Category Archives: miscellaneous

Electrifying, just electrifying…

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. In recent news we heard about the Samsung fiasco with its Note 7 smartphones  suddenly bursting into flames. Once replacement phones also combusted, Samsung elected to recall all Note 7 smartphones and cease manufacture, taking a massive hit in market … Continue reading →

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Getty Copyright Lawsuit

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Robert

California. Getty Images offers stock photos for a small fee.  But many of their photos are used unlawfully. There are so many images on the internet these days that Getty resorted to some code called a robot (bot for short). This … Continue reading →

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Verichrome and Super-XX films

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. My friend George Dunbar sent me this ad by email. The ad appeared in the December 1944 issue of LIFE magazine. As a kid our family could never afford the luxury of a magazine subscription – I read older … Continue reading →

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Would this 1946 assignment be banned today?

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. Member George Dunbar has a warm spot for copyright and privacy issues. George sent me this brief article: In 1946, LIFE magazine hid photographer Yale Joel behind a two-way mirror in the lobby of a Times Square theatre. Joel … Continue reading →

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PhotoED Magazine – Call for Student Submissions

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Member Felix Russo is the owner/editor of PhotoED magazine, an education oriented publication based here in Toronto. Felix asks for student submissions for the Fall 2015 edition of the magazine. Felix says, “Our Fall 2015 issue is a survey … Continue reading →

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Yosemite OS X 10.10

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Robert

Toronto. Yesterday, Apple announced its OS X 10.10 operating system.  The download was free. I decided to go after the latest version of OS X called Yosemite for my aging summer of 2007 iMac. The servers at Apple must have … Continue reading →

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