDR Software on a set of seven pictures (each taken at a different exposure setting).

Rick Sammon http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3255 "Reality leaves a lot to the imagination" is one of my favorite John Lennon quotes. Think about it and you'll realize that it's true. I was thinking about this quote when I was photographing a pond near my house. I was trying to envision how the pond would look if I used Photomatix Pro from HDR Software on a set of seven pictures (each taken at a different exposure setting). http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3255 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33594 2008-09-30T01:07:14Z 2008-09-30T01:23:58Z

David Javelosa http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3122 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33582 2008-09-28T02:42:01Z 2008-09-28T20:25:45Z

Honolulu's third Apple Store opened in Waikiki in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center this morning. Here's a couple of photos and a short video of my walk and the new store.

Todd Ogasawara http://ogasawalrus.com/ Honolulu's third Apple Store opened in Waikiki in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center this morning. Here's a couple of photos and a short video of my walk and the new store. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1231 text tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/digitalmedia//8.33581 2008-09-27T17:26:40Z 2008-09-27T17:33:51Z

Katie Rose was sleeping upstairs. The room was dark, except for a low-watt lamp that illuminated part of her face. I shot this handheld, high ISO (ISO 1,600) photo in low light conditions to take advantage of the wonderful chiaroscuro light (not to mention the angelic baby). Chiaroscuro refers to a lighting situation in which there is an extreme contrast...

Harold Davis http://www.digitalfieldguide.com/blog/ Katie Rose was sleeping upstairs. The room was dark, except for a low-watt lamp that illuminated part of her face. I shot this handheld, high ISO (ISO 1,600) photo in low light conditions to take advantage of the wonderful chiaroscuro light (not to mention the angelic baby). Chiaroscuro refers to a lighting situation in which there is an extreme contrast... http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2207 text