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  • A more perceptible digital divide

    A recent study from Parks Associates indicates that 30% of Americans do not have Internet access and… don’t want one. We could draw the easy conclusion that one third of all Americans are even much more antiquated than their worst popular image. Various anti-americanisms would be only marginally reinforced from that. But I feel it…

  • 101 freeware and shareware programs

    Software programs to do anything you want with your PC if you are a bit more geeky than most but do not want to pay much. Freeware & shareware.

  • Safari and sensor dust – the converter solution

    While we are talking about dust and cleaning the sensor of the Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras, I wanted to show a slightly different direction, some sort of think-different solution that can be used in some cases. I intend to leave soon for a safari in South Africa. My Konica-Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 7D will come…

  • Lighted bras, a new fashion?

    Lighted bras, a new fashion?

    We previously had some fun with Japanese bras convertible into a small bag in 10 seconds. We were more or less assuming that weird ideas like that had to come from Japan. But the virus has spread much more than initially expected. Here is a company that sells bras that need electrical power because they…

  • EU tax on digital photo cameras?

    According to Digitimes listening to Taiwan industry sources, Europe would be about to introduce a customs tax of 4.9% specifically for digital cameras including the ability to record videos. A small price increase to expect in June or July this year on imported cameras (Sony, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, etc.) but it would not involve Digital…

  • The best sensor cleaning for Digital SLR cameras

    Those who are lucky to read Chasseur d’Images, French photo newspaper (on real pulp paper), European leader on this market, will remember that they just read a comparison of the sensor cleaning of Olympus E-series, Sony Alpha-100, Canon 400D, Pentax K10D and K100D. Important conclusion: It’s better than nothing, but there’s only the Olympus able…