FANATICAL MECHANICAL: PHOTO-LETTERING & THE PASTE-UP ERA
Chapman University Guggenheim Gallery – Orange, CA
February 6 - March 9, 2012
Open Monday – Saturday 11am-5pm

VISUAL SPEAKER SERIES:
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 7-8pm
Jeff Campbell, Lithographix, Inc.
Scott Avery, Cenveo

Chapman University is pleased to showcase the Photo-Lettering archives
and typefaces from one of the leading type foundries and design
studios in America, House Industries. Photo-Lettering or PLINC was one
of the earliest and most successful type houses to utilize photo
technology in the production of commercial typography and lettering.
Numerous artifacts chronicling PLINC's development are exhibited such
as original specimen books, catalogs and films with Photo-Lettering
founder Ed Rondthaler and long time Photo-Lettering art director Ed
Benguiat. Chapman is pleased to host the first West-Coast exhibition
showcasing its history.

Included in this exhibition are the materials and methods used in
graphic design practice during the “Cold Type” or Phototypesetting
Era. Phototypesetting took precedence from the 1960s to 1980s when
letterpress was replaced by offset printing. Graphic Designers became
“Paste-up Artists” and used numerous tools to create layered
mechanicals that were camera-ready to develop plates to go on press.
The show invites students and visitors to examine the mechanical
nature of this period of the history of graphic design and the
physical craftsmanship involved in the process.

Sponsored by House Industries, The International Printing Museum &
Jeff Campbell, Lithographix
Coordinated by Rachelle W. Chuang

press release http://www.houseind.com/press/plincshows/
facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/224392170972152/
twitter @houseindustries https://twitter.com/#!/houseindustries

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There's a way to subscribe to podcasts without having to install iTunes on your PC or Mac. But, some podcasts only provide an iTunes link for subscribing to their podcast. Very inconvenient to have to go into iTunes to find the "Copy Podcast URL" menu item on a right-click. Here's several ways to get the actual RSS feed for a podcast via web apps:

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#!/usr/bin/env python

import plistlib
import urllib2
import sys

ITUNES_VER = '7.4.1'

USER_AGENT = 'iTunes/' + ITUNES_VER

def get_props(url):
    request = urllib2.Request(url)
    request.add_header('User-Agent', USER_AGENT)
    response = urllib2.urlopen(request)
    return plistlib.readPlistFromString(response.read())

def get_feed(url):
    props = get_props(url)
    return props['items'][0]['feedURL']
    
if __name__ == '__main__':
    for url in sys.argv[1:]:
        print get_feed(url)

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Yes, there are instructions at http://www.google.com/mobile/sync/ for using Google Sync with iPhone/ iPad that points to http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&topic=14252&answ... - so that you could use CalDAV.

But, when you already have Google Calendar working well with your Gmail account and you have multiple calendars already working, you don't have to go through all that. All you have to do is this, as described at <http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=151674>:

By default only your primary calendar will be synced to your device. You can sync additional calendars by visiting the following page from any web browser:

• https://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect
  (Google Apps users can go to https://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/your_domain/iphoneselect, replacing 'your_domain' with your actual domain name.)

Select the calendars you'd like to sync, and click Save. The selected calendars will display on your device at the time of the next sync.

Much much much easier.

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aside: to download the Zinio app for other Android devices, it's in the Amazon App Store http://www.amazon.com/Zinio-LLC/dp/B00659DAIE

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Out of no where, my keyboard started malfunctioning. I'm typing along and some characters don't show up on the screen like they've always done, and there was no discernable pattern. So this wasn't a hardware issue per se. And the keyboard is fairly clean. The SetPoint software says the batteries in the keyboard have a "Good" status.

Found that I wasn't alone - "Wave Keyboard Slow Response-Misses Characters Typed"

I have been using a wireless Wave keyboard/mouse combo for several months. 2 months ago, the keyboard started responding very slowly (missing characters as I typed). At the time, I tried everything, including replacing batteries, reinstalling the software and the procedure for reconnecting the keyboard, including taking the batteries out and typing for 2 minutes to discharge the capacitors. Eventually it started working again.

Now it has happened again, and I did it all over again, but it still won't work.

...

What else can I try? This is driving me nuts.

