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July 26, 2010 at 08:46 PM | 1 comments | 162 views | 12 mobile views | Photography, Yosemite, Geekdom
Camera Comparison - Nikon D80 vs iPhone 4

These two photos are nearly identical, though one was taken with my Nikon D80 and the other with an iPhone 4. Can you tell which is which?

June 24, 2010 at 06:55 PM | 1 comments | 18 views | 4 mobile views | Geekdom, Video
Sample Movie Edited on the iPhone 4

I synced these photos over from Aperture (mostly taken with my Lumix LX3), but the video was shot on the iPhone. The whole mess was cobbled together using iMovie for iPhone; compiled, edited and posted to YouTube from the phone. ...

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June 24, 2010 at 05:55 PM | 0 comments | 23 views | 3 mobile views | Geekdom
I Can't Believe I Fell for This...

Yeah, the service in our apartment is that bad.

June 24, 2010 at 02:45 PM | 1 comments | 21 views | 4 mobile views | Geekdom
iPhone 4: Epilogue

Made it home around 1:00, figured I spent about 2 and a half hours in line. The unlocatable reservation turned out to be no big deal. After all that waiting, I got home to no service. This was the case with the prior phone. ATT doesn't reach our little apartment here in Chelsea. If I want to use the phone off WiFi, I pretty much have to walk down to the street. I'm reminded of this looking at my $299 receipt and renewed two-year contract. At least I knew what I was getting myself into...

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June 24, 2010 at 12:15 PM | 1 comments | 20 views | 6 mobile views | Geekdom
iPhone 4: Reservation Not Found

I'm glad I brought the printed confirmation. I guess we'll see how this goes.

June 24, 2010 at 11:50 AM | 0 comments | 22 views | 3 mobile views | Geekdom
iPhone 4: All About the Junkfood

They are doing a good job of taking care of people waiting in line, but you can only eat so many donuts...

June 24, 2010 at 11:45 AM | 0 comments | 20 views | 3 mobile views | Geekdom
iPhone 4: The Home Stretch

On 67th near Broadway, just outside the store. If you can't tell from this picture, today is the hottest day yet in New York City.

June 24, 2010 at 11:25 AM | 0 comments | 19 views | 4 mobile views | Geekdom
iPhone 4: Line Refreshments

I'm afraid to open this. The nearest bathroom is four blocks away. They are delivering coffee to order, pastries, hot dogs and phone charging.

June 24, 2010 at 11:05 AM | 0 comments | 18 views | 4 mobile views | Geekdom
iPhone 4: Rounded the First Corner

After 90 minutes I made it down 68th street to Amsterdam Avenue. Glad I brought plenty to read, and I have to admit it's a lovely day.

June 24, 2010 at 09:55 AM | 9 comments | 20 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
iPhone 4: Waiting in Line at the Upper West Side

Got to the store this morning to pick up my pre-reserved iPhone 4, but was greeted with a line spanning three blocks and an avenue. It's moving, but slowly. I estimate there are about 3,000 people in this line. Free food and coffee from Starbucks helps to pass the time, but there are no bathrooms in which to pass the coffee...

October 24, 2009 at 11:35 AM | 0 comments | 14 views | 1 mobile views | Geekdom
Marveling at the New Macs at the Apple Store

Photo editing done on an iPhone.

October 22, 2009 at 05:09 PM | 0 comments | 13 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Steve Ballmer Promotes Mac on the Today Show

In support of the national launch of Windows 7 today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer went on NBC's Today Show to talk about the product. Their PR team assembled the backdrops for the piece which ironically features the Microsoft Windows logo emblazoned across the screen of what's clearly an Apple MacBook Pro. Its amazing to me how oversights like these go missed. ...

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October 20, 2009 at 09:40 PM | 0 comments | 21 views | 2 mobile views | Europe, London, Geekdom
Trafalgar Square in Miniature

I've been playing around with a iPhone app that simulates tilt-shift photography, a special lens kit that produces an effect that tricks the mind into believing the scene is in miniature. See below, a modified photo from our trip to London last year.

October 13, 2009 at 03:22 PM | 0 comments | 13 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Stopping by the Apple Store

July 20, 2009 at 02:06 AM | 0 comments | 29 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Galaxy Explorer: The Pinnacle of Lego Achievement

Gizmodo is running a retrospective on great gadgets and toys of the 70's, including some of the best Lego sets. Of all the Space Lego sets, this was clearly among my favorites...Check out the Gizmodo article.

