Monday, August 1, 2005

Microsoft's Mapping Site Presents a Fuzzy Image: "Microsoft's new MSN Virtual Earth site can look both sharp and blurry at the same time. This new, free service cleverly combines aerial images of buildings with business details extracted from phone directories to let people zoom around neighborhoods across the United States." (Via washingtonpost.com - Technology.) 7:24:56 AM

"We've discovered that Rosetta uses TCPA/TPM DRM. Some parts of the GUI like ATSServer are still not native to x86 - meaning that Rosetta is required by the GUI, which in turn requires TPM. " http://www.osx86.classicbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page 7:16:45 AM

The Story of Nikon Color Modes: "If you're a Nikon shooter, you have likely puzzled over the choice of color mode when shooting. Different bodies have different choices, but all current ones have some variation on Modes I, II and III. Or perhaps with an 'a' on the end of some of these. An explanation of how they got this way and what these all mean involves a look back at the evolution of digital SLR from Nikon...." (Via Earthbound Light Photography Tips.) 6:55:54 AM

"Hanging around El Capitan Meadow on a recent summer afternoon, while the Merced River ran clear and the hot breeze ruffled the tall green grass, you might not have realized you were in the company of legends. The Yosemite rock-climbers' underground — that loosely knit crowd killing time down by the bridge, skinny-dipping and watching the cliffs — looks much the way it has for generations, like a filthy, shabby, scraggly haired and infectiously happy tribe of insanely fit young people." via the LA Times 6:55:46 AM

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