Multimedia & IT

Olympus SP-590 UZ Ultra Zoom DSLR Camera

2009-06-25T11:26:00.001+07:00

Olympus has announced the new SP-590 Ultra Zoom digital camera with 26x optical zoom wide-angle. The 12-megapixel Olympus SP-590 Ultra Zoom offers a f2.8-5.0 with an equivalent 26-676mm focal length.

It features the image processor TruePic III, dual image stabilization, face detection and a 2.7-inch LCD screen HyperCrystal II.

You can also expect up to ISO 1600, 640 × 480 and video recording. Olympus SP-590UZ accepts MicroSD and xD-Picture cards. The Olympus SP-590 UZ will be available in March for about $ 449.99 USD.

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Daewoo Tablet C920 Mini PC

2009-06-25T10:48:00.001+07:00

Daewoo release a new tablet mini PC C920 which looks like convertible netbook. It’s powered by Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz), 1GB of RAM, Intel 945 express chipset and 60GB of HDD (1.8-inch with 4200 rpm).

The Daewoo C920 has 8.9-inch touch screen display with 1024×600 resolution and you can rotate it and use the pen. On the top of display you can find 1.3M pixel webcam and the weight is 1.21kg (include battery).

The dimension is 241.4×209.3×27.7mm but it sold with Windows XP Home edition which is not support tablet PC edition unless you install Windows 7 on Daewoo 920. The price is not available yet.

Dell Studio 14z Mobility Laptop

2009-06-25T10:03:00.004+07:00

Dell release Studio 14z laptop for students and home users which is looks like netbook with battery life up to 6-hours and 30-minutes (8-cell battery) but the display has 14-inch LED.

The Dell Studio 14z is a laptop for mobility and the design can reflect your personalize. It’s come with 6 different colors: red, yellow, black, blue, pink and brown. The Studio 14z powered by Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0 GHz), Windows Vista Home premium edition SP1, memory 3GB DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G and hard drive SATA from 250GB to 320GB.

The LCD panel display of Dell 14z has 14-inch high definition 720p with TrueLife and camera/facial recognition software. The battery default using 54Whr Lithium Ion (6-cell) and you can upgrade to 8-cell battery. Another features like Dell wireless 1397 802.11 g half-mini card, and hifi sound 2.0

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No PC required: Brando SATA HDD adapter plays media straight out of the box

2009-06-23T10:36:00.001+07:00

If you like your gadgets to be functional but without all that fussy “styling” or aesthetic design, the Brando SATA HDD Multi-Media Player Adapter may be for you. This no-frills adapter is literally a black box device that lets you play media files from a SATA hard disk, SDHC card, or USB storage device on your TV.

You can connect the SATA HDD Multi-Media Player Adapter to your computer (it works with both PCs and Macs) using USB 2.0, and then connect any 2.5 or 3.5-inch (6.4 or 8.9cm) SATA hard disk for data transfer, backup, and cloning. But the real value-added feature is that the device works as a standalone media player – no computer required.

The device connects to your TV with component, composite and HDMI interfaces. Once the unit is connected, you can use the included remote to control the built-in interface and play a variety of video and audio formats.

The SATA HDD Multi-Media Player Adapter may not have a sleek design or even a cool name, but if you are looking for a simple way to watch your media files on your TV, plus move some files around, this gizmo will get the job done. And for only USD$69, it just might be worth a look.

Specifications:

Video format: MPG / DAT, MPG, MPEG, VOB, AVI, MP4, DIVX
Audio formats: MP3, WAV, AAC, MPA, WMA, AC3
Image format: JPEG
Video output: composite (AV), component (YPbPr), HDMI (480i/576i/720P/1080i)
Audio output: CX/5.1CH

By Alan Brandon

Media streamers – the future of home entertainment

2009-06-23T10:01:00.001+07:00

The last 12 months have seen a swathe of new technologies and devices emerge that threaten to change the face of home entertainment forever. There can be little doubt that digital audio formats and portable players have changed the way we listen to music, and in a similar way, digital video could soon consign drawers filled with DVDs to the proverbial scrap-heap.

