I had a rather stressful day yesterday. So to calm myself down I decided to take some time and really learn how to use the DSLR tethering app on my Nexus 7. I’ve toyed with it some in the past, but have never bothered to sit down and explore it’s features. One feature, in particular,…
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3D Text in Apple Motion
Real 3d text has come to Apple Motion! I’m very excited, as it might save me from purchasing a plugin or two. I say “might” because the texturizing features only work on 3d text at the moment, as far as I can tell right now. I’m a motion novice so there is likely something I’ve…
Having fun with displacement
I’ve been playing with displacement maps in photoshop, and having a lot of fun. Below are two images which spring from my experiments. In the first I wanted to see if I could make the ABCNJ 2015 Annual Session logo appear as though it were printed on a a piece of fabric flapping in the…
Just one more turn…
Back in college a friend of mine introduced me to a game by the name of Civilization. To say I was hooked is an understatement. We played that game for hours, guiding a culture from the stone age to the space age. Every game was completely different – the maps, the productivity of cities, and…
OwnCloud back in the workflow
A few weeks ago I blogged about setting up ownCloud on my Raspberry Pi. It was a fun exercise, but after completing it I was a bit uncertain as to how I’d use it. Let me explain why. Last year I upgraded the new MacBook pro with retina display. It is, without a doubt, the…
A Death in the Family
Yesterday Leonard Nimoy passed away and large portion of geekdom mourned, including me. He was part of a phenomenon which helped me accept being the oddball in the room, and his passing impacted me more than I thought it would. My condolences to his family, and may he rest in peace. My grief at his…
