Technology opinions and digital photography
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Email to convert documents
If you want to convert your Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint files into PDF, just email them to pdf@koolwire.com. But there’s more: iphone@pdfonline.com to convert from Microsoft Word or Visio to PDF file doc@koolwire.com to convert from PDF to Word or RTF file mp3@koolwire.com to convert from WAV to MP3 format wav@koolwire.com to convert from…
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Free movie: Terminus
Download from the film website Movie information from IMDB.org Trevor Cawood is a movie director that has been noticed in a number of short movies in the world of advertising. Personally, I noticed ads for Citroën and for GMC. But you must remember him for his participation to the special effects of The Matrix Reloaded…
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Supercomputer in a chapel
The most powerful super-computer in Europe (and the 13th in the World), MareNostrum, is located in Barcelona, Spain, and has been installed in an old chapel. This gives us the most beautiful supercomputer in the world (this is nearly computer soft-pron photo). Photos by Simon Norfolk and Ronald Halbe. Barcelona, Centro Nacional de…
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Big money
Sometimes, the economy is not faring well, sometime it’s too good. In both cases, it may lead to astonishing bills. I found some cases, I really loved. The biggest single US dollar bill This is not even really a bill since it’s more a tool to manage gold exchanges in an economy that was based…
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Knight or stones?
You just have to turn your head 90° to fully change your perspective.
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Woody Allen love story with a typeface
For those who did not notice, a disproportionately large majority of the titles to Woody Allen movies are written in one and only one font: Windsor. Apparently, this comes from a conversation with Ed Benguiat, famous American typographer, where Allen wanted to know what a good typeface was. Source: KitBlog.
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Salvaging a dead laptop PC
Your good old laptop PC went back to meet its maker and you can’t accept the idea of dumping it into the next waste basket (not even considering recycling, would you really want to part in such a harsh way?). Let’s not forget some of the few uses that you can still have from the…
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Sharks and other sea jaws
Most people are amazed by the power of the marine predators that are most sharks. While it is often difficult to catch them in the act, there are a few occasions where it is possible to see impressive animals. Recently I found some that I wanted to share with you. Great white sharks feeding on…
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Before a tripod: Photo stability solutions
Of course, you know it, a photo tripod is an excellent solution to stabilize your photo camera and get crisp images despite a long shutter time (or a trembling hand). But there are other simple solutions that you should keep in mind: A photo monopod: After all, one leg (instead of three) can be enough,…
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