Brendan Bowie

5 Ways to Print Directory contents

2012-02-06T13:07:00.005-05:00

If you've ever wanted to print a list of the files in a folder or directory, here are some ways:

Directory Printer for Windows 7
Directory List & Print

Directory Printer for Windows XP
JDirPrint

Article with more ways...

Pogoplug - create your own cloud

2011-11-27T13:52:00.003-05:00

Pogoplug is an inexpensive device that you can plug into your router, attach a bunch of external USB drives and create your own cloud. You can access your files remotely, FTP, and share photos in password protected folders. Check out Pogoplug for remote storage.

Adobe Creative Cloud & Luminosity video

2011-11-27T13:45:00.002-05:00

This is a mixed post of two tweets:

Adobe Creative Cloud Offers Applications, Services, Community - read more.

Working With Luminosity Masks in Photoshop - check out tutorial video.

Google Boost > AdWords Express

2011-07-27T09:58:00.001-04:00

When a Google rep contacted me back in November 2010 to introduce Boost, the product seemed positioned as AdWords for Google Places, or paid Places. Now they're re-positioning it as AdWords Express to simplify the AdWords process for small business owners. Read more...

ICANN going beyond existing 22 TLDs

2011-06-23T09:20:00.002-04:00

LA Times article about ICANN going beyond existing 22 Top Level Domains (TLDs)
At $185,000, it’s pricey, but then all sorts of domains become possible.

Partition Tool

2011-06-03T22:10:00.003-04:00

Back in the day, you may have used Partition Magic... or more recently, you may have bought Acronis Disk Director or... you can download Partition Tool for FREE!

Free PDF Creator - Primo PDF

2011-06-03T21:30:00.003-04:00

An 'organizing maniac' told me about this Free PDF Creator that she's been using for a couple years - Primo PDF

Join.me - screen sharing utility

2011-06-02T06:58:00.003-04:00

Ever need to share your screen with someone? Or, in the case of tech support, need to see the other person's screen to help them with a computer problem? Check out Join.me

Amazon S3 for hosting static websites

2011-05-23T21:36:00.002-04:00

I hadn't considered Amazon for website hosting until a colleague mentioned they have redundant servers on both coasts and offer dedicated IPs. For more info, check out Press Release: Amazon S3 adds new features for hosting static websites.

Diagram Tool & Project Management Apps

2011-04-03T15:43:00.009-04:00

Gliffy - online tool for creating network diagrams, site maps, wireframes of user interfaces (GUI), flow charts, org charts, and business processes.

While looking for an Open-Source substitute to Microsoft Visio to create such network diagrams, I came across this article 10 Free Project Management Applications.

Amazon Cloud Drive & Cloud Player

2011-03-30T06:37:00.002-04:00

News Release
Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Cloud Drive, Amazon Cloud Player for Web and Amazon Cloud Player for Android. Together, these services enable customers to securely store music in the cloud and play it on any Android phone, Android tablet, Mac or PC, wherever they are. Customers can upload their music library to Amazon Cloud Drive and can save any new Amazon MP3 purchases directly to their Amazon Cloud Drive for free.

Google Advanced Search

2011-01-25T10:21:00.002-05:00

Here are some Google Advanced Search Operators & Features

Features
http://www.google.com/help/features.html

Operators
http://www.google.com/advanced_search

Google Enterprise vs. Microsoft Exchange

2010-12-10T09:14:00.005-05:00

Back in January, I posted about Hosted Exchange. Now considering Google Enterprise instead. All thoughts are welcome.

Here's a link comparing the two from Google's perspective:
Google apps

Mobile Powerhouse

2010-12-09T20:30:00.012-05:00

ASUS G53JW-A1 video >>
Intel Core i7-740QM
15.6" 16:9 LED Backlit screen (1920x1080)
1.5GB nVidia Graphics Card GeForce GTX 460M
500GB Seagate Hybrid Hard Drive w/ 4GB SSD Memory 7200RPM
12GB DDR3 1333MHz
2X/4X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
Backlit Keyboard
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit

ASUS eStore

Google changes Local Search Algorithm

2010-10-27T16:18:00.000-04:00

Google changes its Local Search algorithm to favor Places, i.e. business listings.

