Archive for March, 2008

Comments on Simple AJAX with jQuery

Posted on March 10th, 2008 in JavaScript | 4 Comments »

Today, a new article was approved over on TalkPHP entitled "Simple AJAX with JQuery" (read article). If you're looking for a nice basic introduction to using jQuery to make AJAX calls, then head on over there. Here are some thoughts on it.

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Why I love Adobe Lightroom

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 in Photography | 2 Comments »

Yesterday I went on a really nice trip to Stirling Castle and like every good tourist, I took some snaps to remember the day by. The weather was very changeable, ranging from gusting winds and rain to bright sunshine, which made taking good snaps difficult so I resorted to the quick and easy option -- set camera to automatic mode and deal with proper exposures, changing compositions, etc in the digital darkroom. I shoot RAW at all times, there really is no other option!

So to cut down on the babble, I simply figured it would be nice to show a quick sample of the sheer awesomeness that is Lightroom with a before/after pic.

Before/After

Before/After photo Click image for full-sized version

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