In the not too distant future, the most essential set-top box for the modern home will not be the Blu-ray player, freeview box or even a satellite or cable receiver, but the home media streamer. While still at a relatively early stage of development, a streamer offers a similar service to the humble MP3 player in its ability to support playback of digital media formats, most notably video.

So what exactly do these devices do, and why are they so special? Well, as is usually the case with new technology, streamers come in various shapes and sizes and vary quite wildly in the specific features they offer. Predominantly, a streamer’s job is to transmit digital video files across a network from a library stored on a computer to a television. Exactly how adept they are at doing this and what else they can offer the home user is what separates the men from the boys in this market, so we’ll take a look at five boxes that should be ticked in a successful, versatile device.

Connectivity: Most modern streamers now offer all-important HDMI connectivity, with some sporting version 1.3, though you’ll often find older standards included such as component, composite and digital audio connections.
File support: This is one area that varies quite wildly and the wide range of file formats and codecs currently doing the rounds means that versatility is paramount if an entire library is to be supported.
Network support: All streamers offer an Ethernet port for connection to a network but any that are worth their salt also offer wireless, with 802.11n seeing increased support. This is essential for hassle-free operation and in the case of the latest standards, is important to guarantee that high-resolution files will stream smoothly.
Usability: A well-supported, versatile streamer is of little use if you can’t find your way around the features and browse a library of files comfortably. A streamer should offer customizable, intuitive menus, good media control, quick and easy network setup and a decent, responsive remote control that doesn’t leave you hammering away at buttons for a reaction or squinting down at a mass of options for the desired control.
Support for online services: Perhaps the biggest thing holding streamers back is availability of content. Subscription or pay-to-view services like NetFlix [http://www.gizmag.com/lg-bd30-network-blu-ray-disc-player-with-netflix-streaming/9740/] and its 12,000-strong library, Blockbuster’s recent agreement with Tivo (http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/blockbuster-ondemand-comes-to-tivo-tivos-going-on-sale-at-bloc/) to supply digital downloads and improved access to sites like YouTube will drive the market forwards. Finding a suitable way to expand this support in a way that benefits both the consumer and the provider is essential to the future of home entertainment.
Jukeboxes, games consoles and web-enabled TVs

If the conventional media streamer seems like a rather expensive investment at this early stage, there are cheaper alternatives that offer direct access to media files through a TV using locally stored libraries. More accurately described as ‘media jukeboxes’, these devices often come with built-in hard drives for storing a media library or in the case of the excellent Western Digital WDTV, offer quick access to connected USB storage. Jukeboxes are often cheaper and a better option for occasional users, allowing instant playback of digital video, photos and music files through a TV.

In addition to this, HDTVs are starting to offer support for digital video formats and built-in wireless to stream files across a network and view online content. Games consoles are improving support and even Blu-ray is getting involved so if there is any doubting the potential of this technology, these developments should put them to rest.

By Paul Lester

Joomla! Creating and Editing Custom Templates: Template Manager

2009-05-08T09:08:00.007+07:00

By Jen Kramer McKibben

Custom templates are the key to making a Joomla!-driven website stand out. In Joomla! Creating and Editing Custom Templates, Jen Kramer McKibben offers instruction and insight to help Joomla! users create eye-popping websites. Jen starts with the basics, like how to add the Joomla! template codes to a static HTML layout, install the template package, and clean up styling after installation. She also shows how to make multiple layouts within the same Joomla! template, configure menus and submenus, and more.

In this video, host Jen Kramber McKibben goes into the Template manager in Joomla and specifies that we are at the point where we need to create the thumbnail so when people mouse over the name that they will also see the same shortcuts. She shows how to create the thumbnail in Dreamweaver, put the screenshot she grabbed into Fireworks (or another image editor) to crop it and make it smaller.

