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Photos backup vs synch

A high proportion of posts to Google+ I encounter seem related to issues with Google Photos. I have not invested a great deal of time in figuring out Photos beyond uploading several thousand picks. I do think the Google documentation … Continue reading

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Blog Backups

I have made a huge time investment in my blogs. I started blogging in 2002 and have added a couple specialized blogs since that time. This work means a lot to me and like any digital work we generate it … Continue reading

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Return of Bowtie

I listen to a lot of music and thought some capabilities of the new Apple service sounded interesting. However, I soon discovered that streamed songs did not scrobble. This is bad. Since 2006 I have been using a music service … Continue reading

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Fireworks Photography

  Photographing fireworks is a great photo challenge and one way to consider shutter speed, aperture, etc. (one of a couple personal successes above). Here is a tutorial from B&H photo. A set of photos from 2010.

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Drone Video

My brother has become a quadcopter hobbyist. Once you learn the ropes (on smaller, less expensive machines), the major application is probably aerial photography. We have a lake home in Wisconsin and here is a tour around our lake. The … Continue reading

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I am part of the .1%

Summary: In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for almost all the action. Blogs have even worse participation inequality than is evident in the … Continue reading

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