The Ice Book (HD) from Davy and Kristin McGuire on Vimeo. “The Ice Book is a miniature theatre show, a pop-up book that comes to life as if by magic. It tells the story of a mysterious princess who lures a boy into her magical world to warm her heart of ice. It is made from sheets of paper and light, designed to give a live audience an intimate and immersive experience of film, theatre, dance, mime and animation. WeRead more
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Google Art Project
Google Art Project has just been launched. It allows visitors to browse the collections of 17 museums around the world. Some pieces can be viewed at such high resolution that you can see individual brush strokes, 17 special gigapixel images were captured in 7,000-megapixels! Here’s an example: Check it out here: Google Art ProjectRead more
24-hour view of the sky [photo by Chris Kotsiopoulos]
24-hour view of the sky by Chris Kotsiopoulos Here’s how he did it: “I had to stay to the same place, alone for approximately 30 hours. It took me about 12 hours to compose and process a single photo from over 500 startrail, 35 Sun sequence and 25 landscape shots.”Read more
Steve Jobs says Apple board grants him medical leave of absence
Steve Jobs says Apple board grants him medical leave of absence “Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all Apple employees: Team, At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company. I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all of Apple’s day to day operations. I haveRead more
How to start up a Mac in 64-bit kernel for increased performance
From the factory, it’s likely your Mac is running potentially slower than it could be by booting in 32-bit kernel. Possibly Apple does this for maximum compatibility. However, with the potential to run some applications up to 30% faster, it’s worth looking into. As of this posting, the only Mac shipping with the 64-bit kernel as default is the mid-2010 Mac Pro. You can startup in 64-bit kernel on an as-needed basis (without setting it to always startup in thatRead more
Mac App Store
The Mac App Store should be live any time now. The integration between devices is growing tighter and tighter. Curious to see how this pans out for both Apple and the developers.Read more