I give calendars with nature photos I take during the year. This goes over very well.
new Inkjets print photos really well. The way I do it is to print the picture at the top of a page (8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17) and put the calendar part on the bottom. I usually use 35 mm negatives I've scanned, but this year 2 of the pictures are digital from a 4 megapixel calendar (4 megpixels is good enough for full frame on the larger calendars, about 8x10 inch).
Its relatively cheap too. for a 11x17 page 1 sheet = $1 + ink. 12 sheets for the year. You can customize it too by putting peoples birthdays on the calendar.
While I agree as OSX becomes more popular it becomes a bigger target, the enter password dialog that acompanies each installation makes people think a little before installing things.
News stories are supposed to be based on fact, or have factual content (not that there is ever completely bias free journalism). Editorials are bassed on opinion.
Unfortunetly the orignal story was an editorial, but not presented as such.
for $200 dollars you'll get what you can find. Try to get a good lens, it matters more than the camera.
I suggest you browse KenRockwell.com to cut through all the tech stuff and get to the important photo stuff.
Here some
buying tips for a new photographer
from the Ken Rockwell sight which is excellent..
"You can create magnificent images with ANY camera. Too many people think camera shopping is the first thing to do on a quest for great images. I need to explain that it's really the last. Some of us own fancy cameras because we are rich and these fancy cameras make photography more convenient. They have nothing to do with the final quality of the images"
I'd be interested in how this works.. I have a Umax3000, which is "unsupported" in OS X. Has anyone tried this. I mean most scanning software prescans.. slelect scan area..select resolution.. few color tweaks, SCan!
I can't find documentation on the page, although this seems a really really great idea.
People get this mixed up alot. The poorly named (in my opinion) Networking Programing Vol II covers IPC(message que/shared memory....) Network programming Vol I covers sockets (udp/tcp etc).
I still think it funny the book is in waynes world..
I use the book at work. Its been very very helpful. However its not for those new to programming, as it not always the clearest book although the most comprehensive I've found.
I also don't like his examples, which tend to use his own libraries which makes them more confusing.
Note that Vol II is IPC and is similarly useful/ challenging.
At a lot of big companies You get a program design and the programmers fill in the pieces. (Programmer are Overpaid for what they do (as a programmer now and civil engineer before, I work less at easier things and get piad more.).
However out-sourcing has one major cost that I think is lost on management. Code maintenence. Once the code had been delivered, if it coded badly it wil be very difficult to maintain. A nightmare infact.
Noticed that it doesn't work with macos X ichat. I noticed that during his introduction S jobs indicated ichat was built using opensource, so my question is how hard would it be to get it to work with ichat?
If you look at linux as opposed to OSX, where OSX developed a brand new somewhat consistent desktop in far less time then KDE/GNU existed, you can see some of the problems of open source (The open source model has some advantages too) One of the problems is that so many people work on it, it can be hard to get anything consistent. this
Look at configuration files for an example. A lot of programs use different formats for configurations, because the developers think there way is best and they're writing the code so its the way they want it. There is no linux boss telling people use X format for config files. This gives the linux distributions less of a conhesive feel than a OS that says "Config files will look like this.. love it of leave it"
This is why the linux distributions are so helpfull and its painfull to see them leave the desktop market(redhat/ suse etc..). They've been trying to pull everything together with setup tools and a consistent look.
I mean really, what is "Unix". Is it OS design philosphy? Is it a standard way an OS controls processes? Is it a shell? is BSD Unix? Linus is Unix? OsX is Unix?
In the simpsons when Lucy Lawless (Xena) was in the comic book store, she started getting pestered with those "mistake" questions. Her answer "whenever you see something like that, a wizard did it."
The DMA (Direct Marketing Association) web page has an opt out of junk mail page hidden in there somewhere, where for 5$ via internet or free via mail you can opt out of junk mail. I did it and it works remarkable well. It takes time to start up , but all members of the DMA are required to not send to addresses on the opt out list.
