by Aaron Hockley on June 30, 2006
One of my favorite features of IMatch, falling into the “gee that’s nice info to have accessible” realm, is Data-Driven Categories. IMatch can dynamically assign images to categories based on the EXIF or XMP data stored with the image when it was shot on a digital camera.
What does that mean in real life? Well it means I can tell it to index on the EXIF lens field, and get something like this:
If I want to quickly see all images shot with a particular lens, the info is ready to go. You can setup a data-driven category for anything in the EXIF, such as aperture, focal length, lens, etc.
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by Aaron Hockley on June 27, 2006
Looks like another big name is now in the Digital Asset Management field. Microsoft has purchased iView, makes of iView Media Pro, one of the biggest DAM tools. This means Microsoft will now be competing against Adobe, Imatch, Extensis, and others in the market for tools for cataloging photos and other media.
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by Aaron Hockley on June 26, 2006
Well, my plan to go see some cars being hauled off for scrap at lunch didn’t pan out… I drove by around 11:30 and there was not a soul to be seen, the fences were still up, and no heavy equipment was around. There wasn’t too much going on but I did find a stack train stopped at 39th street with a lead unit in need of a paint job:
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by Aaron Hockley on June 26, 2006
by Aaron Hockley on June 25, 2006
I just saw this article by a Kansas City news outlet which is stirring the pot regarding one-man operating crews on freight trains. While safety is a valid concern, unfortunately the article quickly delves into nothing but scare tactics, and the so-called real world examples they cite have nothing to do with crew size. Here’s some bogus examples cited in the article:
- The London Subway bombings. Not freight trains, totally irrelevant to how many men are in the cab.
- A plan to release chlorine gas into the New York Subway. Again, irrelevant to how many men are in the cab.
- An air hose broke in the back of the train. One person would not be able to get to it quickly. So what? It’s not like the current two-man system is quick.
- A train is involved in a grade crossing crash. One person would not be enough to handle such emergencies. Huh? It takes two people to plug the air? The person who goes to check out the carnage can’t also use their radio to call for help?
I won’t argue that one-man crews would be safer, but I’ve yet to be convinced of any doomsday scenario of losing a crew member. Yes, there’s union labor issues involved, and job security is really the number one issue, hiding behind the screen of “safety” and “think about the children!”
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