Archive for April, 2009

Software for the Digital Darkroom

I’m shooting in Raw format because of the advantages (white balance after the fact, 12bit working space instead of the 8bits of the JPG format). I need a software, which allows me to quickly select the “good” photos and provides some basic image editing features. The situation gets a little more complicated, since most of […]


Listmania! 2008 Hot Christmas Toys: Edition I

Yes, it’s only October.
But everyone knows that the tradition of getting the Christmas toys early, hiding them, and having the kids secretly attempting to find them is a classic. And, it can’t be done unless you are out there early! The other upside to getting all that shopping done is more time to get into […]


Boston Media Makers podcast

While I’ve been listening to podcasts for several years, and attended both Podcamps in Boston, I haven’t really produced my own podcast yet. So one of my New Years resolutions is to record and publish interviews, music shows and other things that I find interesting on a regular basis. I have over 40 DV tapes […]


Digitalabstracts.com

For 7 years, Digital Abstracts has been a design community that strives to deliver a unique blend of content, discussion and creative inspiration to its army of readers. It is this very loyal audience that is contributing towards the growth of Digital Abstracts and paving the way to its bright digital future.
As with most design […]


What can whiteboard do for you? 3 tips for results higher than sniffing a dry-erase marker

I was fortunate to sneak the Chicago MIT Enterprise Forum’s Whiteboard Challenge into my schedule Tuesday night. I’m about to take off on a fishing trip with my dad at Milton Lake, far, far up in Saskatchewan, Canada, and I had planned on driving back to Iowa that night to pack for the trip. However, […]


Nobody’s Here With You

A little admittance of emotion.
But first I need to ask myself a question: WHY does Circa’s Your Friends Are Gone make me cry every single mother fuckin’ time it plays? The song was nearly over and I was just staring into space, seemingly unaffected… but then he started singing, “And you were barely holding on…” […]


How to choose an interior design school

When choosing which interior designing school to attend, there are a few things you should figure out before applying.

Program. Does the program offer the interior design courses you would like to take? Does the school employ instructors whose interior design work you respect? […]


Digital Photography Tips for Tack Sharp Pictures

Lots of things go into making a super picture, but the most important is for the photo to be in sharp focus.Without sharp focus, a good subject, color and lighting will still not make a good picture.

Photographers have somewhat varying opinions on what constitutes a tack sharp picture, but generally, a tack sharp photograph has […]


Mobile Industry Review week 42

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Here, then, is the exclusive look at the all new iMovio iKit device. It’s intended as a mobile companion device to work alongside your average RAZR or Nokia S40 handset. The target market is very much teenagers and youth who aren’t in the market for an expensive smartphone, but who would […]


GEMINI BAGS ORDER FROM BSNL

Chennai based networking company, Gemini Communications Ltd (GCL) has partnered with Midas Communication Technology Pvt Ltd for a Rs 260 crore BSNL order for the implementation and deployment of the Enhanced Digital Wireless Access System (EDWAS) with broadband internet access across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Haryana.
Of the Rs 260 crore order, Gemini has bagged the […]