Template Manager

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User feedback drives five principles for multimedia news on the Web

2009-05-08T07:48:00.006+07:00

By Peter Schumacher

Interactive multimedia features can be challenging for users: Where do I have to click? How do I stop and restart this animation? What navigation options do I have? Multimedia content producers should take a look at their work from a user's perspective.

How do users interact with interactive multimedia infographics? How do they scan, browse, read and interpret them? And what do these experiences mean for journalists and designers producing multimodal news presentations for the Web? We wanted to answer these questions.

With a user-centered approach, we tested interactive graphics covering the tsunami disaster in Asia. The graphics in the sample were produced in Flash and published by nytimes.com, bbc.co.uk, Spanish elmundo.es and German zdf.de. The test series was held in February 2005 in the media reception lab of the University of Trier (Germany) with 15 subjects, all students (average age: 23.1 years). The tested graphics were shown in different combinations and sequences. Usually each subject was confronted with two different graphics.

We applied methods from usability testing to capture the subjects' responses. For each stimulus, eye tracking was followed by a thinking aloud sequence. For the eye tracking an IView-X System from SMI was used, a corneal reflection system with a sampling rate of 60 hertz.

Our findings produced practical hints on how to create better interactive graphics, bearing in mind users' expectations, behavior and reception strategies.

These are five principles that producers and journalists should seek to follow:

Principle 1: Avoid an information overload

Combinations of text and visualizations always risk providing more information than users can cognitively process in an organized way. But producers are tempted to put as much of their material as possible into a single feature: extensive photo galleries, timelines with full agency reporting on the different stages of an event, multilayer maps, eye witnesses reports in picture and audio.

From a user perspective, interacting with such a packed multimedia feature means solving various tasks, often simultaneously.

Finding, understanding and interacting with the navigation options (including internal links inside the feature)
Getting an overview on every page and an orientation of the user's actual position inside the feature.
Interpreting information from various presentation modes (text, graphic, photo and animation) and integrating them into a coherent mental representation.

This bundle of tasks -- some of them operational, some of them content-orientated -- is often more than the user can handle. Sometimes users won't find all of the navigation options. Or they ignore parts of the content. And sometimes the overload can lead to irritation, disorientation and finally to a drop-out.

Example 1 (from nytimes.com): The timeline navigation bar (here highlighted in yellow on the left) controlled three content areas (orange). Users’ attention jumped between the map and the navigation bar. The text in the news ticker got no attention; the wave height was ignored by almost every user.

Principle 2: Have users' expectations concerning interaction functionality in mind

Users tend to interpret any salient graphical element as clickable. That presents a problem for producers and designers, who may want to decorate or fill space.

In text-dominated forms the standards for hyperlinks are widely accepted: Links are underlined or in a different color or both. But standards are still developing for interactive graphics. Currently, links can hide behind every element: Buttons, legends, keys, points on a map, words.

Many producers try to establish consistency by using similar marks for clickable points and standardized navigation systems. This helps users, especially frequent ones. Nevertheless, the only way many users explore interactive graphics is with an extensive trial and error mouse excursion.

Example 2 (from elmundo.es): Test subjects clicked on salient elements -- in this case the box marking the epicenter and the red arrows -- expecting either to get a close-up or further explanation. In fact, there was no navigational option within this screen.

Principle 3: Be careful using animation

Animation tends to attract (or distract) users. Blinking, flashing or fading arrows, dots and circles are guaranteed magnets for attention and clicks. If there is text competing with animation, the text will lose.

Animation will also raise expectations of functionality, as in the example below.

Example 3 (from bbc.co.uk): The flashing red dot marking the epicenter distracted readers' attention from the text and it encouraged users to click on it (and in this case it is not clickable).

Producers should make sure that users do not click in vain on elements with animation. Give users functionality.

When using animation it also might seem necessary to add some explanatory text or legends. But users can have trouble integrating that information when an infinite animation loop is grabbing attention. It can be helpful to let users start and restart the animation, which leads to the next principle.

