Category Archives: Gadgets

Pencil for Paper by 53

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Brian Lawler

It’s a stylus with a rubber tip on both ends. It works with the Paper app on iPads. I absolutely love Paper, the app by 53. I have been using it for well over a year on my iPad, and … Continue reading →

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A do-it-myself take-up reel for a wide-format Epson printer

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I’ve mentioned in a few of my recent blogs that I am preparing a photographic exhibition at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art that opens on February 14, 2014. I’m in the thick of preparation now, making prints, mounting … Continue reading →

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The Boy Mechanic rides a Faraday bike

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Brian Lawler

As a kid I read The Boy Mechanic cover to cover many times, so many, in fact, that it’s almost worn out, as you can see in the photo, below: This is my tattered copy of The Boy Mechanic, published … Continue reading →

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Digital ICE, revisited

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I’ve been scanning a lot of old transparencies this week. The majority of those are 35mm Ektachrome, or equivalent, transparencies. Some are Kodachrome transparencies. Some are really dirty. And, for those I am implementing Digital ICE, the technology that was … Continue reading →

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