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Today I was trying to clip some clothing images from retailer websites so that I can later print out a page with all the items I want when I visit the stores. But the images were in Flash and thus could not be copied. Finally though I found a cool tool which is actually integrated…

Persia is a great land and its people are great people. Its about time that Iran is treated with respect, that the sanctions against it are lifted, and that it is allowed to exist like any other free nation in the international community. I understand that China played an important role in helping get the…

New Horizons will make its closest approach to the planet Pluto in just over a day (7:49:57 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, July 14, 2015). Because its so far away it will take 16 months for all the data from this close yet very fast flyby to be transmitted back to us. Make sure you keep checking…

Have been thinking about the situation with Greece recently. Read an article at scmp.com today discussing the likeliest scenario if Greece were to actually exit the Euro. Basically, it would be terrible and cause a lot of companies which probably are already on the margin of survival to collapse. That would not be helpful. Then,…

If you shoot photos in raw format and want to be able to view the thumbnails in Windows Explorer, you need to install a codec pack that can handle the raw formats. For example I’ve been using Nikon’s lately and their raw image format is .NEF If you do not have a codec pack installed…

I was thinking about the expansion of the universe. The universe is inflating. I was really trying to conceive of the actual inflation, as witnessed from one single point within an expanding sphere. I imagined the “edge” of this sphere expanding, and then I thought: What is it expanding into? If you think about it,…

I just found out about a way to significantly increase the quality and output from the rather lackluster speakers on my Thinkpad W520. The same should hold true for other similar models such as the T420. In fact I also used the instructions to upgrade a Thinkpad X1 Carbon (1st gen) so they probably can…

When the “Get Windows 10” system tray icon first appeared I thought, ok, its a notification to enable a person to register to be notified of the upcoming release of Windows 10. It makes sense that Microsoft wants to notify users of its availability and to have them upgrade. So you click on the icon…

There is news out today about a new recommendation which may soon be adopted by most if not all airlines regarding the maximum allowable carry-on size. Just to note: passengers are customarily allowed one carry-on luggage plus their personal-items bag such as a backpack. When I travel with my violin my violin counts as the…

I just read a post at kenrockwell.com in which he says that basically people should only use the sRBG color space unless they have a very specific reason and knowledge about using the Adobe RGB color space when working with images. The reason this is something to consider is because some cameras – such as…