I was pleasantly surprised.
Of course one has to wonder how many spams are from legit businesses that are members of DMA?
where are the open source XML repositories
on
Effective XML
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· Score: 4, Interesting
XML would work better if there were consistent DTDs for tagging information that everyone would use. There should be an open database of these DTDS.
I was looking for a simple one to tag photos with. Couldn't find it, made my own. Is there a repository of these DTDs out there?
I don't think its a bad thing that critical infrastructure like this be in public hands. Obviously the local cable/telcos don't see the economic advantage to providing really fast afordable internet, and in this case its going to help the region.
I like competetion and I hope they'll probably lease the lines to various providers who can end up providing new services at cheap prices.
Anyway, this will make jobs. (thus the Rosevelt reference.)
Those film disposables are actually reuseable.. The film is in a normal 35mm cartridge.. The trick is the winding mechanism rolls the film into the camera when a shot is taken (most cameras do it the other way around). so reloading the camera is practically imposible and not worth it (you'd have to do it complete darkness)
I'm surprised they didn't do something similar to the digital cameras. Don't make it imposible, just not worth the effort. I gues they didn't try hard enough.
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If you don't like the RIAA don't buy music. You should note that the record labels pay the RIAA, you don't directly.
Note if you have a song from a band and you didn't pay for it the RIAA isn't getting money, but neither is the band.
The band might only be getting a little bit from the sale, but they signed with an RIAA label and a little is better than 0.
If you like the music support those making it.
I looked at my Itunes bought music folder today.. 113 songs in 7 month... YIKES!!!
Its like music crack. They keep make it easier to find songs too..
I give calendars with nature photos I take during the year. This goes over very well.
new Inkjets print photos really well. The way I do it is to print the picture at the top of a page (8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17) and put the calendar part on the bottom. I usually use 35 mm negatives I've scanned, but this year 2 of the pictures are digital from a 4 megapixel calendar (4 megpixels is good enough for full frame on the larger calendars, about 8x10 inch).
Its relatively cheap too. for a 11x17 page 1 sheet = $1 + ink. 12 sheets for the year. You can customize it too by putting peoples birthdays on the calendar.
While I agree as OSX becomes more popular it becomes a bigger target, the enter password dialog that acompanies each installation makes people think a little before installing things.
It doesn't solve it completely but helps.
News stories are supposed to be based on fact, or have factual content (not that there is ever completely bias free journalism). Editorials are bassed on opinion.
Unfortunetly the orignal story was an editorial, but not presented as such.
And the big dig is only 3 -4 miles tops.
I'd say 14 billion >>>> 14 million
Right now over 300 comments quiet!
That site is full of information including a page on howto make good photos See specifically section 3 - your camera doesn't matter.
I suggest you browse KenRockwell.com to cut through all the tech stuff and get to the important photo stuff. .
Here some buying tips for a new photographer from the Ken Rockwell sight which is excellent.
But even better are his tips on how to make a great photo and I quote
"You can create magnificent images with ANY camera. Too many people think camera shopping is the first thing to do on a quest for great images. I need to explain that it's really the last. Some of us own fancy cameras because we are rich and these fancy cameras make photography more convenient. They have nothing to do with the final quality of the images"
I'd be interested in how this works.. I have a Umax3000, which is "unsupported" in OS X. Has anyone tried this. I mean most scanning software prescans.. slelect scan area..select resolution.. few color tweaks, SCan!
I can't find documentation on the page, although this seems a really really great idea.
People get this mixed up alot. The poorly named (in my opinion) Networking Programing Vol II covers IPC(message que/shared memory....) Network programming Vol I covers sockets (udp/tcp etc).
I still think it funny the book is in waynes world..
I use the book at work. Its been very very helpful. However its not for those new to programming, as it not always the clearest book although the most comprehensive I've found.
