Archive for February, 2010
Why are People DSLRist ?
Feb 20th
This evening was meant to be a fun experience: my first ever live Rugby League game. Let me set the scene. My father and I are at Leeds Carneige Stadium in Headingley to watch the Leeds Rhinos play the Salford City Reds at home. You may be asking yourselves ‘But Stu, you’re not a sports fan, you hate sports!’ Normally you’d be right, however on this occasion we’d acquired free tickets through my mother’s job, and being Lancastrian I don’t turn down free tickets.
The real reason I wanted to go was to take my camera, a really nice Canon EOS 1000D with the stock 18-55mm and a Sigma 55-200mm I bought last year. I wanted to get some practice of taking sports shots and fast action stuff, what better place than a fast paced Rugby League game? More >
The iPad Flash Controversy : Wake Up & Smell the Cocoa
Feb 2nd
It’s just over 24 hours since Apple announced their new product, the iPad, their answer to the needs and wants that the netbook market are trying, and failing, to provide for.
I’m in love with the device already, and if I can find the funds I will be buying the 32gb WiFi model. I really believe Apple have hit the nail on the head here, it’s the right size for sitting on the sofa, or the train, or at the airport, or even in class and doing email, , browsing the web, playing games, connecting with social media, making notes, even giving presentations from the iPad version of iWork Keynote.
Now to the point that’s driving me crazy, a lot of commenters have made the observation that Apple has decided not to support Adobe’s Flash on the iPad, just as they haven’t with the iPhone or iPod Touch. These same commenters, and sadly a lot of the mainstream media too, are citing that Flash is an important part of the web experience, highlighting things such as Facebook games as an example of things the iPhone OS can’t do.