Whistling in the Dark » Rambling

I am stuck in Satan’s crotch

Fyre — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:16:07 +0000

It’s been in the high 90s with matching humidity all weekend and it’s not breaking until Tuesday night. I ain’t built for this shit.

Never ever get a white laptop

Fyre — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:51:31 +0000

When I got my MacBook a couple of years ago I got the white one because it was cheaper (the famous Apple black-tax). Big mistake. Not only does the white plastic scratch easily but unless you use it wearing a bunny suit in a clean room it gets dirty real quick. So I either have to clean it at least weekly or I look like a complete slob.

I wish Apple didn’t make you pay for the black finish but I’m definitely paying the premium next time.

Flickr, Flashes, and Geotagging

Fyre — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:23:11 +0000

My Flickr feed broke 2000 views this morning. It had taken longer than I had thought (I was getting 50 views a day for a bit there) but I’m still happy it happened. I know others are in the 100s of thousands but I’m still thrilled to get 2000.

I’ve been looking to get a camera flash that will work fully with my Canon. Right now I’m using an old Promatic flash but I want something more automatic; something that can tell how my camera is set and only fire as strongly as needed. The problem is E-TTL flashes (Canon’s standard) are very pricey. Even used they’re going for too much on eBay. I’m still looking though.

Today I finally figured out how to record tracklogs with my BlackBerry and GPS puck. This means I can finally start geotagging my photos again.