Category: General
-
Canon 70D Announced
So, by now most people that are interested in this kind of thing know that the Canon 70D has been announced. It is pretty much on every technology and camera site on the Internet and many companies are already accepting pre-orders for the new camera. I am happy to say…
-
Three Dimensional Printers
My nephew and I were talking the other day about 3D printers. We’ve been discussing them for three months or so now, and have been amazed at the expansion of “low” cost options entering the market. The other day, we saw one for around $200 USD, with a reasonable set…
-
Canon 70D Specifications Leaked
Canon Rumors, an amazing site, has posted a specifications list for what might be the Canon 70D. Please take the following information with a grain of salt. They usually add what level of rumour we are dealing with, but this time, they’ve left out such a number, so I don’t…
-
rocketgenius Hiring Support Personnel
Remember how I said you should follow Carl’s twitter if you wanted to know about what’s happening with Gravity Forms? (Upcoming Changes to Gravity Forms) Well, this just popped up about five hours ago: Anyone want to work for @rocketgenius? We're looking to add to our Gravity Forms support team.…
-
Budget Problems
I’ve been wanting to write this for a while, though it isn’t something I think most people want or need to read. I hope to look back on this one day, and be in a much better position than I am now. Without giving any dollar amounts away, here’s what…
-
Upcoming Changes to Gravity Forms
On Carl Hancock’s Twitter account, he has been letting people know about upcoming changes to Gravity Forms that may interest some of you. All of the following is public information, and not some special inside information that I have working at rocketgenius. These plans could change, as they aren’t official…
-
Macro Photography
So, I’ve been trying my hand at macro photography since receiving my extension tubes from eBay. I purchased a cheap set of Viltrox extension tubes that work with EF-S lenses. I am pretty impressed so far with how well they work, and I paid around fifty dollars including shipping to…
-
WordPress Community
I miss being part of the WordPress community. I never really left, but I’ve definitely been far behind the scenes. My work with rocketgenius and more specifically Gravity Forms has made me long for the days when I was writing about the developments in the community. I remember the passion…
-
What is Second Class Supers?
Annie and I were chatting at my place after work one evening and I had mentioned that I had come up with a new story idea that I wanted to work on. Annie added that she had been thinking it might be interesting for her and I to collaborate on…
-
One Thousand Comments
Since starting this blog, I’ve received one thousand comments. On average, I receive 29 comments per month. The most commented post on this blog was entitled, modX Admin UI Thoughts. The person that has commented the most times on this blog is Tom Leroux a.k.a. WTL, with over 110 comments.…
-
Big MegaPixel Canon Camera Refresh
So, in my earlier discussions and thoughts on the Canon 70D (My Next Camera: Canon 70D), I as pretty certain that the camera would come out with a 18MP sensor, like the 60D, T5i, and SL1, but Canon Rumors has just posted that they’ve been hearing chatter that the Canon…
-
The Death of Culture: Restricted Sharing
Microsoft recently made a huge mistake that had Annie and I discussing the culture attached to media, and we realized that while Microsoft is the most recent example, it is not the only example: companies are trying to kill the sharing of media and thus, by extension, culture. People are…
Malcolm Peralty 