Archive for November, 2007

The Windows Safari

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

I’m feeling a little weird right now. I was just reading about the latest (beta) version of Apple’s Safari web browser, which is now available for Windows. Before I go on, it is important that I provide a little background here. For those of you who aren’t aware, my “day job” is at Microsoft (yes, […]

Clauses and Photoshop

Monday, November 26th, 2007

When someone is preparing to introduce me at a speaking engagement, they often ask me how many books I’ve written. You’d think that would be a simple question to answer, but I always have a difficult time and answer “that depends on how you count them”. You see, a “clause” is required for me to […]

Scalability in Photography

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

I’ve always enjoyed thinking about scalability. Way back when, I used to be a database programmer (I still do some, but mostly just for fun). In the world of databases, scalability is a big issue. How much data can you get into a database before things just fall apart, with performance so bad you might […]

Fresh Website, Fresh Perspective

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

This weekend I finally launched an updated look for my website at www.timgrey.com. As I watched the files uploaded and checked out the new site “live” for the first time, it felt very cleansing. There’s something about a fresh start that is incredibly revitalizing.
This got me thinking about how I’ve made a conscious effort at […]

Six Years of DDQ

Monday, November 5th, 2007

This month marks six years that I’ve been sending out the Digital Darkroom Questions (DDQ) emails. So now I’m into year “lucky number seven”. I suppose on some level I’m a bit spooked by the fact that time seems to have raced by so quickly. At the same time, it is pretty remarkable to be […]