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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Swedish Fire Torch
My turn to try this awesome technique of taking a single log, quartering it, and burning it with a single match. Thanks to my friend Bruce for turning me on to this, and Reggie's Bushcraft (find that on YouTube). And thanks to Matt Curley for stopping by with an impromptu composition for a little soundtrack here.
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Interactive Magazine
Check out this short video about a new app that enables an interactive experience using a smartphone or tablet with a printed magazine.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Skype Voicemail
Do you use Skype on your computer? Did you know that there is a free voicemail service? I have mine configured so that if I get a Skype call when I am away from my computer, the service will record a message. It is easy to set up by logging on to your Skype account at www.skype.com and enabling voicemail. There are couple of options, like forwarding the message to your smartphone. Check it out at www.skype.com/intl/en-us/features/allfeatures/voicemail/
Monday, June 25, 2012
Photos from Quebec City 2012
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Thursday, June 07, 2012
Found Online
Amazing what you can find with a little Google search. I just found this photo of me and Ann Monteith taken at the United Nation 4 years ago.
Hi Anne!
Regards, Tom
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
RockMelt
I recently installed Rockmelt, a new kind of web browser that incorporates all of my social media connections in the browser itself.... and I think it is pretty amazing.
It is built on Chromium open source platform, so it acts mostly like Chrome (including being fast and easy to install). It has virtually every social media tool built in (except for one) especially Facebook which is tightly integrated so that the notifications are right up top next to the address bar. So many cool features that make it easy to gather, read, explore and update all in one place. The address bar doubles as a Google search box, which is wicked smart. (The one app that does not show up in the App Center is Pinterest. Not sure why, but probably a business relationship reason)
I do think this type of browser is going to become popular. There are a few others out there doing similar things: Path, Flock.
What I can't decide is: Will this be a time saver for me, or will this be a time sucker? Time will tell.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Grand Place
Revisting Grand Place in Brussels, with this photo taken in 2007. Enhanced with OnOne software to add a bit of 'glow'. Happy to be visiting here again at the end of this month, May 2012.
Cheers, Tom
Sunday, February 12, 2012
High School Drum Line Ensemble
Lumix GH2, ISO 800, 1/13 sec @ f / 6.3, Speedlight with Harbor Digital Design Ultimate Light Box, LucasArt 3 ED filter.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
At the Mall
I was at the mall for several hours today and I didn't buy a single thing. But I did take quite a few pictures.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Publishing Videos On Your Business Website? Make sure it is your content, not someone else's
These days, watching video online is so commonplace, shoppers expect to see some video content on websites that they visit. Do you have a business website that shows videos embedded on the site pages? If so, whether you understand the process of embedding videos or if you leave it to your staff or agency, read on to see how a simple default setting on YouTube.com can do more damage than good. Lets say that you have one or several videos of content that you have produced to demonstrate or promote your product/service. You want your customers and prospects to come to your site, browse and click on the video. But when the video ends after a minute or two, what happens at the end of that video? Typically, you see a row of suggested videos along the bottom of the video box, right? These are presented based on relation to your content as determined by keyword or title relevance. But hold on! If your video is promoting Super Duper Car Wax, isn't it possible that there is someone else who has published a YouTube video to promote another brand of car wax? Yup, so why would you want your visitors to see a video about your competitor who sell's Bob's Budget Car Wax? You don't! But if the keywords for the two brands are similar enough, that just might happen.
What's worse, you do not know what content are going to be served up. With billions of page views per day and algorythims that you can neither identify or control, there's a chance that inappropriate content could show on your website in an embedded video frame that you certainly intended to show your content only.
The good news is there is a way to prevent the suggested videos from appearing at the end of your embedded videos. It is set to ON by default. Here's how to turn it off: Sign in to your YouTube account and browse to the video that you want to edit. Under the video frame click on the Share button. Click on the Embed button that appears below that, You will see the source code for the embed, which you (or your webmaster) insert into the html code of your website page. Be sure to check OFF the first of the four check boxes shown. "Show suggested videos when the video finishes". (Leave the other three unchecked as well). That's it! There are many ways to publish video to your website, but if you use YouTube for your business, its a good idea to tweak the settings to work to your best advantage.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
St. Augustine selects
Traveled to St. Augustine Florida for annual Cameracraftsmen meeting. Here is the last set of images from this trip to share. A flower box with a shadow. A red fountain. Sisters on vacation. Pop bottles in a taco shop, and votive candles in a shrine. All images created with Lumix G Series.
Monday, May 23, 2011
St. Augustine close up
Some more images from St. Augustine, FL. Fountain of Youth in a bottle, Face on a canon at fort on the beach, some old walls at the fort, carved chairs, interesting tiles on a church ceiling and a carved pillar. All images taken with Lumix G Series.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
St. Augustine Landmarks
We traveled to St. Augustine FL for the annual Cameracraftsmen of America meeting. Here are some photos of landmarks in the city. All images taken with Lumix GH2 and GF2 cameras by Tom and Jane Curley.
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