AJ Barse : Digital Alchemy

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  • Ricoh Theta V (4K) + PNW Back Country

    Ricoh Theta V (4K) + PNW Back Country

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    No summer in the PNW is complete without a good day of hiking. To many hikers, myself included, one of my favorite spots is Winchester Mountain and its lookout station at its top in the Mount Baker Wilderness. On this trip I wanted to try the Ricoh Theta V (4K) to see if I could…

  • The Urban Hiker’s Grand Tour [Bellingham Podcast]

    The Urban Hiker’s Grand Tour [Bellingham Podcast]

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    For the past four episodes of The Bellingham Podcast, we’ve been focusing on making the most of summer and enjoying the great PNW outdoors. We’ve called this mini-series The Urban Hiker’s Grand Tour, where each week Chris Powell and I talk about our hikes and travels in our evergreen state of Washington, but from a…

  • iOS as a [FREE] Teleprompter

    iOS as a [FREE] Teleprompter

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    Making a budget studio? What if you needed to do a video for a vlog, but can’t remember a script? Consider taking that iPad (or iPhone) that you have and making it into a DIY teleprompter. Apple Pages (iOS) Using the iOS version of Apple Pages, in the top right of your pages document select…

  • Blogging with “Class”

    Blogging with “Class”

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    Ok, so you are thinking of rolling in ‘blogging’ into your class. You are thinking of having this be an opportunity for students to develop website/portfolio skills, as well as a way for your class to ‘blog’ on a central site for public web (or ‘private’ internal WWU network) publishing. If this sounds interesting- look…

  • Draw Attention

    Draw Attention

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    For interactive graphics, Draw Attention is a tool that can be integrated into WordPress to allow users to create custom interactive areas on top of a graphic in the media library. It supports link out to a different url upon click (be sure to check “Open In New Window” display text (based on WP theme…

  • Set Sail! On Author-Ship

    Set Sail! On Author-Ship

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    In my eyes, EPUB has kind of become the new PDF. In a land laden with screened devices of both tablets and e-ink e-readers, the EPUB format allows for anyone to author any kind of publication for practically every device.

  • EOB 2018

    EOB 2018

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    One of the photo competitions I look forward to every year is Bellingham’s very own Essence of Bellingham. Sponsored by the Whatcom Museum and the City of Bellingham, each year students, amateurs, and professionals living in Bellingham/Whatcom County submit their shots that capture the essence of the city and county we love to live in.…

  • WordPress 4.9.6, GDPR, & Mozilla

    WordPress 4.9.6, GDPR, & Mozilla

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    WordPress 4.9.6 & GDPR Full article: https://wordpress.org/news/2018/05/wordpress-4-9-6-privacy-and-maintenance-release/ WordPress’s stance: “We’re committed to supporting site owners around the world in their work to comply with this important law. As part of that effort, we’ve added a number of new privacy features in this release.”  

  • Timelord Time-lapse

    Timelord Time-lapse

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