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There is no dark side of the moon... October 31, 2005 - …as a matter of fact it’s all dark After Google Earth, Nasa comes out with an extension to World Wind which shows photographic data from the Clemintine mission around the moon. The application is a 53mb download and available for…

Me to October 31, 2005 - When a company launches the same type of product as their competitor, we call this a “Me To” product. MSN is doing the same as Google Print. Me To! Me To! Me To!…

Hubble Photography October 29, 2005 - If you want to see some amazing — tele — photography, then have a look at the Hubble Album. This contains a big collection of fantastic colorful photography of the Galaxy. Although Hubble does only take black and white pictures,…

Nikon D200 body October 26, 2005 - The Nikon D200 is shown to the public — well not really as these images are grabbed from one of the Nikon sites. Not sure what the number of mpixes is. The guesstimates are 10.x or 12.4 mpix. I…

Nikon AF-S 18-200 G ED DX October 26, 2005 - The new Nikon D200 can be equipped with the new 18-200 DX lens which covers 28-300 in normal35mmfilm range….

Software Specification October 25, 2005 - How the Customer explained it How the Project Leader understood it How the Analist designed it How the Programmer wrote it How the Business Consultant described it How the project was documented What Operations installed How the Customer was…

MINIX 3.0 Released October 24, 2005 - Today Andy Tanenbaum officially released Minix version 3. I didn’t know that this operating system was still developed. I was under the impression that after Linus Torvalds forked it to create Linux it became obsolete… “MINIX 3 is a new…

Kodak 39mpixel sensor October 24, 2005 - The 39 megapixel KAF-39000 is the biggest sensor available at the moment. It measures 36x48mm and has pixels of 6.8 micron. The sensors will be used in Phase One’sproducts which sell for $33,000 a piece….

Apple Aperture October 20, 2005 - With Aperture, Apple steps in the arena of professional digital darkroom software. The software is focussed on the RAW workflow and supports all major brands (including Canon and Nikon). The philosophy of aperture is to use the Digital Negative…

Mr Crunch October 20, 2005 - Mr Crunch; september 2005; nikon 5700; © janco tanis…

Curculio Glandium October 18, 2005 - Curculio glandium; september 2005; nikon 5700; © janco tanis…

Mok aok hè! October 17, 2005 - “Music, photos and video. From your sofa.” Check out Apple’s new Front Row application!. It is included with Apples new G5 iMacs and includes a really simple remote control. Instead of the normally 50 buttons, this on has only…

Dome of the San Pietro October 12, 2005 - Dome of the San Pietro; October 2004; nikon 5700; © janco tanis…

Nikon issues service advisory for D2H, D70 October 11, 2005 - Wednesday, 28 September 2005 — Nikon issues service advisory for D2H, D70 Tuesday, 4 October 2005 — Fuji USA issues service advisory notice Thursday, 6 October 2005 — Canon issues advisory notice Friday, 7 October 2005 — Sony CCD…

Secrets of Consulting; ISBN 0932633013 October 10, 2005 - A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully I recently finished this book for the second time. This is one of the most entertaining books I have read from which you can learn something! It shows consulting by a…

Quote of the Day October 10, 2005 - “Bad artists copy. Great artists steal.” — Pablo Picasso…

Walk by October 10, 2005 - Walk by; september 2005; Ardêche, France; nikon 5700; © janco tanis…

Google RSS Reader October 8, 2005 - After using bloglines for more then a year to manage and read my rss subscriptions, now google comes out with an AJAX based feed reader. The user interface is really nice but slow. OPML import/export is not supported yet so…

Nikon D2x compared to film (35mm and medium format!) October 6, 2005 - Michael Clark reviews the Nikon D2x against the Nikon F5 loaded with Fuji Provia 100F film at ASA 100 and with a Hasselblad and 120 film (Provia 100F). To his surprise, digital was better then 35mm film and comparable with…

Spiral down October 4, 2005 - Spiral Down; October 2004; nikon 5700; © janco tanis…

Exactitudes October 4, 2005 - Exactitudes, the site of the dutch photographer Ari Versluis and stylist Ellie Uyttenbroek shows an interesting collection of photos — arranged in 3 x 4 matixes — of people of various cultures and social groups. The thing I like…

Nikon's complete (D)SLR History October 3, 2005 - A complete list of all Nikon Cameras…

Two Horses October 3, 2005 - Microsoft bets on two horses to kill Adobe Acrobat. Create a competitor Metro Make Office 12 natively support PDF…

Sudoku October 3, 2005 - Easy and addictive: sudoku…

Opera for Free October 3, 2005 - It took some time but now there is an Opera for Free. No money involved for licensing fees and no banner ads. You wonder where a company like this gets it money from. I guess they gamble on the…

The 'Green Field' Trail October 2, 2005 - The ‘Green Field’ Trail; september 2005; ardeche, france; nikon 5700; © janco tanis…

On the Beach October 1, 2005 - On the Beach; 2005; nikon 5700; © janco tanis…