One of my favourite places in Prague, námÄ›stà mÃru. Just around the corner from the language school where I worked.
iPhone
Giving yourself a chance to get your smartphone back
Mobile, Tech, Thought Provoking, TravelVery informative post about how one techie got an iPhone that was in flight mode back to its owner.
Robert Freeman’s post about how he got an iPhone back to its owner.
One of the main points was at the end of how any smartphone owner can help a finder get in contact with you if you ever lose your phone.
If you have a smartphone, take a look at it and think how anyone would get it back to you if you lost it. Why not put your contact details on the lockscreen right now?
iOS users can do this by replacing their lock screen wallpapers (screenshot above) .
Android users go to Settings > Lockscreen > Owner Info (if you have Jellybean).
Settings > Security (if you have Ice Cream Sandwich).
I need to do that myself later. One commenter suggested getting stickers done also. Nice idea.
Photo Apps for the iPhone
Mobile, Photography, TechSome nice suggestions from Petapixel.
Some more suggestions in the comments but I tend to have too many of those apps on my iPhone 4S. I downloaded them all and will play around with them during the week. After seeing the ones that I like, I need to archive off the ones that I don’t use.
App for Adding Watermarks to iPhone photos
Arts, Mobile, Photography, TechJust read this article on Petapixel about a new watermarking app. Something that I have been looking for in the last couple of months.
Photojournalist John D. McHugh was sick of having his photos stolen and infringed upon the moment he posted them online. And even though he can, of course, put watermarks on his photos in Photoshop, he found himself wondering if maybe he couldn’t come up with a better way. Enter Marksta, an app that allows you to watermark photos right on your iPhone before posting them to Facebook, Instagram, and other places where they may be easily stolen.
It’s currently free but not forever. Act fast!
355 days until Xmas
Finland, Helsinki, Photography, TravelSanta’s Helsinki office counting the nights….
iOS 6
Finland, Helsinki, Mobile, TechI have read all of the negative reviews of the maps feature of iOS 6. One of the apps that I use frequently is RettiGPS, an app that can tell which bus, train or metro to take to reach a particular destination in Helsinki. For some walking parts, Google Maps is really useful in finding a path to the nearest stop. On the other hand, IOS 5.1.1 did introduce the issue where my speakers and HDMI cable no longer worked with my iPhone 4S and that would be nice to have that active again. Better to wait and see if any other issues come up before upgrading the OS.
Nokia 920 PureView Lowlight performance
Arts, Photography, TechThe most disappointing aspect of shooting photographs on the iPhone 4S is the dismal low light performance. This article from Petapixel piqued my interest about how the lowlight performance of the new Nokia 920 ranked against other cameras.
In order to back up its claim that PureView low light performance is “unbeatableâ€, Nokia set up a “photo challenge†booth at its launch party and invited passers-by to pit their cameraphones against the Lumia 920. The challenge involved shooting a photograph of a still life setup stuffed inside a dark cubby hole in a brick wall.
One sample comparison shows the performance is clearly impressive.
This makes me think there may be a reason to switch to Nokia during my next phone upgrade.
Olivia Verde
Finland, Food, Helsinki, PhotographyThis is the best tiramisu I have ever tasted! Complimenti!
Sensor Size
Photography, TechFound this site that compares the sensors in cameras. Just made a comparison
that you can find here of my last 3 compact cameras (iPhone 4S, Canon 220 HS and Canon Powershot S95. When you see that comparison, you understand why the iPhone 4S performs quite poorly in lowlight situations.