In preparation for my move to Australia this fall, I am selling some of my photo and video equipment. Everything listed here is in excellent to “like new” condition. Please let me know if you are interested in anything: Calumet Cocoon 70 Light Tent (product page) For use in photography and video to achieve a [...]
Today, I was asked to leave a public park by a Massport policeman for taking pictures of the snow. I was walking in the Bremen Street Park for about a half an hour this morning, taking some pictures of last night’s snowfall. As I was about to take a simple picture of the shadow of [...]
I’ve been asked many many times to do a workshop on photography, so I’ve finally set something up. On April 10th, I’ll be holding two workshops at the Cultural Exchange Center at 80 Border Street in the East Boston neighborhood. Here are the descriptions: Digital Photography Basics Workshop Want to learn how to use your camera [...]
Groupon.com is running this crazy contest to find someone who is willing to live off of nothing but their coupon/gift certificates for a year. I thought it sounded really cool and decided to enter, which involved making two YouTube videos, writing an essay and a blog post, and of course being “eccentric” enough to actually [...]
My Simply Science series has been up on Nature‘s website for a few months now, and we’ve featured all sorts of scientists. Here’s one of my favorites so far, with Harvard’s David Corey:
A couple of weeks ago, David Allen and I had a nice conversation on Skype that turned into this Mac 20 Questions podcast. Have a listen (if you want to hear me talk for an hour):
My food allergies mean that I love finding good vegan treats. I wrote up this list for use elsewhere, but I thought it would be worth sharing here: Boston is the college town to end all college towns, with a liberal, green reputation to boot. So why is it so hard to get a salad [...]
“Just find some high school kid.” Do you hear that as often as I do? Somebody wants a blog, they need a Facebook page, or they’re looking for help picking out a new gadget. Almost invariably (if the conversation’s participants were born before 1970 or so), somebody will say “Just find some high school kid [...]
I just checked my Google Reader before going to sleep, and I was quite shocked to find the GV Mobile demo video I made at the top of Lifehacker, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, and who knows where else! So, if you found your way here due to the credit at the end of the video, welcome! If [...]
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