Principle 4: Let users fully control the interaction

If using video, audio or animation, give users clearly marked buttons to start, stop and restart. When using online media, users are not in a lean-back position as when watching TV or listening to the radio. Interactivity and non-linearity are characteristics of Web-based media that users expect.

Be careful with automatically starting multimedia or audio sequences. Anyone who has ever been surprised by an unexpected video or sound when entering a website knows the experience of frantically searching for the off button, or just leaving the page by clicking the browser's back button. Users, of course, have the same experience. So producers should clearly mark when a click starts an animation, video or sound, and clearly mark how to stop.

Giving users control over their interaction requires a navigation system that allows orientation within the graphic. That includes a clearly marked "home" button. Users tend to see Flash graphics as an independent website, regardless of whether the images are integrated in a page or are separate in a pop-up window.

Principle 5: Involve users in testing your graphics

It's the usability, stupid. Ask a sample of typical users to click through the graphic and to comment spontaneously on it. Watch carefully, ask for their navigation strategies and expectations, take notes. Even with just three or four users testing the site, you will find elements that are unexpectedly problematic for users. This simplified think-aloud test and other methods from usability testing have proved useful for evaluating interactive and multimedia presentations -- and for identifying user needs.

Why is a user-oriented perspective helpful? Newspaper design and presentation have been ingrained by decades of use. But design standards for online news sites have changed in just a few years. Users and producers have developed expectations about positions of home buttons, navigation bars and link labeling. Interactive graphics are still in an early stage of this evolution. Integrating animations, text and audio in a user-controlled system is still a challenge, especially when it comes to telling a coherent, navigable news story. And technology is evolving fast: the shift to broadband access allows producers to integrate heavier multimedia content and to create new forms of presentation.

Although the interactive news business is still experimenting with that, standards are rising. Our analysis of the interactives produced by the leading news sites found some trends: these sites have set up their own standards for interactive news presentation. They tend to differ between the sites, but not that much. Top navigation bars are widely used, sometimes combined with a browser-like linear back-and-forth navigation.

Links to the tested graphics

nytimes.com: Asia's deadly waves

bbc.co.uk: The tsunami desaster explained

elmundo.es: Asia bajo el tsunami

zdf.de: Flutkatastrophe in Asien

Wi-fi Without Routers

2008-04-25T09:37:00.003+07:00

Haring your existing ethernet internet connection

1. go to control panel -> network connection.
2. right click on your ethernet connection and click on -> properties.
3. go to -> advanced -> tab.
4. check -> allow other network->.. internet connection.
5. in the drop down below select the wifi connection of your pc. if it is disabled, it will be showing your wifi connection already.
6. click on -> settings.
7. check the protocols you need to share.i normally use only http and https.
8. click on -> ok. You reach the network connection page. the sharing part is now over.

Finding dns server ip address.

1. click on start -> run
2. type in cmd in the run prompt
3. in the new window type -> ipconfig /all -> and press enter.
4. note down your dns server ip address from the screen.

Configuring the wifi

Go again to control panel -> network connections.
Right click on your wifi connection and click -> properties.
Go to -> wireless network -> tab.
The -> use windows to configure my wireless network connection -> should be checked.
In the preferred network connection section click on add button
Enter a name of your wish to the network name.
network authentication is -> open.
Change data encryption to -> disabled
Check the -> this is a computer to computer . not used -> connection.
Click -> ok.
Click on general tab. select -> internet protocol(tcp/ip) and click on properties button.
Now type 192.168.0.1 in ip address, 255.255.255.0 in subnet mask, leave default gateway empty.
Fill in the dns server entry which you had noted down earlier.
Click on -> ok. and your network is set.

Your network should appear on the wifi network list now. search for wlan on your phone. connect and enjoy browsing on your phone.

Web Multimedia tutorial ( III )

2008-04-16T14:52:00.006+07:00

Multimedia Video Formats

The AVI Format

The AVI (Audio Video Interleave) format was developed by Microsoft.
The AVI format is supported by all computers running Windows, and by all the most popular web browsers. It is a very common format on the Internet, but not always possible to play on non-Windows computers.
Videos stored in the AVI format have the extension .avi.

