Archive for November, 2008

How to be an Innovator for Life

Tom Kelly, of the design and development firm IDEO, gives a brilliant speech at Stanford’s ETL program.

He breaks innovation down into five habits:

  • Think like a traveller; be child like with a sense of wonder & exploration.
  • Treat life as an experiment; be willing to fail provided learning is attached.
  • Nurture an attitude of wisdom.
  • Use your whole brain (and your tortoise mind).
  • Follow your passions.

The ETL series is available as a podcast on iTunes and continues to be a valuable resource.

5D Mark II Shipping Today, Somewhere

Canon’s new 5D has started shipping in the US.

Australian shipping is a bit of a guess. Rumor is for the end of the week (28th Nov). Mine is on pre-order from Cameras Direct. They stopped taking any more pre-orders. Hopefully, they are close with Canon and can ship this week.

China is a bit luckier, as it is already available in selected camera stores.

Bonus: Video editing tutorials for FCP and the 5D.

Adobe has also updated Camera Raw to support the 5D Mark II. Lightroom update to follow in December.

Financial Crisis and Blogging


From the delightful Indexed blog.