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Doc Searls Weblog (Feed)
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Sun Daisies
Some reading for today::: War is a dirty business, by Scott Bateman MBE, on X. HT to Tanya Weiman for her comment here. A thank you to Brian Linse for his kind words on Bluesky. Fact: one of the best parties I've ever attended was at Brian's house in Laurel Canyon, back in blo…
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War on Peace
You may have noticed there is a war going on. I’m not here to cover it. I’m here to cover, or at least visit, stories about it. See, stories themselves are a problem, both in human nature (we love and live stories) and in journalism, which feeds and is fed on the human appe…
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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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Is Canon Working on a Lens That Could Change the Face of Compact Cameras?
Canon has multiple lenses in this portfolio, but it seems the company is not yet ready to call it a day. Per a new report, Canon is working on a new zoom lenses, which offer a bright aperture and a much better build. In a time when interchangeable-lens cameras have abundant lens…
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This is Better Than Your Camera’s Warranty
Hey pros! Listen up! Our photography insurance program is designed to be there when photographers really need it! We're giving you more than the competition can in different ways! Here's a little-known fact: the warranty of your camera or lens doesn't necessarily cover what happ…
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3 Reasons Why This Canon Camera is The Most Used Device on Flickr
Canon has been one of the few companies that has the largest market share in the photo industry. While they have introduced some exceptional DSLRs over the years, their mirrorless models are not far behind. Flickr, which is now gaining momentum amongst the photography community,…
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Keeping Up
Apple's Mail.app sucks. I could give reasons, but it would only make me more tired than I already am from dealing with my storage issues. I just downloaded and set up Thunderbird for my Searls.com address to see if that works better. I've stayed away from Thunderbird since 2013,…
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Down and Running
I hit a storage crisis yesterday when I needed to copy a lot of fresh photos to my laptop’s hard drive, and it was clear that I would soon run out of room there. The laptop is a 16-inch 2023 M2 MacBook Pro with an 8TB hard drive—the most loaded and maxed-out computer I cou…
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Grumpy Website (Feed)
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nikitonsky is being grumpy
nikitonsky: Where to hide date sorting? Well, in a paginator component, of course. Thanks @Margolin for reporting this #Google #Gmail #Dropdown #Sorting #Pagination
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Want Free Presets? We’ll Give Them to You!
In December 2025, The Phoblographer turned 16 years old. I, as the Editor in Chief/Founder/Publisher, am pretty proud that I've been able to keep the online magazine around for that long. So for the belated sweet 16 and for the month of my personal 39th birthday, I'm giving a sp…
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