climate
A Small Visual Summary of the 2020-02-07 Snowstorm
During this 36 hours snowstorm, Montreal received close to 40 cm of snow. That is quite a big one.
JF Martin
I'm a compulsive creator and contributor, a digital nomad, a light painter, a YouTuber, a podcaster and a numeric citizen who's enjoying the digital era.
photography
Finding my Photography Style
Recently I discovered a photographer’s blog named “AOWS” that I find very interesting and inspiring. One particular article caught my attention: “In praise of imperfect images“. In summary, imperfect images are a good way to find our own photographic style. This is something that I’d like to achieve
photography
My Photo Processing Workflow as of 2020-02
Here is my photo processing workflow as of 2020-02. Following my blog post “Online Photo-Sharing Services: My Experience with 500px”, it is time to reflect the change and update some other areas1. Three areas of change First, as I no longer publish photos to Flickr, thanks to my new home, 500px, thi
Apple
Diagrams for Mac: A Promising Beginning
Today is the start of something new on the Mac: Diagrams. A simple yet promising diagramming application for macOS. Here is a short peek at this newcomer in a relatively competitive and crowded space. Start small, think big Entirely new and native applications on the Mac these days seem quite a rare
photography
Online Photo-Sharing Services: My Experience with 500px
As a long time user of Flickr, it is time to look around in search of an alternative 1. I’m looking for a new home to share my photos online and be part of a photographer community. In the last few weeks, I tried the well known 500px photo-sharing service2. This blog post is about… Continue Reading
Apple
On iPad Intuitiveness (Again)
iPad intuitiveness is the source of eternal debate. One might ask: If the iPad is more intuitive than the Mac, why is it more difficult to use overall? Good question. Well, Gruber offers an interesting view on this subject.
Apple
My 10 Years of iPad
Dear iPad, you’ve come a long way. You were not perfect. You lacked a USB port. Most of your apps were “blown up” iPhone apps. Yet, I fell in love with you instantly. Here is a brief summary of my 10 years of iPad.
Apple
On Adding (Real) Mouse Support on iPadOS
Jason Snell of MacWorld writing about adding real mouse support on iPadOS: “While some will consider the mere possibility of adding a mouse or trackpad to an iPad to be sacrilege, I prefer to see it as an additional option that can improve the iPad’s flexibility in certain circumstances.” Jason snel
Apple
The iPhone of the Decade for me
I recently came across this 512pixels.net post about the iPhone of the decade. To my surprise, they selected the iPhone 6, 6 Plus. In summary: in 2016, Apple introduced two important things in the iPhone franchise: bigger screen iPhone and choice in screen size and features. Sure, the iPhone 6 prope
Apple
On Apple Archives and Memories
I don’t remember where I found out about the (Unofficial) Apple Archives web site but after spending a minutes browsing it, It revived sweet memories. I see an important problem these days about our technological world: our collective numeric memory is very easy to forget. This kind of initiative is
Apple
My Wishes for Apple in 2020
In 2019 Apple made a significant push into services and fixed many problems with its Mac product lines. The iPhone line got a refresh and brought back some delight. Software quality though as not improved. Here are my wishes for Apple this year. Software quality Let’s begin with software quality. Wi
photography
Going Spooky – Before and After
This very short clip shows the “before and after” look of a processed picture from a building in Havana during my last vacation trip. This abandoned housing building looked pretty creepy, but I felt I could make it really spooky. It was fascinatingly standing out of its surroundings. As you can see,