Mac OS 10.7 Lion Wallpaper Max Effgen, February 27, 2011 Learned over the weekend that the latest version of Apple’s Mac OS is being called “Lion.” Wallpaper will be needed. This lion if one of two resident males at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Click the image for a 1920 x 1200 wallpaper freely available for personal, non-commercial use. You… Continue Reading
Snow Leopard Wallpaper Max Effgen, March 14, 2010 I finally got a decent shot of one of the two snow leopard cubs at Woodland Park Zoo. Mac fanboys can rejoice! These cubs are a tough shoot. They are very quick and curious and seem to know how to not be photographed. Enjoy the wallpaper. I will keep photographing… Continue Reading
Mt Rainier Wallpaper Max Effgen, November 1, 2009December 2, 2013 My original post from May is proving popular. So here is another wallpaper. Mt Rainier is a PNW icon. This panoramic was recently taken on another cold, clear autumn morning with my trusty Xpan. Short hike made a challenge in the darkness before dawn. As usual, 3 sizes are available…. Continue Reading
Seattle Skyline Wallpaper 2 Max Effgen, August 22, 2009December 2, 2013 My original post from May is proving popular. So here is another view from Kerry Park in Seattle Seattle’s skyline from Kerry Park in the Queen Anne neighborhood is one of my favorite views of the city. This panoramic was recently taken on a cold, clear autumn morning with my… Continue Reading
iGoogle is Now Social Max Effgen, August 15, 2009 iGoogle is Now Social: Google Launches Social Gadgets Google Gadgets now have social features. This will be very interesting. I have developed Google Gadgets. Making them social is a great move. Like the linked Read Write Web article states, it will be a little while before the developer community makes… Continue Reading
Free Wallpaper Max Effgen, August 7, 2009 As my 2 regular readers know, photography is a hobby bordering on obsession. My portfolio site Salmon Bay Photography has freely available (for personal, non-commercial use) Wallpaper images for download. Check out Salmon Bay Photography | Free Wallpaper. Have a great weekend! Continue Reading
Data Recovery Tools Max Effgen, June 12, 2009 Recently, I had a problem with my Nikon D70. Over 4 years of use without any issues and then the CF card reset without any warning. Some important pictures were gone. Or so I thought. I was not happy. I came across this Lifehacker post Five Best Free Data Recovery… Continue Reading
A cloud favorite… Max Effgen, May 29, 2009 Picnik is a great online photo editing tool. It is dead simple. Think Adobe Photoshop Elements on the web. For free. The company is a darling of the Seattle startup scene and has won many recent awards. It works on Flickr, PhotoWorks, Facebook, MySpace, Picasa Web Albums, Photobucket, Webshots, Lexmark… Continue Reading
Pratt Exposed: 2009 Fine Art Auction Exhibition Max Effgen, May 15, 2009 Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle provides art classes from drawing to metal and from stone to glass. I have been learning, blowing and working with glass there for 3 years. There are not many places where a layman like myself can get the exposure to professional teaching artists and… Continue Reading
Seattle Skyline Wallpaper Max Effgen, May 2, 2009 Seattle’s skyline from Kerry Park in the Queen Anne neighborhood is one of my favorite views of the city. This panoramic was recently taken on a cold, clear morning with my trusty Xpan. For this weekend edition, I am making this wallpaper available for all 2 of my readers in… Continue Reading