Amazon will recommend products that go well with something recently purchased.
But as powerful as their sites really are, it’s still humans who enter data. And with that, sometimes their recommendations don’t seem to be related at all … but if you look a little closer, they may just relate in a different sort of way.
Such as what you’ll find when you click on that thumbnail.
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After being stored away for over 30 years, I am offering ROSE CABIN as a limited-edition, fine art giclée print, or as a gallery-quality canvas print. I captured this image in the 1970s along the Northern California coastline, far north of San Francisco. This is the first time it’s being seen by the public and offered for sale. continue reading >>
WILD ROSES is a painting I created from a photograph I captured in 1976. It was discovered on one of my photo trips to find the forgotten, the different, those uniquely special subjects that could never be planned for … but only found. Roses can be found anywhere, but not like these. continue reading >>
This is something I’ve been hounded about for quite some time, and it’s finally taken shape. Prints for purchase will now be in one place, and the print house I selected can custom-frame and ship world-wide.
This new gallery will showcase only the photographs and photo-illustrations that I currently have available for sale. My prints can be purchased without framing, but I believe you’ll see the savings and simplicity of ordering your print custom-framed, and ready-to-hang.
I will create a separate opt-in mailing list for the gallery, which will cover only information related to prints and limited-time specials on prints. The specials will only be available to those on the mailing list … so, when I have the mailing list form completed, I will announce it on this list.
The new gallery is located at: http://Gallery.Matre.com
The Guggenheim | Bicycle in Soho Snow
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In an earlier post, I described how computers can tell that you worked a long day, you’re still working late, you’re deprived of nutrition, and they see it’s time you need a what the hell?! wake-up call. That time it reported there were about the 4.3 trillion emails in my outbox.
Last night, it was a Preference Panel that monitors the internal sensors of this Mac G5 DualCore, with this specific menu reporting temperatures and fan speeds. The 151° temp displayed at the top, in blue, is actually reporting the same Backside temperature as the top menu listing right below it — or at least they should be. The 151° listed is obviously the correct one, since the smoke alarms are silent.
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>> this continues from the previous post …
Never mind about the Antec Notebook Cooler that I mentioned in my previous Amazon post. When it arrived, I wanted to see the actual cooling benefit in terms of heat reduction, so I got geeky and ran a battery [no pun intended] of tests.
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BUYING
I try to be a smart shopper, but when I take the time to select the best item in its class, I want it now … not a week from now. Tomorrow would be perfect, the day after is still quite excellent.
Last year, after adding up shipping costs, I realized I’d be saving a bunch of money by joining Amazon Prime
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UPDATE Aug 13: I have come to realize that even though this was successfully executed on my PCs (Macs), even some Mac browsers do not display it correctly.
So, I’m including a few static images for those who see something other than what this thumbnail shows. I’ve also included a reduced view of the entire image above … which is a smidgen under 3000 pixels wide.
One is looking due north … the other due south.
See them now on GOOGLE MAPS
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I’m using PC as in the generic “personal computer.”
That milestone is that PCs are now smart enough to mess with you. They know you’re working late, maybe all alone, you’re tired and that extra beer didn’t really help — and then your PC grabs the opportunity.
A minor, insignificant, unobscured thing just to mess with your brain, but be gone just before you get the opportunity to show it to someone.
Like this one which got me the other night …
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This just sort of made me laugh when I found it, so I just thought I’d take a moment and share.
I sure do hope this didn’t cause you to miss your bus.
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First off, regarding arms in general: the only safe arm is one not holding a gun.
If you find yourself face-to-face with a person with a fire arm, remember: drop and roll … them, not you.
This is the handgun that I used in the previous post. Look closely at the side view of the gun, then take special note of the gun’s front view. The reality is this is a virtual gun — it must be ‘loaded’ onto an iPhone or iPod Touch — CLICK the handgun above.
Apple’s got themselves a pretty sweet system. To sync your iPhone or iPod, you must launch iTunes. Right there in iTunes is the iTunes Store, featuring more and more things entertainment, everyday. And it’s tough not to take a quick peek while syncing starts up.
Most recently, I’ve been paying attention to the apps, which Apple neatly sorts by what’s most popular, both in the paid apps and free apps. I could not understand why a free gun app was always at the top of the most popular apps list. I read up on it, and discovered it wasn’t even a game — it was a “handgun simulation.”
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It seems as if there’s a politically-correct way of doing just about everything, and for many things, especially in business, it’s the best option. My business phone line receives calls from long-time customers, as well as many calling for the first time.
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For those, it’s very important to project a comforting dose of professionalism so as to get that positive first impression. If you haven’t yet, please listen to my outgoing greeting by clicking on it now.
I know, I’ve been asked many times why I would simply give away such valuable insight. Call me crazy, since I do. But I understand your need to reciprocate, so please buy one or more of my nicely framed prints, conveniently located in my gallery store. It’ll make you feel better.
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