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Goodbye Blackberry 8900, Hello Nokia N8 – Confessions of a techno-junkie brand-whore!

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In case you haven’t yet figured it out, I am not like most people. The vast majority of us tend to stick to what is familiar and comfortable. Most major brands count on this single fact for much of their success. The recent ‘I am a PC!’ campaign by Microsoft as a response for the …

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England Travelogue – Day 3 Eastbourne, The Main Event

People had come from far and wide to pay their respects to John Tanner, who was about to celebrate his 80th birthday. For the Canadian contingent (Myself, Dorothy, Christa (in exile in France) and Mik (Canadian by association), the day got off to a leisurely start. Although we were quite ready, willing and able to …

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Digital Video, a crash course Part 2 – Choosing a Format

[ad#CJAdobeSpecOffTxt] It’s not a videocamera but makes a good stand-in! In a previous post, I mentioned that until recently, I had not really bothered much with video. So you can imagine my surprise when Adobe Premiere Elements informed me today that I have almost 400 video clips taken since 2005, sitting on my hard drive! …

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The Rights and Wrongs of Digital Video – A crash course!

[ad#CJAdobeSpecOffTxt] Until very recently, I had all but given up on ever producing any really useful video photography. The main problem lay in the fact that unlike still photography, where you can immediately delete any shot that isn’t up to snuff, video requires intricate and time-consuming editing that is not easily accomplished without detailed knowledge …

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