The DODOcase is a handmade iPad or Kindle 3 case, handmade in San Francisco, and makes a good gift.

Test results from 4 online greeting card printing services.

You may already be making books and cards using the built-in capabilities of iPhoto. But there are other sources out there for making books too. Blurb is a piece of software you download to your computer. It’s for Mac and Windows. Then you paste images and text, you can resize images, you can format text, [...]

There are 5 main formats in which to store images. Why would you choose one over another, and what are the differences? 1. TIFF (also known as TIF), file types ending in .tif TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format. TIFF images create very large file sizes. TIFF images are uncompressed and thus contain a [...]

Etsy is the great place to shop for handmade items that are the perfect mix of craft and tech. The combo of the two is a special interest of mine. Here are five favorite categories. 1. Flash drives (also known as USB drives). They range from old Pez dispensers to old keyboard keys to handmade [...]

In the chill of winter, it’s annoying to have to take off your mittens to make a call on your iPhone or adjust your music or surf the web–since the iPhone touch screen only works when your actual finger touches it. To solve the problem of cold hands, I’ve invented Slittens, a pair of mittens [...]

My 2010 calendar, made in iPhoto with photos from my trips over the years, showed up about a week ago. It looks great. Most of the photos came out very sharp and colorful. My only comments are: 1. I’m glad I manually lightened and color-adjusted all the images. They would have been too dark otherwise. [...]

I’m always interested in the intersection between electronics and craft. I think it’s the mix of low-tech–the traditions that have been followed for centuries–and high-tech–the newest computer technologies. I do a lot of looking at the high-tech/low-tech mix on Etsy, the website for buying and selling handmade items and craft supplies. Here’s my latest find. [...]

It’s getting close to holiday time again–which means it’s time for me to start on the IvanExpert holiday cards. Each year, we send out holiday/New Year’s cards to our top clients, and the cards always feature a photo I’ve taken somewhere in NYC. So yesterday I used iPhoto’s amazing card printing service (yes, built right [...]

I recently met Erica Reitman, the marketing director of Squarespace, and I’m very impressed with what the company is doing. Based on their info page, Squarespace has been around since 2003, but it’s only recently that I’ve been reading about them and hearing their sponsorship of various podcasts I listen to regularly. The idea of [...]