A Walk with Apple’s Photos App

OS X 10.10.3 was released today, and with it Apple’s new Photos app. I’ve already made my move to Adobe Lightroom, but for folks who are on the fence about how to handle the demise of Aperture/iPhoto it’s a big day. In order to test out Photos I migrated my old Aperture library over to…

Screen Flow demonstration

I obtained a license of Screen Flow as part of the software bundle I picked up last week. This is an excellent piece of screen recording software and I thought I’d demonstrate it for today’s entry. It’s not very intricate, I don’t include audio or camera capture, the content is interesting. This short video demonstrates my…

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…

Turn, Revolutionary Drama

I’m fascinated by the Revolutionary War period of American history. The events which lead up to the war, and the dissolution of a society, are both tragic and inspiring 1. Tragic because ending of the society came at an incredible human cost. Inspiring because it is remarkable how ordinary people forged a new identity in…

Final Cut Pro X – Getting Unpacked

Last week I wrote a short post about my first experience with Final Cut Pro X. Over the few days I’ve gotten to play with the interface some more so I thought I’d share some expanded thoughts. My biggest issue with the design of Final Cut Pro X was the implementation of an iMovie-like shared…

Let the Workflow

Last month I reviewed an excellent iOS app by the name of Workflow. In that post I demonstrated a way to create a multi-item clipboard using Evernote, and mused about exploring the app more in the future. This past week an update was released for Workflow, so I decided to delve in once more. My…