Melastmohican's Blog

Melastmohican's Blog http://melastmohican.net/wordpress Random thoughts on technology,photography,travel,immigration,life, parenting and my microstock journey diary. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 37.317909-122.047793MelastmohicansBloghttp://feedburner.google.comLinks for 2010-03-12 [del.icio.us]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/qpOUhjiM-Lk/melastmohicanSat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/melastmohican#2010-03-12<ul> <li><a href="http://www.fixr.com/blog/2010/02/17/home-buying-improvement-stimulus/">2010 Guide To Home Buying Tax Credits (Infographic) | Home Remodeling & Home Renovation Blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ononesoftware.com/free/">Free Products - onOne Software</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~4/qpOUhjiM-Lk" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/melastmohican#2010-03-12Links for 2010-03-11 [del.icio.us]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/uiK-kVqD_Rc/melastmohicanFri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/melastmohican#2010-03-11<ul> <li><a href="http://rejex.heroku.com/">Rejex: the JavaScript regular expression editor</a></li> <li><a href="http://rubular.com/">Rubular: a Ruby regular expression editor and tester</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~4/uiK-kVqD_Rc" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/melastmohican#2010-03-11Links for 2010-03-10 [del.icio.us]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/O5HCF0bxPHk/melastmohicanThu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/melastmohican#2010-03-10<ul> <li><a href="http://www.planetphotoshop.com/masking-with-channels-2.html">Masking with Channels | Planet Photoshop</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ganttproject.biz/">GanttProject Home</a></li> <li><a href="http://mactoids.com/mac-os-x-leopard-keyboard-shortcuts/">Mac OS X Leopard keyboard shortcuts | Mactoids for Apple Macintosh</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~4/O5HCF0bxPHk" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/melastmohican#2010-03-10 Google Maps now offers biking directions! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/og9t6RfVx_A/ http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/03/10/google-maps-now-offers-biking-directions/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:28:05 +0000 melastmohican http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/?p=548 As an every day commuter I am really happy to see this happening. The bike directions take a lot of factors into consideration:
designated bike lanes, tries to avoid areas with lots of hill climbs and drops, busy roads and intersections. In giving estimates on trip times, Google uses an average person at an average Body Mass Index level, peddling up and down the terrain. Let’s take a look at my usual morning route. I checked it with GPS logger and it is 9 miles which takes me about 35 minutes. According to Google Maps it is 11.6 mi and takes 1 hour. This feature is still in beta so I hope they will make some improvements

