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Latest Adobe apps

October 8, 2014 - Adobe , Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

A large number of enhancements were featured in the initial keynote at AdobeMAX on Monday, October 6. Since there were such a large number of enhancements and new features, I thought I would focus on the mobile apps [there were a number of new apps (and enhancements to existing apps)]. […]

iOS 8 thoughts

October 1, 2014 - Apple , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

As many readers know, I have a number of Apple devices (in addition to Android devices and Windows devices). Apple recently released iOS 8 and I thought it might be appropriate to share some of my experiences. I know many others have also reported on similar issues. This is also […]

Luca

September 24, 2014 - Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

Periodically, I come across something unexpected while searching for resources for my classes. I have been testing out one such app (iPad only – sorry Android). It is called Project Luca. I thought it might be worth mentioning this to others. I have plans to incorporate this into our CMWEB […]

Photoshop Mix

September 17, 2014 - Adobe , Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

At our September Web Professionals and Adobe User Group meeting, Brian Anderson gave an excellent presentation on his Raspberry Pi Bramble (clustered computers). After the meeting, we had a follow on discussion about the need to teach how to develop applications to run on multiple computers at once. We also […]

upper Deck Railings

September 15, 2014 - General - by Mark - No Comments

My son and I spent the majority of the weekend building custom railings for the upper deck on his house. I captured a series of time lapse photos (using my GoPro camera) and have created a couple of videos. I thought you might enjoy watching us work. I took the […]

Phone Scam

September 10, 2014 - Security - by Mark - 2 Comments

Readers of this blog probably know that I teach security topics. Since I recently experienced a rash of phone calls, I thought I would share my story with others. I do not recommend toying with the sorts of people who make these calls. I was just doing a bit of […]

Behind the Screen – Adobe Acrobat

September 3, 2014 - Adobe , Learning , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

When I have the time, I try to provide feedback in the way of audio comments on student assignments. As we started the fall, 2014 semester, I also did this. Comments I have received in past semesters (from students) indicated that they prefer this sort of feedback. They have told […]

Adobe Sketch

August 27, 2014 - Adobe , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I recently reviewed the Adobe Ink and Slide hardware I obtained in June, 2014. I thought it might be appropriate to cover some of the apps which take advantage of this hardware in greater detail. For starters, I wanted to focus on the free Adobe Sketch app. While I certainly […]

Starfish flower opening

August 25, 2014 - Technology - by Mark - No Comments

We have grown a Starfish flower (Stapelia gigantea) for a number of years. It typically takes about an hour for the blossom to fully open. The open blossom measures about 5 inches across. While it is covered in hairs, there are no spines. I took a time lapse series of […]

How to prosper in class

August 20, 2014 - ICC , Learning - by Mark - No Comments

We are just starting the Fall, 2014 semester (this is only the third day). I thought this might be an appropriate time to share some insights with students who are reading this weblog. There are a number of things that make me go hmmm… Consider this a slightly different take. […]

Building Steps

August 18, 2014 - General - by Mark - No Comments

If you are curious what I did the weekend before the start of the fall semester, review the video below. I compressed an entire day of building custom steps into less than 30 seconds of time lapse video. Really do like my GoPro camera. The video was created using Photoshop. […]

Lithophanes

August 13, 2014 - Adobe , Technology - by Mark - 2 Comments

Over the summer, I had the opportunity to participate in a session by Andy Lauta discussing many capabilities with 3D printing and Photoshop. I was particularly intrigued by the concept that you can easily create lithophanes using Photoshop. I know you first question is probably – what is a lithophane? […]

The Deck Project

August 11, 2014 - Adobe , General , Learning - by Mark - No Comments

In case you are wondering what I did over the weekend, I thought you might enjoy this time lapse video. Essentially, I compressed 1 entire day’s work into 15 seconds. My son and I had a lot of help installing the flooring on his new deck. Great opportunity to work […]

Quadcopter

August 6, 2014 - Technology - by Mark - 2 Comments

I recently obtained a DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter with Zenmuse H3-3D 3-axis gimbal and attached my GoPro camera to it. Yes, it is an expensive hobby, but one I am having a blast with. I have my own drone. Enough said. It is great to be able to see a […]

Mobizen

July 30, 2014 - Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - 9 Comments

Periodically, I have the need to display the contents of mobile devices on my laptop. Some time ago, I published a note on the Reflection app for iOS devices. At that time, I had to put together a kludge to display the contents of Android devices on my Mac. I […]