Of course, there are a gazillion different things you can do with Flickr to get the most out of your photos. But one simple and easy-to-use service is Mosaic Maker by BigHugeLabs. You can quickly turn around something like the below poster I made from photos I took at this year’s O’Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro contest. No need for Photoshop, just plug the photo urls from Flickr in and hit Create. You’ll see there are a few different customization features to take advantage of, and best of all – it is free.
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Testing the Sigma APO 80-400mm with OS
Testing the Sigma APO 80-400mm with OS.
This image was taken approximately 100 yards away in the middle of the day with a Canon Rebel XTi body mounted on a monopod.
You can click the image for a larger size.
Honeymoon Island
Just north of Caladesi Island is Honeymoon Island, and unlike the former it is completely accessible by car. Of course, this will naturally produce more people per acre of sand, but as the situation so often goes, if you are prepared to walk a little bit chances are high that you will find plenty of room to spread out.
Honeymoon Island offers some of the most contiguous undeveloped white sand beach located near the epicenter of Tampa Bay. As I strolled north I was able to count off the miles using the markers along the sand dunes – 1, 2, 3, where did everybody go? My advice: ditch the cooler and various accoutrements and just take a pack filled with the things you’ll really need for unobstructed, unmolested chilling on a wide open beautiful beach. Alternatively, you could take a kayak.
There is also a nice open trail that loops around the interior of the island. Right now there is a pair of nesting bald eagles at the north end of the island and more ospreys than you’ve probably ever seen in one place. Just keep an eye out for Diamond Backs and Poison Ivy.
Utah Business Announces 2009 iQ Awards Finalists
And Twelve Horses is one of them!
In the past year, we have worked very hard to bring to the market place an innovative new ticketing system that provides airline quality ticketing for medium-sized businesses. While there are quite a few masters of ticketing out there, we feel that we have a unique perspective and position in the electronic ticketing space.
A few things we made sure to address:
- Price: We found current pricing to be ridiculous and borderline monopolistic.
- Integration: Ticketing should not be a closed system and instead play nicely with other platforms like, for example, Salesforce.com.
- Mobile: There is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to get a ticket to your mobile phone.
- Customer Service: We are getting rid of frustratingly long and unnecessary Will Call lines.
- Branding: It should be your branding on all customer touch points including:
- Web
- Mobile
- Printed Tickets
- Kiosks
- Security: Can you believe an airline was not encrypting credit card information?
- Marketing Meets Operations: Managing and implementing multi-channel ticketing should not be confined by complex systems but instead be easy to use.
- And much more in regards to ticketing, fulfillment, customer service, and reporting.
Needless to say, we hope to be chosen in our category. As you can see below, winners will be announced on January 28th. Wish us luck!
Utah Business and Wasatch Digital iQ are pleased to announce the finalists of the 2009 IQ Awards, the second annual innovation recognition program that highlights some of the most exciting and innovative products, processes and procedures coming out of Utah’s bright minds.
This year, 30 exceptional companies were selected as finalists in nine categories, recognizing the most innovative as well as creative ideas and solutions in technology. These tech-savvy businesses are pioneering a space in their industries – or creating a whole new one. Join us in saluting the innovations that will change the way the world lives, thinks and works.
The finalists will be featured in the February 2009 issue of the magazine and the winners will be announced at a luncheon sponsored by Utah Business on January 28. For more information or to register for the event, please visit www.events.utahbusiness.com.



