Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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Sigma new Macro tele zoom
I have always been interested by the tele zoom lenses and a 70-200mm or 80-200mm seems to me to be the ideal companion. When it opens at f/2.8, it’s really a good solution. If it’s a macro zoom, it becomes even better. Up to now, I was rather looking toward the excellent Konica-Minolta 70-200mm f/2.8…
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Free Science Fiction in MP3
Science fiction author James Patrick Kelly podcasts some of his works as MP3s. His stories were published in famous SciFi magazines like Asimov’s Science Fiction and The Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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Why you must not install MS Office 2007 beta
I think this would be a bad idea. This is why.
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They eat too much
American people eat a lot. Some eat too much. A few are proud to show you how much they can eat.
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Amazing Optical Illusions!
A web site with plenty of amazing optical illusions (but not as much as the Optical illusion category of my own web site, of course!). More than enough to loose yourself, or to loose your steadiness. Straight lines
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The fine art of Seppuku
Often erroneously known in the West as “hara-kiri”, the Japanese ritual suicide is more dramatic art with strict rules and conditions, than merely killing yourself. This page gives you a good insight about it.
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7D/A100 – Compared advantages
Seeing the recent launch of the new Sony Alpha A100, some people asked me whether they should buy immediately a Konica-Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 7D or wait a little more for a Sony Alpha A100. So, let’s try to summarize the situation. My motto, seeing the short delay, Wait for image quality. the Alpha A100 will not…
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No DirectX 10 for XP – Go Vista
News from The Inquirer: Vista will be the only Operating System supporting DirectX 10 (the latest version of the video-game-oriented graphic support software). This is bad news for those intending to keep WindowsXP and willing to use the latest video games and entertainment software in 2007. You will have to switch to Vista, like it…
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Gigantic panoramic windshield
Even better than old-timers panoramic windshields, better than the glass roof of Peugeot or Citroën cars, here comes the gigantic panoramic windshield at GM-Opel-Vauxhall. The new Astra GTC will have a windshield going up to a point far behind the normal position of the driver and allows the Summer sun to enter easily the interior…