Some Google Search Tips

January 26, 2017 in Technology, Tips-Tricks, Google

I've compiled a few cool things you can do on Google Search. I know there are so many more things that can be done, but the ones below I can actually see myself using. Without further ado...some neat Google tips.

1. Use * as a place holder...or wildcard

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2. Quickly calculate a tip

3. Search for a given word on a website

4. Look for attractions in a city

5. Easily convert from one unit of measurement to another

6. Check weather quickly for a certain city location

7. Look for something "near" your current location

Happy googling!

Basics of Photography Resources

August 22, 2016 in Tutorials, Tips-Tricks, General-Photography

I am to speak to a yearbook class at Bay Area Christian School a couple of times over the next two weeks about the basics of the camera and Photography in general. While I do know what I'm doing in the Photography world...speaking about it is a different monster for me, so I am using this post to gather what I think are the best resources for the basics of Photography.

Camera Basics 101: The Exposure Triangle

21 Settings, Techniques and Rules All New Camera Owners Should Know

Improve Photography Tutorial

Lifehacker Night School: The Basics of Photography - The Complete Guide

The Three Basics of Photography

As I come across more articles, I will add them here.

Happy shooting!

Useful Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

October 19, 2015 in Mac OS, Tips-Tricks

A quick list of useful Mac keyboard shortcuts that I use everyday.

Command+Spacebar -> Spotlight Search

It's nice to be able to do a search of your entire drive quickly. If I'm asked if I ever took photos of a dog named Aries, I simply do Command (⌘)-Space and type in Aries. It gives me everything on my Mac with the word Aries in the filename.

Native Instant-Image Slideshow Feature

This is really cool. Select a set of JPG files and do Alt-Space. This will display the selected files in a full screen slideshow. Very useful when you just want to show someone a few photos. There are more options for the slideshow feature. I have provided a link to a great article on this in the RELATED LINKS section at the end of this post.

Select files you want to show and press Alt-Space

Screenshots

Command (⌘)-Shift-3 for the whole screen

If you do Command (⌘)-Shift-4, your cursor turns into a crosshair...use that to select a specific area and a screenshot will be made with just that area.

That's it for now. I'm sure there are hundreds of shortcuts, but these are the ones I use everyday without fail.

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