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Picasa for Mac!

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Not happy with iphoto? Take a look at Picasa from Google, now available for the Mac. This and/or Adobe Lightroom is what I recommend to all my PC using friends.

LIke what you saw? Download it for free here

December Auto sales - Ouch!

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The numbers weren’t expected to be good and they lived up to expectations. Take Chrysler out of the mix and the big 3 don’t look that bad compared to their foreign competition.

GM -31.4%
Ford -32.4%
Chrysler -53%

Toyota -36.7%
Honda -34.7%
Nissan -30.1%

Mercedes -32.1%
BMW -35.9%

See all the details at Autoblog.com

UPDATE The yearly numbers they are not pretty either unless you like red

Be sure to pad well when items shipping with UPS

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Looks like UPS isn’t quite taking the time they should when delivering packages these days.

Objectified Trailer Sneak Peek

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Here is a 90 second peek at into a new movie about gadgets called Objectified. Looks interesting.

About the Film
Objectified is a feature-length independent documentary about industrial design. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability. It’s about our relationship to mass-produced objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

Through vérité footage and in-depth conversations, the film documents the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential designers, and looks at how the things they make impact our lives. What can we learn about who we are, and who we want to be, from the objects with which we surround ourselves?

Read what the director Gary Hustwit has to say about the film.

http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/

Iron Mountain

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An interesting look into an Iron Mountain storage facility.

Cool Audi ad

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Saw this via Jason’s tweet.

One year in 40 seconds

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Cool time lapse video.

The President’s Photographer

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An interesting look at the presidential photographer.

Merry Christmas

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Best Enthusiast Camera 2008

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LX3 takes the prize in the category or Best Enthusiast camera for 2008 See DPreview for the details.

Still time to pick one up for Christmas.

“Panasonic DMC-LX3 $410

If you want to get the same thing with a little more cache but the same performance get the Leica

“Leica DLUX 4 10.1-megapixel Digital Still Camera” (Leica) $849 Ouch! That’s a lot of dough for a red dot.

Mint for iphone

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Need an easy way to manage your money? Check out Mint. com. Assuming you have online access to your credit card and other companies you can manage them all in one place. Mint has worked well for me in the past and now they have an iphone app that lets me easily track my money on the go. Very handy. Do I need that new Nikon lens? Let me check my balances, Whoaaa!. Maybe I should wait until next month. Check it out at Mint.com or and in the iTunes store. For more info check out posts at TechCrunch about Mint

The real future of cars?

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Is this the car of the future? Looks good if you can find a place to fuel up.

Click over to youtube and watch the High Quality version of this.

Gift Guide Day 12 Portable Surge protector

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How is this for an exciting gift. The mail equivalent of a vacuum cleaner. I know you don’t want to get tossed in the dog house but guys really don’t care about that stuff. They would probably like this better than a new tie anyway. Since surge protectors are such a person thing I give you a choice if 3. These can be really helpful when sitting in an airport or at a hotel room when you need to plug in your phone, computer, ipod, camera, etc… Both the Belkin and the Kensinton have the edition of USB plugs so you can also charge your phone or ipod with out taking and additional plug or having to lug along another charger.

1st up is the Monster Outlets to go. Nice small form factor available in black or white and from 3 to 6 plugs.

Number 2 is the Kensington Portable with 2 USB ports. I like this one because it has a short cord in case you have to use the plug behind a desk or bed.

Number 3 is the Belkin Mini surge. Not as small as it looks but still quite useful. Plugs straight into the wall but does have a rotating plug so you can use in the vertical or horizontal position.

DAY 12 Portable surge protectors

“Monster MPOTG300BKEFS Outlets To Go

Kensington Portable Power Outlet with 2 USB

“Belkin Mini Surge 3OUT Wall Mount 75K 918J with USB Charger”

Gift Guide Day 11 Eye-Fi Share

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Today we look at the glamorous world of memory cards. I know, it ranks right up there with fashion and world travel. OK so most people buy memory cards by price. Not something I recommend unless you are taking pictures you don’t really care about. Rant aside today’s recommendation is a memory card that costs a fortune, relatively speaking anyway. The Eye-Fi share card makes it up with ease of use and simplicity. I will admit that this isn’t something I have first hand knowledge with but I have read the reviews and talked to people that swear by them.

I was one click away from ordering one today but then I came to my senses and thought I have 1 camera that take SD cards and I have about 8 SD cards of various sizes I don’t really need another memory card. But this is a gift guide. If someone wanted to buy me one as a gift… Now back to the product of the day.

Do you hate having to hookup your camera every time you want to download images off your camera? Wouldn’t it be easier if they automagically just transfer to your computer or better yet straight to flickr just about any other photo sharing site? That is basically what the Eye-Fi Share does. It connects to your wi-fi network and sends your photos to your computer or straight to the web.

But wait there’s more. You can also buy Eye-Fi Explore that geo-tag your photos. Using built-in Wi-Fi, the Eye-Fi Card senses the surrounding Wi-Fi networks as you take pictures. The Eye-Fi Service then translates this information into a specific physical location at the time your photos are uploaded.

Read all about them at http://www.eye.fi/ or click to buy below.

DAY 11 Eye-Fi Share

“Eye-Fi Share Wireless 2 GB Secure Digital Card

“Eye-Fi Explore Wireless 2 GB Secure Digital Card

Jay Leno picks up his ZR1

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Nice little intro to the ZR1 by Jay Leno. This is not just any ZR1 this is serial number 1. It is good to be the king of late night!