kwc blog: Comments http://kwc.org/blog/ Last 20 comments for kwc blog en-us Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:44:44 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.01 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment on "EF versus EF-S" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2006/2006-03-06.ef_versus_efs.html#c45417 Ed Cory I have a Canon Elan IIe film camera with an EF28-80mm lens AND a Tamron 28-300mm Aspherical telephoto for the same camera. Will these lenses work on either a Rebel XT, XTi or Xsi AND the EOS 20, 30 and 40D? I'm looking at buying one of these DSLRs and would like to know about possibly using my existing lenses. Also, will the Automatic Focus (AF) functions of my existing EF film lenses work properly with the Digitals? Thanks.

- Ed Cory

]]> comment045417@http://kwc.org/blog/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:44:44 -0800 Comment on "iTunes 7.0.1: There goes the library" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2006/2006-09-29.itunes_701_there_goes_the_library.html#c45414 pokdej After a year+ of having a damaged library, I finally found a solution (previously posted here). I post it again in case some of you didn't see it:

close iTunes
rightclick my computer
select properties
select advanced tab
select performance settings button
select advanced tab
second box down is Memory Usage
uncheck system cache
check programs.

- pokdej

]]> comment045414@http://kwc.org/blog/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:27:52 -0800 Comment on "Digging the iPhone Apps" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-07-10.digging_the_iphone_apps.html#c45412 kwc I guess they're testing the notification service, then, as it seems that it's used by the new Mail app -- it's pretty cool to finally get push e-mail for all e-mail accounts

- kwc

]]> comment045412@http://kwc.org/blog/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:25:11 -0800 Comment on "Digging the iPhone Apps" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-07-10.digging_the_iphone_apps.html#c45411 Gus The notification infrastructure isn't launching until September, I think.

- Gus

]]> comment045411@http://kwc.org/blog/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:07:29 -0800 Comment on "Digging the iPhone Apps" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-07-10.digging_the_iphone_apps.html#c45410 David Ely The notification stuff is coming in a later software update. Apps will be able to push updates down to your phone like instant messages or tweets. I'm curious how that will affect battery life. Also, it might be neat to get IMs when I'm away from my computer, but I'll never remember to sign in/out of the mobile app when I leave my computer if that's necessary.

- David Ely

]]> comment045410@http://kwc.org/blog/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:38:14 -0800 Comment on "iTunes 7.0.1: There goes the library" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2006/2006-09-29.itunes_701_there_goes_the_library.html#c45409 trent i just deleted all of my songs from itunes, but kept the files in the folder, then re-imported the folder... its gonna take some unknown amount of time(15,000+ songs), but it seems to be working. i lost 8000 songs on the restart, anyone know when the new itunes comes out?

- trent

]]> comment045409@http://kwc.org/blog/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:48:19 -0800 Comment on "Zelda: Twilight Princess and Okami, separated at birth?" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2007/2007-01-24.zelda_twilight_princess_and_okami_separated_at_birth.html#c45391 Falconer Did anyone ever notice that Wolf-Link and Ammy both have markings on there foreheads... I love both games and after playing Zelda, I got completly crazed about wolves and that is why I bought Okami!

- Falconer

]]> comment045391@http://kwc.org/blog/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:51:22 -0800 Comment on "iTunes 7.0.1: There goes the library" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2006/2006-09-29.itunes_701_there_goes_the_library.html#c45382 Linda Renaming the damaged file didn't work, and no previous iTunes libraries existed. So this is what worked, really well for me, I hope it works for others who haven't been able to solve this too.

1.A Quit iTunes. Open the iTunes folder.
1.B Move everything that is not a folder [this should be the damaged .itl file(s) and maybe the .xml file as well ] to another temporary folder in your desktop or wherever you like . [If the damaged library file, or a regular library file or the .xml file aren't directly there, they're probably within the iTunes Library Folder, search for them, and move them to the temp folder. If you have those files in both places, move them both to this temp folder].
NOTE: Just in case things don't work, you can restore everything back to where you were before from this temp folder.

2. Now with all the messy files safe, Re-create your library:
2.A [Steps at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451], but some things from there won't be needed since you moved some files already. Follow this instead:
2.B Open iTunes, choose File>Import
2.C Select the .xml file you moved a little ago (if you have more than one, the most recent one should be best).

That should restore you library and no longer prompt errors. Check that you have a new .itl and .xml file in the iTunes folders, then you can safely delete that temp folder. I hope this works for you!

- Linda

]]> comment045382@http://kwc.org/blog/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:09:55 -0800 Comment on "Renzo Piano's New York Times Building" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-06-24.renzo_pianos_new_york_times_building.html#c45380 kwc Which brings up, "What are the affordances of the New York Times Building?"

