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Category Archives: Photography

All things related to cellcams, dedicated cameras, and the art & science of photography

Breathtaking Earth flyover

Stunning time lapse composite of ISS images as if flew over North and South America. Must watch!

Why I love Yosemite

It’s impossible to capture the vastness and dizzying beauty of Yosemite Valley in pictures or video. But this comes close: (I suggest watching this full screen for maximum effect.)

“Towers of the Ennedi” gives me the exploration itch

This North Face documentary about climbing the spires and arches of the incredibly stark and remote Ennedi desert in Chad is inspirational and beautiful. It gives me the trail running and exploring itch! The North FaceĀ®: Towers of the Ennedi from Camp 4 Collective on Vimeo.

Capture checks to PayPal on Android

PayPal’s mobile app for Android now supports check capture.  This brings it into parity with the iPhone app’s check capture support which I wrote about in late 2010. From the PayPal blog announcement: On average, about a million dollars per month have been uploaded since we launched mobile check capture on the iPhone. That’s a [...]

Amazon Appstore launches, encourages QR code links

Amazon has launched their Android application store (aka “Amazon Appstore”) in the US. Amazon promises to “make it easy to find, discover and buy Android apps”.  This is a not-so-slight jab at Google’s Android Market, known for being, shall we say, less than optimal in surfacing the best and most interesting apps.  Amazon’s announcement notes: [...]

The frontier is everywhere

You don’t have to be a space fan, or a NASA fan, or a Carl Sagan fan, or anything else but human to love this. Thank you to everyone involved with its creation. Now, let’s boldly go!

Notes from 2010-09-26

Hot topics in the @PayPalX discussion forums http://bit.ly/9zJSQW # Antelope surveying a portion of our hunt unit http://yfrog.com/juc2pj # Sunset over the Wyoming high desert http://yfrog.com/hqqkkj # Southern Bighorn Mountains in the distance http://yfrog.com/167xj #

Notes from 2010-09-20

We saw the Antelope Fire burning while traveling in Yellowstone yesterday http://bit.ly/bHjnvI http://twitpic.com/2q1c1p #

Notes from 2010-09-13

More Oklahoma antelope http://yfrog.com/j466kvj http://yfrog.com/ng5whj http://yfrog.com/17srfdj # Morning run before leaving Guymon http://yfrog.com/j45c7dj # Can you spy the antelope in this pic of Capulin Volcano? http://yfrog.com/jcdodrj # View west from Capulin http://yfrog.com/mzq6ayj # Mule deer in the Capulin crater http://yfrog.com/mqswsj # Intrepid hikers atop Capulin http://yfrog.com/mvh1suj # I hope these bison can't read http://yfrog.com/5msmtjj # [...]

Notes from 2010-09-08

First part of my @wiredgeekdad outdoor blog series is live: "Wyoming for Geek Families" http://bit.ly/arkcqH # Need money to accelerate your startup? Here's how to apply to the @PayPalX Startup Accelerator Program http://bit.ly/a6ANDO # Buttes, bucks, and beautiful sunset http://yfrog.com/n11rij http://yfrog.com/5m4d6zj http://yfrog.com/1nklqsj http://yfrog.com/6f9tjj #