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  • Designer of futuristic computer interfaces

    Designer of futuristic computer interfaces

    You knew that Hollywood had to hire somebody to create those computer interfaces that look completely futuristic, that look so good and that look credible. Actually, Mark Coleran in one of these designers Hollywood pays (handsomely) for creating man-machine interfaces (for movies like Island, Mr & Mrs Smith, etc.) Recently, we can see, things went…

  • Phenom, incompatible with existing AM2 motherboards?

    This is more or less what has to be concluded from reading the articles currently published about the compatibility (more supposed than real) between the new AMD 4-core processor and the existing AM2-socket motherboards. But it seems that AMD will have to be a little more patient. This is not a very good omen for…

  • Canon camera museum

    Canon has been a major manufacturer of photo cameras for many years. Is this worth a museum? I don’t know but they decided that they could not wait for somebody else to build it. Canon opened an online virtual museum of its cameras: the Canon camera museum. The Camera Hall is a database of historical…

  • Questions to ask yourself about a photo

    Questions to ask yourself about a photo

    I find that it is possible to improve yourself by looking at your own pictures like any outside critic would. For this, because it is often hard to make this schizophrenic move, I developped a number of questions I ask myself when I look at my own photos. While some questions can (and should) be…

  • 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].

  • The Battery University

    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,…

  • Use your iPhone to access the Internet from your PC laptop

    Thanks to LifeHacker, and if you have the following, you will be able to use your iPhone to access Internet from your laptop. A computer with Wi-Fi capable of creating an ad-hoc computer-to-computer connection (yours is) A jailbroken iPhone (If you don’t know how to jailbreak your iPhone, the easiest way is to make sure…

  • Master your D-SLR, LifeHacker guides

    LifeHacker published a series of articles about the basics of a Digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera. It’s worth reading if you are not pro-photographer. Part 1 : Program mode Part 2 : Manual mode It could be useful to quickly master your latest Christmas gift.

  • Crysis: The physics engine and 3000 barrels of TNT

    Watch what a good level editor can do to Crysis if you really want to push the limits of the physics engine. YouTube link