
A new camera designed to be worn around your neck automatically captures still frames every 30 sec. It also uses accelerometers and light sensors to detect when you have entered a new environment as well as IR heat sensors to detect when you are close to someone else. This device was originally intended to help ... read more
October 18, 2009 in News by John Omvik

Microsoft does not seem to be the only company dealing with data loss issues this week. For some time now there have been reports from users in on-line forums claiming to have lost data in their main user accounts after logging in and out as a guest user. While unlike the whole scale loss of ... read more
October 13, 2009 in News by John Omvik

Okay so this piece really has nothing to do with photography, but there are photos, and I was able to find a slight connection to Apple.
Wired Magazine is reporting that Steven Smith a.k.a “Zune Tattoo Guy” has apparently lost faith in his beloved Zune’s ability to compete with the iPod, and may actually have the ... read more
September 16, 2009 in News by John Omvik

So it has been just about a week since I converted all four systems over to Snow Leopard, and I’m happy to report that for the most part, the transition has been surprisingly smooth.
Other than the strange crop of “Rosetta Mushrooms” that I mentioned in my first look piece, I encountered no problems with the ... read more
September 3, 2009 in News by John Omvik

One of the biggest perks of being my own boss, is that I am also my own IT Manager with full purchasing and policy making authority. That is why my business and household has always run Macintosh since I purchased our first Mac Clasic in 1986.
In the past I’ve worked for fairly open minded small ... read more
August 29, 2009 in News by John Omvik

…but also manages to offend people with really bad photoshop and racial insensitivity.
See the English and Polish versions of the same webpage.The top photo on the English webpage looks very much like a standard corporate boardroom stock photo featuring an ideal ethnic and gender diversity. It is only fitting that it should also include computer ... read more
August 26, 2009 in News by John Omvik