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Himeji Japan
ByGarfTook a short Train ride to Himeji today.
Cheap but effective continuous studio lighting
ByGarfFor continuous lighting, one needs a light source that has good colour balance, uses power efficiently, is reasonably robust and does not present a health or fire risk. I am also a tightwad – interested primarily in “bangs per buck”. Whilst I love new technology, I am not prepared to pay silly money for it….
Heathrow Airport
ByGarfJust a few idle snaps as we wandered around Heathrow as we waited for our plane to Hong Kong.
What is a WebP image file, and how do I open one?
ByGarfSeems there is quite a lot of buzz about a “new” image format called “WebP” that is seeing increasing use on-line recently. Although it is attributed to Google, WebP was not strictly a Google invention. It was originally developed by On2 of New York as part of its VP* series “Truemotion” video codecs. Google acquired…
Fed up with Norton Antivirus?
ByGarfWell, join the club! This horrid, resource-hogging monstrosity is the bane of my life. My advice? Dump Norton – if you can manage to uninstall the damned thing! My experience of Norton Antivirus is that it behaves much like the viruses it is supposed to protect you from… Uses lots of processing power. Stops other…
