BillDay.com » Photography http://billday.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:59:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Breathtaking Earth flyover http://billday.com/2011/09/19/breathtaking-earth-flyover/ http://billday.com/2011/09/19/breathtaking-earth-flyover/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:44:53 +0000 Bill Day http://billday.com/?p=3639 Stunning time lapse composite of ISS images as if flew over North and South America. Must watch!

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But this comes close:

(I suggest watching this full screen for maximum effect.)

]]> http://billday.com/2011/08/16/why-i-love-yosemite/feed/ 0 “Towers of the Ennedi” gives me the exploration itch http://billday.com/2011/07/20/towers-of-the-ennedi-gives-me-the-exploration-itch/ http://billday.com/2011/07/20/towers-of-the-ennedi-gives-me-the-exploration-itch/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:14:47 +0000 Bill Day http://billday.com/?p=3444 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 Face®: Towers of the Ennedi from Camp 4 Collective on Vimeo.

]]> http://billday.com/2011/07/20/towers-of-the-ennedi-gives-me-the-exploration-itch/feed/ 0 Capture checks to PayPal on Android http://billday.com/2011/05/24/capture-checks-to-paypal-on-android/ http://billday.com/2011/05/24/capture-checks-to-paypal-on-android/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 15:15:40 +0000 Bill Day http://billday.com/?p=3255 PayPal Mobile check capture 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 lot of people skipping the ATM, depositing a check with their phone and not paying any fees for the privilege. Reading through your comments from our iPhone Announcement, I see “Android, Android, Android, Android.” It’s true, new features often come out on the iPhone first, but that’s only because the iPhone has been around longer. Rest assured, new PayPal features for Android won’t be far behind!

As PayPal noted, the big upside of mobile check capture is that it can free you up from visits to a physical bank branch for check deposits.

Click to read the complete post on the PayPal X Developer Network including a discussion of the corresponding downside to mobile check capture.

]]> http://billday.com/2011/05/24/capture-checks-to-paypal-on-android/feed/ 0 Amazon Appstore launches, encourages QR code links http://billday.com/2011/03/25/amazon-appstore-launches-encourages-qr-code-links/ http://billday.com/2011/03/25/amazon-appstore-launches-encourages-qr-code-links/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:03:28 +0000 Bill Day http://billday.com/?p=3019 Amazon has launched their Android application store (aka “Amazon Appstore”) in the US.

http://amazonappstoredev.typepad.com/.a/6a0148c71fb71b970c014e86e16089970d-pi

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:

We are offering a few unique features such as recommendations based on customers’ browse and purchase history.  This is one of the automated marketing features we discussed previously.   Automated marketing includes placements in search results, browse based results, bestsellers, and more.

Amazon also mentions their Appstore Developer Portal reporting features.  The screenshot they provide (see below) shows basic albeit important information on how well your apps are selling, though it would have been great if they’d shown something with more data in it (don’t advertize you’re new with empty screenshots in the future, guys!).

http://amazonappstoredev.typepad.com/.a/6a0148c71fb71b970c0147e36136f9970b-800wi

Click here to read the complete post on the PayPal X Developer Network including a info on Amazon’s encouraging developers to link to their Appstore entries with QR codes and a link for more on Apple’s suing Amazon over the name of their market.

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  • 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 #

    • Antelope surveying a portion of our hunt unit

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    ]]>     http://billday.com/2010/09/20/notes-from-2010-09-20/feed/ 0     Notes from 2010-09-13 http://billday.com/2010/09/13/notes-from-2010-09-13/ http://billday.com/2010/09/13/notes-from-2010-09-13/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:59:00 +0000 Bill Day http://billday.com/2010/09/13/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 #
  • Ran 3.28 miles in 31 mins and felt great. Morning run in Colorado Springs. #

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  • 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 #

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