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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
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City/Region: Tropical Tip of Texas
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C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue"
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One of the casualties the the hard drive erase was my Photoshop software. I've been using PS for 16+ years. I've been meaning to upgrade, but I didn't want to be forced into it.  The CD is safely stored at home... about 1,800 miles away. Something here about old dogs and new tricks; I haven't been a big fan of iPhoto, because we've had our own way of archiving images since before iPhoto existed. But, you use what ya got. I downsize every image here with a click or two to keep them small so they load fast... no way to do that in iPhoto. Drag here, drop it into Preview, resize, Save As.
Not fancy, but just testing out an image here. From last night's sunset cruise...
And now, a couple days off to figure it all out. And relax.
Oh, and those scouts from the other night... pretty sure they missed a few of those items in the oath, but once they understood how it WAS going to go down, they behaved. Mostly. 
I'm enjoying the new iPad... it may even be worth a couple days of figuring out all my sites and passwords again.  LOTS of apps. Great for content "consuming", but the laptop is still the best for content creating.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
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rogerbum
Joined: 21 Nov 2004
Posts: 2640
City/Region: Kenmore
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2002
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: SeaDNA
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| JamesTXSD wrote: | <stuff clipped> I haven't been a big fan of iPhoto, because we've had our own way of archiving images since before iPhoto existed. But, you use what ya got. I downsize every image here with a click or two to keep them small so they load fast... no way to do that in iPhoto. Drag here, drop it into Preview, resize, Save As.
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In i-photo, click on the image you want to re-size for upload here and use the file->export menu option. That will allow you to scale it to any size desired. There's the stupid simple buttons of "small, med, large and full size" or the custom size that lets you specify the number of pixels in the largest dimension. Must faster than going through Preview for a resize. It also allows you to select the format for the exported image.
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
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City/Region: Tropical Tip of Texas
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C-Dory Year: 2007
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Vessel Name: "Wild Blue"
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, Roger; I'll give that a try.
Here's one from the Droid to the iPad...
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20dauntless
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
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City/Region: Mercer Island and Decatur Island
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Retriever and BW 20 Dauntless
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| Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| In case any Mac users are interested in an easy way to do backups but don't like Time Machine try out SuperDuper. It creates a bootable replica of your hard drive. If your drive fails or computer gets stolen, you can simply plug the hard drive into a USB port of any modern Mac and use it like it is your own computer. Or copy the backup drive over to a new internal drive/computer. Or, if your backup is the same physical size as your internal drive, just pull it out of the enclosure and install it in your Mac. |
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
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City/Region: Tropical Tip of Texas
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C-Dory Year: 2007
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Vessel Name: "Wild Blue"
Photos: Wild Blue
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| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:23 am Post subject: |
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Bonus day off...
Every third Friday, each of the captains get a "bonus" day off. Yesterday was mine, and I spent it touristing about.
The details: http://captnjim.blogspot.com/2010/07/bonus-day-off.html
And a preview:
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Jim B |
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Doryman
Joined: 03 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:48 am Post subject: |
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So, three captains for one boat?
Warren
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JamesTXSD
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:03 am Post subject: |
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| Doryman wrote: | So, three captains for one boat?
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Well, that would make for more time off! We have two cruise boats, Warren, and frequently have double boat trips. Watch for the PM. |
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JamesTXSD
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JamesTXSD
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Well, Shake It Up Baby...
We had just gotten back from Jackson yesterday; had a wonderful day off, exploring around the area. Joan picked up a new rubber washer for the bathroom sink at a hardware store while we were in Jackson. While she was installing it, I was helping by staying out of the way... grabbed a short nap on the couch. I woke up with a start when the whole coach shook... "What the hell are you doing up there?" I called to her. I thought the plumbing repair must be going REAL bad.
"Nothing," she said, "I thought that was you!"
We both looked around to see if someone was messing with the 5th wheel. Apparently, someone was - Mother Nature, with a 4.8 earthquake centered about 40 miles southeast of us. No damage to us, but a new respect for how these beautiful mountains across the lake from us were created.
It wasn't 'till my buddy, Dave (toyman), dropped me a note to ask if we felt it that we realized what all that shakin' was about.
We have had spectacular mountain weather the past month: cool mornings, glorious short-sleeve days, plenty of sunshine... I guess Mother Nature just wanted to drop a little reminder about who's in charge. |
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JamesTXSD
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:08 am Post subject: |
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I finally wore out the pocket camera. I decided to go with another mid-size to get more zoom capability... 20x, from 28mm to 560mm (35mm equivalence). Canon SX20 IS. It's pretty similar to the other Canons we've had; good feel, comfortable grip.
With no breakfast cruise on Fridays, Joan had to go in before me today. When I took her to work, I tried out the new camera at the marina this morning...
Almost no shutter lag, still small enough to toss in a boat bag. I think it's going to be a good unit.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
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Vessel Name: "Wild Blue"
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:24 am Post subject: |
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Friday the 13th... late rescue, early morning, fog, and sun.
Here are the details: http://captnjim.blogspot.com/2010/08/friday-13th.html
And a preview...
Best wishes,
Jim B.
(Sorry, no C-Dory content... there is one moored up the lake a ways, but I haven't seen it out in a long while.) |
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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City/Region: Sequim
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C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
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Jim,
Nice write up on the blog. See, we new that you are worth every cent they are paying you, (and then some). BTW, I'd be one looking for that early morning cruise.
Harvey
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JamesTXSD
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, Harvey. This experience has been pretty darn fulfilling for us. Tonight, I had a group of RVers on the dinner cruise. Mother Nature isn't always kind, and tonight she rained on us... while we were trying to serve dinner. Oh, and then it hailed.  People were holding trays over their heads. I did my best to be a "cheerleader" for the folks on my boat, and I have to say they all had a sense of humor and a great spirit of adventure. We came back to the boat, I told stories and did my best to keep the folks entertained... while waiting to see if the cooks could get dessert (cobbler) hot... in the rain. And then I got the call that dessert wasn't going to happen; the rain had ruined it. My guests could have been pissy, but they were very understanding and appreciated how hard we all worked to give them this experience. We were all soggy, but it was a pretty special evening.
I try to impart to the young people in the marina how this may be a once-in-a-lifetime visit for our guests, and how it's up to us to make it memorable for them. I love boats, I love this place, and I really want the guests to get a feel for how special it all is. And these folks tonight got it. Really nice people.
RVers seem to have that in common with boat people.
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hardee
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:05 am Post subject: the night the rain got the cobbler |
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Jim,
They will probably remember that night better now than if everything had gone great and the cobbler happened and the rain and hail didn't. Now they have something out of the ordinary to remember and a story to tell about the night the rain got the cobbler.
Have a great night, Always,
Harvey
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JamesTXSD
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