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Testing Synology Photos as a digital assets management solution (#synology #beta #dsm7)
I’m currently testing Synology as a storage solution for all my non-personal, non-photographic digital assets that I often use to complement my blog posts. After testing Synology Moments, their previous solution for photo management on DSM 6.2, Synology Photos in DSM 7.x is a step in the right direction, a big improvement. I like what I’m seeing. It’s fast. The ability to use folders as well as albums to organize my collection is a big plus. Continue reading ā
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Will Apple SharePlay Really Take Off?
Readdle software released an update to PDF Expert with support for Appleās SharePlay. Using FaceTime, up to 32 people can share and annotate a PDF. According to the documented workflow on The MacObserver website, while in a FaceTime call, opening a PDF file with PDF Expert enables the SharePlay feature. I tried the SharePlay experience using Music and screen sharing to see how easy the SharePlay workflow is to master. Continue reading ā
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Photo editing while on the beach
On my iPad Pro, in split-screen view: on the left, Lightroom. On the right, Appleās Photos. Same photo in DNG format (ProRAW) edited with available features and possibilities of each application. Lightroom wins, obviously. Recent update to Lightroom adds editing masks which makes a big difference in achieving desired results. Picture taken with iPhone 13 Pro. On the beach. While in vacation. Cheers. šš¹ Continue reading ā
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My Current Status
My current status ā spending quality time on vacations in Tulum, Mexico. Itās the first trip for more than 22 months. After so many sacrifices, time has come to say: enough, letās enjoy life. šš Continue reading ā
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A New Home, Same Purposes
Iām done putting the final touches to my new home, a place where I continue sharing my newsletter and publish new posts under the Friday Notes and Photo Legend Series. Instead of using Substack, Iām now on Ghost(Pro). And I love it! I hope you stay with me in this transition. Considering bookmarking this link: https://numericcitizen-introspection.blog or adding it to your favourite RSS reader: https://numericcitizen-introspection.blog/rss/. Continue reading ā
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RTFM (Read The Fuckin Manual They Say!)
When I got my first AirTags, I was anxious to get this wallet from this KickStarter project: āSnapback Slim Air - A Wallet for AirTagsā. This is my Snapback Slim Air. With the AirTag inserted. Can you see the problem? The AirTag hardly stays in place and has the tendency to pop out of its place. Not great at all. I always found the fitting to be so so. Then, today I got an email from KickStarter with the following promotional photo. Continue reading ā
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Like the Dislike ā Put the Decision in Creatorās Hands
So, YouTube will remove the dislike button soon from its platform. In one of his recent video, the popular YouTuber, Marques Brownlee, expresses his dissatisfaction about Googleās decision. His view echos mine. Iām not a big consumer of YouTube content, but when I do spend time there, I want to spend it on good quality content. The like / dislike ratio is an important indicator for me, and I suspect it is for many people. Continue reading ā
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Android Phones Are Forā¦?
A story by MacRumors reports Tim Cookās answer about not being able to sideload applications on the iPhone is not restricting customers choice. Hereās the beginning of Tim Cookās answer: āI think that people have that choice today, Andrew, if you want to sideload, you can buy an Android phone.ā Tim Cookās answer reminds me of another one. Steve Jobs once said that if you want porn on a phone, just buy an Android phone. Continue reading ā
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Revisiting My Craft Content Organization
Even though Iām using Ulysses for most of my writings, after reading the āA Complete Ulysses Writing Workflowā, it gave me the idea of revisiting the way I organize my content in Craft. As shown in the previous screenshot, my content is now organized following a similar flow often seen on Kansan boards. As you might expect, everything start in the Inbox folder then eventually get āpromotedā to the next folder, according to the contentās maturity. Continue reading ā
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From ProRAW to JPEG ā When JPEG is Simply Enough
Here is a situation for which Iām searching for a solution. Letās say Iām going out with my iPhone 13 Pro to take a few pictures outside. After a while, I notice that all the pictures that I was shooting were in ProRAW format. What if the lighting conditions were great that day and my photos didnāt require post-processing of any kind besides the iPhoneās own processing? How can I convert from ProRAW to their optimized JPEG counterparts and keep them in my iCloud Photo Library? Continue reading ā
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Exposure Notifications ā Still Useful?
