Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Eldred King Woodlands in March

March 8, 2010 by Martin  
Filed under English, Photos

It was fun taking a walk in the Eldred King Woodlands north of Stouffville. Ontario is beautiful. I took a couple snapshots and then experimented with the settings in Lightroom. The results can be seen below.

My favourite photo from our Costa Rica vacation

March 6, 2010 by Martin  
Filed under English, Personal, Photos

Not sure what these two monkeys were upset about (while sharing a banana) but it made for a great photo opportunity. I took this photo during a boat tour in Palo Verde national park. More photos from the tour are available here.
 

Digital Journal

March 5, 2010 by Martin  
Filed under English, Innovation, Technology

Engadget posted two videos of user interface for the Microsoft ‘Courier’ tablet/e-book/digital journal concept in action. Not sure if Microsoft is really working on it but it looks cool. I love working with Evernote and OneNote, but this concept would add a whole new dimension. I especially like how digital features seem to have been [...]

Augmented reality map in Bing Maps

February 18, 2010 by Martin  
Filed under English, Innovation, Technology

The integration of live video into the online map application is quite impressive.

A more detailed look at Windows Phone 7 Series

February 16, 2010 by Martin  
Filed under Thoughts

Love what I am seeing in most of the initial interface demo videos so far. Here is another one from WMExperts.com. Can’t wait to hear more at Mix conference. And hoping that the hardware will be slick and beautiful too. Will be interesting to see what kind of devices will be available in time for Holiday 2010. My [...]

Demo of Windows Phone 7 Series

February 15, 2010 by Martin  
Filed under Thoughts

I really like the approach to user interface design in the Windows Phone 7 Series. Looking forward to hearing more news and updates over the coming months.

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Downloading photos from a Flickr Guest Pass page

December 31, 2009 by Martin  
Filed under English, Personal

I currently use Flickr as my main online place for photo storage. Some of my snapshots are accessible to everyone, others I want to make accessible only to friends and family members – including those who are not interested in signing up for a Flickr account themselves. The Flickr Guest Pass feature comes in handy [...]

The Dead Pumpkin

October 31, 2009 by Martin  
Filed under English, Thoughts

We had a beautiful pumpkin for Halloween. We also had raccoons visiting. This is what was left after they were done with it.

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Today’s TFC game

October 10, 2009 by Martin  
Filed under English, Thoughts

A few good moments but a disappointment overall. You couldn’t really tell that Toronto was fighting for a last chance for a playoff spot. 1:1 tie against San Jose.
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Our feline computer addict

October 8, 2009 by Martin  
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Our cat can do this for hours…

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