tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57934122024-03-05T17:37:49.061-07:00TeachTech Inc. weBLOGCurrent information from <a href="http://www.teachtechcolorado.com">TeachTech Inc.</a> on problems, solutions, and questions...
Check the dates to make sure that the advice you are reading is up to date! Call me if you need more info.
From time to time you may see some rants/ramblings/notes on digital photography issues here as well.sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-1233976410311387372011-01-26T15:41:00.000-07:002011-01-26T15:41:01.943-07:00Canvastic NewsCanvastic is listed on the new Mac App Store that is available to all Mac users running Mac OS X 10.6.6. Check it out.
New installers are available for Mac and Windows at the website:
Mac: http://www.canvastic.com/support/download/files/canosx36i.dmg
Windows: http://www.canvastic.com/support/download/files/canwin35i.zip
The latest Canvastic version is still a free upgrade for all paid users.
sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-8053315440368006022010-12-28T10:02:00.000-07:002010-12-28T10:02:24.230-07:00An interesting story from the Apple StoreA friend and tech. support client recently purchased a new iPod Touch. She went home and was quickly disappointed when her black MacBook running 10.4.11 couldn't communicate with it. The new iPod needs the new Mac OS of course! She asked me about it and I lamented that this is a common occurrence for Apple users. The latest and greatest requires the latest and greatest... And so, I got ready to sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-31882645819212606402010-11-11T17:06:00.001-07:002010-11-11T17:07:16.294-07:00Shoot Color and Develop Your Eye for Black and WhiteIt is a given that shooting RAW files and converting to grayscale is the way to have your black and white photography come out the best. There are lots of tutorials, lessons, and software to help with that. I'm currently pretty excited about the results I'm seeing from Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro. I have heard and read plenty about it but only recently gave it a try. I'll be buying it.
But sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-27770957724673924892010-10-23T13:39:00.003-06:002010-10-23T13:44:19.420-06:00About Nature Photography GuidesNew Web site just launched: http://naturephotographyguides.com
Find a companion photographer to Guide you or become one yourself...Are you tired of photography workshops? You probably don't need them anymore and they are expensive. You are an accomplished nature photographer already (or on your way!). Wouldn't it be great to know a local Guide that would take you to great shooting sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-7088741616297504122010-08-02T07:29:00.000-06:002010-08-02T07:29:32.651-06:00Safe Updating on Mac OSBefore running any software updates...wait a fews days to a week. If there are any problems with the updates you will hear from me if you are one of my clients.
Then when you are sure there are no problems follow the directions below. Updates do best on a “quiet system” ... no applications running, nothing printing etc.
1. Restart
2. Run Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility - select the disk on sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-44704299205196870032010-07-31T17:00:00.006-06:002010-07-31T17:00:00.908-06:00Anthem Triathlon, Broomfield, CO Photos are postedPhotos of the bikers at today's ( 7/31/2010) Anthem Triathlon in Broomfield, CO are posted at EventPictures.com
Use http://teachtech.eventpictures.com for a more direct link. Many bib numbers were obscured so participants may want to search for "unknown" as well as their number and partial numbers.
The Anthem Triathlon is a production of Redline Races. Photos are all © Steve Gandy sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-49727337970548850712010-02-14T11:49:00.002-07:002010-02-16T09:46:13.671-07:00Nikon settings for tracking a bird in flight...I'm certainly not the final expert on this subject. Bird photography is not really my "focus" at all. But I always try to follow a bird in flight when I can just for the skill enhancement, eye/hand coordination, and practice on resetting my controls quickly. These images are current on my Nikon D3, might be slightly different on other models.
First, you want the Focus Mode (front of camera near sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-59278590617091082232010-02-10T15:44:00.000-07:002010-02-10T15:44:11.314-07:00Apple Mail application preferences corruption issue solutionI had an interesting problem with a client's Mail today. After migrating to a new i7 iMac Mail worked but crashed and had to forced to quit whenever you tried to edit the preferences.
After searching the web and Apple's support site with no luck I devised a plan to trash the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist file and then manually rebuild the accounts. The mail in folders is unaffected sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-59746828826857778882010-01-25T07:18:00.002-07:002010-01-25T07:22:31.021-07:00Digital Photography Intro classesI have 2 upcoming classes on the calendar:
Saturday, Feb. 20 and/or Mar. 6 at Mojo Coffeehouse in Lafayette: Just 4 seats available $90. To hold a spot on this one I need a check. I will hold that until class day. There is a 50% cancellation fee.
Thursday, April 22 at the Boulder Digital Arts classroom in Boulder: Lots of seats available $125. Registration is handled by BDA on their website. Seesgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-27244238580306786712010-01-25T07:16:00.000-07:002010-01-25T07:16:04.822-07:00New Top Ten Images PostHaiti Earthquake Tragedy : http://top10images.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.htmlsgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-9013017278485299962010-01-25T07:14:00.000-07:002010-01-25T07:14:43.020-07:00New Bumper Sticker SpottedThere is a new bumper sticker spotting post: http://bumperstickerspotting.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.htmlsgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-49979703921880732192009-12-20T10:29:00.001-07:002009-12-20T10:30:15.221-07:00Apple USB Modem is Discontinued?I know that everyone should have broadband networkconnection but discontinuing Apple USB Modem, a $49 item that could be so essential for a traveler or rural resident seems short-sighted and annoying. They don't even offer a choice for any modem in the Apple Store anymore.
