Update on a Crowd Sourcing experiment

During the early hours of Saturday morning I initiated an experiment in Crowd Sourcing at crowdSpring.com. Read my previous blog entry for the details.

I am pleased to report that in less than five days I have received 96 entries. I'm stagge... (more in the full post)

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Kiwicon Friday Drinks

You lucky lucky people going to Kiwicon. Sold Out event - awesome

Don't be late for the Friday night drinks as there is a bunch of free Epic Pale Ale. (Thank Mike Forbes for hooking that up, but you might want to get there before Mike as he has a big thirst when it comes to Epic Pale Ale)

http://www.kiwicon.org/

http://www.epicbeer.com

Twitter @epicbeer

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Fast and Furious - New Movie coming `09.

Fast and Furious - New Movie coming `09.
This looks like they have gone back to the basic formula and blown it all up, hopefully they haven't worried too much about the story line, and mainly focused on the action, but I think this should be a pretty good watch especially considering the budget they likely have. looking forward to it.

Canon EOS 1000D / Rebel XS compared to rivals

Canon EOS 1000D / Rebel XS compared to rivals
Today Canon announced its latest DSLR, the EOS 1000D / Rebel XS. This new model replaces the EOS 400D / XTi as the entry-level model in Canon's range and sports the same 10.1 Megapixel resolution, 3fps continuous shooting rate and 2.5in screen. The big new feature over the 400D / XTi is of course Live View, although the 1000D / XS is also Canon's lightest DSLR to date at just 450g. To help you decide if it's the new DSLR for you, we've compared the features of the new EOS 1000D / Rebel XS against its predecessor and several other key rivals. So to find out all the details about Canon's latest DSLR and how it measures-up, check out our Canon EOS 1000D / Rebel XS feature comparison

Nikon D90 SLR High ISO Full Size Image Samples Test

Nikon D90 SLR High ISO Full Size Image Samples Test
We have just posted a small image gallery from the 12.3MP Nikon D90 with the Nikkor AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR zoom lens. The images are taken at ISO settings from 1600-6400 ISO. Original unedited images are available for download (JPEG FINE). Please note as of today Capture NX2 has not been updated to read the Nikon D90 digital SLR EXIF data properly. To see the correct EXIF data it seems that Apple Aperture and Adobe Bridge version CS3 will display the correct EXIF data. See our Nikon D90 image samples...

LifeVillage modular housing solution for remote communities

LifeVillage modular housing solution for remote communities
Designed to address the problem of access to critical utilities in remote areas and developing nations that lack the necessary infrastructure, Envision Solar's modular self-contained LifeVillage integrates clean power and water treatment into buildings and communities, no matter what the location...

Tags: Housing, Medical, Modular, Solar, Utilities

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Safari for Windows - Temporarily Disable Pop-up Window Blocking

Safari for Windows - Temporarily Disable Pop-up Window Blocking
Prevent Safari from blocking pop-up windows when websites need them to operate.

By default, Safari for Windows attempts to block web pages from displaying popup windows, a popular method of displaying advertisements. However, some web pages including online banking and other applications have legitimate needs to open a second window.

You can temporarily turn off Safari's popup window blocking and then turn it back on after performing tasks requiring a second window to be opened....

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