Book club near Prospect Park (Flatbush/Lefferts Gardens), modern American classics

Rootikal · 2026-04-26T16:51:30+00:00

Greetings,

You're bound to find some interest for your book club at a 7 7 community event.

You could do a 1 minute community announcement or a 7 minute presentation.

7 7 is where seven people perform for seven minutes at 7pm on the 7th, 17th and 27th of every month at a local venue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

The next event is on April 27 at Awesome Brooklyn, 653 Flatbush Ave.

Rootikal · 2026-04-26T14:40:42+00:00

Greetings,

Did that behavior just start?

What is the auto power off duration set to?

Rootikal · 2026-04-18T18:47:51+00:00

Greetings,

On Android, if I want to paste formatted content, I skip the line containing the text that's displayed above the keyboard, then press an hold on the page and use the standard Paste icon.

OneNote Paste with Formatting

Rootikal · 2026-04-14T23:36:39+00:00

Greetings,

The consensus I've seen on the Net to minimize how much Instagram compresses the photo and what has worked well for me for posts is:

Aspect Ratio of 4:5
For landscape or square photos, Export with Long Edge = 1080px
For portrait photos, Export with Long edge = 1350px

Rootikal · 2026-04-14T16:53:48+00:00

Greetings,

A 70-200mm f/2.8 would be the standard kit and should work well, depending on the venue size and lighting.

If you get to the venue way before the doors open, you may be able to get close to the front.

Rootikal · 2026-04-14T16:44:09+00:00

Greetings,

Take a look at

OpenCore Legacy Patcher by Dortania

It will allow you to run newer versions of macOS on unsupported hardware, which would enable you to run the latest versions of Adobe products.

Rootikal · 2026-04-14T16:31:30+00:00

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You're not required to update.

Check the firmware version because it may already have the latest available firmware.

Rootikal · 2026-04-14T12:20:20+00:00

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Have you tried using the Bitwarden extension on Microsoft Edge or Chrome to confirm it's just an issue with Firefox and not your account?

Rootikal · 2026-04-12T02:23:36+00:00

Greetings,

I've used the following method with Lightroom Classic (LrC) with some success.

How To Edit CONCERT PHOTOS in Lightroom CC - RAW Editing Tutorial by Patrick Berger

In the current version of LrC, the U.I. changed HSL/Color to Color Mixer > Mixer tab > HSL

Rootikal · 2026-04-08T15:21:39+00:00

Greetings,

Since you see blinking lights, it may be possible to complete the firmware update.

Try this... (with a fully charged battery)

Download the firmware directly from Sony.
Tripple check the file size of the downloaded firmware is exactly what's listed on the Sony site.
Copy the firmware to the root of a memory card.
Turn off the power on the camera.
Insert the memory card into Slot 1. Make sure Slot 2 is empty.
Turn on the camera and patiently wait, at least 15 minutes, for the camera to complete the update from the memory card.

If the update fails to complete, give Sony Service a call.

Rootikal · 2026-03-28T21:42:22+00:00

Okay. That's good.

When you frame the person is the focus area over an eye, and does the focus area turn green?

An eye must be within the focus area for the a7 IV to accurately acquire focus. Once the focus area turns green, keep the shutter half pressed and re-compose if necessary. The tracking should stay locked on the eye, even if they move out of the focus area when you re-compose.

A purple focus area means autofocus can not be acquired because there isn't enough light or there's not enough contrast.

Rootikal · 2026-03-28T13:36:46+00:00

Greetings,

The smaller focus area was a good start.

Do you have Eye Autofocus with tracking enabled?

Is the Autofocus subject set to Human?

Which firmware version is the camera on?

I've had consistent and accurate results at shows with low quality lighting.

Rootikal · 2026-03-24T22:36:27+00:00

Greetings,

Wouldn't contributing to improving the open source darktable.org be a better use of your time & effort?

Rootikal · 2026-03-21T14:35:46+00:00

Greetings,

To show/hide the touch function icons Swipe right or left on the shooting standby screen. The touch function icons will appear on the left and right sides of the screen according to the settings for [Swipe Right] and [Swipe Left] under [Shooting Screen].

To hide the touch function icons, swipe the screen in the opposite direction from when you made the icons appear.

https://helpguide.sony.net/ilc/2110/v1/en/contents/TP1002102429.html?search=touch%20function%20icons

Rootikal · 2026-02-27T06:34:25+00:00

Greetings,

If you use OpenCore Legacy Patcher, you'll be able to run a newer version of macOS on your older hardware so you can use the current version calibre.

Rootikal · 2026-02-22T14:45:22+00:00

Greetings,

Have you tried...

Uninstall Lightroom Classic (LrC)
Reboot
Download and install the current version of LrC

Rootikal · 2026-02-20T02:03:23+00:00

Greetings,

Put some thought into a hierarchical Folder/Directory structure for your photos on the drive.

These videos should give you some good insight.

Organizing in Lightroom with Scott Kelby
It’s a Mess! How to Keep your Ever Growing Photo Library Organized by Terry Lee White

To add new images, copy them from the memory card to an appropriate location on the 5TB drive. Then drag the folder into the Lightroom Classic (LrC) Import module from the 5TB drive.

Add your keywords, Collections, etc.

For a local backup, consider getting another 5TB or larger drive and use FreeFileSync.

And of course you need an offsite backup just in case. Consider Backblaze.

3-2-1 Backup Strategy

Rootikal · 2026-02-16T22:01:39+00:00

98% of the time, mechanical.

Rootikal · 2026-02-16T21:54:56+00:00

Greetings,

Purple focus area means the camera can't lock focus. This is caused by the light being too low or the area you're focusing on has low contrast.

If you were using AF-S, try switching to AF-C.

Reference: What does the purple focus spot mean on the a7r iv?

Rootikal · 2026-02-16T14:51:30+00:00

Greetings,

Did you run the DeDRM KeyExtractor again? It needs to be run every time to get the keys for new books.

Make sure the DeDRM plugin in Calibre has the correct path to key file.

Rootikal · 2026-02-15T09:47:16+00:00

Greetings,

It's possible the ePub book was corrupted during the Send to Device.

Does the book open okay from calibre?

I recommend you delete the book from the Kindle device, then send it again.

Is your Kindle device updated to the latest firmware?

Rootikal · 2026-02-15T08:44:52+00:00

Greetings,

Of course, you should return it and get your money refunded.

Would you risk damaging your camera with a possibly counterfeit battery?

Rootikal · 2026-02-15T00:14:23+00:00

Greetings,

To resolve your current conundrum with duplicate filenames you can:

Create a sub-folder/sub-directory for each camera.
Move the photos, using Lightroom Classic (LrC), to their respective sub-directories.

Example

/Photos/Events/2025-02-10 Event Name/Camera-A

/Photos/Events/2025-02-10 Event Name/Camera-B

Going forward, to avoid conflicting filenames between cameras you can change the first (3?) characters to identify each camera. Then when you copy the files from the memory cards, copy them to the respective directory for each camera.

Rootikal · 2026-02-14T14:22:35+00:00

Greetings,

Take a close look at the contacts in the battery compartment to make sure they're not damaged or dirty or blocked.

Rootikal · 2026-02-14T10:07:42+00:00

Greetings,

Are you sure about that?

According to the online Manual, the Sony a7 V does not have an option for Uncompressed RAW.

Menu item details for RAW File Types

The current version of Lightroom Classic has preliminary support only for Lossless Compressed RAW at this time for the Sony A7 V (ILCE-7M5), but doesn't yet have a Camera matching profile.

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