This is a big shift, especially for local businesses looking to rank well in geo-targeted search results.

Full article at searchengineland.com. The adventure continues...

Tablet Wars

2010-09-30T20:47:00.005-04:00

Tech round-up of some tablet contenders. The Blackberry Playbook's screen is smaller than I'd like, but the camera, RAM, and Flash support make it real nice!
Full article at Engadget.

HTML5 Rocks!

2010-09-01T15:24:00.003-04:00

Check out this HTML5 experiment by Chris Milk set to "We Used To Wait" by Arcade Fire. Use Google Chrome, and your real address for maximum impact!

The Wilderness Downtown

WinDirStat

2010-08-06T14:18:00.003-04:00

WinDirStat - free, open source, disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Windows. It provides a visual snapshot of your local PC or network server's drives to quickly locate which files (and type of files) are taking up the most space.

Read more in Maximum PC article, "32 Totally Essential and Free Apps for Every PC"

Color Palette Generators

2010-07-16T11:46:00.005-04:00

Here are some great resources for creating color palettes and finding color harmonies for design projects.

25 Popular Color Scheme and Palette Generators

Color Jack

Color Hunter

CSS Drive image palette

Color Scheme Designer 3

BONUS
Article on the Psychology of Color

Online font tester: Type Tester

Bookmarklets

2010-07-05T11:01:00.004-04:00

Great article and resource on Bookmarklets at Maximum PC.

I really like the Bit.ly url shortener.

Google URL Shortener

2010-06-19T08:32:00.003-04:00

1. Using Google's browser, Chrome, go to goo.gl URL Shortener

2. Install extension, which will new icon to Chrome for 1-click url shortening.

3. Go to any website w/ long url. Click on icon and Presto!
http://brendanbowie.blogspot.com/ becomes
http://goo.gl/X9N0

BONUS: To generate QR Code for camera phones, just add .qr
http://goo.gl/X9N0.qr

More on QR Codes

Google Cloud Print

2010-05-01T09:30:00.001-04:00

Google Cloud Print - an interesting & ambitious goal "to build a printing experience that enables any app (web, desktop, or mobile) on any device to print to any printer anywhere in the world.

Trend Micro virus clean-up tools

2010-04-29T14:40:00.003-04:00

Free virus clean-up tools by Trend Micro
HouseCall, CWShredder

Followed by System Information Collector (SIC) Tool

Thunderbird shortcut > Grouped by Sort

2010-04-20T06:42:00.002-04:00

Email client shortcut for "Grouped by Sort"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2299

Sure beats beats View > Sort By > Grouped by Sort

Chrome - Open Link in New Tab

2010-03-25T07:06:00.007-04:00

In Firefox's preferences, you can "Open a new tab and switch to it immediately." Here's how to do it in Chrome. "How to open new tab in Chrome."

Specifically, I like the tip about dragging link to tabstrip.

Total PC Defender virus

2010-02-24T17:00:00.003-05:00

Total PC Defender is a fake anti-malware application that infected a client's computer. To remove, just follow the instructions by Michael P. on this Yahoo! Answers article.

To get the "bug" out of memory, I used Eset NOD32 Antivirus. Then finished the job with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

Memory upgrade

2010-02-16T11:31:00.002-05:00

If you ever wondering if your PC or laptop needs or can support more memory, check out Crucial System Scanner tool.

Skype - conversation recording

2010-01-24T12:44:00.001-05:00

Need to record a conversation on Skype?
Pamela is the "ultimate Skype add-on tool" for recording conversations for re-listening and catching all the details.

