Analog creates an html analysis of webserver log files. It runs very fast, and can be run automatically with AppleScript.

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While I researched it, I feel like I got lucky with this purchase. Found this review after I had made the purchase. The camera is much smaller than I thought it was going to be, and it feels much better engineered than the Kodak. The A70 still has the power of 4 AA batteries. The right “hand grip” allows the extra two batteries to fit.

Danny observed immediately that the power button on the Canon will last much longer than the one on the Kodak. iPhoto on the iMac immediately recognized the camera and offered to import all of the pictures… just like the commercial.

To:
Daniel A. Carp
Chairman and CEO
Kodak Corporation

Dear Mr. Carp,

I am seeking to have my camera repaired by Kodak free of charge. I believe the micro-switch inside the camera was poorly designed and not meant to last after thousands of on/off slides by a human thumb. An explanation follows.

I have enjoyed using my Kodak DC280 camera for two years. Recently the power switch quit working. It just “went loose.” It seemed that something inside was broken. When I took out the batteries, a small piece of plastic fell out.

What happened?

A human thumb turns on the camera by sliding a power switch to the right. The power switch slide (which seems strong and very well engineered) pushes a tiny piece of plastic inside the camera which is part of a micro switch.

That tiny piece of plastic is what broke off in the attached photo (taken with my brother’s Kodak digital camera.)

I contacted customer service and talked to a very nice customer service rep. However, she told me that Kodak’s policy for digital camera repair is to charge an upfront, flat fee of $135. There would be additional shipping, parts, and labor fees. She sounded embarrassed to admit this could add up to almost half the price of a new camera or more.

I told her I thought this was a manufacturing defect, and she said the policy still applies, but I could write a letter to her supervisor. I decided to write you because this kind of policy can drive away loyal customers. My first gut reaction was that if I had to buy another camera, I would buy Sony. But I’d rather see Kodak win. (I also buy Apple, Jeep, and Tivoli Audio.)

Please share this information with the Kodak digital camera engineers and also customer service. I hope you agree Kodak should stand behind internal parts if they have been inadequately designed.

Please stay in the consumer electronics business and keep improving your products. Many of us like to support American engineering and innovation, but quality and service have to back it up, not drive us away.

Sincerely,

Jeb Cashel

Here is a good guide to HTML color codes that you can use when changing your MovableType stylesheet.
Webmonkey | Reference: Color Codes

Enabled SendMail to see if notification will work out of Movable Type.

TIP: Double the size of a scanned image before rotating then resize back down 50%. This helped solve my problem of fuzzy chickens…

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I had sharp images when scanning in at 150 dpi, but the scanned page was crooked. I had to rotate it 1.25 degrees. Rotating caused the images to get fuzzy (top row.) By resizing the original scan 200%, then rotating 1.25%, and then resizing back down 50%, I got the sharper second row.

Testing out bookmarklets. codestore | blog.

When posting with Kung-Log you can click on an iTunes button to embed a now playing excerpt. I found out about Six Apart and Kung-Log and the iTunes postings thanks to Scott Hacker.

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart by Al Green

Found a solution to the problem where the Movable Type interface does not support Bold, Italic, URL buttons. Six Apart (the two people who make MovableType) recommend using Kung-Log, which I’m using as I type on an iBook.