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Author: Yves Roumazeilles

  • Hard disc reliability

    In the midst of the posts I made about the reliability of optical media, I want to stop a minute to look at the reliability of magnetic hard disc drives. The recent publication of two interesting studies on this subject create a kind of immediate actuality that is useful to comment upon. The first publication…

  • CD-DA life duration

    In the context of the interest I have in evaluating the reliability of optical discs (more specifically CD-R and DVD-R whose use for archival purposes fully justify special attention), I found an interesting document published by the Electronic Library team of the French National Library (BNF). The BNF is the recipient of the legal deposit…

  • Sony Alpha: The sequel

    Sony Alpha: The sequel

    Sony just announced the new Digital SLR bodies for the high-end of a line started last year with the Alpha 100. No names yet, very few features described, but already some elements to keep in mind. Availability: Some time this year for one of the cameras (you can’t get more fuzzy than that!) Both cameras…

  • Sigma monster lens

    Sigma monster lens

    At the PMA 2007 fair, today, Sigma just presented a lens outclassing just about everything: An APO 200-500 mm f/2.8. You read it right, just look at the photo below to understand that this is a super-tele-zoom built by aliens for aliens. No idea what the price is going to be, but you’d better be…

  • Halo2: Preview and images

    Halo2 could well be the marketing vehicle of Vista toward the video game addicts. This FPS game is forecasted in the first half of 2007 (probably just before Summer). Shacknews got a test CD and shows us the images of the preview to make you grow patient if you already have the necesary configuration (Vista…

  • STALKER goes gold

    THQ Inc confirmed yesterday that the long-awaited “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. – Shadow of Chernobyl” FPS game has gone gold (it means that THQ transmitted the final version to the company in charge of manufacturing the CDs). So they confirm that it should be ready for the official launch on 23rd March.

  • Why did the chicken cross the road? Prequel

    Those of you who read my little History (or historiogrpahic) exercise about the old “Why did the chicken cross the road?” joke may remember that did not succeed moving back in time very far because of the limitations of Internet search engines. So, I was concluding that the story was older than 1981. After that,…

  • Commodore is back with gamer PC

    This is a dear old brand name that is back: Commodore would be ready to announce a new line of PC for hard-core gamers. This morning, I’m waking up with 20 years less.

  • 40D: Surprise features in a forum

    Today in a DPReview forum, it was heard a set of features for the yet-unannounced Canon EOS 40D. You’d better be solidly in your seat: Live viewfinder (selectable) In Body IS (adding stabilisation to IS lenses when mounted) Good integrated sensor cleaning More Mega Pixels Better Noise management at higher Iso Weather sealed Can this…