Bicycle directions on Google Maps

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5Dmk2 Firmware

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The L shaped pier spans the Pacific Ocean for a quarter mile from the City of Pacifica.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~4/HIgCQuXbZ-k" height="1" width="1"/>2010-02-28T14:35:59-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/melastmohican/4400233380/Pacifica Pier [Flickr]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/qFg_3Vycp4c/oceancaliforniatravelseavacationskyusaseascapebeachnaturewaterlandscapebaycoastpierseasidefishingsanddaywavesstatepacificcloudywalkscenicovercastlandmarktouristcoastalshorecoastlinerecreationpacificatidalmelastmohicanMon, 01 Mar 2010 18:11:28 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/4399464451<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/melastmohican/">melastmohican</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/melastmohican/4399464451/" title="Pacifica Pier"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4399464451_76f0719f2d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Pacifica Pier" /></a></p> <p>Pacifica Pier is a fishing pier in Pacifica, California. The L shaped pier spans the Pacific Ocean for a quarter mile from the City of Pacifica.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~4/qFg_3Vycp4c" height="1" width="1"/>2010-02-28T14:35:51-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/melastmohican/4399464451/Pacifica Pier [Flickr]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/PIS5brCguxQ/oceancaliforniatravelseavacationskyusaseascapebeachnaturewaterlandscapebaycoastpierseasidefishingsanddaywavesstatepacificcloudywalkscenicovercastlandmarktouristcoastalshorecoastlinerecreationpacificatidalmelastmohicanMon, 01 Mar 2010 18:11:21 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/4399464197<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/melastmohican/">melastmohican</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/melastmohican/4399464197/" title="Pacifica Pier"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4399464197_d0e644a9dd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Pacifica Pier" /></a></p> <p>Pacifica Pier is a fishing pier in Pacifica, California. The L shaped pier spans the Pacific Ocean for a quarter mile from the City of Pacifica.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~4/PIS5brCguxQ" height="1" width="1"/>2010-02-28T14:35:30-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/melastmohican/4399464197/Pacifica Pier [Flickr]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/43d2nElRI6A/oceancaliforniatravelseavacationskyusaseascapebeachnaturewaterlandscapebaycoastpierseasidefishingsanddaywavesstatepacificcloudywalkscenicovercastlandmarktouristcoastalshorecoastlinerecreationpacificatidalmelastmohicanMon, 01 Mar 2010 18:11:11 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/4399463873<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/melastmohican/">melastmohican</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/melastmohican/4399463873/" title="Pacifica Pier"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4399463873_00a256471a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Pacifica Pier" /></a></p> <p>Pacifica Pier is a fishing pier in Pacifica, California. The L shaped pier spans the Pacific Ocean for a quarter mile from the City of Pacifica.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~4/43d2nElRI6A" height="1" width="1"/>2010-02-28T14:35:03-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/melastmohican/4399463873/Pacifica Pier [Flickr]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/92TMHIqGT58/oceancaliforniatravelseavacationskyusaseascapebeachnaturewaterlandscapebaycoastpierseasidefishingsanddaywavesstatepacificcloudywalkscenicovercastlandmarktouristcoastalshorecoastlinerecreationpacificatidalmelastmohicanMon, 01 Mar 2010 18:11:04 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/4399463555<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/melastmohican/">melastmohican</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/melastmohican/4399463555/" title="Pacifica Pier"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4399463555_a29d7453b7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Pacifica Pier" /></a></p> <p>Pacifica Pier is a fishing pier in Pacifica, California. The L shaped pier spans the Pacific Ocean for a quarter mile from the City of Pacifica.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~4/92TMHIqGT58" height="1" width="1"/>2010-02-28T14:34:59-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/melastmohican/4399463555/ Picnik Acquired by Google http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/Mb0FPSGI1xw/ http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/03/01/picnik-acquired-by-google/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:21:41 +0000 melastmohican http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/?p=534 Popular web-based photo editing service Picnik was acquired by Google. Picnik does a great job of cropping and touching up photos, and it comes with a lot of fun effects. It looks like nothing changes today. They will keep supporting existing partners, including Flickr and Facebook. I just wonder how they going to merge it with with Picasa?

picnik.com

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Feb Feb/Jan SS 63.37% 123.86% BME 123RF 15.34% 40.42% IS 5.77% 157.75% BME DT 5.25% 116.42% FT 4.41% 118.93% SXP 3.03% 50.98% BS 1.75% 150.00% CSP 1.09% 254.55% Total 83.88%

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Shutterstock Facebook App

Shutterstock Facebook App

]]> http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/02/23/new-shutterstock-facebook-app/feed/ 0 http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/02/23/new-shutterstock-facebook-app/ First wildlife Extended License sold http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/YZcWjwDDPGs/ http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/02/18/first-wildlife-extended-license-sold/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:41:22 +0000 melastmohican http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/?p=512 Surprise. I did not expect somebody needs picture of California gull for commercial purposes

I guess, you never know.

The California Gull Larus californicus is a medium-sized gull

The California Gull Larus californicus is a medium-sized gull

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Full Screen Weather

]]> http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/02/12/full-screen-weather-map/feed/ 0 http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/02/12/full-screen-weather-map/ 2K images approved at Dreamstime http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/ak4hl6tQS3o/ http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/02/11/2k-images-approved-at-dreamstime/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:39:01 +0000 melastmohican http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/?p=506 It took me 20 months to reach this number.

Floor Games

Floor Games

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Assited walking

Assisted walking

]]> http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/02/03/first-model-releases-extended-lincense-sold/feed/ 1 http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/02/03/first-model-releases-extended-lincense-sold/ Another extended lincense sold http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MelastmohicansBlog/~3/xcixvzaTsMg/ http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/2010/02/02/another-extended-lincense-sold-2/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:37:13 +0000 melastmohican http://melastmohican.net/wordpress/?p=500 Last month I sold EL for slightly different image of San Francisco Mission on 123RF. Now it was sold on SS.

Mission San Francisco de Asis

Mission San Francisco de Asis

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