- kwc

]]> comment045380@http://kwc.org/blog/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:32:19 -0800 Comment on "Renzo Piano's New York Times Building" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-06-24.renzo_pianos_new_york_times_building.html#c45379 Hogue You only missed this stunt by a couple of weeks:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/nyregion/06climber.html

- Hogue

]]> comment045379@http://kwc.org/blog/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:19:02 -0800 Comment on "EF versus EF-S" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2006/2006-03-06.ef_versus_efs.html#c45372 Leiman So if I have a Canon 40D, I will be able to use EF and EF-S lens?

- Leiman

]]> comment045372@http://kwc.org/blog/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:19:51 -0800 Comment on "Fire sky" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-06-14.fire_sky.html#c45368 kwc Crap, I hadn't even thought of the idea of framing the "Hell" in Hellyer in my orange shots. A bit hard as the sign is slightly too North, but perhaps I can cut one of these down:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwc/2577568360/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwc/2576737425/sizes/l/

I wish I could have gotten some fire in one of these:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwc/2577556820/in/set-72157605600452770/

- kwc

]]> comment045368@http://kwc.org/blog/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:34:54 -0800 Comment on "Fire sky" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-06-14.fire_sky.html#c45367 parakkum I think the answer is "because of all the dead bicyclists suffering from respiratory arrest."

I do like the Hell's Velodrome effect going on there.

- parakkum

]]> comment045367@http://kwc.org/blog/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:54:04 -0800 Comment on "iTunes 7.0.1: There goes the library" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2006/2006-09-29.itunes_701_there_goes_the_library.html#c45364 stacy ok please help :( i clicked update itunes by accident and ever since it hasn't worked :( my library is still there but it says determining gapless playback information and basically freezes my whole laptop every time i try to use itunes, i have to hold the power button to shut down as nothing works. have tried changing the damaged library file name, did not help. i have nowhere to back my library up to tried to copy the folder to hard drive but it failed it said information was missing :S i want to delete this version and go back to a previous but can't find a link that actually works on mac and really don't want to lose all my songs, any suggestions?

- stacy

]]> comment045364@http://kwc.org/blog/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:18:24 -0800 Comment on "Pirate and Ninja, back from a night out drinking" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-06-08.pirate_and_ninja_back_from_a_night_out_drinking.html#c45362 kwc Oddest is how you have a photo from a season 2 Muppets episode in your head... Actually, not so odd ;)

- kwc

]]> comment045362@http://kwc.org/blog/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:26:24 -0800 Comment on "Pirate and Ninja, back from a night out drinking" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-06-08.pirate_and_ninja_back_from_a_night_out_drinking.html#c45361 meta oddly, reminds me of this: http://www.muppetcentral.com/guides/episodes/tms/season2/pics/48_closing.jpg

- meta

]]> comment045361@http://kwc.org/blog/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:45:50 -0800 Comment on "iPhone 2.0 Update 2: +$15/mo?" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-06-10.iphone_20_update_2_15mo.html#c45360 David Ely Yikes.

- David Ely

]]> comment045360@http://kwc.org/blog/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:15:07 -0800 Comment on "iTunes 7.0.1: There goes the library" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2006/2006-09-29.itunes_701_there_goes_the_library.html#c45357 SomePoorSap trying some of the other methods and having no success, I finally figured out an extensive fix. this works best for people with smaller libraries.

1 Back up your library (should already be done!)
2 Uninstall iTunes. Yes, I know it's your baby, but give it up.
3 Use a registry cleaner (like Ccleaner) to wipe iTunes off the face of the Earth (your computer)
4 Reinstall
5 tell iTunes to store your music somewhere other than the default location (Edit>Prefs>Advanced)
6 Import the backup library, and consolidate (Advanced>consolidate library)

Took 15 mins for my 10GB library (mostly b/of the consolitation)

- SomePoorSap

]]> comment045357@http://kwc.org/blog/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:32:47 -0800 Comment on "Zelda: Twilight Princess and Okami, separated at birth?" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2007/2007-01-24.zelda_twilight_princess_and_okami_separated_at_birth.html#c45344 Van I was just noticing that myself, playing Okami for the first time. I found lots of similarities on the macro and micro level. I noticed all the ones you mentioned, and a few you neglected.

1. The idea of learning new brush skills, is similar to learning the sword skills in TP.

2. The style of walking the wolf does is almost exactly the same in both games. (I felt like I was used to controlling Okami, even though I've never played it before.)

- Van

]]> comment045344@http://kwc.org/blog/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:16:49 -0800 Comment on "Wolverine Frog" http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2008/2008-05-28.wolverine_frog.html#c45333 Jess Woah, that is so cool. Maybe Josh and I can celebrate our next anniversary in Cameroon looking for these guys. Thanks for posting.

- Jess

]]> comment045333@http://kwc.org/blog/ Wed, 28 May 2008 19:07:03 -0800