The other day I was looking at my iPhone battery consumption only to find out that the Exposure notifications feature was consuming close to 10% of the power on a 24 hours period. Itās not the first that I see Exposure Notifications to take so much juice out of my iPhone battery. Iām not alone, apparently, according to a Google search with the āexposure notifications battery drainā keywords. The question is simple: considering that Iām fully vaccinated, considering the state of the pandemic here in Canada, considering that hardly any people actually enter their test results if found positive, why should I continue to care about having this turned on? Continue reading ā
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Got Things Done This Week
Iām feeling pretty happy again this week-end as I managed to do everything that I was sitting in my bloggerās to do list (which is setup every Sunday in Craft). What youāre seeing in my summary newsletter here is only part of my content creator story. Continue reading ā
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Remembering Macintosh Floppies
This seemingly insignificant box used to be sold by Apple and contained ten single-sided floppy disks. Those were meant to be used in a Macintosh computer. I had a bunch of them but somehow managed to keep an empty box. It was a great time. Each floppy contained a whopping 400 KB of storage for a single-sided version. At one point we could get them for 70$ a piece. It was expansive compared to 5 1/4 inches flexible floppy disks that contained either 160 KB or 360 KB that were typically used in IBM PCs. Continue reading ā
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Glass Profile Page ā Finally?
After a successful initial launch, categories support addition, now here is profile page support. Glass is maturing, one step at a time. The web experience wasnāt part of the initial launch and I think it is fine. This is my profile page. Works great on iPhone, and on iPad which is cool. To join, you need to download the application. Works great on iPhone, not available on iPad. Oops. Next? Continue reading ā
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Computational Photography Meet Traditional Cameras
But I wonder, where is photography headed from here? Surely, computational photography will play a big role in the short term. In my opinion, smartphones are not the future of photography, but they are hinting at where standalone, interchangeable lens cameras have to go in the next few years. I canāt wait to see whatās coming next. Source: Where is photography headed? ā aows What if Canon or Nikon were developing computational photography features in their cameras, just like Apple does for its iPhone? Continue reading ā
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Understanding Halide Pro+ Capture Format
Iām still learning new things about shooting in ProRAW on my iPhone 13 Pro. The latest tidbits that I learned is not directly related to ProRAW usage, but to a setting in Halide related to photo capture modes. When using what is called āPro+ā setting, Halide will take two photos for each shot. One is taken in HEIC format, the other is taken in ProRAW. Both photos are tied together and stored in Appleās Photos library as one image. Continue reading ā
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Is the Cost of ProRAW Worth It? #apple #photography #proraw
Iām still trying to wrap my mind around Appleās ProRAW. I know, Iām late to the party. Image size can be as much as 10x the size of a jpeg. I think that for non-edge cases (optimal lighting), ProRAW ācostā isnāt worth it. Also, ProRAW images taken with Halide are much smaller than using Appleās camera app, for reasons I still donāt understand. Continue reading ā
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Big Update to Timery ā I Love It!
Timery received a major addition in this weekās update: REPORTS! As I wrote recently, Iām tracking the time I spend on my blogging and content creation activities. Timery is my go-to client for Toggl, a time tracking service. Having access to reports within the application, instead of heading to the Tooglās website is really helpful. Now, looking forward for Timery to support macOS Montereyās Shortcuts! Continue reading ā
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A Few #Unleashed Observations About That #AppleEvent
The less than an hour Unleashed event took place yesterday, I was thereā¦ watching on my Mac mini. I had these observations. The opening sequence with the man in its garage building a song based on sound from Apple devices, like the Mac startup sound was different, some sort of Mac celebration. Is this garage setup intentional and a reference to Appleās beginnings? Probably. Today, I would argue that Apple completed 80% of its transition to its Apple Silicon. Continue reading ā
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Going to the movies still sucks
We went to the movies yesterday night. The first time in two years. āNo Time To Dieā was good. As much as other types of business has evolved in this time frame, buying tickets, bad quality lighting, flaky sound systems are still part of my usual subpar experience at the movies. No wonder why this is a dying business. Continue reading ā
