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Thursday, June 19, 2008

iPod Touch – First Impressions

by Earl on June 19, 2008

There’s been thousands of reviews and impressions published on both the iPod Touch and the iPhone so I don’t know that I can add anything but here’s a couple of things I noted after a day: The multi-touch interface is very good. … However, I have to say that it’s not as bad as watching one of those movies on an aircraft from four rows back of one of the drop down screens.

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A Matter Of Scale

by Earl on June 19, 2008

in Alaska Trip, Observations, Photography

[ Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska ] However, according to the park ranger and supporting information I’ve been able to research, this wall of ice rises above the sea between 200 and 250 feet.

… [ Iceberg calving from Margerie Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska ] Perhaps it’s just as well I didn’t comprehend the true scale, I might not have been able to close my mouth and stop staring long enough to get any decent shots.

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