Convert videos for iPod and iPhone

2010-01-24T12:25:00.003-05:00

Here are a couple of FREE transcoding utilities I use to convert videos for iPod and iPhone:

For PC, MediaCoder
For Mac, HandBrake

Virus & Spyware Protection

2010-01-22T15:01:00.005-05:00

Single PC solution
AVG Free

Network/Enterprise level
Trend Micro
AVG Business Edition

File Sharing Services - how to send big files

2010-01-11T14:41:00.002-05:00

MailBigFile
DropSend - Pete rec'd
YouSendIt
Rackspace
Rapidshare (integrates w/ Outlook)

Hosted Exchange

2010-01-11T13:30:00.005-05:00

If you need to host Microsoft Exchange off-site, here are some solutions that Tom at Capital Computers mentioned:

Intermedia

GoDaddy - best pricing for Hosted Exchange

How to Create Content That Ranks Well in Search Engines

2010-01-06T16:09:00.001-05:00

Read this article on Copyblogger, "How to Create Content That Ranks Well in Search Engines"

A/V Studio in Nepal

2009-12-14T09:10:00.004-05:00

Jiggy G. leaves corporate cubeville to start Phoenix Studios in the foothills of Himalayas. Read about him in Nov/Dec 2009 issue of CreativeCOW magazine "Non-Linear Creativity". Here's a blog post by him.

The Evolution of Web Browsers

2009-11-06T09:22:00.002-05:00

Here's an in-depth article on the Evolution of Web Browsers by Maximum PC.

Nikon D300s

2009-08-19T10:57:00.002-04:00

Nikon adds HD video in the D300s. Check out the article at Popular Photography.

Photography Books

2009-08-09T01:21:00.003-04:00

Nothing like enjoyable reading about photography! Just finished "Annie Leibovitz at Work" and I'm most the way through Scott Kelby's latest installment of "The Digital Photography Book, Vol.3" - totally indispensable!

Nikon flash SB-900

2009-07-19T17:22:00.000-04:00

Bought Nikon's latest flash, SB-900, to go with my SB-800 for multiple lighting set-ups. Here's an image and article from Strobist about the SB-800 and SB-900.

The Candid Frame

2009-07-16T23:46:00.002-04:00

My new favorite photography podcast The Candid Frame. Instead of focusing on gear, the host, Ibarionex Perello, interviews other photographers and asks them about their process. It's a wonderful insight into how they think and see the world.

Revo Uninstaller

2009-06-03T23:05:00.001-04:00

Here's a great piece of freeware to uninstall software, remove programs and solve uninstalling problems. Revo Uninstaller works better than Windows Add/Remove Software, even scourging the Registry.

Post Notification

2009-05-28T21:33:00.002-04:00

Wordpress has a plugin where people can sign up to receive posts via email called Post Notification. With it, you could turn your blog into a free email marketing machine!

Tyler & Partners - Jeweler's Block insurance

2009-05-27T22:18:00.002-04:00

On May 27th, I launched a new website for Tyler & Partners USA - Special Risks Insurance agency that just opened offices in Florida and Virginia. They've been in the insurance business for over a hundred years, so it was a privilege to design and develop the site for Graeme Wright, Christopher Isitt and Christophe Rochelle.

Ultra Portable Multimedia Projectors

2009-04-27T17:19:00.001-04:00

Need an AV Projector that will fit in your shirt pocket? Check out this article at B&H about Ultra Portable Multimedia Projectors.

Cross browser testing

2009-04-22T01:00:00.004-04:00

Adobe releasing a service called Meer Meer for cross-browser testing that could put services like Browsershots.org out of business.

Meanwhile, check out Xenocode.com

HP's new workstation: Z800

2009-04-01T11:39:00.002-04:00

Here's a press release to the new workstation from HP: Z800.

Professional Portrait Retouching

2009-02-16T12:42:00.002-05:00

It's scary how prevalent and easy retouching has become. It used to take an expert like Greg Apodaca using advanced Photoshop techniques. But now with products such as Professional Portrait, retouching makes its way to the masses.

No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted. Check out Dove's campaign "Evolution" to see what I mean.

Tutorial on FTP set-up using Firefox

2009-02-05T14:01:00.002-05:00

Here's a good tutorial on how to use Firefox's FTP client for publishing to your website.

Thievery Corporation on NPR

2009-01-20T22:46:00.002-05:00

Rob Garza and Eric Hilton talk to the folks at NPR about the release of their latest CD, Radio Retaliation.

