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Continue reading →: Negative Conversion
My Minolta-Konica Dimage 5400 scanner only produces 16 bit scans in negative mode. So, you get an inverted picture. How depressing. Works find in 8-bit mode, but why the heck pay so much for a scanner if you only get 24-bit (3 colors x 8-bits) and not the full 48-bit…
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Continue reading →: Textile 2 does that
Brad Choate: MT-Textile does that???. We use Textile 2.0 on this site. Still learning some of the amazing features. The float left and float right are great, but I still can’t get tables to work as well as with the first Textile. Textile(tm) drew a dark line by default, but…
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Continue reading →: PC Guide
Well, it is Christmas time, so this might be a good guide for those of you who want to give the gift of computing. As usual, we’ll cover a “high value” system and a “low cost” system. The best value means the best price/performance for a computer but it is…
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Continue reading →: Software I would Pay For
The list isn’t very long, but since I’m at it (and it is the holiday season), here’s a list of software that I would (and have) paid for over the last year. Amazing utility for little cost: * “DBPowerAMP”:http://www.dbpoweramp.com/. I’ve only been using this for a short while, but it…
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Continue reading →: cbr 192
EncoderRoundup A counterpoint. This reviewer found simple !(@ cbr to beat –preset standard because these fancy vbr schees can get fooled. And can be bigger than cbr. For spoken word, cbr(^kpbs sounded terrible
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Continue reading →: LAME presets
mp3dev They’ve been changing the presets in Lame. With 3.96, the names changes from –alt-preset to just –preset. Here is a quick list: h3. –preset medium This preset should provide near transparency to most people on most music. The resulting bitrate should be in the 150-180kbps range, according to music…
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Continue reading →: Getting Hit
!{float:left; margin-right:10px;}http://www.velorution.biz/images/Velorution%20-%20passenger%20airbag.gif! As someone who has been hit, I can say I wish someone would spend the $150 and make cars safer when the monsters hit you 🙂
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Continue reading →: WordPress
WordPress Download. It’s a MovableType world for me and I’m spending more time figuring out BitTorrent and Podcasting, but sometimes I’m tempted to switch to a different blog tool. WordPress is one of those at the top of the list. Maybe the next blog I do I’ll use it.
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Continue reading →: 17 inch monitor review
X-bit labs – Articles – Closer Look at 17” LCD Monitor Features. Part V (page 19). X-bit did their usual thorough job. The Samsung Syncmaster 710N was expensive but the best looking of the monitors. Of course these days I’d recommend getting a pair of 17 inch monitors or splurging…
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Continue reading →: nVidia SLI
AnandTech: NVIDIA’s GeForce 6 SLI: Demolishing Performance Barriers. The coolest thing out there. You can now slam two video cards into a single machine. The first board out is the ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4 SLI) Motherboard. Available for about $180. Its a dream motherboard if you want SLI, otherwise get…





