I made it to the 27th RIT Big Shot. The venue would have been perfect for the whole family this time but we felt everybody is still a little young to be out that late during the week since so they had to sit this one out.
This is hands down the most people I’ve seen at a Big Shot yet. The D&C is reporting somewhere around 1500 but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was more than that. The entire SeaBreeze park was packed, It seemed like there were hundreds of people assigned to each of the lighting areas.
As always, the picture was online before I had a chance to check (ya gotta love Digital Photography).
If you’ve been plagued by the following errors ever since upgrading to iOS5:
This photo can’t be saved because of a problem with the photo’s file properties.
Photo Gallery couldn’t update this file: Error code: (0x80070057)
Fret no more, relief is here!
After much investigationthe root cause is erroneous white-space characters in the XMP block of the image files.
The first step to fixing this problem is to
Stop taking pictures with the volume button!
No, this is not a solution but the problem seems to happen more frequently for images taken with the volume up button than images take win the shutter release on-screen button. Therefor, avoiding the volume button seems like a good idea. Next,
Fix the Images which already have the issue!
Lots of work-arounds have been posted for when you discover the problem when editing a particular image, however; the issue may surface down the road on images you have not previously edited. For me, fixing the issue only on the images I attempted to edit was not a good solution. I wanted an all-or-nothing fix.
I’ve written a small Java utility which will scan over an entire directory (or a directory of directories, or a directory of directories of directories, etc) and fix the issue on any images which have it. The full source code is available on Google Code (yes I still live in 2009, but at least it’s using mercurial). It will not touch images which do not have the issue.
Assuming you already have a Java JRE installed, bring up a command prompt and enter the following command:
NOTE: This command will not edit existing files. This is the safe mechanism to fixing your images. Rather than fixing the originals, it makes copies and fixes the copies (named appropriately).
If you would like to fix the error by editing the existing files simply add a true at the end of the commandline.
That’s it. You’ve now fixed the issue! Yay! <insert-mini-celebration-here/>
The Catch
You’ve fixed the images with the pre-existing issue, but the bug still exists in the latest release of iOS (5.1 as of this post).
For now, you’ll have to run the utility over any files you import. I’ve still found the issue on a few photos I’ve imported even since I stopped using the volume button.
I’ve reported the issue to Apple but haven’t yet heard back. If you want this issue fixed permanently I suggest you do the same:
NOTE: This post was originally written on February 14th 2012 but for some reason was never posted until March 7th 2013
The only thing better than being in the mountains is being in the mountains with my family.
This trip has been great. We woke up this morning 2 minutes after a pair of deer left the yard, so that was a little disappointing. Just before lunch though, they came back with friends! Six of em less than 25 yards from the front of the camp. Needless to say Delilah was pretty ecstatic.
D and I spent a bit of time this morning playing in the snow. Snow angels, snow balls, falling down, running around, chasing the dogs with piles of snow, all good fun. It was pretty nice to come inside to the stoked up fire and warm up, a lot different than the little camp with just the gas stove.
After naps we headed to Saranac Lake for the end of the carnival fireworks and to check out the ice palace. The plan was to check it out, grab a bite to eat and then watch the fireworks. However; it was way too cold to stay much longer so we headed back to camp with about an hour and a half until the fireworks display. Next time we’ll probably come after dinner so we’re there just before the slideshow/fireworks.
NOTE: This post is old, it was originally written on February 14th 2012 but for some reason never posted until March 7th 2013
Our first family trip to the mountains has been a success so far. Rachel still has a week before she goes back to work so we’re in the mountains taking advantage and spending a long weekend with the family. The ride up was relatively uneventful although it did take us an extra hour and a half tiger going, and the trip itself took an extra hour due to required stops. All to be expected with an infant and a toddler dragging along so I call that a success!
It sure is nice having a lot more space at camp. We wouldn’t have been able to do it with both kids, both dogs, both of us and my father in the little cabin. Now we have a bedroom to spread out in and the kids have a living room and dining room to spread out in. I put it that way because Delilah’s at the age where that’s essentially how it go’s.
We mostly just spent the day relaxing in the cabin in the woods. Dad and I picked up a bit of wood in the morning, and even managed to kill a porcupine in one of the traps he has set around diamond. He’s trapped 7 so far in the past week. Not too shabby.
After naps we took a quick trip down the road to see some family. Was good to catch up with cousins and let Delilah play. She had a blast running around playing with the cars, trains, animals, miniature babies and other toys. Her favorite parts were a sort of red light/green light game she played with her cousins, as well as the typical dance party she likes to throw these days.
Tonight the sky is so clear the temperature is gonna drop most likely to below zero. This is by far my favorite time of the year to be in the mountains. With the snow on the trees and such clear skies you don’t even need a flashlight outside. It’s beautiful and usually makes for great riding conditions in the morning.
Delilah seems to like the snow almost as much as Rachel and I do. Every time the snow starts to fall she exclaims “I see the snow! So pretty!” and a little piece of me smiles.
I can’t wait for more trips like this. I feel so lucky we have a place to go to anytime we like. I look forward to when Reece can run around an enjoy it as much as Delilah does now.
NOTE: This post is old, it was originally written on February 14th 2012 but for some reason never posted until March 7th 2013
xkcd: 2012
Randy Aldrich 