osX now

 I use a Mac. I really used to enjoy using a Mac and felt like it was the perfect balance of technology versus usability. For some reason the new Macs do way more than my Mac 512 (which I absolutely adored BTW), but it just doesn't feel the same.

For example today after being irked at smart zoom on my Mac, I had to look it up and figure out why my behavior was resulting in zooming in when that was not my intention. So now I need to modify my behavior to get the Mac to behave the way I expect it to.

Sorry, Rant over. The rest of me can't wait to see what iOS 16 will deliver and how that will seamlessly integrate with the next version of osx beyond Monterey. What will Ventura 13.x bring to the real world / my experience / sentiment for my Mac?

Got lost in Work and Family

Well I don't have the cash to upgrade to Lightroom 3.
So this will be an adventure in on the cheap how to use Lightroom 2 in a Lightroom CS5 world.

Why Lightroom

I use lightroom because Apple hasn't released Aperture for Windows. I know that the release of Aperture came before Lightroom, but Adobe was working on Lightroom first. Well it is actually Photoshop Lightroom and it is workflow software. If I can I like to shoot tethered so I can make sure I have the shot I want. I know that my Canon has a pretty good screen, but sometimes a larger screen is, well just better. If you shoot Canon then you can use Canon's free EOS Utility. This is a good option if you're a Canon shooter. 

Your Screen vs. Your Camera vs. Photograph

Your screen is 72 dpi. Unless they change something. Photos look better on the computer screen then printed. Well I say it is because it is a light box that confuses your eye.

But do not take my word for it here are some facts ...

Resolution
Resolution is expressed in dots per inch (dpi) or pixels per inch (ppi). Printing requires higher resolution than computer viewing.

It all began when I downloaded the Beta

Yes I was a beta user. Maybe I missed the offer to get lightroom at a lowercost, or the fact that I only had a point and shoot and Picasa could more then cover what I shot.

I had always wanted to getback into the SLR frame of things.

When I did I lauched the beta, it didn't work (expired).

So I downloaded the demo, the rest is history ...