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dSLR Noob Guide: Stable Tripod + Image Stabilizer (IS) = Blur
Dec 17th
Equipment:
- Canon Rebel XSi
- Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6
- Dolica Proline Tripod
Setup:
- ISO100 f/8 10s 240mm (IS on/off)
- Tripod stabilized
Results:
Image Stabilizer (IS) ON
Image Stabilizer (IS) OFF
Conclusion:
Turn off Image Stabilizer (IS) on a stable tripod.
Credits:
Ian
Software: Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools
Nov 7th
IBM/Hitachi
Fujitsu
Samsung
Seagate/Maxtor
Toshiba
- n/a
Western Digital
Article: zy’s Windows Build for University at Buffalo Students.
Nov 5th
10/05/09
Operating System
- Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit [UB Micro]
– Service Pack 1 [link] - Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit [UB Micro]
Productivity
- Microsoft Office 2007 [UB link]
– Service Pack 1 [link]
– Service Pack 2 [link] - Adobe Reader 9.2 [link]
Multimedia/Pictures
Communication/Internet
Security
- Microsoft Security Essentials [link]
Software: CrystalDiskInfo
Nov 2nd
Do you know that most hard disk have their own monitoring system called S.M.A.R.T. which stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology? It can detect and report on the reliability of your drive.
I stumbled across this software which is capable of checking your hard disk health. It is called CrystalDiskInfo which is an open-source software.
Lets take a look at my 250GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 (Western Digital Blue) which is more than 3 years old. From the report below, I can see that it has developed some errors. Looks like I have to backup this hard disk more often!
Here is my other hard disk, a 1TB Western Digital Green which is less than a year old and is in good health.
David’s 250GB Western Digital Scorpio which have failed. Notice the Reallocated Sector Count and Current Pending Sector Count which have lower values compared to the drives above.
Download: http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html
Tutorial : Check your laptop battery life
Jul 23rd
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Laptop battery life shorter than expected? How to check your battery life? |
Tutorial : Upload photos to Facebook from Windows Live Photo Gallery
Jul 18th
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Upload photos from Windows Live Photo Gallery to Facebook with people tag option. |
