13 July 2014

City by the lake

Take by GR. Again, dynamic range could be better. 

12 July 2014

码字需要一个好帮手

大约6年前入了第一把机械键盘:FILCO黑色茶轴的TenKeyLess,从此中毒不能自拔。

后来那把茶轴被老婆霸占,又入了一把白色黑轴的TenKeyLess,一直陪伴我到最近新的伴侣出现:FILCO的Minila Air。

上:FILCO TenKeyLess;下:FILCO Minila Air

这把Minila Air是60%布局,比一个iPad大不了多少,通过蓝牙3.0连接设备。俺试了连接手上的设备(Alienware M11x、Macbook Pro、iPad Air和iPad mini),都没有任何问题。并且自动记忆最近三个配对的设备,非常方便。连上之后也很稳定。

俺进的这把是青轴,是用过的这三把最爽的(但是有点吵)。跟茶轴有点像,但是段落感更强。

缺点有一个,就是因为只有67个键而不得不采用Fn组合键来实现F1~F12以及Pg Up/Dn等功能键。这需要一段熟悉过程。

俺的3把机械键盘都是FILCO,看重的是窄边框的设计、台湾制造的工艺、搭配钢板带来的厚重感以及使用Cherry原厂开关所带来的无与伦比的手感。

如果工作中需要大量码字,建议考虑给自己配置一把得心应手的机械键盘,这会增加你工作的快感。

如果生活中也需要大量码字,建议考虑FILCO的机械键盘,这会增加你生活的情趣。

22 June 2014

Features missing in Simplenote

Simplenote, is in my opinion the best cross-platform note taking tool.

I'm a heavy user of Simplenote. It's on my iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the Windows PC at work. I find that it would be very handy if below features are added.

  • Separator within a tag, and allow sorting within group defined by separators
  • Share to Simplenote from other iOS apps

One thing Ricoh needs to add for GR

Recently several friends decided to buy a GR after seeing my pictures and playing with it. They like the fact that GR integrates a sharp lens, fast focus, comfortable colour rendering into a iPhone sized, ergonomically designed metal+rubber body.

However, one thing more important is that I have a secret recipe for the customised settings of the camera, especially the adjusted positive film effect. That setting produces the colour my friends like, and also the operation they feel convenient with.

GR is a versatile compact camera. It's actually not designed for point-n-shooter.

All my friends who bought the GR asked me to promise them I would set their GR the same as mine, so that they can use it as point-n-shoot, while still generating the colour they like.

Simply go online to those forums, you will find tons of discussions about customised setting of GR.

Ricoh, when these customisations bring added value to owners, why not add a feature to make it easier to share? For instance, sort of export/import function.

Special edition of GR, total unit for sale = 5000