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Community / Re: Happy New Year
« on: December 30, 2018, 11:09:38 PM »
If your son decides to visit Tuscany, let him know that I offer half-day photo lessons here in Lucca. Details here: https://luccaphoto.net
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Community / Happy New Year
« on: December 30, 2018, 10:47:47 AM »
I've been away from this forum for a long time, but I want to say hello now.
For the last two years I have been living in Lucca, Italy, so let me say "felice anno nuovo"
If you are interested, this Instagram site shows some of the photos I have done since arriving in Tuscany:
https://www.instagram.com/lucca_photo_experience/
For the last two years I have been living in Lucca, Italy, so let me say "felice anno nuovo"
If you are interested, this Instagram site shows some of the photos I have done since arriving in Tuscany:
https://www.instagram.com/lucca_photo_experience/
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Tech / recommended manual for Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC
« on: December 04, 2016, 01:42:28 PM »QUOTE(jchuzi @ Dec 3 2016, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would like to buy a manual for both CC apps.
Does anyone have a recommendation?
Does anyone have a recommendation?
The best aspect of the CC approach is that new features are rolled out with some frequency. That means that any printed manual becomes obsolete very quickly.
Instead, watch the videos by Julianne Host from Adobe:
http://www.jkost.com/photoshop.html
That's the link for the Photoshop CC tutorials, but there's a link at the top of the page for Lightroom videos.
She knows everything & presents it clearly in her videos.
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Tech / Any 1Password users?
« on: September 04, 2015, 04:51:11 AM »QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Sep 3 2015, 10:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
1. ...as I understand it, a new, complex password will be created in place of the ones I'm currently using.
Nope. It can be used with that sites "Change/Edit/etc." password
Nope. It can be used with that sites "Change/Edit/etc." password
I'm so glad I turned to Techsurvivors. Your answers made it all click in my brain. Of course 1Password can't change existing passwords without my active participation. Don't know what I was thinking...
So, to make the best use of 1Password, I should:
1. Begin using it to generate any new passwords from now on.
2. Invest some time changing many of my existing passwords, using 1Password to generate new entries. I would use Dropbox to sync.
A couple of more questions...
Do you find logging in with 1Password easy to do on an iPhone/iPad?
How do you handle logging in when you are using somebody else's computer, or a public computer?
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Tech / Any 1Password users?
« on: September 03, 2015, 02:53:25 PM »
I'm strongly considering setting up 1Password on my Macs, iPhones (2) and iPad because I feel as though I'm losing control of the situation. Now I use Keychain to remember & autofill websites, etc.
I've been watching tutorials but before I'm ready to commit, there are questions I have:
If you use 1Password, as I understand it, a new, complex password will be created in place of the ones I'm currently using. So if I am on somebody else's computer, how would I know how to log in?
So sites have very specific rules about passwords (just so many characters, some have to be numbers, some punctuation, etc.). How does 1Password match its' password to these rules?
Would I disable Keychain in favor of 1Password? And if it is disabled, it seems that it will be hard for me to remember my dozens of existing logins.
Suppose I am away from home & create a 1Password login for a site, but then my wife (back at home) goes to that same site, how would she know that the 1Password login exists?
I guess I'm also asking if those of you you use 1Password are happy with it.....
I've been watching tutorials but before I'm ready to commit, there are questions I have:
If you use 1Password, as I understand it, a new, complex password will be created in place of the ones I'm currently using. So if I am on somebody else's computer, how would I know how to log in?
So sites have very specific rules about passwords (just so many characters, some have to be numbers, some punctuation, etc.). How does 1Password match its' password to these rules?
Would I disable Keychain in favor of 1Password? And if it is disabled, it seems that it will be hard for me to remember my dozens of existing logins.
Suppose I am away from home & create a 1Password login for a site, but then my wife (back at home) goes to that same site, how would she know that the 1Password login exists?
I guess I'm also asking if those of you you use 1Password are happy with it.....
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Tech / Double trouble
« on: August 26, 2015, 04:08:10 AM »QUOTE(jguti @ Aug 25 2015, 10:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can anyone shine some light on this matter?
joe
joe
That certainly is a puzzle. Have you tried using an upload service from any of the retail places (I'm guessing you are trying to have it printed).
Have you done a "Get Info" on the file or the folder that it is in to check permissions? Does the file name end with ".jpg", etc.?
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Tech / icons in "Get Info" box?
« on: October 01, 2014, 07:24:45 AM »QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Sep 30 2014, 06:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Forgot to mention, I'm now using 10.9.5. Perhaps this problem was fixed? 
I've moved on up to 10.9.5 with no change.
Beginning to suspect that image files coming out of Adobe Lightroom are the ones showing the generic, but Photoshop files seem to work.
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Tech / icons in "Get Info" box?
« on: September 30, 2014, 06:21:56 PM »QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Sep 30 2014, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is there a particular icon that's giving you trouble? If you really want it, you can usually find the ".icns" file in /Applications/the App icon you want directory.
What I want to do most frequently is take the icon from one of my images (normally from Photoshop) and use it on a newly-created folder. I have done this many times in the past, but now if the Get Info doesn't show the image, I am thwarted.
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Tech / icons in "Get Info" box?
« on: September 30, 2014, 03:59:03 PM »
Gets a bit more complicated: I've discovered that the icons do show up with some JPGs, but I can't detect a pattern as to which ones work & which ones don't.
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Tech / icons in "Get Info" box?
« on: September 28, 2014, 11:50:17 AM »
I'm running 10.9.4
In the past I have used the "get Info" window as a source for folder icons, selecting the icon & copying it to then paste it onto a folder.
