Wikipedia launched, a couple of days ago, a Beta version of the highly popular online encyclopedia. The update focuses around enhancing usability and thus stimulate more to edit and create new content. Images taken from Wikipedia itself, showing off some bits of the new design. The Coffee Desk has an article about the Wikipedia Beta, […]
The AutoISO-feature, available on most modern DSLR cameras (digital system cameras), enables the camera to set its own ISO-values. The user selects a shutter speed as the “minimum speed”, telling the camera that it should attempt to keep the shutter-speed at this level or faster. Based on the amount of light in the picture, the […]
Recently, the company behind a host of security- and storage-related programs, Sunbelt Software, released its Antivirus Software called VIPRE. The software has been designed to efficiently cure and prevent viruses, spywares, trojans, etc. But the interesting part here is that it has been built to be faster than Norton, McAffee, NOD32 and other currently popular […]
The clock ticks at 5:59, 6:00 and then reaches 6:01AM. What a thrill! The adrenaline pumping, the eyes flickering, the fingers rapidly pressing the keyboard trying to get that special username… After trying /douglas and actually getting a message that the name was available – miliseconds later chaning status to taken – I finally rested […]
On the 1st of June 2009 at around 6PM GMT I received the following Google Server Error: I was rather tempted to mail error@google.com… Have you ever encountered such an error on Google?
The problem with MSN losing focus after sending a message derives from the latest beta of Safari, believe it or not. Safari Beta 4 installed a version of WebKit which apparently caused the text-area inside MSN Messenger to behave erratically. Just uninstalling Safari from Applications does not resolve the problem, nor does an uninstall of […]
This guide involves acquiring a piece of software (PCSatelliteTV) that is not free – either you buy it or you get hold of it in some other way. I will not be held liable for your choice. Introduction This guide will cover just how easy it is to play TV on your computer using nothing […]
Battery power – why waste it? Using Live View drastically shortens the time you’re able to use your camera on its batteries, unless you plug it in to a charger. As new images constantly have to be rendered on the screen – many frames per second and often a high brightness – this easily drains […]
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Specifications Intel Pentium 4, 3.0GHz (15 x 200) dualcore MSI PT8 Neo-V (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN) VIA Apollo P4X533 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM) ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series (256 MB) MAXTOR S TM3160211AS (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II) DVD-RW Drive FireWire-1934 Connections Description A newly built PC with a fast […]
Definition The study of organic chemistry is the study of the chemistry of carbon compounds. Not all carbon compounds are counted as organic, the rule excludes carbonates (x-CO₃), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚). Hydrocarbons contain hydrogen (H) and carbon only. They are divided into groups such as alkanes, alkynes, alkenes and alcohols, and […]