Archive for August, 2007
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007Blame Canada!
Thursday, August 30th, 2007In article written for Canadian newspaper “The Daily Gleaner” by Don Macpherson I read this paragraph: “Schindler was a German industrialist who’s been credited with rescuing more than 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust by having them work in his factories rather than being sent to certain death in a Polish concentration camp.” What in heck were “Polish concentration camps”? This guy is calling himself professional journalist and he did not check basic historical facts?
Setup your FC4 iSCSI target in 5 minutes
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007FedoraNEWS.ORG ultimate guide how to setup your iSCSI target on a Linux FC4 machine. This article doesn’t include the setup guide for Linux iSCSI Initiator. However, it does tell you how to download and use a Microsoft iSCSI Initiator for use on a Windows server/client PC for iSCSI Initiator role. You can read all about iSCSI on Linux here.
DPReview: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Monday, August 20th, 2007Canon raises the stakes in the professional photography market with the launch of the 21 Megapixel, 5 frame per second EOS-1Ds Mark III. Delivering 14-bit depth resolution from a newly developed 35mm full frame CMOS sensor, Canon’s new flagship digital SLR produces files that convert to over 100MB uncompressed 16-bit TIFF, setting a new benchmark in image resolution and sharpness for 35mm-format digital photography.
DPReview: Canon EOS 40D
Monday, August 20th, 2007Canon today introduces its latest digital SLR for advanced amateurs and semi-professionals: the EOS 40D. With a 10.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 6.5 frames per second burst performance, a newly developed AF system and 3.0” LCD with Live View mode, the EOS 40D makes significant advances in both performance and versatility.
Photo Contest: Canon Photography in the Park
Friday, August 17th, 2007
Grocery Guy – best way to sharpen a knife
Friday, August 17th, 2007Grocery Guy’s blog and his video on the best way to sharpen a knife at home. He offers some fantastic advice and makes the process of sharpening your steel easy to understand. Sharpening your knives at home is initially a bit of a time commitment, but is worth the effort because having good tools makes your time in the kitchen better spent.
Eight foods you should eat every day
Friday, August 17th, 2007Website BestLife suggests eight foods that you should eat every day to ensure you’ve hit all your nutritional bases. In short, the list looks like this: spinach, yogurt, tomatoes, carrots, blueberries, black beans, walnuts, and oats. The article points out why each food is so worthwhile, highlighting effects like sexual enhancement, muscle growth, brain stimulation, and more.
Disable Windows Update restart nag
Thursday, August 16th, 2007To stop this service, open [Command Prompt] (Start>Run>cmd>Enter) and type the following command sc stop wuauserv. This will not prevent Automatic Updates from starting at the next boot. So don’t worry, you’ll keep getting Windows updates. Just don’t forget to restart eventually.
Lifehacker: Top 10 PDF Tricks
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007In Lifehacker article: ‘The PDF file format is one of the best ways to publish, save and exchange well-formatted documents that will look exactly the same regardless of the device or computer you open them on. Whether it’s your résumé, a tax form, e-book, user guide or a web page, you can’t go wrong using a PDF. Chances are you’ve already got a free PDF reader installed on your computer, but you can do a lot more with your PDF files than you might think. Hit the jump for our top 10 list of techniques for converting, exchanging, sharing, managing and editing PDF documents.’
