Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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Supersize your images
If you ever dreamed of printing images in much larger size than what your personal printer allows (let’s say 3′ by 6′), you have either to buy a very expensive printer or use a very expensive photo printing service. You see the common words here: very expensive. The Rasterbator creates huge, rasterized images from any…
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The world’s leading source for pure technical x86 processor information
Sometimes, you really need to have plenty of detailed technical information about the x86 Intel family of processors or some of the compatible models from AMD, Nexgen, Cyrix, Centaur or Transmeta. And it is not easy to find. So, I recommend SandPile.org: Implementation details, technical documentation, and even discussion forums.
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Age calculator
A new service offered freely to you by Roumazeilles.net: How long did you live? It probably will not change your life deeply, but it may be useful to know exactly how many seconds did you live already, ain’t it?
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HD vs DVD comparison
So, you are a fan of cinema and movies. So, you know that the first High-Definition (HD) movies are arriving and that manufacturers start delivering devices able to brighten your shiny eyes. But is it worth it? If you go to a mall and enter a video equipment shop, the sales people will insist that…
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Download free public domain music
Musopen is a community driven, online music repository started by a music and economics college student named Aaron Dunn. This site takes music that is in the public domain, meaning a work that belongs to the community, and has it recorded by individuals and college/community orchestras throughout the United States and stored online so it…
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CD-R/DVD-R reliability
The questions Many people are using optical media for their archival needs. They are very affordable and the manufacturers claim a storage life of more than ten years, often a century. However, when such claims are made people are always interested in ensuring that the figures are right and provable (archive management cannot accept to…
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G80, G84: nVidia solutions for 2007
The year 2007 will be DirectX 10 graphics solution year. It will be significant because of the arrival of new video games arriving in Spring 07 that will be compatible with this new standard (don’t forget that Vista is only requiring Direct X 9 compatibility to support its spiffy new 3D graphics interface, Aero). Most…
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Economic indicators
While trying to prepare a set of economic indicators for my more official job (I’m not earning enough money from this web site to stop working and just type posts for this site), I have been pushed into looking at what indicators are available to describe the economic outlook in Europe in order to evaluate…
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Bones and silk by Natalie Shau
When you see most of the images of Natalie Shau, you will probably think about Tim Burton’s Corpse bride. However, there is something more. We can start from colorful fantasies like “Empty dreams” below, then move to darker images. Then, I invite you to discover her black&white photographic portraits that will lead you into a…