Monthly Archives: March 2007

MyPublisher Review

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Mike Franklin

I’d received a book from MyPublisher.com (flickr set), and was disappointed in the quality. I’d also noticed a few ink blemishes, so I contacted customer service. They immediately provided a coupon for a new book + shipping, which was great. … Continue reading →

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Aperture crashes when relocating masters

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Mike Franklin

I’ve been trying to consolidate and clean up my many images (starting from 1988), and am moving referenced images to another folder, to clean up but also see if I’ve left any behind. For scanned images, I had separate folders … Continue reading →

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MyPublisher Book review, sort of

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Mike Franklin

unsightly ink blemish Originally uploaded by mikefranklin. I recently made a photo book with MyPublisher and was giddy with anticipation when it arrived. I’d read that they print the photo books for Apple, so I expected equal quality. I’d also … Continue reading →

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Colleague travels to Myanmar … and returns

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Mike Franklin

Monestary, Inle lake Originally uploaded by Bill from Boston. Looking down Originally uploaded by Bill from Boston. One of my colleagues Bill just got back from a trip to Myanmar/Burma and has a whole lot of excellent photos from his … Continue reading →

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Making a book with MyPublisher.com

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Mike Franklin

In a never ending quest to find the best (photo) book publishing solution on a mac, I downloaded BookMaker from mypublisher. It’s a desktop app which was recently released; last week I had resigned myself to using their iPhoto plug … Continue reading →

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Blurb book review

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Mike Franklin

dust cover Originally uploaded by mikefranklin. The desktop app (Booksmart) isn’t as good as Aperture, and the final result isn’t is well done as the book from Apple, in short. My book from Blurb arrived pretty much on time, even … Continue reading →

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Code Monkey

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Mike Franklin

Andrew was kind enough to pass along a link to the Code Monkey song. It’s pretty amusing and partly describes my early days a developer. 🙂

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blurb book – still waiting

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Mike Franklin

I ordered a book from Apple/Aperture and another from Blurb/Booksmart the weekend before last; the one from Apple shipped the next business day, while the one from Blurb is still ‘printing.’ I emailed customer support, and received an automated response … Continue reading →

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Apple photobook

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Mike Franklin

two page spread Originally uploaded by mikefranklin. I’ve uploaded to flickr some photos of my just-received hot-of-the-presses/frozen-in-transit photobook produced by Apple via Apple Aperture. Overall I’m impressed, though I’m not sure these photos do the book justice!

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Apple photo book – first impression

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Mike Franklin

I ordered a photo book from Apple, via Aperture. I uploaded it last weekend; it shipped the Monday immediately afterwards, and arrived in Vermont the following Monday (shipped “regular” via fedex ground). Photos will follow, but here’s a preview: I … Continue reading →