World Cafe - Jan. 8, 2009

Tell Me More - Dec. 4, 2008

Cool music player by Yahoo

2009-01-09T11:16:00.001-05:00

Check out this music player by Yahoo: www.rollogrady.com
(lower left, click play).

Make Flash & Ajax indexable by Google

2009-01-07T23:15:00.004-05:00

SWFAddress, an open source project, makes Flash & Ajax websites indexable by Google and other search engines. Download the developer kit from www.asual.com/swfaddress.

Sunbird and Google Calendar

2009-01-03T08:35:00.001-05:00

Loaded Mozilla Sunbird yesterday... wish that events created off-line would sync w/ Google Calendar when back online. Any ideas?

Chrome :: new browser by Google

2008-12-19T14:32:00.002-05:00

Just installed Google's browser, Chrome, and it's sweeeet! Lightning fast! Javascript runs 57x faster than IE 7, 10x faster than Firefox 3. Tabs can be torn off into new windows, and if one tab crashes, the others keep going! The interface is practically invisible, allowing you to focus on web content instead of, ironically, the browser's "chrome."

All the Top Photography News

2008-12-09T14:24:00.002-05:00

Photography news aggregated in one RSS portal Alltop.com
Thanks to Scott Bourne for turning me onto this site.

Great Stocking Stuffer

2008-12-01T22:26:00.002-05:00

Here's a great stocking stuffer for the photographer in your life
Hands-On Lighting DVD

Flash Detection using SWFObject

2008-11-24T00:08:00.003-05:00

Geek time! Geoff Stearns of Choppingblock.com updated his flashobject.js to swfobject.js for embedding Flash into web pages.

Background article

Geoff's site

Code Google

Tutorial video

Lightroom 2

2008-11-09T22:56:00.003-05:00

Launched Lightroom 2 last night. What a pleasure to work in this well-designed interface. The tools are amazing. The keywording is straight-forward. I highly recommend this program to photographers.

Video and the Nikon D90

2008-11-05T17:43:00.002-05:00

Check out this article about using the Nikon D90 and Canon 5D Mark II for shooting video.

Content Aware Scaling

2008-10-17T08:56:00.007-04:00

Video showing how Content Aware Scaling works in Adobe Photoshop CS4. The algorithm allows you to resize and reframe an image without losing important data. Seamcarving.com

Sensor size cheat sheet

2008-10-04T07:59:00.002-04:00

Check out this cheat sheet from Stu at Prolost

Strobist & The Grip Guide

2008-09-30T23:13:00.007-04:00

Want to conquer your flash? Looking for off-camera lighting ideas on the cheap? Strobist - one of the best sources of lighting info on the web.

Getting your first gig as a grip? Check out The Grip Guide so you'll know exactly what they mean when they say, "Get me a C-Stand."

Memory Cards

2008-09-30T22:19:00.004-04:00

Ever wonder which memory card to buy for your camera? Which card has the best write and read speed - Lexar, SanDisk, Hoodman, Transcend? The answer lies in the combination of camera body AND card. Check out the test results at Rob Galbraith's site. Select your camera body from the drop-down and the site shows the various cards read/write times.

Pictures from India

2008-09-23T00:24:00.002-04:00

Thanks to Ron Brinkmann for sharing this link. You gotta see them to believe them.

AlienBees RingFlash

2008-09-16T11:26:00.002-04:00

Thanks to Frederick V. Johnson (Twitter: frederickvan) for the link to AlienBees RingFlash

Adobe CS4

2008-09-15T10:26:00.003-04:00

I'm anticipating the launch of Adobe CS4. I heard there's going to be an announcement on September 23rd. Could be a good time to upgrade from CS2. There's a 30-day money-back guarantee and a 30-day window to upgrade from CS3.3 to CS4. Compare suites.

According to DailyTechTalk, "Adobe Creative Suite product cycles are around 18 months and Adobe CS3 was released on April 16th, 2007 so Adobe Max would mean 19 months since the last release." Adobe Max is November 16th-19th in San Francisco this year.

