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Tag Archives: Brian Lawler
Here’s a worthwhile job for the NSA
Missing from most of the journalistic free-for-all that has been aimed at the NSA recently is any discussion as to what spy organizations should be doing as compared to what they are doing while intercepting our electronic communications. Economic crime … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Curmudgeon, Mistakes you can avoid
Tagged Blognosticator, Brian Lawler, spam, spam elimination, spam reduction
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Rewiring the Linotype machine
I’ve not blogged in quite a while, for which I apologize to my faithful readers. It wasn’t that I didn’t have anything going on. It was that I had writer’s blog. I couldn’t come up with anything to say about … Continue reading
Posted in History, Imposition and Pagination, Printing and Printing Processes, Typography
Tagged antique printing, Blognosticator, Brian Lawler, Cal Poly, letterpress, letterpress printing, linecasting, Linotype, Linotype machine, printing history, Shakespeare Press Museum, typographic history, typography
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Digital ICE, revisited
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
Posted in Gadgets, Photography
Tagged Blognosticator, Brian Lawler, defect removal, image defects, scanning
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Powering a time-lapse camera for an extended period of time
I use a Canon T2i camera and a variety of lenses to make time-lapse movies. From time to time I take thousands of photos, and for that I need a special power supply. The standard battery for the camera is … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged battery, Blognosticator, Brian Lawler, long battery life, time-lapse, time-lapse photography
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Crippling change in iPhoto causes consternation
This blog merits a Mr. Curmudgeon heading because I am angry at Apple for changing a function in iPhoto for the worse. I have the occasion to make slide shows from time to time using iPhoto. Why? It’s simply because … Continue reading
Posted in Curmudgeon, Mistakes you can avoid, Software
Tagged Blognosticator, Brian Lawler, iPhoto
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I made it to M
You may be aware that in early December I built a Network Attached Storage server, loaded an operating system on it (FreeNAS), and began the process of copying my large collection of CDs and DVDs to the NAS server. In … Continue reading
Machine carving and old style gilding on a deadline
At Cal Poly we recently dedicated the Raymond J. Prince Shakespeare Press Museum Resource Room. It’s a library of printing-related books and magazines, and it’s a study room for our students with desks, computers, a scanner, and comfy chairs. The … Continue reading
Posted in History, People, Software
Tagged Brian Lawler, Cal Poly, CNC woodworking, gilding, gold leaf, gold leafing, Raymond J. Prince, Shakespeare Press Museum, The Blognosticator
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EyeFi changes everything!
Last year I wrote about using the iPad as an instantaneous proofing device when shooting digital portraits. It turned out to be the most popular blog I have ever written. Months later, I still get many hits a day on … Continue reading
My visit to GigaHQ
Last Friday I ventured out into the world and visited the headquarters of GigaPan, the maker of the motorized camera mount that I have been using for a half-year. GigaPan is based in Portland, Oregon. At the GigaPan HQ are … Continue reading
Posted in Panoramic Photography, People, Photography
Tagged Brian Lawler, GigaPan, Oregon, Panoramic photography, Portland, The Blognosticator
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The largest machines in the world
Yesyerday morning a group of TAGA participants visited the Longview, Washington, paper-making plant of NORPAC. This is the largest paper-making facility in North America. Inside its massive buildings are three of the largest machines on Earth. These machines are for … Continue reading