The Windows Media Format

The Windows Media format is developed by Microsoft.
Windows Media is a common format on the Internet, but Windows Media movies cannot be played on non-Windows computer without an extra (free) component installed. Some later Windows Media movies cannot play at all on non-Windows computers because no player is available. Videos stored in the Windows Media format have the extension .wmv.

The MPEG Format

The MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) format is the most popular format on the Internet. It is cross-platform, and supported by all the most popular web browsers.
Videos stored in the MPEG format have the extension .mpg or .mpeg.

The QuickTime Format

The QuickTime format is developed by Apple.
QuickTime is a common format on the Internet, but QuickTime movies cannot be played on a Windows computer without an extra (free) component installed.
Videos stored in the QuickTime format have the extension .mov.

The RealVideo Format

The RealVideo format was developed for the Internet by Real Media.
The format allows streaming of video (on-line video, Internet TV) with low bandwidths. Because of the low bandwidth priority, quality is often reduced.
Videos stored in the RealVideo format have the extension .rm or .ram.

The Shockwave (Flash) Format

The Shockwave format was developed by Macromedia.
The Shockwave format requires an extra component to play. This component comes preinstalled with the latest versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer.
Videos stored in the Shockwave format have the extension .swf.

Source from : w3schools.com

Web Multimedia Tutorial ( II )

2008-04-16T14:21:00.012+07:00

Multimedia Sound Formats

The MIDI Format

The MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a format for sending music information between electronic music devices like synthesizers and PC sound cards.
The MIDI format was developed in 1982 by the music industry. The MIDI format is very flexible and can be used for everything from very simple to real professional music making.
MIDI files do not contain sampled sound, but a set of digital musical instructions (musical notes) that can be interpreted by your PC's sound card.
The downside of MIDI is that it cannot record sounds (only notes). Or, to put it another way: It cannot store songs, only tunes.

Click here to play Forever in Love

The upside of the MIDI format is that since it contains only instructions (notes), MIDI files can be extremely small. The example above is only 23K in size but it plays for nearly 5 minutes.
The MIDI format is supported by many different software systems over a large range of platforms. MIDI files are supported by all the most popular Internet browsers.
Sounds stored in the MIDI format have the extension .mid or .midi.

The RealAudio Format

The RealAudio format was developed for the Internet by Real Media. The format also supports video.
The format allows streaming of audio (on-line music, Internet radio) with low bandwidths. Because of the low bandwidth priority, quality is often reduced.
Sounds stored in the RealAudio format have the extension .rm or .ram.

The AU Format

The AU format is supported by many different software systems over a large range of platforms.
Sounds stored in the AU format have the extension .au.

The AIFF Format

The AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) was developed by Apple.
AIFF files are not cross-platform and the format is not supported by all web browsers.
Sounds stored in the AIFF format have the extension .aif or .aiff.

The SND Format

The SND (Sound) was developed by Apple.
SND files are not cross-platform and the format is not supported by all web browsers.
Sounds stored in the SND format have the extension .snd.

The WAVE Format

The WAVE (waveform) format is developed by IBM and Microsoft.
It is supported by all computers running Windows, and by all the most popular web browsers.
Sounds stored in the WAVE format have the extension .wav.

The MP3 Format (MPEG)

MP3 files are actually MPEG files. But the MPEG format was originally developed for video by the Moving Pictures Experts Group. We can say that MP3 files are the sound part of the MPEG video format.
MP3 is one of the most popular sound formats for music recording. The MP3 encoding system combines good compression (small files) with high quality. Expect all your future software systems to support it.
Sounds stored in the MP3 format have the extension .mp3, or .mpga (for MPG Audio).

What Format To Use?

The WAVE format is one of the most popular sound format on the Internet, and it is supported by all popular browsers. If you want recorded sound (music or speech) to be available to all your visitors, you should use the WAVE format.
The MP3 format is the new and upcoming format for recorded music. If your website is about recorded music, the MP3 format is the choice of the future.