I also don't like his examples, which tend to use his own libraries which makes them more confusing.
Note that Vol II is IPC and is similarly useful/ challenging.
At a lot of big companies You get a program design and the programmers fill in the pieces. (Programmer are Overpaid for what they do (as a programmer now and civil engineer before, I work less at easier things and get piad more.).
However out-sourcing has one major cost that I think is lost on management. Code maintenence. Once the code had been delivered, if it coded badly it wil be very difficult to maintain. A nightmare infact.
They're both small hand size edible fruits. ( I got that out of van der lindons just java book)
Noticed that it doesn't work with macos X ichat. I noticed that during his introduction S jobs indicated ichat was built using opensource, so my question is how hard would it be to get it to work with ichat?
If you look at linux as opposed to OSX, where OSX developed a brand new somewhat consistent desktop in far less time then KDE/GNU existed, you can see some of the problems of open source (The open source model has some advantages too) One of the problems is that so many people work on it, it can be hard to get anything consistent. this
Look at configuration files for an example. A lot of programs use different formats for configurations, because the developers think there way is best and they're writing the code so its the way they want it. There is no linux boss telling people use X format for config files. This gives the linux distributions less of a conhesive feel than a OS that says "Config files will look like this.. love it of leave it"
This is why the linux distributions are so helpfull and its painfull to see them leave the desktop market(redhat/ suse etc..). They've been trying to pull everything together with setup tools and a consistent look.
I mean really, what is "Unix". Is it OS design philosphy? Is it a standard way an OS controls processes? Is it a shell? is BSD Unix? Linus is Unix? OsX is Unix?
who knows anymore.
When you install AOL it knows your "Master account" name. From there you can pick one of the other account names or use the "Guest" login feature.
My guess is that when the theif loged in they use the guest feature.
AOL probably had the account flagged as "Stolen" so the theif couldn't buy AOLL stuff through the account on the machine
A wizard did it.
In the simpsons when Lucy Lawless (Xena) was in the comic book store, she started getting pestered with those "mistake" questions. Her answer "whenever you see something like that, a wizard did it."
"how about in the espisode."
"Wizard"
I thought it was funny..
The DMA (Direct Marketing Association) web page has an opt out of junk mail page hidden in there somewhere, where for 5$ via internet or free via mail you can opt out of junk mail. I did it and it works remarkable well. It takes time to start up , but all members of the DMA are required to not send to addresses on the opt out list.
I was pleasantly surprised.
Of course one has to wonder how many spams are from legit businesses that are members of DMA?
XML would work better if there were consistent DTDs for tagging information that everyone would use. There should be an open database of these DTDS.
I was looking for a simple one to tag photos with. Couldn't find it, made my own. Is there a repository of these DTDs out there?
I don't think its a bad thing that critical infrastructure like this be in public hands. Obviously the local cable/telcos don't see the economic advantage to providing really fast afordable internet, and in this case its going to help the region.
I like competetion and I hope they'll probably lease the lines to various providers who can end up providing new services at cheap prices.
Anyway, this will make jobs. (thus the Rosevelt reference.)
With a name like Utopia though..
I've processed bw/ and color film. Always in complete darkness. When you take a picture of something red it will show up on the negative.
Color print making complete darkness.
BW print making.. Red light!
Those film disposables are actually reuseable.. The film is in a normal 35mm cartridge.. The trick is the winding mechanism rolls the film into the camera when a shot is taken (most cameras do it the other way around). so reloading the camera is practically imposible and not worth it (you'd have to do it complete darkness)
I'm surprised they didn't do something similar to the digital cameras. Don't make it imposible, just not worth the effort. I gues they didn't try hard enough.
Laws are really needed to help protect people conducting security research and find problems and reporting them without doing anything malicious.
Having hackers poking and proding makes everything more secure ("So the first woodpecker to come along doesn't destroy civilization").
The only one winning here seem to be the lawyers.