mind over me

Officially turned on with Webshots

2006-03-15T17:02:00.000-08:00

You can now print photobooks, calendars, minibooks and posters if you have a Webshots account.

QOOP Mini Photobooks are Online

2006-02-16T13:01:00.000-08:00

QOOP has released 3 new photobook sizes today. The "mini's are available in three flavors: 3.75x2.5, 5.25x3.5 and 7x5 (inches).

This time around, the covers are customizeable. You can pick and choose the image for the cover as well as the number of images to go on the cover. Covers are also available in black or white.

The internal pages have changed for these books as well. We now allow for full bleed pages as well as pages framed in white or black.

I think these are pretty cool little items that make great gifts, especially since they're sold in packs of 4, 3, 2 respectively.

This is the flickr book we did of Dos Pesos for the flickr 2 year anniversary party.

The second image shows all three books. The 3rd picture shows the inside page of my Los Angeles Car show set.

You can get them if you have an account at flickr, buzznet, tribe or textamerica. We're adding more partners as quickly as we can.

QOOP 13.5" x 19" Wall Calendars Available

2006-01-18T11:06:00.000-08:00

We added a new calendar to the product line-up today at QOOP. Instead of the usual glossy paper, these poster-sized wall calendars are printed on a heavy linen paper and available in two colors - white or cream.

That's one more notch on the belt.

You can get yours flickr, buzznet, and textamerica for now.

2006 Los Angeles Car Show

2006-01-11T07:33:00.000-08:00

The car show doesn't seem to have as many cars this year. However, there were a few new models from Volkswagon and Audi that looked particularly interesting.

The new Audi Q7 is indeed very nice. If I could justify the gas consumption and win the lottery, I may actually drive it some day.

Munich - A Definite Must See

2006-01-05T14:00:00.000-08:00

Not too many movies are worth the price of a movie ticket, but like King Kong, this is one of them.

This is a well paced suspenseful thriller that takes a decidely balanced look at the consequences of revenge, the takig of lives and it's emotional toll on the human psyche.

King Kong Reigns Supreme

2005-12-18T08:43:00.000-08:00

The overgrown gorrilla has an overgrown movie to match it. We saw it yeterday at the Howard Hughes Theater. Paid an extra 3 dollars for the Director's theater with assigned seating and leather seats because it was a long movie and we wanted to be extra comfortable.

But back to the movie, it was very good. I highly recommend it. However, like his LOTR movies, there are some "Frodo" scenes that I will be fast forwarding through with the DVD.

Peter Jackson certainly knows how to deliver a movie. When making these blockbuster type films that he has been doing for the last several years, he, unlike Lucas, seems to shoot it with his audience in mind rather than his ego. [Spoiler Alert] In the trailers, you know Kong is going to fight T-Rex, so you're prepared for a cool fight. In the movie itself, Kong doesn't just fight one, but an entire gang of them. That's what I call taking it one step further.

I wonder what Jackson's doing next? Whatever it is, hopefully it's paying WETA's bills.

QOOP + Calendars

2005-12-14T22:48:00.000-08:00

Barely in time for the holiday gift giving season, but it's here. You can now make calendars from QOOP with your images from buzznet, flickr and textamerica. Order my mom's christmas present today.

What to Get the Person who has Everything

2005-08-09T08:51:00.000-07:00

Luckily for me, I'm not that person.

My new tiny camera that roars. 5.1 megapixels is enough for most printout sizes that a normal person would ask for, though if you're wanting to print posters, you'll have to l ook elsewhere.

However, so far, the convenience of having such a small camera is great. Now I only look like a tourist when I take pictures, not constantly when i'm walking around with a Digtal SLR slung over my shoulder.

Buzznet Photo Book

2005-08-09T07:58:00.000-07:00

The QOOP and Buzznet partnership has come to fruition with the release of the Photo Books and Poster printing. Users can now print a book of their images that includes the titles and descriptions. They can also choose to print their images enmasse into a poster.

We recently added the "Thumbnail" book after the launch which lets users print up to 35 images on page as a way to get a snap shot of their lives.

And just a note, I work for QOOP, so this is a very biased blog.

The New Me

2005-08-08T13:48:00.000-07:00

Technically, this is the old me...or more accurately, the current me. And this whole blog has the ominous roots in me playing with my new camera resulting in this self portrait which made me realize that I have put on quite a few pounds in the 3 years.

So, today will be the start of a new diet and excercise regime to lose the 10lbs which have mostly been distributed to my face and waist.

You have to find motivation anywhere you can, but this image should be all it takes.

And it's not the wide angle lens, if I can barely get into my 501's.