Source from : w3schools.com

Web Multimedia Tutorial ( I )

2008-04-16T07:53:00.013+07:00

Introduction to Web Multimedia

What is Multimedia?

Multimedia is everything you can hear or see: texts, books, pictures, music, sounds, CDs, videos, DVDs, Records, Films, and more.

Multimedia comes in many different formats. On the Internet you will find many of these elements embedded in web pages, and today's web browsers have support for a number of multimedia formats.

In this tutorial you will learn about different multimedia formats and how to use them in your web pages.

Browser Support

The first Internet browsers had support for text only, and even the text support was limited to a single font in a single color, and little or nothing else.
Then came web browsers with support for colors, fonts and text styles, and the support for pictures was added.
The support for sounds, animations and videos is handled in different ways by different browsers. Some elements can be handled inline, some requires a plug-in and some requires an ActiveX control.

You will learn more about this in the next chapters.

Multimedia Formats

Multimedia elements (like sounds or videos) are stored in media files.
The most common way to discover the media type is to look at the file extension.
When a browser sees the file extensions .htm or .html, it will assume that the file is an HTML page. The .xml extension indicates an XML file, and the .css extension indicates a style sheet.
Picture formats are recognized by extensions like .gif and .jpg.
Multimedia elements also have their own file formats with different extensions.
You will learn more about media file extensions in the next chapters.

Source from : w3schools.com

Buying a new television

2008-04-12T15:14:00.001+07:00

BUYING a new television can be intimidating. Every shop has a massive bank of flickering screens at varying price, all with acronym-heavy technologies promising the brightest, clearest, fastest picture. But don’t be scared – the basic choice still revolves around what size screen you are after and how much you want to spend. Beyond that there are a few other considerations we’ll take a look at.

LCD vs. plasma

There are three main TV screen technologies on the market at the moment: plasma, LCD and projector. The old cathode ray tube (CRT) that dominated the world for decades is now obsolete.

Whatever you may have heard, there is very little practical difference between plasma and LCD (liquid crystal display) screens. Each technology uses completely different methods to display a picture, but once it is in your room the end result is very similar. LCD screens use less power than plasma screens and tend to be lighter, while plasma screens generally offer darker shades and better contrast.

Screen size

Screen size and price are intrinsically linked. The size of a screen is measured diagonally, excluding any speakers attached to the sides. If you're after a smaller TV – less than 81cm or 32" – then an LCD screen would be the best choice. If you're going for a monster 120cm (50") TV, you'll probably end up with a plasma screen. For a medium-sized TV between the extremes, either LCD or plasma will do the job.

When shopping, remember that all the screens will have been turned up to maximum brightness to catch your eye, but don’t use this as a way of making a choice – you won’t be on that setting in your living room. Widescreen is well worth the investment if you have the space, but if you want a truly huge, wall-sized display for a home cinema room then you should look into buying a projector instead of a TV.

Connections

How you connect your DVD player and other accessories to your TV is extremely important if you want to achieve the best picture quality possible. Types of connections range from composite (lowest), through S-video and component (medium) to HDMI (highest). If possible, future-proof and buy a TV with a HDMI input. This connection is top-of-the-range and carries digital sound as well as video.

It's important to remember that the type of connection you use will directly affect your sound and picture quality. If you buy a first-rate TV and connect your DVD player to it with a composite connection, the picture won't look great – so don't spend a lot of money on a great TV and then connect it with composite unless you have no choice.

High definition (HD)

This is probably the most confusing aspect of buying a new TV. "High definition" is a confusing buzz phrase that can be used to mean different things, so make sure to check the actual definition of the TV yourself. A screen's definition – how sharply it can display images – is expressed as a number followed by the letters p or i. The digit stands for the number of vertical lines the screen can display, while the letters stand for progressive and interlaced. Progressive is far superior to interlaced. Ideally you would want a TV with at least 720p and 1080p. If your budget can stretch, look for a screen that supports 1080p. Also choose one with an internal HD tuner so you can receive HD-TV channels without buying a separate set-top box.

