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Sep/13

My Canon DSLR Journey Part 5 – Post Processing

Filed Under Photography at 9th September 2013 0:01 by

Overview Next is editing and storage of pictures. Following the previous post hopefully most of the pictures were taken in RAW format. This post will address why. Editing Tools The king of photo editing software is Adobe Photoshop. Being a … Continue reading →

02

Sep/13

Caret Browsing In Firefox

Filed Under Web Browser at 2nd September 2013 0:01 by

I noticed on my web pages a blinking iron (caret) on the page even when it’s not in a text/area box. It was like using a word processor but on a webpage. It turns out Firefox calls this Caret Browsing … Continue reading →

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Aug/13

My Canon DSLR Journey Part 4 – Flash Gun

Filed Under Camera, Photography at 26th August 2013 0:01 by

Overview After buying the camera, SD card and a bag it is ready to use on the go. In this post I will go through the accessories I got next. Equipment The next item on my list was a hood … Continue reading →

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Aug/13

Ubuntu 12.04 Disk Utility S.M.A.R.T

Filed Under Hardware, Linux at 19th August 2013 0:01 by

I was surprised to be greeted by an error dialogue notifying me of a potential issue with one of the HDD but also very grateful. Clicking on the Examine button opened up the Disk Utility program which is part of … Continue reading →

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Aug/13

My Canon DSLR Journey Part 3 – Camera Bag

Filed Under Camera, Photography at 12th August 2013 0:01 by

Overview One of the first items I purchased after getting a DSLR was getting a bag. Bags are essential to protect the equipment when moving around. Unless everything can come to you it is more than likely the camera will … Continue reading →

05

Aug/13

Check TRIM On Windows 7

Filed Under Windows at 5th August 2013 0:01 by

If Windows starts to slow down and the system is using a SSD then check TRIM is running. Short explanation: TRIM is a command which allows the flash chips to delete data stored on them. Long version: TRIM clears the … Continue reading →

29

Jul/13

My Canon DSLR Journey Part 2 – Shooting Basics

Filed Under Camera, Photography at 29th July 2013 0:01 by
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Overview In this post I will go through the tips, features and techniques I learnt. Camera Functions OVerview of the buttons: Menu options: Customise: Modes File Format Always try to shoot with RAW files where available. RAW files allow post … Continue reading →

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Jul/13

Enable SFTP / SSH Password Authentication Amazon EC2

Filed Under Infrastructure, Linux at 22nd July 2013 0:01 by

By default EC2 default Linux (Amazon, Ubuntu, etc) AMI do not have password authentication enabled and must use certificates. This improves security but also removes convenience of username/password authentication especially on a multi user system. To enable this feature again … Continue reading →