Dave McNally Photography http://davemcnally.org Photography, technology and random thoughts Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:41:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rumor: Apple iLife ’11 to feature mystery app
Okay, count me as officially curious. I’m a huge fan of iLife and will auto-purchase whatever they release. Now tell me there’s something new and mysterious? Well, you know I like that! What could it be?

The talk is…

]]> http://davemcnally.org/?p=565 Adobe Lightroom 3 Review Lightroom 3 Review

After delaying the upgrade for a bit, I finally gave into the temptation. It turned out to be quite a good deal. If you buy Lightroom with Photoshop CS5, you get a 30 percent discount.  Add in…

]]> http://davemcnally.org/?p=557 July Fourth in DC!
Day on the National Mall

Day on the National Mall by Dave McNally Photography

I shot this after a long, hot walk on the National Mall carrying my son on my shoulders and…

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Niagara Falls 2010

Niagara Falls 2010 by Dave McNally Photography

I hadn’t visited the Falls since I was a child. What a spectacular site and a great day to view them again!

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]]> http://davemcnally.org/?p=550 Stuff to do on a Hot Day! Shot entirely on my iPhone 3GS and edited in Apple iMovie! What a great day!

]]> http://davemcnally.org/?p=547 Reasons to get a WiFi card Oh-oh, Patrick has the camera!

Convenient, yes. But when you see shots like this appear on your Flickr page, you just have to grin. Patrick, our 4-year-old, has no idea he automatically uploaded this photo to the Internet!

Technology … You gotta love it!…

]]> http://davemcnally.org/?p=542 We’re off to a shaky start with iOS 4 iOS 4

We upgraded our iPhone 3GS’s to version 4 last night. Installation was not seamless. We got error messages multiple times, uploading from two different Macs! Finally, after using the Restore option several times, the upgrade finally took.

I also…

]]> http://davemcnally.org/?p=540 The Coming Storm The Coming Storm

The Coming Storm by Dave McNally Photography

That was quite a thunderstorm last night. This was what we saw from our deck before the rain came.

The Coming Storm

The Coming Storm by Dave McNally Photography

]]> http://davemcnally.org/?p=537 Google leapfrogs Apple? Day 44 of 366: Thanks Apple!

The latest talk is all about how “Google leapfrogged Apple.” Yeah, right. The best comment so far:

Googgle = 1,000 different directions, all Beta, all half-baked.

Apple = 10 directions, all polished, all complete.

We’ve been huge…

]]> http://davemcnally.org/?p=531 Eye-Fi works … sort of It works! Kind of!
Effortlessly uploaded by Eye-Fi

The new Eye-Fi card will take photos in my Nikon D200, however it won’t wirelessly upload. Turns out the company doesn’t support adapter cards. But, all is not lost. I popped the SD…

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