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Mac Finder – Change the Size Each Column (Default)

When in Finder Column view its handy to have the default set a bit larger.  At the bottom of the window hold the OPTION key while dragging the || handle to the desired size.  Right click || to Right Size all Columns Individually (which would be a nice default if I could figure that out). At the bottom of the Finder window

Lightroom – Reports no Trash on Drive

Lightroom incorrectly reports that there is no Trash folder (or ability to restore deleted images).  Believe it or not, all you have to do is within Finder, create a folder on the Root of your image library (where the images are stored, not the Catalogue if they are different) and delete it within Finder.  Seems to fix problem.

Duplicating Images in Lightroom

Sometimes its helpful to make an exact duplicate of a file in LR – most commonly to start a new variation of an image.  LR is designed to prevent duplicates (normally thats a good thing) but every now and then its helpful to create a duplicate.  The easiest method is to Export the image to another directory – preferably one already established into LR.  LR then automatically imports the image into the catalogue with any adjustments as per the original. […]

Where to Purchase High Definition Audio in Canada

The following sites provide high definition audio content to Canada: http://www.naimlabel.com http://tidal.com/ca/store/ http://www.linnrecords.com http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk http://www.analekta.com/en/ http://www.hdtracks.com http://www.2l.no https://www.onkyomusic.com/US/home.    (not available in Canada yet, keep testing) https://www.nativedsd.com https://www.prestomusic.com/classica   May not be beyond Red Book quality.

Itunes Tagging

  http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-album-tagging-art-and-playlists-in-itunes/   Name: Name of the Album Artist: Artists name of the Track or if the Album is all from one Artist, use Album Artist field and leave this blank Album Artist: This field is used for the name of the artist for the album as a whole, and is useful for tagging tracks from albums that have guest artists or featured artists in certain tracks. For single-artist albums, it is usually either blank or will be the same as […]

How to Sort a Playlist on an iPod

iPods sort the order of a playlist by the order it has been added. To create a playlist in the desired order:   1) Create or sort a list of tracks as desired (perhaps by album) 2) Create a new playlist that is empty 3) Copy the Tracks from Playlist 1 to 2 4) delete 1 if no longer required

How to Build High Resolution Digital Audio System

Integrating analogue with digital audio components is complex and not well explained, so I thought I would post the results of the extensive research I conducted while recuperating from an eye problem – which allowed me time to listen carfully to music.  During my recovery I realized that the quality of our audio has degraded, it was better in the past using CDs. Years ago we converted our audio CD collection to digital files hosted on a MAC mini using iTunes.  This was streamed via ethernet […]

Mac Pro Late 2013 6,1 – Thunderbolt Shutdown Problems Mavericks 10.9.4

Note: on July 9 2014 I started this new post describing shutdown problems – if you are running anything before 10.9.3 see: http://jeffgardner.ca/Blog/?p=751 This new post describes the problems with 10.9.4 as of July 9, 2014. Current Situation: The Areca 8050 will not shut down properly if the Mac Pro is Shutdown.  Instead, the fan on the 8050 runs on high and it appears to be shutting down but does not. 1)  The Mac Pro sleeps normally as of 10.9.4 if […]

Accepted at Annual Juried Show – Arts Council Northumberland – Victoria Hall

My piece is entitled “Webs in the Mist” was accepted into the 2014 juried show at Victoria Hall – Cobourg ON. It was quite an honour – I was told there were over 400 entries. The shots were photographed in Oct 2013 at an Algonquin NPC (photo club) trip.  Thanks to Allan Short for organizing this, I don’t think I would have been motivated to get out shooting on such a cold fall weekend otherwise. The photograph is a ‘pano’ of […]

Power Consumption Mac Pro 2013 vs 2009

Using a “Kill a Watt” measuring device. I plugged the UPS power cord into into the Kill A Watt and took measurements  Computer Running Idle Sleep Pegasus R4  Pegasus R4  & Aerca Mac Pro Net Just UPS With 2 Drive Units Running UPS fully charged UPS Fully Charged UPS Fully Charged UPS Fully Charged MAC Pro 2013 38 Watts 234 Watts No possible at this time 80 Watts 108 Watts 126 Watts   4 Internal Drives Mac Pro 2009 20 […]