August 14, 2007
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Better shooting with a cheaper, older camera
One disappointment of my Canon 30D camera is that the colors, while almost clinically accurate, are not as rich as they were on my old Nikon Coolpix 5700. The Coolpix is now a five-year-old model, with only 5 megapixels and no switchable lenses or anything. Yet it took some outstanding shots. The one above was… Continue reading
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The fire(s) last time
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has put out a Red Flag Alert: As of 2:00 pm, August 13, 2007, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, in conjunction with other fire agencies in the county, has declared a county-wide “RED FLAG ALERT”. This alert will be in effect until 9:00 pm on August 15th, 2007,… Continue reading
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Quote du jour
Brian Solis on Deleting Users, Audience, and Messages from PR and Social Media: Attention PR and practicing Social Media professionals, step away from using “messages” to target “users” and “audience.” They are no longer filling the theaters, stadiums, and auditoriums to hear from marketers… … please, don’t call them “users” or your target “audience,” because… Continue reading
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We do our part
The Boston Globe says Outside.in says Boston is the bloggiest place in the country. Dr. Weinberger gets quoted. Continue reading
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Let’s get small
A reader writes, I just did a search on Flickr for “Doc” and got “Would you like to try a search for photos about bashful, dopey, grumpy, happy or sleepy instead?” I failed to reproduce the effect, but still, it’s funny. Not that it matters, but I was “Sleepy” in junior high school. With good… Continue reading
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Personalizing our own health care
Let’s say you have to go to the hospital, and among your problems is an inability to use your writing hand. What do you do when they hand you a clipboard and tell you to fill out your relevant health care history? That and other questions are partly answered in Health Care Relationship Management, over… Continue reading