Wow, this is a great book. Really opened my eyes to the fact the our world has many long tails. As technology like the Internet makes the world smaller, people will have the ability to dig deeper and deeper into the long tail and find niches that appeal to them more than the “one size [...]

I’m a huge fan of Apple’s products but this is just plain good fun:

Very fun read and lots of good suggestions for building a solid mental game. Nothing especially new to me, but good to review the importance of items like: a sound and consistent pre-shot routine playing one shot at a time, staying in the present – it amazes me still how much golf and life are [...]

This one was a total yawner at first. It gets interesting when he describes his early start up failures, and some of the lessons learned. While he’s lead a pretty darn interesting life, it just didn’t read well for me. What I got out of this book (or the first 100 pages that I read) [...]

I was about to give up on HDR photos per my original test, but found out about a program called Photomatix Pro and gave it a shot.  Check out the results: Not bad, eh!  For comparison, here’s a regular photo of the same shot (what I normally would have produced before the magic of HDR) [...]

(In case you aren’t familiar with HDR photography, check out this tutorial) I messed around with the Nikon this morning and learned a lot about exposure and such.  There’s a ton to learn but it’s actually really interesting to me. Here are two example photos.  On the bottom is the one that is HDR merged [...]

Flash must be off. Menu > Release Mode > Continuous

Denotes exposure mode: P: Programmed Auto – camera sets shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure. Recommended when there is little time to adjust camera settings. S: Shutter-Priority Auto – camera automatically adjusts aperture for optimal exposure A: Aperture-Priority Auto – camera automatically adjusts shutter speed for optimal exposure M: Manual – you control both [...]

Only available in P, S, A modes and most effective with center-weighted or spot metering. Matrix (default): Camera meters a wide area of the frame and instantly sets exposure according to distribution brightness, color, distance, and composition for natural results. Center-weighted: Camera meters entire frame but assigns greatest weight to center area. Classic meter for [...]