Rants Raves and Reviewhttp://www.meredithjames.com/blog/Reviews, Rants and Required Readingen-AU2010-03-12T10:16:42ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)chicken scape: photography exhibitionhttp://www.meredithjames.com/blog/2010/3/3/chicken-scape-photography-exhibition.htmlMeredith James2010-03-03T12:47:09ZIts been a while but finally I've organised to display my pictures at Cafe Giulia (thanks Stef) along with fellow photographer Richard Ward. Presenting...

Chicken Scape

6th - 28th March

What happens when two chickens cross the globe...

Richard Ward and Meredith James Johnstone present an eclectic exhibition of photos from Sydney and across the globe. Taken on location in wild places like Cwamcarn, South Wales, downtown Seattle and our beloved Sydney. This exhibition will fuel your inner travel bug while the food and coffee at Cafe Giulia will warm your belly. Learn More...

]]>I'll be gone by Korbhttp://www.meredithjames.com/blog/2010/1/27/ill-be-gone-by-korb.htmlMeredith James2010-01-27T10:34:12Z

I'll be gone from KORB on Vimeo.

]]>iphone power packhttp://www.meredithjames.com/blog/2010/1/25/iphone-power-pack.htmlMeredith James2010-01-24T22:11:40ZI am just in the process of charging my new iphone power pack. It's effectively a battery pack that the iphone slides into and acts as a case. I will give up dates on its effectiveness. I would be interested to hear other peoples experiences so feel free to post a comment below.

Purchased from here but there are similar ones here.

Specs:

Compatible with iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS
USB Rechargeable
1900mAh Li-Polymer Battery
Non-slip comfortable rubberised texture
Lightweight - under 70g
LED charge indicator
On/Off switch
Enjoy an additional (actual results may vary):
- 12 hours talk time on 2G
- 6 hours talk time on 3G
- 6 hours browsing on 3G
- 7 hours browsing on WiFi
- 380 hours of standby
- 28 hours of audio playback
- 8 hours of video playback

Testing

Charging: To fully charge the battery it took 4hrs.

Settings: All push notifications are turned off.

First impressions: feels like a brick - may take some time getting used to the size.

12pm: iPhone is fully charged - iphone power pack is fully charged. Lets see how we go.

Update 27/1/10: a massive 36hrs later the external battery and iphone were both dead. I am so impressed. Re-charging again from scratch. Will see how we go round two.

]]>Trees they movehttp://www.meredithjames.com/blog/2009/12/28/trees-they-move.htmlMeredith James2009-12-28T10:09:18Z

trees, they move. from rc cone on Vimeo.

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Lights and Water from James Adamson on Vimeo.

]]>Love flipbookshttp://www.meredithjames.com/blog/2009/11/23/love-flipbooks.htmlMeredith James2009-11-23T08:41:45Z

Winter Gloves 'Let Me Drive' from the album 'about a girl' from Paper Bag Records on Vimeo.

]]>Creative Commons + tagging photo'shttp://www.meredithjames.com/blog/2009/8/28/creative-commons-tagging-photos.htmlMeredith James2009-08-28T07:21:54ZCreative Commons Meredith James Newtown Personal Photography TaggingIt's one of those arguments that you hear in pubs when a bunch of camera geeks and artists together. There are some for and some against the use of Creative Commons. I'm not going to go into it but personally I'm all for it. It's that little burst of pride that you get when one of your photos is used for a good cause. After all, isn't that why you take photo's? Maximum exposure and people's appreciation? Or maybe just that warm and fuzzy feeling that you get when someone says they really like that shot.

So how do you get your work out there?

I've had great success by uploading photos to my photostream on flickr and simply tagging them with relevant.

For example: my photo in the images below used by Newtown Project. I tagged with "Newtown, NSW, Tree, house, Morton bay fig" and low & behold when they did a search it came up (thanks guys).

So go and check out their website http://www.sydneyarchives.info/ and let me gloat for a little while longer :)

]]>The future is going to be amazinghttp://www.meredithjames.com/blog/2009/4/24/the-future-is-going-to-be-amazing.htmlMeredith James2009-04-24T01:15:59ZThis has me gob smacked. I can just see apple buying this IP and including these features in the iPhone. With the rumours that apple are looking at including video calls in future versions, imagine if they included this technology. The future ladies and gentlemen is going to be amazing

]]>Status updates, does anyone care?http://www.meredithjames.com/blog/2009/3/15/status-updates-does-anyone-care.htmlMeredith James2009-03-15T00:28:14ZFacebook Replies Status Updates Thoughts Twitter conversationsJust finished reading Tom's article; "Will Facebook kill Twitter" and he brought up an interesting point;

"But there is one crucial difference: Facebook is built around friend connections - people you know in real life. You can stay connected with them and know what’s on their mind. But if you’re anything like me, your Facebook friend list contains many a long-forgotten acquaintance or high school mate whose opinions or preoccupations you don’t really care that much about." Read Voirol's full article

I couldn't have said it better myself. When I first started using MSN IM all those years ago, the status updates was my first flirtation with status updates. It was that instant bite of info about someone. You didn't have to go into a lengthy discussion with them about the weather or life the universe and everything. You would know exactly what was going on without actually having to strike up a conversation. Ok that may sound completely lazy but keeping up-to-date with friends and family's lives globally would be a nightmare.

It's taken a few years but now every one is on the bandwagon. Trying to explain to people why exactly you are telling the world that you are "having a coffee", "watching some old t.v. show", "not calling the police when you find some guy asleep in your house (http://twitter.com/dlprager)", "being drenched by the rain" or what every it may be, if difficult. Maybe it knowing that out in the big wide world someone may actually give a shit. And maybe, just maybe, someone may want to strike up that conversation that you were avoiding all those years ago when the status updates were invented. God knows.

]]>Urban Greenscapes - would this work in Sydneyhttp://www.meredithjames.com/blog/2008/12/29/urban-greenscapes-would-this-work-in-sydney.htmlMeredith James2008-12-29T23:25:20ZJust stumbled across the PARK(ing) Day 2009 website http://www.parkingday.org/. As described by them its a "global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks." Not sure if you would say if its global if its only San Fran, but anyway...

I was wondering if this would take off here in Sydney. What do you think?

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