Kyle Froese :: WORKS

Blogging From the iPod Touch

KDFroese — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:14:51 +0000

Well here it is, my first blog entry from my iPod Touch. Can’t say this is the easiest way to jot down your thoughts digitally but it would come in handy when you’re short handed.

One of the downfalls about blogging on the Touch is the lack of any camera built in as the iPhone has. Having the ability to quickly snap a picture and quickly upload it along with an entry is definitely a robust feature.

Wait a second, listen to me complain about not being able to upload a photo to my blog while I’m compiling these words for digital transport on a device that is slim enough to fit in my pocket! Am I taking this for granted? No way!

Just try to fathom what our ancestors would have thought of the convenient technolgies our generation is using. I am definitely enjoying some of the gadgets from this day and age. Just in a couple days Apple will be shipping the highly anticipated iPad. Another wonderful piece of technolgy to make our lives more convenient with the capabilities to be your ebook or emagazine, your photo album, your portable gaming device, your portable flat screen video player… and who knows what else developers will discover uses for.

Well as far as adding an entry to my blog using my Touch, it has been a challenging pleasure. I look forward to future practice using the virtual qwerty keypad of the iPod and will just have to continue uploading photos the longer method of downloading the photos from my Canon 50D via flash card, then process, downsize and compress for web, then finally batch upload the images to the media gallery. Phew!
Who’s complaining about convenience?

One of the downfalls about blogging on the Touch is the lack of any camera built in as the iPhone has. Having the ability to quickly snap a picture and quickly upload it along with an entry is definitely a robust feature.

Editing this Wordpress Blog

KDFroese — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:26:03 +0000

I have a love/hate attitude about using Wordpress to write this blog. I’m to trying to inculcate the process of posting new content and getting it to look proper in this theme. I like all the different themes available from elegantthemes.com but I find it bit of a challenge to learn how it works. After using GoLive and Dreamweaver to build and edit websites for years I’ve gotten used to doing things a certain way… sizing, uploading images, working with tables and CSS. Maybe by staying regular at adding content to this WP blog it will become habitual. Like learning how to ride a different kind of bike.

I gotta keep the content coming, especially my photography. I love my almost 1 year, new Canon 50D… I need to put it to work.

Thanksgiving 2009

KDFroese — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:05:17 +0000

I drove down to St. Louis last November to share a meal and fellowship with my Dad, Gary, Aunt Lois and Uncle Jim. I had a great time although a few things would have made it better… having Shannon there, my cat Sophia not getting sick and having more time. All in all I had a good time with the family and enjoyed some delicious cooking with plenty of leftovers to take home.

Model-Ts Amongst the Trees

KDFroese — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:47:19 +0000

The week of July 27th we had pleasure of having Ford Model T enthusiasts the Doughty family visiting our area in what they call their Doughty 500 – 2009 Model T Tour. It was fun to see their old automobiles putting around the town bringing smiles to all the onlookers. I got the chance to take a few shots of the cars parked at the Flat Creek Inn.

Flowering on the 4th

admin — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:51:09 +0000

Beautiful photos of Marlene Magee’s garden during the summer of 2009.
It was a balmy July weekend in Missouri as we enjoyed the annual reunion of kin. Aunt Marlene and the family were most hospitable to us, with barbeque ribs, chicken and all the fixings. As we anticipated the night’s festivities, I took a stroll around the property take photos of lush landscape and blooming colors.