If you have the money, a brand-name TV with widescreen, 1080p, HDMI connections and an internal HD tuner that fits the size of your room would be ideal. For those who don't want to spend that much, there are plenty of other options. Hopefully this guide will help you clear a path through the confusing acronyms and make the right choice.

By Victoria Lea

Adobe releases debugged Lightroom 1.4.1

2008-04-11T17:41:00.002+07:00

After a debugging session to fix problems with the flawed 1.4.0, Adobe Systems on Thursday released Photoshop Lightroom 1.4.1.

Raw images from higher-end digital cameras have more flexibility and quality than JPEGs, but also require processing in a computer to convert to more useful formats. Lightroom handles that task, along with cataloging and other chores. Adobe also released the corresponding version 4.4.1 of Adobe Camera Raw, the raw-image converter plug-in for regular Photoshop.

Adobe had to recall Lightroom 1.4.0 and Adobe Camera Raw 4.4.0 because of problems the software caused with photo timestamps. It also could render JPEGs wrong from Olympus cameras and, on Windows, cause files stored in Adobe Systems' Digital Negative (DNG) format to become unreadable. And according to product manager Tom Hogarty, it was slower at importing photos than 1.3.

Compared to 1.3 and 4.3, the new versions add support for several new cameras, including Canon's Rebel XSi (aka 450D or Kiss X2), Nikon's D60, Pentax's K20D and K200D, and Sony's A200, A300, and A350. The Lightroom update also adds compatibility with older printer drivers on Mac OS X 10.5 and lets users adjust color noise even when an image is converted to black and white.

The software can be downloaded for Mac OS X and Windows machines.

Posted by Stephen Shankland

Mobile Content World Asia 2008

2008-04-10T12:22:00.001+07:00

Mobile Content World Asia 2008 is a senior level, interactive conference experience where the 4-day information packed event promises to explore future developments in the mobile entertainment space whilst providing valuable insights into the hottest topics surrounding the world of mobile entertainment and content.

The conference will focus on, but not be limited to the following key topics:

Emerging business models for industry practitioners
Creating and delivering innovative entertainment services
Emerging trends in mobile devices and convergent services
Mobile advertising and marketing
Location based advertising
Partnering with content and application developers
Mobile TV and Video
Delivering a better mobile content user experience
Mobile social communities and Web2.0
Content management and billing
Mobile DRM and security

My Home Design

2008-04-10T11:35:00.001+07:00

Ini merupakan Design awal dari rumah saya yang rencananya akan di design ulang dengan gaya minimalis. Tools yang digunakan adalah Sketchup yang sebelumnya di design dengan AutoCAD

Home Design

2008-04-10T09:53:00.000+07:00

Primarily any home building will have three common elements that constitute to the beauty of the design in itself. A good design is a relative term but depends o these three factors.

Exterior Form
Interior Style
Surroundings

Exterior Home Design or The Form Of The Design

By form of the building I mean that actual finished built structure of home. The shape final built structure largely depends upon how the interior rooms have been arranged. What is inside will always reflect on the outside. Hence an architect always thinks about both exteriors and interiors while designing a home building. As a common rule these two types of home buildings are commonly found. depending upon where these structures have been built the internal arrangement of the rooms and hence the external shape will change.

Interior design Style

The interior design style also has a lot of varieties and are commonly called as "themes". A design theme can be modern, oriental, country, etc depending what the home owner likes. Also the choice of the design theme is greatly dependent upon the geographical location of the home building because the geographical location will greatly affect the climatic conditions inside the home building.

Surroundings

Surroundings play a major role in home design. What goes around the home plot will greatly affect the arrangement of internal home rooms. For example if a home building is adjacent to a flowing river then a family room looking towards the river will have to arranged so that family members can enjoy the view during coffee time. This will affect in bigger openings and will reflect in external appearance of the home.