July 19, 2009 at 07:25 PM | 1 comments | 12 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom, Video
iPhone 3GS Video Uploads to kriskoeller.com

June 22, 2009 at 04:52 PM | 0 comments | 13 views | 2 mobile views | Video, Geekdom
Sample Video from an iPhone 3GS

Shot, edited and uploaded to YouTube directly from the new handset. ...

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June 3, 2009 at 10:38 PM | 0 comments | 13 views | 1 mobile views | Geekdom
Awesome: Magnum PI Meets Star Wars

Incredible mashup. You have to watch both videos to appreciate the effort and precision of the video editing......

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June 1, 2009 at 10:19 PM | 1 comments | 14 views | 1 mobile views | Geekdom
A Note about Web Standards

I often field inquiries from various folk about their inability to read or use many of the features on kriskoeller.com. Occasionally, these are my fault; bad code, poorly interpreted standards or a bad design decision. However, most of the time its due to a reader using some far-from-contemporary browser; say Internet Explorer 6.0 running on Windows XP (for example). I'm an avid reader of a technology-centric blog, titled Daring Fireball, authored by John Gruber. He sums u...

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May 3, 2009 at 04:17 PM | 0 comments | 18 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Connect Facebook to kriskoeller.com blogs!

You can now post blog comments using your Facebook ID. Try it today by posting a blog comment about this unrelated photo.

March 30, 2009 at 04:49 PM | 0 comments | 9 views | 1 mobile views | Geekdom
Lauren Goes Shopping (Redux)

Second in the Lauren Saga from Microsoft.

March 28, 2009 at 02:40 PM | 0 comments | 9 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Another Visit to the Apple Store

February 12, 2009 at 10:50 AM | 0 comments | 7 views | 1 mobile views | Geekdom
Obligatory Apple Store Photo

Every time you visit an Apple store, fire up PhotoBooth and snap a photo. We're compiling an impressive collection (ok, there's nothing really impressive about it). Lana, Dean, Jessica and Me.

December 23, 2008 at 06:35 PM | 0 comments | 8 views | 2 mobile views | Kansas City, Paris, Europe, Geekdom
Live from Paris: Merry Christmas!

Would you believe Kansas City?

September 24, 2008 at 05:56 PM | 0 comments | 12 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Vote Skywalker 2008 - A New Hope!

A wise man once said about Skywalker's readiness for high office, "Luke, not ready are you." But Skywalker will give it a try. However, "Do...or do not. There is not try."

August 15, 2008 at 08:15 PM | 0 comments | 7 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
USAToday's New iPhone Site

...is off to a rocky start.

July 12, 2008 at 03:58 AM | 0 comments | 8 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Dinner in Line

Jessica picked up a sourdough bread-bowl full of clam chowder to eat while in line. Earlier Brent picked up chips, pastries and some kind of giant chef salad thing.

July 12, 2008 at 03:55 AM | 0 comments | 7 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Waiting in Line

Brent Kawahara took this one just outside the Apple store before we got the new phones. This picture was taken with Brent's disgusting 1.0 iPhone...

July 12, 2008 at 03:54 AM | 0 comments | 6 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Activate This!!

Super-friendly Apple store guy takes our money and activates new phones.

July 11, 2008 at 11:26 PM | 8 comments | 9 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Success!

Quite a wait in line, but well worth it. Oh well, they got our money...

July 11, 2008 at 07:27 PM | 7 comments | 9 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
No iPhone yet, but free coffee!

And the Jesus Loves You guy is also keeping us company.

July 11, 2008 at 06:35 PM | 9 comments | 8 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
iPhone Madness

This line goes around the block, probably 1,500 people in line for 3G...

May 3, 2008 at 03:55 PM | 0 comments | 13 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom, Photography, Yosemite, National Parks
Beautiful day at Yosemite (iPhone Photo)

Unbeatable weather, unbeatable view.

May 28, 2007 at 03:01 PM | 0 comments | 24 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
Its the New kriskoeller.com!

The latest version of kriskoeller.com goes live today, with new features to keep up to date on travel with blob subscriptions, photo album updates and an interactive wiki for enlisting your helping in creating my life story. Fun stuff. Unfortunately, scanners, bots and other nefarious nonsense have nearly overwhelmed the site in recent months. To keep out the looky-loos, I've added some simple password security to keep out the bad guys and keep photos and events to friends and family. ...

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November 5, 2006 at 10:00 PM | 0 comments | 9 views | 2 mobile views | Geekdom
The Beta Release of kriskoeller.com 3.0

Hi, this is the beta release of kriskoeller.com 3.0. It probably doesn't look much different, but its been totally re-engineered on the backend to make operations much smoother. Unfortunately, all these efficiencies means I had to let many of the unpaid interns go. But, they were unpaid so who cares.

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