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Category Archives: Computers
4K Monitor
For early adopters looking to jump right into quality “4K,” NEC has one worthy of consideration—the EA244UHD-BK. While it isn’t cheap, it’s certainly not off the scale when the specs are considered. In a nutshell, this is a 24” wide … Continue reading
Migrating Image Files
Many photographers using Mac computers were surprised a while back when Apple announced it would no longer continue development of their pro-level image editing and management application Aperture. But times change and things happen, and when they do other companies … Continue reading
New Mac Pro
Dedicated Mac users and ardent Apple fans will have well and truly noted the announcement last June of a successor to the venerable Mac Pro tower. Now the new (2nd Generation) Mac Pro is available for order, with expected delivery … Continue reading
Disk Drives for File Storage
Digital photographers have to process and store image files somewhere, either locally or in the cloud. The demand for space increases with file size, especially when shooting RAW with high-MP sensors, and designing the best array of devices to process, … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Hardware
Tagged hard drives, Western Digital
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New Backlights for Top-end Monitors
There’s a change underway in the technology for certain high-end color-critical monitors. Until recently, cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) were the backlight choice for NEC’s best professional graphics IPS displays, such as the PA271W and PA301W. Just recently they announced their … Continue reading
Monitors for Imaging
The lynchpin of the digital darkroom is the monitor or display used to optimize image files. Without a monitor that accurately shows a wide range of colors precisely the same way session to session, all your visual adjustments are arbitrary … Continue reading
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Tagged calibration, monitors, NEC
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New Intel Processors
It’s official—Intel’s 4th Generation Core processors are here. Why does this matter? Because of improvements in graphics capability and power management. And yes, they tend to be a little faster too, which never hurts. Here are some reasons why a … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Hardware, Industry trends
Tagged Intel, processors
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Good News
With the rapidly changing digital landscape it’s difficult to bank on anything for very long. When Google acquired Nik Software a while back, there was considerable concern as to the future of the whole family of extremely popular Nik programs … Continue reading
Small Tools
When the photographic “negative” evolved from a processed piece of film to a digital file (at least metaphorically, if not in the pure technical sense), the requirement for pieces of gear to complete the imaging cycle expanded greatly. And among … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Connectivity, Hardware
Tagged flash drives, Lexar, SanDisk, USB 3.0
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Another Option
Once in a while a new device comes along that’s just different enough and has the right combination of features to really stand out. Enter Microsoft’s Surface Pro. Tablets aren’t new. Apple’s iPad has become a runaway success and the … Continue reading