Now, however, I just get a generic JPG symbol. (Same is true of PDFs, PNGs, etc.)
Is this a new preference is 10.9.4?
In the past I have used the "get Info" window as a source for folder icons, selecting the icon & copying it to then paste it onto a folder.
Now, however, I just get a generic JPG symbol. (Same is true of PDFs, PNGs, etc.)
Is this a new preference is 10.9.4?
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Tech / No more iPhoto next year
« on: July 01, 2014, 05:58:00 AM »
I use LR everyday & I'm finding that for most of my professional assignments I can do everything I need in the way of post-processing within LR, only using Photoshop for things like:
--When I need the power of layers
--adding text
--detailed selection within an image (Photoshop offers so many ways to select)
--combining pixels from different images, such as making an animated GIF, panoramas, or HDR
Without leaving LR, I can make adjustments to the images (non-destructively), create collections of topic, do a slideshow, make a printed book & create websites and upload them.
There is a learning curve, especially since some of the best features don't stand out in the interface (I'm particularly thinking of the targeted adjustment tools)
The fact that LR is a database of all your imported images is often overlooked. Thus you know where all your photos are, even if they are on a disconnected HD. You have to get used to moving images from within LR, not by using the Finder.
Here's a link to a Keynote presentation I use in my classes, comparing LR & Photoshop: http://englandphoto.com/PSvsLR/assets/play...MLPlayer.html#0
You can have both for $10 a month.
[attachment=3015:LRvsPS.jpg]
--When I need the power of layers
--adding text
--detailed selection within an image (Photoshop offers so many ways to select)
--combining pixels from different images, such as making an animated GIF, panoramas, or HDR
Without leaving LR, I can make adjustments to the images (non-destructively), create collections of topic, do a slideshow, make a printed book & create websites and upload them.
There is a learning curve, especially since some of the best features don't stand out in the interface (I'm particularly thinking of the targeted adjustment tools)
The fact that LR is a database of all your imported images is often overlooked. Thus you know where all your photos are, even if they are on a disconnected HD. You have to get used to moving images from within LR, not by using the Finder.
Here's a link to a Keynote presentation I use in my classes, comparing LR & Photoshop: http://englandphoto.com/PSvsLR/assets/play...MLPlayer.html#0
You can have both for $10 a month.
[attachment=3015:LRvsPS.jpg]
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Tech / iMac temperature
« on: June 24, 2014, 01:56:15 PM »
My aging iMac seems to be running hotter than usual. I downloaded Temperature Gauge Pro and it shows me these temps:
[attachment=3009:temp.jpg]
Should I be worried & what can I do about it?
[attachment=3009:temp.jpg]
Should I be worried & what can I do about it?
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Community / Favourite Film
« on: December 15, 2013, 10:11:20 AM »
Gotta put in a vote for "O Brother, Where Art Thou"
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Community / Looking for movie recommendations
« on: August 18, 2013, 05:58:02 AM »
"Twenty Feet From Stardom"
It's a documentary about backup singers at the top of the game in rock & roll. Very well done, great music, fascinating stories. Still in some theaters.
It's a documentary about backup singers at the top of the game in rock & roll. Very well done, great music, fascinating stories. Still in some theaters.
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Tech / Returned emails that I did not send
« on: August 04, 2013, 09:48:30 AM »
I'm getting a flurry of Mail Delivery System messages, bouncing back email messages that I never sent, addressed to people I've never known.
In the last 24 hours there have been about 25 of these. Here's a sample:
This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
nannyb**** @yahoo.com
SMTP error from remote mail server after end of data:
host mta7.am0.yahoodns.net [98.138.112.38]: 554 delivery error:
dd Sorry your message to nannyb**** @yahoo.com cannot be delivered. This account has been disabled or discontinued [#102]. - mta1035.mail.ne1.yahoo.com
------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------
Return-path: <******@mindspring.com>
Received: from [212.34.12.40] (helo=localhost)
by elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67)
(envelope-from <*******d@mindspring.com>)
id 1V5vtq-0005iE-Qq
for nannyb****@yahoo.com; Sun, 04 Aug 2013 06:51:00 -0400
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 05:39:46 -0500
From: ******@mindspring.com
To: Brenda <nannyb****@yahoo.com>
Subject: Hi Brenda
Message-ID: <E1V5vtq-0005iE-Qq@elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Hey Brenda how are you? Lost 5 lbs, 10 more to go, thank you garcinia! *spam url was inserted here*. You can get a free trial here
edited at 1:30pm by kimmer to remove that nasty url that seems to not want to go away.
In the last 24 hours there have been about 25 of these. Here's a sample:
This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
nannyb**** @yahoo.com
SMTP error from remote mail server after end of data:
host mta7.am0.yahoodns.net [98.138.112.38]: 554 delivery error:
dd Sorry your message to nannyb**** @yahoo.com cannot be delivered. This account has been disabled or discontinued [#102]. - mta1035.mail.ne1.yahoo.com
------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------
Return-path: <******@mindspring.com>
Received: from [212.34.12.40] (helo=localhost)
by elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67)
(envelope-from <*******d@mindspring.com>)
id 1V5vtq-0005iE-Qq
for nannyb****@yahoo.com; Sun, 04 Aug 2013 06:51:00 -0400
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 05:39:46 -0500
From: ******@mindspring.com
To: Brenda <nannyb****@yahoo.com>
Subject: Hi Brenda
Message-ID: <E1V5vtq-0005iE-Qq@elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Hey Brenda how are you? Lost 5 lbs, 10 more to go, thank you garcinia! *spam url was inserted here*. You can get a free trial here
edited at 1:30pm by kimmer to remove that nasty url that seems to not want to go away.