Month: December 2007
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Warner is third to remove DRM with Amazon
We learned this week that Warner Music and AMazon are going to gang in in order to sell DRM-free MP3 files. This is the third music major to stop and listen to its customers who did not want to suffer the indignity and incovenience of this kind of digital rights protection. EMI and Universal had…
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Build a Macintosh clone for less than $800
This is the definitely interesting story from LifeHacker. It’s difficult and long but you can get Leopard running on a PC-made-a-Mac. Source: Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800 [Hack Attack].
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Lightzone is back for Unix/Linux
Do you remember my newsbit about LightZone for Linux? Unfortunately, you may also have noticed that some time later, LightCrafts had stopped distributing it. However, after a petition on the forums, things changed again and version 3.3 beta of LightZone for Linux is again available for download. It is still difficult to be sure if…
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This year wishes come from scammers, too
Visibly, in 2008, scammers and spammers start early: The sheer number of emailed wish cards seems to have increased to very high levels. Only one advice: If you receive a “best wishes” electronic card from somebody that you don’t know, don’t even spend time (and computer security) checking it. It’s most probably a mean to…
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Dollar going low, blogger earning less
As the US dollar drops in Stock Markets, there are some unexpected victims. As many other companies whose customers pay in US dollars, many bloggers using advertising services are being paid in US dollars (or in Euros converted from US dollars). While the green bill currency was dropping through the floor, bloggers earnings dropped too…
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Plumbeous Ibis
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Plumbeous Ibis (Theristicus caerulescens, Ibis plombé). Shot in Brazil, 2007.
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Canon EOS 5D Mk II started selling (really?)
BestPriceCameras.com on-line photo seller is trying to get some cheap money out of the rumours around the upcoming replacement for the Canon EOS 5D: They opened a product page for the Canon EOS 5D Mk II. However, they appear to be one of the most despised shops on the web with low customer rating, plenty…
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The Battery University
When looking for factual information about batteries, the journey of the Internet user is full of traps. Fortunately, I found a detailled, very readable and facts-based web site. It named BatteryUniversity.com. I like a lot the 3-part articles with a lot of details (and with German translations). You will know everything about all battery technologies,…
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Canon 450D / Rebel XTi replacement
I found an old post on PhotoGraphyBay that is trying to describe the upcoming Canon EOS 450D (the supposed replacement for the current EOS 400D / Rebel XTi). I would say that this is pure speculation, but so many people are now expecting it to appear on the 24th of January, that I could not…