ImgBurn: Creating an Audio CD
This one took me a little while to figure out, so I thought I’d share my steps with you: 1) Open ImgBurn and select “Write image file to disc” (or choose “Write” from the Mode menu) 2) Click the CD...
View ArticledPS: Moving Toward Manual Settings: Understanding Aperture
Excellent tutorial on a fundamental concept of photography from digital Photography School: In this tutorial Natalie Norton explores the topic of Aperture. A few months back I wrote an article here at...
View ArticleGTA IV glitch ” SWINGSET CAR LAUNCHER”
YouTube – GTA IV glitch ” SWINGSET CAR LAUNCHER”. This is incredibly fun to try in the game; it’s not too hard, but it does take a bit of patience.
View ArticleGrand Theft Auto 4 – Vehicle Swingset Glitch Tutorial
YouTube – Grand Theft Auto 4 – Vehicle Swingset Glitch Tutorial. Much clearer explanation, from the video’s page: This is a fast and simple vehicle swingset tutorial. Follow my steps in the video, so...
View ArticledPS: 5 Ways To Never Lose Your Photos
Another excellent article from the digital Photography School blog about how to properly archive your photos. The biggest nightmare of every photographer is the thought of catastrophic loss of their...
View ArticleMy Archival Workflow…
In regard to the last post, “dPS: 5 Ways To Never Lose Your Photos“, I thought it would be good to share the workflow that has served me well for the past couple of years: Copy/move from CompactFlash...
View ArticleFlickr: Group Guidelines
Well worth a read, especially since I just started a group myself (Remix/Remash): Tips for running your group Ultimately it is the Admins that decide what the rules are for their group, but if you have...
View ArticlePhotojojo: DIY Flash Diffuser
I posted a related link back in March (Pop-up Flash), but I just recently tried it out and found it to be so useful that it was worth reposting: Harsh, unflattering flash got you down? Grab an old roll...
View ArticledPS: 10 Really Useful Flickr Greasemonkey Userscripts
All of these are excellent scripts, and many of them are available in the Better Flickr extension from Gina Trapani at Lifehacker, but my favorite by far is the Flickr Follow Comments plugin which...
View ArticleSundryBuzz: How to soften new sheets
I’ve gotta try this myself… I bought some new sheets recently, ran them through a regular wash cycle before putting them on our bed, and immediately thought, wait, did I accidentally buy a negative...
View ArticleHow-To Geek: Using Symlinks in Windows Vista
I haven’t tried using my favorite XP junction tool, NTFS-Link, since I upgraded my home computer to Windows Vista, and I’m a little apprehensive since the filesystem has changed a bit. Nonetheless, if...
View ArticleLifehacker: Useful Firefox 3 Configuration Tweaks
Update: Here are some new tips for Firefox 3 on all platforms and some specific tips for Firefox 3 on Linux: Super Awesome Firefox 3 Tips! (All Platforms) Super Awesome Firefox 3 Tips! (Linux) From...
View ArticleConsolas as CMD.EXE (Windows Console) Font
First, you’ll need the Consolas font. If you’re not currently running Windows Vista, then you’ll need to get it via the PowerPoint Presentation Viewer, which will install Consolas, among other nice...
View ArticleWordPress.com: How To Embed Video
With the exception of YouTube, I always keep forgetting how to embed video into a WordPress.com blog post (hint: it’s not the embed code). Here’s a handy little quick reference on how to embed video...
View ArticleEpisode 28, Intro to Color Management on Vimeo
Episode 28, Intro to Color Management on Vimeo Posted in Fascinations Tagged: calibration, cmyk, color management, episode, howto, intro, Photography, photomanipulation, processing, rgb, tuning,...
View ArticleManga guide to databases – Boing Boing
I have no idea if The Manga Guide to Databases will be any good (the publisher sez, “In The Manga Guide to Databases, Tico the fairy teaches the Princess how to simplify her data management. We follow...
View ArticleE18 Error Fixed! (Canon PowerShot SD450)
Huzzah! I finally fixed the E18 error I’ve been experiencing on my Canon PowerShot SD450, which prevented my lens from extending when the power was turned on, and the fix wasn’t nearly as difficult as...
View ArticleTop 10 Tips For New Eclipse Users | Ben Pryor’s blog
Great tips for Eclipse users; I really could have used these for my last Java project: Use Code Assist Navigate Through Code By ctrl-Clicking Quickly Open Classes and Resources by Name Know the...
View ArticleLinked Lists Tutorial: mycsresource.net
Excellent Computer Science resource with tutorials and Java code examples at mycsresource.net – this was very helpful to me in my CS courses… Linked Lists are a very common way of storing arrays of...
View ArticleSpeed up Visual Studio – EPiServer Labs
Great tips on how to speed up Visual Studio 2008! Combine this with the hotfix and SP1, and…it’s almost as fast as Visual Studio 2005. Turn off validation Turn off the Navigation Bar Show Live...
View ArticleSuper Awesome Firefox 3 Tips! (Linux)
Here’s a follow up to my previous post that featured Firefox 3 tips for all platforms – this post highlights tips that are specific to (or have specific details for) Linux, particularly Ubuntu Linux....
View ArticleMaking a Pinhole Lens for SLR Cameras
Pretty cool little guide from CameraHacker.com… Ever since I started learning about photography, I have been fascinated with the art of pinhole photography. I always thought that the possibility of...
View ArticleiPhone Headphone Mic/Button Not Working?
I started experiencing a very strange problem the other day – my iPhone’s stock headphones could no longer be used to play/pause the music or answer calls with the button on the cord, nor could anyone...
View ArticleVirtual PC VHD to Bootable VHD How-To
I’ve been trying to put together a bootable VHD within Virtual PC for a couple weeks now, and while I’ve gotten the VM configured to my liking, I’ve been missing the step to convert that VM’s VHD into...
View ArticleASP.NET Web Forms MVP
Update: Just found some great tutorials and articles on the MVP wiki here: http://wiki.webformsmvp.com/index.php?title=Spread_the_Word ASP.NET MVC might be the new kid on the block, but there are still...
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