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Learning my lesson the hard way

It was totally my fault: I was remiss in putting my iPhone on the bedside table just below the lampshade. Daniel woke up one morning and decided it was fun to pour his milk on every visible hole of the phone. (He also tinkered with my 17″ Macbook Pro and successfully pulled out the Right key—now I cannot figure out how to put it back!) Imagine my horror when I saw my phone swimming in white liquid, totally drenched, and not working! On the other hand, my son was grinning beside me, as if to say, you like it Mom?

That’s not funny, Daniel.

So I was away from the mobile universe for more than a week. Fortunately, I only had 11 contacts in my phone book so I didn’t really miss anything major. (I was just building my contact list and reconnecting with friends.) Besides, they all have my e-mail. [Read more...]

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Have Apple, Will Aperture

I love my iMac. Come to think of it, Thea and I are MacHeads. Our reliable AirPort Extreme makes sure that we are always connected to the Internet and our files. When we’re away from our office, we depend on our iPhone and our iPod to keep us connected and entertained. Before every trip, we make sure that our MacBook Pro is fully charged so that we can stay connected to the world wherever we are (by the way, Hong Kong International Airport offers free, hi-speed Internet access).

Hardwares aside, there are applications that we can’t do without. One of which is Aperture. It truly is our unsung hero. Between the two of us, we usually shoot 500 to 800 photos on each of our trips. Every night in our hotel room we would download the pictures to Aperture. It makes viewing, sorting, categorizing and grouping so effortless. The first thing I usually do to the pictures is to rate them. Out of 500 pictures, I often find less than 10 that deserve a rating of 5-star. These 5-star pictures undergo some editing (mostly cropping and minor adjustments using NIK Viveza) before they are posted on Flickr. I don’t know how I would manage my digital photo assets without Aperture. It is a life-saver. So, if you haven’t tried it, I suggest you download a demo copy and put it through the test.

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