Day archives: January 25th, 2006

Shooting At Night, Part 1 – Digital Photography Tip of the Week

Last week I discussed using s-curves and diagonals in your photos for a more attractive image. This week I will start to discuss night photography, specifically, some of the equipment that will be helpful when shooting at night. Night photography poses some challenges for the photographer. Unlike during the daylight when light levels are high, …

Virtual Magnifying Glass 3.1

A free, open source, screen magnifier, for both Windows and Linux. This is neat software. If you want to zoom in on something on your screen, you can use it. You can customize how magnified it is, how big the magnification area is, and more. Check it out…

SearchTHIS: Google and Privacy

From iMedia Connection: There is a giant rock screaming toward earth and we have only eight days to stop it. It’s what the movie “Armageddon” called a global killer. Who will help us? Just like in the movie, the federal government has broken into the patent office to steal the plans for the world’s biggest …

Do Web filters protect your child?

From TechRepublic: Millions of parents around the country rely on Web filtering software to shield their children from the nasty side of the Internet–porn, predators and other unseemly phenomena. But according to the U.S. Justice Department, Web filters are not enough to protect minors. The agency voiced its concern about the technology last week as …

InterActual Update: NEW version 2.6 now available

A good portion of the DVDs that are sold come with software on them to let you watch it on a PC. One of the most common ones is the InterActual player. It is owned by Sonic/Roxio, and has several versions. The latest version was just released: InterActual 2.6 FREE Upgrade * Cool new look! …

Irving’s Info Page

Subscriber Irving Stein emailed me about his web site. U might be interested in sharing my web-site (my hobby….wanting to help people) with your readers. The site has the following description: This site was started by Irving Stein in July 2000. The reason for creating and maintaining this site is to help computer users (“newbies” …

Paragon Disk Wiper 7.0 Professional released

From a Paragon press release: Being our valued customer you are the first to know about new Disk Wiper 7.0 Professional release. When you’re retiring or upgrading computers/servers it’s critical to protect sensitive company information they contain. But simply erasing or reformatting your used disks isn’t enough to prevent financial records, passwords, employee data, and …