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FDRTools are a collection of capable tools for the ambitious shutterbug. This software allows you to overcome the technical limitations of your digital camera and produce images with a contrast and dynamic range not considered possible so far. The dynamic range enrichment is handled comfortable and far easier than with traditional methods. The performance characteristics [...]

Freeware application DriveImage XML creates and restores images of any drive or partition on your system. That means that next time you freshly install Windows on your computer (whether XP or Vista), you can back up that clean and sparkling system state with DriveImage XML. Download.

Interesting article on Lifehacker: “Gmail’s IMAP support roll-out this week had nerds all atwitter about the possibility of synchronized email access across devices, computers, and clients. IMAP is far superior to regular old POP for fetching your messages and maintaining your folder list whether you’re on your iPhone, office or home computer. If IMAP’s got [...]

wikiHow is a collaborative writing project to build the world’s largest, highest quality how-to manual. This one is about wine tasting. Whether you are vacationing in California, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France or Italy, wine tasting is one of the most rewarding excursions available. If you long to walk through the vineyards and admire [...]

There are a million ways to motivate yourself to exercise, actually, but these are a few that have worked for the author of this article. The things that have helped include finding a workout partner (one of the best motivators!), logging my exercise, reading magazines, books and websites, and rewarding himself.

Canon announced the development of two all-new telephoto lenses for use with its EOS SLR cameras: the EF200mm f/2L IS USM and the EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM. The Company will exhibit prototypes of the new lenses at PhotoPlus Expo. The new Canon EF200mm f/2L IS USM and EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM, both of which are [...]

If you’ve got a drawer full of photographs you’d love to preserve digitally but don’t feel like going through the work of scanning every one yourself, send them to web site ScanCafe for cheap and professional scanning. The service charges $0.19 for each negative and $0.24 for each slide you accept (you can reject up [...]

A collection of major changes and additions characterizing the current openSUSE Linux 10.3 release: Linux kernel 2.6.22.5, Alsa 1.0.14 glibc 2.6.1, gcc 4.2.1 autoconf 2.6.1, gdb 6.6 libzypp 3.25.0 bash 3.2, core-utils 6.8 KDE 3.5.7 and KDE 4 Preview Gnome 2.20 X.Org 7.2 AppArmor 2.1 OpenOffice.org 2.3 Boot time is vastly improved GNOME 2 is [...]

After five months of beta testing, the Internet phone and chat application company, Skype, has released its Skype for Linux 1.4 version. New features include Call forwarding, which forward your Skype calls to a phone or mobile, and Birthday reminders, which subscribers automatically receive an alert when one of the contacts celebrate birthday. Other features [...]

Web site Tape It Off the Internet (TIOTI) is an online television portal designed to help you find and watch your favorite TV shows, either through streaming online video, BitTorrent downloads, or links to purchase the episode or season from iTunes or Amazon.