Lightroom Gallery Templates

2008-09-04T00:26:00.002-04:00

Loaded trial version of Lightroom 2.0 last Monday. Here's a link to Lightroom Gallery Templates that's worth checking out.

Rental Houses

2008-08-31T18:07:00.005-04:00

Not sure which gear or lens to buy... this article lists rental places online to check out equipment and glass. Also, check your local pro photo shop, which often offer rentals as well.

Rentglass.com
Lensrentals.com
Webelenses.com

Nikon announces D90

2008-08-26T18:17:00.006-04:00

Nikon announces its new 12.3 megapixel D90 camera with 24fps video. Get all the details at the official Nikon site.

Check out these sample movie clips made by the D90... this one is seriously delicious!

Lightroom Journal

2008-08-22T22:43:00.001-04:00

Here's a great resource for Lightroom developments from Tom Hogarty and the Adobe team - Lightroom Journal

Photography/Imaging events

2008-08-20T14:56:00.001-04:00

Here are two important events in the world of Photography & Imaging: PMA and Photokina. When buying a new camera, I would wait until after these events to hear the latest announcements.

NAS or not to NAS

2008-08-18T00:32:00.009-04:00

Currently researching Network-Attached Storage (NAS):

HP MediaSmart - Windows version has features such as remote access plus the ability to create photo sharing website w/ user permissions. Paul Thurrott's review. Negative software update. MediaSmartServer forums.

HP Media Vault - Linux version. Computer Shopper review.
Compare prices.

After all is said and done, Drobo is the way to go!
DroboShare Storage Device VS. HP Media Vault 2120 article

File Comparison

2008-08-05T09:41:00.001-04:00

If you're ever faced with the task of syncing folders and files, I've evaluated two programs and switched to Beyond Compare. Originally I bought UltraCompare but was annoyed when it would tag identical files with a (?) question mark.

Lightroom 2.0

2008-07-28T23:59:00.001-04:00

Adobe released Lightroom 2.0 - now I've got to buy it and decide which book to go w/ it: the one by Scott Kelby or Mikkel Aaland ...or both.

Instinct or Dare

2008-07-25T06:30:00.002-04:00

In addition to the iPhone, I'm checking out the Samsung Instinct vs. Verizon's Dare. Both have their various merits but neither has it all. Plus there's open-source Android brewing on the horizon. DARE I wait? Check out PhoneScoop - for side-by-side comparisons, and Gizmodo and Engadget for reviews.

Dan Alban's photos

2008-07-21T22:22:00.001-04:00

After listening to Alex Lindsay's interview of 3D animator, author of 12 books, photographer and trainer, Dan Alban, on TWIP, I had to check out his photography.
Most excellent!

My Twitter profile

2008-07-21T22:10:00.002-04:00

http://twitter.com/brendanbowie Follow me

Official End of Support to Netscape browser

2008-07-19T08:57:00.002-04:00

On March 1st, 2008, AOL ended its official support of the Netscape browser. Though I haven't used it in years (moved to Firefox), the news still created a pang of nostalgia as I remember creating my first website in Netscape Navigator 3.0 - so long old friend. Here's an archive of Netscape's development over the years.

Imagekind Joins Cafepress

2008-07-12T09:31:00.005-04:00

Looks like CafePress acquired Imagekind, the industry's "gold standard" for giclee printing - read more at Imagekind's blog. I'm tracking this news because I have some pictures at Imagekind.

On the topic of putting images on things such as mugs and t-shirts, there's another site that offers those services, it's called Red Bubble. I haven't used them yet, but I know another photographer who recommends them.

Chevy Volt

2008-06-28T09:02:00.004-04:00

After watching "Who Killed the Electric Car" about GM's EV1, it looks like Chevy has another electric car in development - the Volt. Check out this article in The Atlantic.

Goldman Psychiatry

2008-05-19T22:02:00.006-04:00

On 5/14/2008, launched a new website Goldman Psychiatry that I designed and developed for Thomas C. Goldman, M.D., a forensic and clinical psychiatrist. And based on my experience of Dr. Goldman at his son's wedding, he's a wonderful guy and a quite the dancer!

