This small video clarifies how an image is processed to reduce file size, and possible dangers of over compression. I hope you delight in it! If you own a Canon 40D, you can buy my training guide at www.michaelthementor.com

A world without records
Does your records retention policy start from a position of saving everything forever, then choose what to throw away? Would it be simpler to start at the other extreme: save nothing, ever?

This is a quick and simple lesson on how to change your focus squares on an SLR Camera. For this example I use the Canon 40D. I hope you delight in it! The entire DVD training (over three hours worth) can be ordered from: michaelthementor.com

KDE Software Compilation 4.5.1 Released
“KDE has released a series of updates to the Plasma Desktop and Netbook workspaces, the KDE Applications and the KDE Platform. This update is the first in a series of stabilization updates to 4.5.0, coming every month, as if delivered by a cronjob. 4.5.1 brings bugfixes and translation updates on top [...]

The modern digital camera is a powerful tool, capable of far more than the camera of yesterday. And yet many of us only see the familiar and are blind to the new. What are YOU missing? In this webcast, photographer Mikkel Aaland looks at some commonly forgotten or unknown features of digital cameras and imaging [...]