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Life In LoFi Blog Schedule Update

July 20, 2010 – 9:47 am | 5 Comments
Life In LoFi Blog Schedule Update

I just got back from Dayton, Ohio last night, where I’ve been since Thursday. We had a great time in Dayton. It’s a fun city and there are a lot of friendly people there. I’d …

Hey, Dayton, Ohio! What Are You Doing This Weekend?

July 14, 2010 – 2:38 pm | 4 Comments
Dayton Ohio iPhone

I’ll be in Dayton, Ohio this weekend. If you’re in or around Dayton and would like to meet up to photograph around town, email me at the link in this post.

Various Musings on a Friday: iPhone 4 Week 2, PhotoSize

July 9, 2010 – 4:14 am | No Comment

One app that has been indispensable to me during the iPhone 4 testing I’ve done is PhotoSize by Danny Goodman. It does one thing — it quickly and easily displays the pixel dimensions of any imagein your iPhone’s photo library.

Various Musings on a Thursday: iPhone 4 Week 1, ColorShadow, old iPhones

July 1, 2010 – 5:59 am | No Comment
ColorShadow Screenshot

Not enough for a full blog post each, but each warrants at least some discussion. A Thursday edition of Musings. We’ve got iPhone 4, new photo app ColorShadow, and keeping your old iPhone.

Musings: Various Ramblings on a Monday: iOS 4, AutoStitch, Camera+

June 21, 2010 – 12:28 pm | No Comment
Field of Dreams, AutoStitch Panorama

It’s going to be a big week in iPhoneLand. The new iPhone OS, iOS 4, hits today. The iPhone 4 streets later this week. Here are a few random musings.

The Worst iPhone Photo App Names

May 13, 2010 – 5:37 am | 3 Comments
The Worst iPhone Photo App Names

There are a wide range of iPhone photo apps in the App Store – an even wider range of app names. Here’s my list of the worst iPhone Photo App Names.

Musings: Leaked iPhone: Awesome Camera?

April 21, 2010 – 1:02 pm | 8 Comments
iphone 4G iPhone HD leaked photo gizmodo with 3GS

The goods on a possible new iPhone camera. If the leaked device is genuine, it’s going to be an amazing new iPhone. I’m excited by the new specs.

Monday’s Talker: World + iPad, Day 3

April 5, 2010 – 7:36 am | 2 Comments
Monday’s Talker: World + iPad, Day 3

If you were one of the lucky ones to get your iPad, what do you think? Share your experiences here on Apple’s newest device.

Musings: On the Eve of the iPad

April 2, 2010 – 3:44 pm | 2 Comments
Apple iPad

The iPad will change in a very big way how we receive content and information. I believe the iPad will create new industries and rescue old ones.

Developers Respond to My Rant on Low-res 320×480 Apps

April 1, 2010 – 12:10 pm | 2 Comments
Developers Respond to My Rant on Low-res 320×480 Apps

Recently I posted a rant about the glut of low-res apps. There were many excellent comments on the post, including several from developers.

Thought for the Day, 03.28.10

March 28, 2010 – 10:36 am | No Comment
Thought for the Day, 03.28.10

It’s a great quote and I thought I’d share it here.

Rant: It’s Not a Crusade Against All 320×480 Apps

March 19, 2010 – 8:42 am | 26 Comments
Sample super low resolution output

One of my biggest peeves in the App Store is the recent glut of super-low-res photo apps. These are the apps that save images at 320×480 pixels (or less). Seriously, that’s 0.154 megapixels. The original VGA resolution from the late 1980′s was 640×480 pixels.