Category: Tech
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Safari and sensor dust – the converter solution
While we are talking about dust and cleaning the sensor of the Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras, I wanted to show a slightly different direction, some sort of think-different solution that can be used in some cases. I intend to leave soon for a safari in South Africa. My Konica-Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 7D will come…
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Lighted bras, a new fashion?
We previously had some fun with Japanese bras convertible into a small bag in 10 seconds. We were more or less assuming that weird ideas like that had to come from Japan. But the virus has spread much more than initially expected. Here is a company that sells bras that need electrical power because they…
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EU tax on digital photo cameras?
According to Digitimes listening to Taiwan industry sources, Europe would be about to introduce a customs tax of 4.9% specifically for digital cameras including the ability to record videos. A small price increase to expect in June or July this year on imported cameras (Sony, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, etc.) but it would not involve Digital…
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The best sensor cleaning for Digital SLR cameras
Those who are lucky to read Chasseur d’Images, French photo newspaper (on real pulp paper), European leader on this market, will remember that they just read a comparison of the sensor cleaning of Olympus E-series, Sony Alpha-100, Canon 400D, Pentax K10D and K100D. Important conclusion: It’s better than nothing, but there’s only the Olympus able…
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Sensor cleaning, the simple way
It seems that despite all my lack of bad experience in this context, many digital photographers (specifically using Digital SLR cameras) have been suffering from dirt sticking to their camera’s sensor. This produces dark blotches on clear zones of the image (like in the light blue sky of your landscapes). Today, I found a nice…
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Online MindMapping
You may remember when I previously wrote about a nice little Windows utility for Mind Mapping (a simple way to organize your thoughts and to direct brain storming sessions). Today, thanks to Download Squad, if you are interested in this technique, I can recommend that you have a look at the following tools that are…
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Webcron.org: crontab on the web
Webcron is an automated task service at set hours. If you know Unix or Linux you already heard about the Crontab. Webcron is a Web adaptation of this well-known Crontab. But nothing complicated at all! Webcron allows you to do tasks at set hours by looking for a page on your website. For example, save…
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CryEngine 2, the motor behind Crysis
For the technically inclinded gamers, Crytek published an interesting PDF file providing information about CryEngine2, the graphics real-time rendering engine/motor behind Crysis, their upcoming First Person Shooter (FPS) game. It’s a bit deep, but you may learn a thing or two about what makes your prefered game tick. Along with the graphics technology data, you…
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Price of LCD panels falling through the floor
Following the current trends about LCD panels is quite interesting. Currently, on professional trade publications like DigiTimes, we keep hearing one simple message: The price of the LCD panels is falling down in 2007, except for small sizes. Essentially, it translates into: the LCD TV sets and screen displays are going to see plumeting prices…