http://ddd.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Random randomness en Vox Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:21:17 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/more-first-thoughts-about-the-lx3.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/more-first-thoughts-about-the-lx3.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/more-first-thoughts-about-the-lx3.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:21:17 -0700 Easy to use Manual Controls. I have owned several cameras that let you have full control over the aperture and shutter speed, but I personally find the set up on the LX3 to be the easiest to use. Once you have spun the dial to manual, you just mov... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/more-first-thoughts-about-the-lx3.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00fad6b0add90005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/first-thoughts-about-the-dmc-lx3.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/first-thoughts-about-the-dmc-lx3.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/first-thoughts-about-the-dmc-lx3.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:30:11 -0700 My DMC-LX1 arrived on Monday. Here are my initial impressions and observations. The camera is a bit larger than the Sony DSC-T30 or the Lumix DMC-FX500 I have been using recently. Due to the lens sticking out, I can't use any of the small camera ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/first-thoughts-about-the-dmc-lx3.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00fad6af909f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-to-iphone-super-monkey-ball.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-to-iphone-super-monkey-ball.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-to-iphone-super-monkey-ball.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:44:26 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00fa968a53550003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00fa968a53550003-50si" alt="SMB Level 1 Complete" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Super Monkey Ball was one of the first apps I bought on the iPhone, but I initially found the game play to be rather disappointing. Games where you need to roll an object thru a course like Mercury on the PSP and Labyrinth on the iPhone are usual... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-to-iphone-super-monkey-ball.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d0100a7eab5ac000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> apple games tilt iphone motioncontrol supermonkeyball http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---8.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---8.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---8.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:33:28 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b8b9580001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b8b9580001-50si" alt="File Name Button" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Spotlight search results dialog added a File Name button. I don't know about you, but I have long been frustrated by the overwhelming results produced by Spotlight searches. I have trained myself for years to try to name files with relevant f... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---8.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b8d2110004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---9.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---9.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---9.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:56:14 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b841730004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b841730004-50si" alt="Leopard Spotlight Menu" /></a> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b830cb0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b830cb0002-50si" alt="Leopard Apple menu" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> New icons for the Apple and Spotlight menus. Now they are the same color no matter what setting you choose in Appearance. I never realized how annoying the big blue spotlight circle was in the upper right corner until it was gone. Get ready to ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---9.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b841f90004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---10.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---10.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---10.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:01:34 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b7e8920004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b7e8920004-50si" alt="Finder Preferences" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Finally, you can turn off the annoying "are you sure you want to do this?" dailog every time you change the extension name in a file. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/10-small-cool-new-things-in-leopard---10.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e398b7ed8f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> leopard osx apple mac http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/iphone-headset.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/iphone-headset.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/iphone-headset.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:32:42 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e3989c16060004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e3989c16060004-50si" alt="iPhone Headset" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> While unboxing my iPhone headset in front of an LCD display, I noticed the newton rings in the plastic packaging that the headset ships in and thought it might make an interesting photograph. I set the headset in the plastic packaging in front of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/iphone-headset.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00e3989c07eb0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> apple photography light macro bluetooth iphone newtonrings http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/convert-this.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/convert-this.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/convert-this.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:42:05 -0700 Ever wonder how many human eyeballs it would take to balance a scale with an Airbus 380? 9763832.672 Figure out how many average bowel movements equal Tom Cruise at the Weird Converter via Boing Boing <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/convert-this.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00d4143bf49d6a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> weird tomcruise converter web fun goofy http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/new-years-resolution-more-resolution.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/new-years-resolution-more-resolution.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/new-years-resolution-more-resolution.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:21:33 -0800 My wife and I just installed shiny new 40" LCD flat screen HD television. Here are a few first impressions: - There are moments of sheer stunning picture quality - Set up is complicated, we went through multiple phone calls with the TV support l... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/new-years-resolution-more-resolution.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00cdf7f1b897094f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/where-would-you-click.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Don) http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/where-would-you-click.html?_c=feed-rss http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/where-would-you-click.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:13:22 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00d10a7aa2fd8bfa.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00d10a7aa2fd8bfa-50si" alt="you " /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This site records where visitors click in a series of rectangles. See if you click instincts follow the beaten path or are on the wilderness. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ddd.vox.com/library/post/where-would-you-click.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225210f3a8e1d00d09e4a8e75be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>