Technology opinions and digital photography
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New census sees half the tigers
According to NewScientist, despite the difficulty in counting the big cats, experts estimated that there were more than 3500 tigers in India in 2001 and 2002. Unfortunately, the latest figures are pointing at a figure nearer to 1300-1500. The size of the populations in large parks seems to be still enough to ensure the survival…
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Aubade calendar for 2008
For those who do not know it, the calendar 2008 for Aubade is now available. It maintains the already-long tradition of tasteful advertisement used by this totally-French feminine underwear company. Thanks to WebStorming.fr.
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Canon 40D: Sales document and firmware
Latest news about the Canon EOS 40D. Think Camera has a new review of the EOS 40D. Nothing fancy, but the reliable analysis expected from TC. They love the camera, and I can understand from what I could peek at a couple of models recently. Interestingly, the review of the Canon 40D at The-Digital-Picture.com shows…
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Marvelous libraries
A library is not only a marvelous location to read books, but it may also be -simply- a marvelous location. This is the case with the collection of cultural culmination points that are offered to our eyes at Curious Expeditions. Handelingenkamer Tweede Kamer Der Staten-Generaal Den Haag, the Hague, Netherlands
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Digital photo: HP stops now
More precisely, HP stops developping new camera products. They will sign a license agreement to keep a line of photo cameras, but they will only glue their logo to the body of cameras probably designed and manufactured in South-East Asia. HP is now concentrating onto the printing market.
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New reviews for the Sony Alpha 700
Two new reviews were just published for the Sony Alpha 700: Camera Labs (English) Trusted reviews (English) It looks like this camera is definitely a good one. The Minolta people will like it is feeling a lot like the Dynax 7D in a better way, in a more modern technology.
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Free SciFi books
A few weeks ago ManyBooks.net started to make available a number of SciFi books in PDF format and without any unreasonable restrictions (this is copyrighted material that has been left in the public domain). Decided to give it a try and not knowing these books, I chose (randomly) to download Space Prison from Tom Godwin…
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MS Project tutorial for senior design
“Project management is an important part of the senior design process. For the most part, teams manage projects in an informal way: They have a deadline to meet, and they monitor progress of the project as it moves along. However, computer resources are available for managing team projects more formally. This tutorial [Microsoft Word] will…
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Insects engravings
John Obadiah Westwood (1805-1893), after obtaining a law degree, fell in love with entomology and archeology. Thanks to the Oxford Digital Library, volumes 1 & 2 of his ‘Arcana Entomologica‘ are now witnesses of his passion-filled activity (both scientific and artistic). Source: BiblioOdyssey.
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