http://brian-johns.com/blog.php Brian Johns Photography Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:22:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en I'm moving my desk and computer around which means disconnecting the entire thing and reconnecting it in another room. So this is a fine time to think about the design of the Mac Pro, as it relates to ports on connectivity. There are some real nice features of the machine but a few disappointments. As usual with Apple products, remedying the downsides would be trivial and cheap so we must assume that Apple just didn't think about these things, or thought about them but decided they knew better than us how a machine should be designed. <br> <br>... <br> <br>That's about it. I'm very happy with the machine overall. It's a lot faster than my laptop and I love working with the full size mouse and keyboard, as well as multiple monitors. The built-in RAID stripe is big and fast with no external cables which is really nice. <br> <br>I'm just sayin' that there could be a few more ports on it, that's all. <p><a href="http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=92">click for full story...</a> http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=92 Canon is introducing a bunch of new mid-range and high-end photography gear today. Well, tomorrow really, since it's still Wednesday where I am. I'll include some links to the DP Review (owned by Amazon) press release pages. <br> <br>... <br> <br>Is the new 200-400/4.0 zoom out yet? You know, the one that Canon should release to match the Nikon lens that is so popular people will sell their entire Canon setup to get? Not yet? OK, well, wake me up when that comes out. <p><a href="http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=91">click for full story...</a> http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=91 Thanks to a hand-me-down 32 GB iPhone 3GS, I'm giving the iPhone another try. Things are working out a lot better this time around, even though I'm still kicking and screaming while resisting being sucked all the way into the Apple Reality Distortion Field. I've got an iPhone but I haven't activated the phone service with AT&T so for me it's really just a little tiny tablet computer. <br> <br>In my last blog post I ranted against using the iPad as a content _creation_ device, but it's clear that it makes an excellent content _consumption_ device. And for the purposes of this blog, that means viewing photos. It turns out the iPod is a pretty cool little photo viewer. The biggest drawback is obviously the screen size but the quality of the photos (sharpness, color, etc.) seems to be pretty good. <br> <br>... <br> <br>Next time you see me, ask to see some photos on the iPhone! <p><a href="http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=90">click for full story...</a> http://brian-johns.com/blog.php?post=90