There are still a couple more months before the Beatles come to Rock Band, and it's exhilarating not only because HELLO IT'S THE BEATLES (huge fangirl over here), but also because the legendary quartet's music has not always been friendly with modern tech — namely, the major dramz between the Beatles and iTunes. Will the Rock Band game finally open the door for the Beatles' music to be widely available digitally? Who knows, but in the meantime, take a look at the long and winding (tech) road we've been on with them so far.
I can't help but feel sorry for those that haven't been exposed to the wonderful world of Netflix — the convenience, the price, and the excitement of getting one of those little red envelopes in your mailbox. I'm totally a Netflix junkie, and because of my obsession, I've picked up some useful tips that I wanted to share with you!
In last night's predictably unpredictable season finale of Gossip Girl, more than one bomb went off, but my faves were the relentless blasts from Gossip Girl herself, even if we didn't get to learn her identity. This episode was full of tech treats (maybe to salve the wound that is a Summer without the show?) so to see how well you paid attention, take my quiz!
Oddly enough, Ozzy Osbourne — who has already worked his geek mojo for World of Warcraft — has just teamed up with Samsung to help catapult the new Samsung Jack Windows smartphone into drool-worthy gadget status. This cheeky new commercial features Ozzy having some issues with his personal assistants and shows how his Samsung Jack could easily replace them. My favorite part? Watching him do an "unboxing" with his rock star black nails!
Louis Vuitton Tweets — Will You Follow? Now that Louis Vuitton is focusing more on their online presence — with a new e-commerce site and Twitter page — FabSugar is wondering if fans will be interested in following LV tweets. What do you think?
Now I know that working in tech doesn't mean you automatically love the Internet, it just seems like such a shortsighted thing to say. I realize that Lynton's concern was in the illegal distribution of movies on the Internet, but there is way too much to be said for the Internet's role in disseminating knowledge and info about movies that benefits the film industry.
But anyway — let's address Lynton's quote and geek out together: I can think of many, many good things that have come from the Internet. Off the top of my head, there's email, the "cloud," Craigslist, my job, not to mention the concept for the greatest show on earth. Tell me what your favorite thing is that came from the Internet!
In my favorite simple SLR tips, I recommended that you either replace your onboard flash with a separate flash that can be angled to diffuse light or to use a diffuser for the best results when you're shooting indoors. My next tip is another way to diffuse light — but this tool is something you probably have in your makeup bag right now.
A compact mirror can bounce the light from your flash just like a diffuser you buy does. With your camera pointed at your subject, hold a compact open and angled in front of the onboard flash. When you shoot, the flash bounces and adds light to dark areas around the subject and gives a nice, natural light on to your subject (which would have otherwise been harshly washed out with a flash alone).
That said, after testing this trick myself, I will say that my separate flash I paid extra for diffuses light a bit better, but the mirror trick works great in a pinch.
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