Stopping Safari Opening Up Last Site

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Well having installed OS X Lion on my MacBook and also my Hackintosh MacPro – I have to admit the one thing that has annoyed me more than anything is the persistence that Apple have decided I need in Safari and other Apple apps.

What does this mean – well lets say for example I visit Flickr/BBC News/NY Times in 3 separate tabs – then I close Safari with Apple-Q and log off/shutdown my Mac.

Next time I open up the Mac you’d expect a fresh session in my Safari browser or even the TextEdit apps right? Wrong… it will reopen all the windows again….

Now firstly I see 2 problems with this approach which is why I disabled it – firstly you might be searching for a present for a loved one, etc – shutdown the Mac – then they reopen your browser and ta-daa – surprise ruined. Secondly – resources and time – it does take slightly longer for the apps to appear with the persistence enabled.

So how do I disable it – the answer is simple…

Simply go SYSTEM PREFERENCES -> GENERAL then de-select the option shown below:

 

 

Nikon F80 Purchased!

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I haved decided to take advantage of my FX based lenses (full frame) that I currently use on my Nikon DX range (50mm F1.8 and 28mm F2.8) – so I can use them on my film projects…

I picked up the pictured camera below for £21 on eBay this week…

So I have fitted it with my Nikkor 50mm F1.8 lens that I used as a portrait lens on my DX cameras, but this is now an ideal street photography combo… only downside is that now I have even more kit than I had before… just slightly different…

Stay tuned, up next is my development kit… what I used and where to buy it from to process your own photos at home!

Shooting on B&W film – Olympus OM-20

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So I decided to get back to basics… but how… simple answer film photography!

I am going to be taking a GCSE then A Level in Photography so I thought – hell why not add this type of imaging to my portfolio… So armed with my request I decided to ask my dad to lend me his 1983 Olympus OM-20 with 28mm, 50mm and 70-210mm lenses.

So I am now the owner of an Olympus OM-20 camera and some lenses to go with…

I am shooting exclusively on Ilford HP5+ film (135/400ISO).

I will post some images up once I have processed some negs…

I intend to shoot, process and scan my own prints, so keep your eyes peeled for new articles. I might even blog about my attempts/errors/gotchas when processing films.

Until next time…