Sorry for all the links, I'm experimenting with the new Amazon Associates/Blogger.com integration for bloggers.sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-77801426281649275382009-12-04T18:13:00.003-07:002009-12-04T18:42:45.165-07:00Clean Install Windows 7 from an Upgrade DiscI was fully ready to "upgrade" from an old copy of Windows XP Professional to Windows 7 today when I found out the XP or Vista license isn't really required.Using a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade disc I re-formatted the Bootcamp partition on my MacBook and installed a fresh copy of Windows 7. All went well until it restarted and asked for my product key. I entered it but it refused to use the sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-62429558760935630362009-10-13T13:42:00.003-06:002009-10-13T18:09:12.500-06:00Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint will crash if your saving path is too longOne of my clients kept having problems with Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac crashing when he was using copy/paste functions. Nothing we did seemed to fix it and we could not find any info. about the problem on the net.After upgrading to Office 2008 we were hoping for better performance but it immediately began crashing when saving. Not every time but often. We have worked on this issue for quite sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-3151104000002071652009-10-13T12:14:00.002-06:002009-10-13T12:17:35.656-06:00Snow Leopard 10.6 has a Problem!That could be serious. If you have Guest access allowed on your Mac and you update to Snow Leopard you could ***lose access to your own data***! It happens when some uses the Guest login.If you do have Guest access enabled:-Backup up everything now-Turn off Guest access ( It is in the System Preferences in the Accounts area )-Use a limited user account for guestsSee this page for more info: http:sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-7127296894879975542009-08-04T12:30:00.004-06:002009-08-04T14:02:41.481-06:00Gandy_2006-0926_0016_WEBGandy_2006-0926_0016_WEB, originally uploaded by sgandy.Just entered this in CNET's Indecent Exposure podcast's weekly contest. The theme was BLUE.http://reviews.cnet.com/indecent-exposure-podcast/?tag=rb_content;overviewHeadsgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-85686862270918506952009-08-04T12:27:00.001-06:002009-08-04T12:27:54.099-06:00Gandy_2009-0420_0535-2_COMBO_WEBGandy_2009-0420_0535-2_COMBO_WEB, originally uploaded by sgandy.This was done using the blend-if mode of combining exposures. I have been playing with it, using a blurred mask, and the HDR functions in Photoshop on images. It appears that the method depends totally on the image.sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-22248378497977314722009-06-20T05:59:00.000-06:002009-06-20T06:07:15.119-06:00iPhone 3.0The newest update to iPhone software is out and it is worth the effort for sure. Go get it. But...I'm pretty much underwhelmed..-syncing notes - about time, should have been in 1.0-copy/paste - about time, should have been in 2.0-voice memos - nice but aren't there a bunch of those already?-some other stuff doesn't work on my original iPhoneUniversal search is nice and again wasn’t it expected insgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-54024793559397717582009-04-25T08:20:00.002-06:002009-04-25T08:24:32.488-06:00Water PhotosTest of the Animoto.com siteThis looks pretty good. Note the logos and messages that are inserted for a non-paid account.sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-90894042225389908482009-04-14T12:53:00.001-06:002009-04-14T12:53:46.294-06:00Press Release: Canvastic Supports the Stimulus Package with Large DiscountsLafayette, CO April 14, 2009 – Canvastic LLC announces support for the educational technology funding included in the nation’s current stimulus legislation. Canvastic will apply a 50% discount to any purchases made, in any part, with the stimulus package funding. According to eSchool News, April 2009, the stimulus funding is being delivered to school districts nationwide this month. IDEA (sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-86038424962654131132009-04-14T12:47:00.002-06:002009-04-14T12:52:46.983-06:00Kaua'i Photos are postedNew photos from the Kaua'i trip are posted:http://stevegandy.com/photography/archives/kauai2009/index.htmlsgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-25803963640209450282009-02-01T06:26:00.002-07:002009-02-01T06:31:06.515-07:00Obama uses the drives I recommend...It was interesting to stumble upon this photo of President Obama with some of his technology. Note the Mac and the backup drives. The drives appear to be the Mercury On-The-Go drives from Other World Computing that I have recommended for years.sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-60407444814286193652009-01-24T09:09:00.004-07:002009-01-24T15:39:25.252-07:00Drop In Digital Photo Class at Mojo CoffeehouseThanks to everyone that came by. I really had a great time and hope you did too. We may have enough for the class on Feb 21 or Mar 21. Be sure to let me know soon if interested.Here are a few links the books we were referring to, just about everything by Peterson is good.Bryan Peterson's Understanding ExposureBryan Peterson's Learning to See CreativelyBryan Peterson's Understanding Shutter sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-37566790888978183222009-01-13T06:09:00.001-07:002009-01-13T06:14:47.376-07:00Picasa for Mac! Hey, Google has posted a beta of the photo processing program for Mac. Try it out. I routinely use it with my beginner Windows clientst but it may challenge iPhoto for Mac users. We'll see. One nice feature is the ability to post to your Blogger.com blog directly from the program. I prepared this posting with that feature, note the little Picasa icon at the bottom. http://picasa.google.com/macsgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793412.post-5254629455861470752008-12-02T10:35:00.001-07:002008-12-02T10:38:52.259-07:00Press Release: Canvastic LLC Launches a Web Version, Canvastic.NETFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Steve Gandy303-359-9836Canvastic LLC Launches a Web Version, Canvastic.NET'Really Simple Easy Page Publishing for Primary Students'Lafayette, CO December 2, 2008 - Canvastic LLC announces the launch of their first online version of the popular publishing solution for students and teachers called Canvastic.NET. Canvastic version 3.5, is the desktop application for sgandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05664405670619532460noreply@blogger.com0