Good day, everybody. We’re in the middle of May, so I’m quite late with blog summary & income report for April, I must admit. Sorry about that, but better late than never, right?
So, here you go…
Nikon 70-200mm lens thermos bottle [review]
Last year I reviewed the Nikon 24-70mm lens thermo cup, which I think was pretty cool (and I still use it sometimes when I’m out and about). This time I got something even better to review; a Nikon 70-200mm thermos lens bottle from LensMug.net, a 1:1 model of the real Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Specifications: … Read more →
“Extreme Perspectives” – An Introduction to Mountain Photography
A new ebook has just been released by my favorit photography & ebook website, Craft & Vision. Extreme Perspectives, An Introduction to Mountain Photography by Alexandre Buisse is a collection of amazing stories and beautiful photographs from some of the most breathtaking and remote places in the world. This ebook will inspire and excite photographers … Read more →
Nikon’s “Nano Coating” – an interesting video…
When I first decided to buy my Nikon 24-120mm f4 lens, I had no idea what Nikon’s “Nano coating” was, but everybody seemed to love it and I figured it was better to have it, than not to have it. After watching this video, I now know more about “nano coating” and what it does. … Read more →
“Become A Blogger” course closes this Friday – the end of an era – last chance to join!
I just got word from famous blogger Yaro Starak that he and video expert Gideon Shalwick are closing their very popular blogging video course. It’s called Become A Blogger Premium and teaches absolute beginners how to make money with blogs by following a proven formula. The course contains over 50 step-by-step training videos, instructional audios, … Read more →
Are you Facebook addicted?
The immense popularity of the social network Facebook has generated a lot of additional business, including the celebrated book and movie, but also some other activities that are less widely publicized, like the study regarding the Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD). While the study is still in the works and other psychologists go rampant on dangers … Read more →
iPhone Tracking: “Engineering Mistake”
The latest drama at Apple has been over the apparent tracking of user location via a hidden program deep inside the phone. Apparently this ability came as a surprise to Apple programmers who were busy looking for other forms of data collection committed by their iPhones. In looking for these suspected collections they discovered that … Read more →
How to Get the Most Out of Your iPhone Battery
Apple’s iPhone revolutionized the smartphone market when it debuted in 2007, and since then it’s continued to set the standard for how the devices look, feel, and perform. Although Apple’s lost its market-share dominance because of competition from other phones like the Android, the iPhone remains a great choice for smartphone users interested in power … Read more →
Photo: Google Street View car broken down in street
A TechPatio.com reader wanted to share his photo of a Google Street View car which had broken down in his street during December last year, where it had snowed a lot in East Kilbride, Scotland. This time the Google Street View car was the one in front of the camera, but if you want to … Read more →
Content and Color Rich: How color can attract more followers
Colors and the effects they have on everything they are placed on or displayed around are my absolute favorite things in the world. It makes me so sad to see that in this age of blogging with the freedom of expression that the World Wide Web gives us, so many people disregard the educated use … Read more →
How to Shop for Green Technology
In a world where everyone must practice smart ecology, we’ve all become environmentalists. Learning how to shop for technology from our newest cell phone to home networking products that are eco-friendly is important. A few simple tips can make the process much simpler than you might imagine. You can start your search for green technology … Read more →
How “Lee” filters are made – and why they’re so expensive…
In this video, Lee managing director Eddie Ruffell shows how they make the finest photographic filters – by hand! All the way from the raw chemicals up to the finished filters. Lee filters are known for high quality and judging by all the manual labour involved in the process of making these filters, I’d say … Read more →
Is the NYT iPad App Really Worth the Monthly Fee?
It’s no doubt that the iPad is extremely popular. Like a notebook computer, it can access the Internet and run a wide variety of programs and applications. Its touch screen features are perfect for reading PDFs and other documents since the user can easily scroll up and down and zoom in to text in detail … Read more →
Photo of the week: Cow tongue, or, why you need a lens hood…
It’s time for another Photo of the Week and this time I’m going to show one reason why it’s a good idea to always use a lens hood on your lens for extra protection… This was shot with a wide angle, Tokina 12-24mm, a really great lens for the price, I think. And yes, the … Read more →
Easynews – the new & easy approach to usenet
Easynews offers a simple and straightforward solution for accessing literally petabytes of audio, video, image and text files posted to over 100,000 topic-specific groups (more specifically called “newsgroups”). Plans range from $9.98/month for 20 gigs of downloads to $29.94 for 150 gigs of downloads. They are also offering a 14 day/10 gig free trial (you … Read more →
SPY GADGETS: Very Beneficial to the People
There is lots of spy gadget you can purchase, more than ever before. Precisely how useful is it seriously? You can find an excellent kind of spy gizmo in the market segments today, whether or not they come in special stores, in toy stores and, obviously, from lots of internet sites. Many of them arrive … Read more →