cinnamon thoughts. http://cinnamonthoughts.org Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:28:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Custom URL Shorteners and Why You Don’t Need Them Anymore http://cinnamonthoughts.org/2013/01/23/custom-url-shorteners-and-why-you-dont-need-them-anymore/ http://cinnamonthoughts.org/2013/01/23/custom-url-shorteners-and-why-you-dont-need-them-anymore/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:21:52 +0000 Daniel M. Gattermann http://cinnamonthoughts.org/?p=2819 The URL shortener at http://isne.at (is neat) was my private URL shortener for Twitter back when they didn’t have their own. The shortener (and URL forwarding) will be deactivated and the isne.at URLs in my blog posts (Twitter Updates) replaced with the original ones.

Unfortunately there is no way for me to replace the URLs in the Tweets on twitter.com so those will stop working in the future. Ironically that was the very reason for me to create my own shortener: keeping the shortened links alive even when such a service ceases to exist.

The lesson we’ve learned today: nothing is forever and stop using (custom) URL shorteners—they’re not worth the hassle.

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After upgrading to Mountain Lion the printer sharing stopped working and I had to look for an alternative (again). Two easy ways to print and create PDFs from iOS are

In the past I’ve used AirPrint Activator, but have now switched to Printopia for the simple reason that I own a license from MacUpdate Promo. Both tools have a demo so try them for yourself.

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For ‘The Lion City’, the idea behind the extension of the tilt shift technique is for focus and distance to be something the viewer can experience.

From the shoot info:

[…] the film is hard hitting, and full of effects… more so than if I were releasing a story based concept. Many of the scenes are not really tilt shift.. they’re what I call ‘clean shocks’, or ’tilt shocks’ […]

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  • Delivery van delivery van! Driving by… Dammit. #
  • And another van driving by. It’s like I’m being rickrolled by delivery guys. #
  • Now UPS… at least I know they don’t have anything for me today. #
  • I’ve never seen so many delivery vans driving by. I’m not even standing at the window! Pure coincidence. #iWorldProblem #
  • Aaaaand… it’s an Amazon order. #
  • Finally! :) #
  • Those EarPods sound way better than the old Apple headphones. Still no match for real headphones. #
  • Can’t sleep so I’m reporting iOS 6 Maps problems. This time the 3D view of the heart shaped island next to Bora Bora. http://t.co/BIOgrHYZ #
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There are all sorts of subjective arguments we can have regarding the iPhone 5. But one thing is inarguable, a cold hard simple fact: millions of people around the world are excited to buy one. To argue that this iPhone announcement did not excite people is the most foolish thing I’ve seen all week.

Daring Fireball

Exactly. You might hate the iPhone or just think it’s overrated but please don’t tell millions of people that they are stupid because they want to buy an easy to use phone with a great ecosystem.

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My favorites are #14 and #23. They look like taken on an alien planet.

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  • Major Aperture update announced. Nice! #WWDC #
  • 3D photographic maps. #WWDC #iOS6 #
  • iPad Smart Case. #
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You can see the whole set (six photos) on flickr and take a look at the EXIF data if you’re interested.

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  • Woke up before my alarm rang. #30 #
  • Forgot my phone number. #30 #
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See the whole set on flickr.








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Exhibit A:

After a few shots I started wondering why we pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for lenses, cameras or iPhones just to use Instagram and other software to create images a black box with a hole in it could have taken. (Only half kidding.)

My photos are really bad pinhole shots but the (w)hole purpose of this little experiment was to see what a simple pushpin hole in some cardboard was able to do—and it was a success.

Canon EOS 60D, cardboard lens of unknown focal length and aperture, ISO 400, 5 seconds

Canon EOS 60D, cardboard lens of unknown focal length and aperture, ISO 400, 8 seconds

Canon EOS 60D, cardboard lens of unknown focal length and aperture, ISO 400, 8 seconds

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The videos are even useful when you already know what an f-stop and DOF are. His explanations are easy to remember.

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  • Came home and three minutes later my new iPad arrived. The new iPad. The new one. 3. #
  • Typical Apple, another feature has been removed from the new iPad: pixels. Nowhere to be seen.
    Also: no "3". I've paid for the 3! — ★☆☆☆☆ #
  • The newer Smart Covers have a different lining than the original ones. It feels strange. Not better/worse but'll need some getting used to. #
  • Now I see pixels everywhere on my Mac! Great… #
  • Spring. http://instagr.am/p/Ihe7b_hA1a/ #

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General Information

News, Rumors and Reviews

Photo Blogs

Video Podcasts

Software

And of course you should use Instapaper to save the articles for reading later.

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