Nikon D300

2008-05-18T10:07:00.006-04:00

Yesterday, while at Ace Photo looking for a flash bracket for an SB800 with a LumiQuest 80-20, I made the decision to get the Nikon D300. I start shooting this afternoon. Can't wait to see the results.

The DV Rebel's Guide

2008-05-04T23:39:00.005-04:00

Reading "The DV Rebel's Guide: An All-Digital Approach to Making Killer Action Movies on the Cheap" by Stu Maschwitz, co-founder of the Orphanage. He used to share an office with Alex Lindsay (TWiM & TWiP) when they both worked at ILM.

The Man, The Image, The World

2008-04-14T22:18:00.004-04:00

I highly recommend this book of photography by
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image, The World - A Retrospective.

An amazing body of work! A true master.

HD/HDV Camcorders

2008-03-10T00:32:00.003-04:00

Here are some HD/HDV Camcorders worth watching.

High Dynamic Range (HDR)

2008-03-05T13:38:00.004-05:00

Video tutorial on HDR. Photomatix Pro great for combining images and tonal mapping.

The Moment It Clicks

2008-03-04T21:53:00.005-05:00

Absolutely useful, instructive, inspiring book on photography by Joe McNally called "The Moment It Clicks" JoeMcNally.com

He has shot for Life and National Geographic to mention just a couple.

TWIP - new photo podcast

2008-03-04T21:47:00.003-05:00

Great photo podcast called This Week In Photography (TWIP) hosted by Alex Lindsay and Scott Bourne.

Bye Bye to Analog TV

2008-01-22T09:45:00.000-05:00

On midnight, February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting. Each household is entitled to two coupons, each worth $40, to go towards the purchase of converters. For more info,
DTV2009.gov

The latest from Scott Kelby

2008-01-16T19:20:00.001-05:00

Just got my copy of The Digital Photography Book - Volume 2 in an extremely useful series by Kelby.

Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD

2008-01-16T19:15:00.000-05:00

Could the end be in sight? Personally I'm sitting out this round, but check out this article: Blu-ray Poised to Win Home Video War

Just Say NO to WEP

2007-11-07T14:35:00.000-05:00

According to the Security Now, Episode #89, April 26 2007, WEP-protected WiFi networks can be cracked in less than 60 seconds. Instead, use WPA encryption.

Red Rock Micro

2007-06-14T18:04:00.000-04:00

Here's an adapter that lets you to use your still photography lenses on your video camera Red Rock Micro

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Marketing

2007-05-05T18:26:00.000-04:00

Just finished reading Catherine Seda's book on SEO Marketing called "How to Win Sales & Influence Spiders." Very informative - I highly recommend it to anyone interested in online marketing.

Photo Gallery Online

2007-04-30T16:14:00.000-04:00

Opened an account with ImageKind, the online photo gallery, where you can view my pics.

HD Photo

2007-04-30T16:01:00.000-04:00

For developments on JPEG's successor, HD Photo, listen to this
TWIM podcast from the Pixelcorps.

Special guest, Bill Crow, shares an insane amount of information about this new file format. Read more at his blog

Music

2006-11-02T14:30:00.000-05:00

Latest favorites:
Mat Kearney - especially "Bullet" and "Undeniable"
The whole CD rocks!

LAMB
This song and video called Gabriel is amazing.

Create / Distribute

2006-11-01T23:45:00.000-05:00

Create: High Definition Video for Independent Filmmakers
HD for Indies

Distribute: Internet TV - Get Democracy

Word docs on the web

2006-10-27T15:42:00.000-04:00

Here are some apps that can write Word docs on the web

Ajax Write and Google docs

DVDZip

2006-09-29T23:35:00.000-04:00

Cool utility for converting VOBs to AVIs and other file formats DVDZip

Adobe Bridge and Lightroom

2006-07-28T12:20:00.000-04:00

I finally loaded Adobe CS2. For dealing with digital photography, Bridge rocks! But also check out Lightroom.

More Podcasts

2006-06-17T12:27:00.000-04:00

Two more favorite podcasts: This Week in Tech and Security Now