Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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Canon EOS 40D: First real images?
This time, it seems that Canon let go a few images to start just-not-officially teasing the public. The first shots are not giving too much information, but it’s a good confirmation that it’s probably arriving very very soon. No violent changes visible when we compare with the old Canon EOS 20D or 30D. I think…
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F.E.A.R. 2 is not the sequel to F.E.A.R.
This is becoming weirder and weirder. I had previously spoken about Ubisoft announcing FarCry 2 to follow in the footsteps of FarCry (a sequel?) while Crytek was working on Crysis (a technical improvement and a sequel). Here, we have to speak of another video game in the First Person Shooter (FPS) category, F.E.A.R. that has…
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Color laser printers: 12 to compare
It is already an old tradition of this site that we keep repeating that color laser printers, without being able to do full photo-quality printing, progressed to the point where they are priced reasonably (often less than $300 and with a price-per-page that is strictly out of range for inkjet printers). Beyond the comparisons already…
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Difference between DirectX 9 and DirectX 10? Not much
This is the sour conclusion the testers from NeoSeeker drew when they tested World in Conflict (a Real Time Strategy game) stratégie temps réél ou RTS) to compare the results in both Microsoft graphics modes. The conclusion is big: the difference is not, except that performance is more or less divided by two when you…
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Backpedalling? Linksys not dead yet
Finally, Cisco people are saying that the Linksys brand would not be abandonned immediately and that it would only be done when it makes sense for the customers (if and when these changes add value to our customers’ decision making processes). Some reaction to the customers reaction?
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Photo: Compact or D-SLR?
CameraLabs does a good comparison between the different possibilities for a photographer: A small, light compact camera or a powerful, flexible, extensible Single Lens Reflex? Source: Should you buy a DSLR or a Compact?
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I Was Gored by a Bull – Is my life in danger?
That is the very interesting question answered in this article from Slate. Whatever you think about corridas (Spanish bull fights) it may be interesting to look at the consequences of being gored by a bull, like it happens in the encierro of Pamplona (when they free the fighting bulls in the streets to have them…
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Re-installation of Pegasus mail
When you’re an old user of Pegasus mail like I am, you see no reason to loose your old and faithful configuration when moving from one old PC to a newer one as I just did. But this kind of migration does not seem to be an option in the installation. However, following these instructions…
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Hitchcock film techniques
All about the movie techniques of the giant of suspense film: Hitchcock. How to turn your boring movie into a Hitchcock thriller…