Steven’s Notebook

Same thought as last year. Not writing quite as often as I have at other times, but I’m still here.

BookMooch: a community for exchanging used books
give a book, get a book.
(tags: books trade)

Free Photoshop Actions by Addicted to Design (A2D)
Free is good
(tags: photography photoshop)

So, I was going to make one of those comments about not blogging for a week, but then I looked at the calendar and realized that it’s really been over two since I’ve actually written something here (I’m not counting the automatic del.icio.us posts). Ouch.
I can say though that seven days without an XBox […]

HOW TO GPS Tag Photos: Flickr, Mappr, Google Earth….
(tags: photography tagging gps)

Remove U3 software from memory stick
Not only do Windows PC’s come with software you don’t want, so do some memory sticks. Here’s the program to get rid of it.
(tags: flash uninstall u3 software)

Stikkit: Magic words, functional emails, and a handy cheat sheet | 43 Folders

stikkit

This is your Mac on drugs
Colors, colors, colors…
(tags: photography)

One of my favorite directors, Robert Zemeckis, is reportedly soon to be working on a motion-capture 3-D version of “Beowulf.” Very cool.

It’s been a while in coming, but I finally have a new position. Starting this morning I’m now working as an Implementation Engagement Manager for a local company, responsible for successful configuration and deployment of next generation communication systems. That basically means managing projects from the initial sale through deployment, rollout, training and transition to […]

Success is inevitable. Now prove it.
Curt Rosengren: “Assume that the only possible outcome is success, then challenge yourself to prove how that can happen.”
(tags: leadership)

The Megapixel Myth - You’re getting ripped off.
Don MacAskill: “Megapixels don’t matter. There, I’ve said it. Throw your stones, rotten vegetables, or what-have-you.”
(tags: photography)

SmugMug: sRGB versus Adobe RGB (1998)
“…for most photos […]

Two important Wordpress plugins
Rick Klau: “If you’re running WordPress, I found two plugins that you should absolutely look into using.”
(tags: wordpress)

Blog to change the world
Time Sanders: “What I’ve learned is that blogging and speaking aren’t much different. If you don’t move the reader to action, they don’t come back to your blog very often and […]

When watching movies on DVD, I really like the “extras,” the looks behind the scene and the interviews with actors, directors and writers. Likewise, one of the non-fiction shows I enjoy is Inside The Actor’s Studio, getting a look into the actors’ lives.

Today I was watching an interview with Al Pacino, of The Godfather […]

Pew Internet: Tagging
“A December 2006 survey has found that 28% of internet users have tagged or categorized content online such as photos, news stories or blog posts. On a typical day online, 7% of internet users say they tag or categorize online content.”
(tags: tagging folksonomy WriteAboutThis)

BizTechTalk on veotag
Dan Keldsen: ” taggable video feeds, this allows […]

Local news is good, be it delivered from community members’ blogs or in hardcopy on the driveway. In this week’s edition of the local newspaper, The Alpharetta-Roswell REVUE & NEWS, the publisher wrote an opinion piece entitled “Why newspapers still matter to you.” And yes they do matter, even to a ‘net-centric person like me. […]

The Milton Wind Ensemble was selected by taped audition to be one of three featured ensembles at the 57th Annual University of Georgia High School Music Festival. The festival, known as “JanFest”, attracts nearly 1,000 high school band members and their directors to Athens each year to participate in Honor Bands featuring guest conductors […]

It’s been a while since I last wrote about knowledge and the sharing thereof, but a few things have been bouncing around my mind recently. Jon Udell and Marty Collins were just discussing the relationship between blogs and technical marketing, and in there they talk about giving away knowledge to inform customers and help […]

If you’re an Inside Lacrosse subscriber, or if you see the current issue on a newstand, check out page 54. James, a Milton graduate and freshman at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, has his first published article there - based on an interview with the Athletic Director at Rollins College about thier new […]

How To Use Photoshop To Create Quick CSS Mockups
(tags: css photoshop)

OneNote 2007 now available at retail
(tags: OneNote)

Flickr: Help: The Map
Have you started to geo-tag your images yet?
(tags: flickr geotagging map)

Build a big network, then give it away
(tags: BusinessTips)