Author: Yves Roumazeilles

  • FreeMind = free Mind Mapping software

    FreeMind = free Mind Mapping software

    Some time ago, I had noticed a technique to present and organize ideas whose name is Mind Mapping. I’m sure that specialist will say that I over-simplify things (an may want to add comments to complement this), but I got the feeling that it is merely a hierarchical organisation of ideas insisting on easy re-organisation…

  • Slackware 11.0

    Slackware is a GNU/Linux distribution known for its simplicity, stability, and security. They announced the release of their latest production in terms of Linux installation CDs, so I decided to test-run it on one of my machines. Here is my experience with it. I hope it can help some people.

  • Ted Stevens isn’t the less tech savvy Senator

    Alaska senator Ted Stevens has become the epitome of I-have-no-clue-about-technology US Senators after his describing Internet as “series of tubes” (and don’t dare sentence them to ignominy if you’re -like me- from France, a country where President Jacques Chirac failed to remember a few years ago the name of this little rodent we use with…

  • Canon EOS 30D new firmware

    Version 1.0.5 fixes a bug around wrongly displaying the number of continuous shots which can be taken and adds a semi-gloss paper option for direct printing (on PIXMA Pro9000 and other PictBridge-compatible printers). Download the new firmware, copy it on a memory card and the Canon EOS 30D will update itself on startup.

  • No D60 at Nikon, only a D40

    After the rumour of the D60 digital single lens reflex camera from Nikon, it appears that the name was wrong. and we start to know a little more. A very reasonable German online shop (Neckermann.de) seems to have leaked the data by accident earlier today (it as been removed now). This gives a lot of…

  • Le Monde goes to WordPress

    The blogs of Le Monde (French major newspaper) just moved to a new level. From their previous TypePad-supported architecture, they are now using WordPress. Good confirmation of the world-class quality of WordPress as a blogging software. Source: Toni’s Garage.

  • Top-class 300mm lens at Sony

    Today, November 3rd, Sony officially accepts the first pre-orders for its best telephoto lens: The SAL-300F28G – 300mm f/2.8 G-Series with high-speed SSM motorization. It is supposed to be as exceptional as the original Konica-Minolta issue. Unfortunately, the retail price is expected to be around 6000 USD. This lens is evaluated on: Karlsen photography La…

  • Nikon D60

    Nikon is supposed to announce tomorrow (2nd November) its new D60 digital single lens reflex camera (a replacement for the D50 and a complement for the recent D80). Not much is known except the information collected from Ken Rockwell: Moving downmarket, it will come in silver paint as well as professional black. Please get the…

  • Happy Birthday SpamAnti.net!

    Happy Birthday SpamAnti.net!

    Yes! It has already been 10 years since the inception of SpamAnti.net. It started on Compuserve then migrated to various hosting solutions. The name changed several times (from Spam Anti to Spam.Anti to SpamAnti! to SpamAnti.net), but I kept the same will to find easy practical solutions to the permanent flooding of our mail boxes…