I’m not even home yet from the CogDogBlog Asia tour and I am remotely buying tickets for a new adventure in November. A few weeks ago a friend sent me an email from someone he knew who needed someone to house sit and watch their dog for a month. Ahhh, not any house, but this […]
First Picture with New Camera by cogdogblog posted 30 Sep ’08, 9.10am MDT PST on flickr Here is the first photo taken with my new Canon IXY 3000IS, purchased in Japan– the subject is the camera it is replacing. The new max image size is 4416×3312 pixels, quite a jump from the SD800. From the […]
On his custom tour of Shanghai a few weeks back, Jeff Utecht provided sufficient warning to be wary of “Stinky Tofu” on sale in the streets. I never had the pleasure there, but cleaning out the email inbox brings up similar thoughts. A few weeks ago I dutifully ignored and filed in the unwanted trash […]
Can You Say Ixy? by cogdogblog posted 29 Sep ’08, 8.20am MDT PST on flickr Japanese electronics stores carry many new camera models before they hit the states. This new pocket digital camera form Canon, the IXY series, can take images in 14.7 MegaPixels and 3200 ISO. Wow! 14.7 MegaPixels in a pocket camera! That […]
My photographic and geek bents have been intrigued by learnig (and still learning) how to capture immersive high res GigaPan images, which is fun enough in its own right. This is a combination of a special camera control rig and software that takes a series of images with a standard compact digital camera that gives […]
Shopping for Horizon Project Items by cogdogblog posted 25 Sep ’08, 7.52pm MDT PST on flickr This is where we get stuff for horizon.nmc.org/ So what do you want this year? Cloud Computing? PLE? Mobile virtual worlds?
How cool and fast is the net connected world? Last night I snapped a photo on my iPhone, uploaded it to flickr via MobileFotos app, and today it is part of a story on the Discover Magazine Blog: Last night, I guess I was at Mission Control in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, at a Korean […]
Sept 2006 037 by madaise posted 5 Sep ’06, 8.37pm MDT PST on flickr Peanut butter (2/3 c.) and chocolate chips (1 c.) – headed for the microwave. See Puppy Chow Recipe. Better than mixing peanut butter and chocolate, and much more logical… digital cameras and GPS chips. I’m very keen on what creative things […]
Thanks for the Typhoon by cogdogblog posted 23 Sep ’08, 8.11am MDT PST on flickr Nick Noakes is the optimal host- he has even arranged a typhoon here in Hong Kong for my entertainment, Now perhaps I can say I am big winded. My timing was good to arrive in Hong Kong Monday afternoon, when […]
Where All the Cool Trends Come From by cogdogblog posted 22 Sep ’08, 8.06am MDT PST on flickr They have a store here in Hong Kong! Get yout trends! We have fashion trends, technology trends, economic trends (oops, those are selling badly now). Why waste time doing research? Just hope down to your local Trendyland […]