One thing to do to troubleshoot:

Please try the keyboard on another computer and see if the same problem occurs.

What's worked for me, so far, is to take out the batteries for a couple of minutes to let the capacitors discharge, and install the latest SetPoint software (version 6.32.7 at time of this post.)

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http://www.photosnack.com/

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Responsibility of Contributors. If you operate a blog, comment on a blog, post material to the Website, post links on the Website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) material available by means of the Website (any such material, “Content”), You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case regardless of whether the Content in question constitutes text, graphics, an audio file, or computer software. By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:

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• your blog is not getting advertised via unwanted electronic messages such as spam links on newsgroups, email lists, other blogs and web sites, and similar unsolicited promotional methods;
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• you have, in the case of Content that includes computer code, accurately categorized and/or described the type, nature, uses and effects of the materials, whether requested to do so by Automattic or otherwise.

There you have it. The world wide web is like the world wild west. Be careful out there.

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Taken with picplz at Fashion Valley in San Diego, CA.

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PHONE w SLIDER QWERTY KEYBOARD

* Pantech Impact 
* Pantech Laser
* Pantech Ease
* Pantech Duo
* Sharp FX
* LG Vu Plus
* LG Xenon
* Samsung Flight 
* Motorola Karma 

PHONE w TOUCH SCREEN KEYBOARD

* HTC Freestyle
* Samsung Solstice
* Samsung Mythic 
* Samsung Eternity

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sources used:

http://www.phonedog.com/lists/the-best-at-t-messaging-phones/
http://forums.techarena.in/portable-devices/1337803.htm

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Taken with picplz.

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Taken with picplz.

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Why is your new domain name not resolving to the right website in your browser? Could be that a recent change in the domain name info (domain zone record) changed and it's taking that 24 to 48 hours to propagate. Here's the web apps to check for DNS propagation:

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Amazon Prime Instant is awesome with over 6000 tv show episodes and movies available for free streaming. But, great movies are hard to find. Here's a short list of the better ones:

Speed http://www.amazon.com/Speed/dp/B0012NO4WO/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1321245...

Notting Hill http://www.amazon.com/Notting-Hill/dp/B001HBYH9Q?ie=UTF8&tag=movi0f1-20&a...

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind http://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Sunshine-Spotless-Mind/dp/B001TAJGO6?ie=UTF8&am...

Being John Malkovich http://www.amazon.com/Being-John-Malkovich/dp/B001O37WTY?ie=UTF8&tag=movi...

You've got mail http://www.amazon.com/Youve-Got-Mail/dp/B001N3LLH4/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qi...

Mrs. Doubtfire http://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Doubtfire/dp/B0052BXZIQ/ref=sr_1_54?ie=UTF8&qid...

March of the penguins http://www.amazon.com/March-of-the-Penguins/dp/B001OKKRVM/ref=sr_1_402?ie=UTF...

The fugitive http://www.amazon.com/The-Fugitive/dp/B001EBYM8A/ref=sr_1_74?ie=UTF8&qid=...

Amadeus http://www.amazon.com/Amadeus-Directors-Cut/dp/B001TH44VY/ref=sr_1_108?ie=UTF...

Driving Miss Daisy http://www.amazon.com/Driving-Miss-Daisy/dp/B001N3MY34/ref=sr_1_126?ie=UTF8&a...

Lethal weapon http://www.amazon.com/Lethal-Weapon/dp/B001EC0OLS/ref=sr_1_139?ie=UTF8&qi...

Chariots of fire http://www.amazon.com/Chariots-of-Fire/dp/B000I14XLS/ref=sr_1_316?ie=UTF8&...

Silverado http://www.amazon.com/Silverado/dp/B001ATN3QS/ref=sr_1_326?ie=UTF8&qid=13...

the apostle http://www.amazon.com/The-Apostle/dp/B002YH5RY6/ref=sr_1_444?ie=UTF8&qid=...

analyze this http://www.amazon.com/Analyze-This/dp/B000HF4VWQ/ref=sr_1_480?ie=UTF8&qid...

or, you could browse the highest ranked via avg. customer review in the Amazon Prime Instant free movies. 

What would you add?

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Got word from YouVersion Tech Support that the Bible HD app for iPad is old, obsolete, and unsupported. Delete it from your iPad and iTunes. Get the current version of Bible app.

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