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Canon launches a new consumer mini-HD-camcorder: Powershot TX1. Following their Powershot line from the digital still-cameras this camera features 7.1 megapixel for still shots and 720p HD footage. The HD capabilities are still very mediocre, comparable to that of Panasonics (My mention: … Continue reading
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Your next dictionary of choice? VisuWords – Visualizing words in a visual online graphical dictionary. Linking words together finding similar meaning, or suitable verbs or nouns that are connected to the word you chose to lookup. VisuWords uses an open … Continue reading
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WikiSeek a search engine that searches Wiki articles as well other web sites that link to WikiPedia. I am really uncertain of the practicality of this service. But it is a feature that I am sure could serve some educational … Continue reading
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Well I will follow through on the rather amusing Web 2.0 Wave of the childhood game of â€tag†with a new adulthood twist. For the past months the game has been going in circles, and it has brought an amount … Continue reading
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I was slightly excited at the opportunity to test drive Windows Vista Online, I installed IE and its necessary ActiveX Controllers and was looking forward to test drive some of the revolutionary new features I have been told to expect… … Continue reading
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The first shots were fired yesterday (Wednesday Jan. 10th 2007) after peace talk negotiations for the last five years failed. This came as a shock to the apparent peaceful response from Cisco that I briefly mentioned at the end of … Continue reading
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Apparently there is an optimal distance you should be from your TV. It is the point where where you apparently will have the best experience of whatever you are watching on TV. Awkward definition: The point where you are just … Continue reading
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I just updated stepheno.net to WordPress 2.0.6. It appears that some of the initial errors and problems I stumbled upon when I was installing WordPress 2.0.5 for the first time here at one.com are now solved. (My workaround for WP … Continue reading
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Well if you didn’t check the new stories Wired released in their human enhancement series that I briefly mentioned before: Season to be Jolly… Geeks and Health. They are now publicly available and some rather interesting reads. As part of … Continue reading
Maybe one of your goals is to be more economical. Well then going “open source” and finding free software or online solutions might be for you. If you are currently a student or just looking for a wide variety of … Continue reading
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How do you actually keep your New Year’s Resolutions? Well, Alexander Kharlamov has a couple of good ideas: How to make and keep New Year’s Resolutions. A short summary of the main points: Identify the right goals, Add actions to … Continue reading
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Although there are a great deal of indications that do point in the direction that some of the traditional journalism will die, Check out Wayne Smallman’s The death of the professional photojournalist?, I believe traditional journalism will survive parallel to … Continue reading