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Canon EOS-M – Poor Man’s RX1
The best way to sum up Canon EOS-M (with 22mm lens) is this – It’s a poor man’s RX1. Of course it will not match RX1’s combo of full-frame sensor with a Zeiss prime but it comes awfully close. And all for a paltry sum of $300 which is what it was selling for as…
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How to fix gapless analysis problems in iTunes?
The Problem: If you use iTunes, on windows or mac, it is inevitable that you’d come across this dialog where iTunes says that it’s Determining Gapless Playback Information. It doesn’t matter whether you want your albums to play gapless or not. iTunes just goes ahead and does it. There is no way to turn it…
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How to make Nikon Capture NX2 run faster.
To say that Nikon Capture NX (or Capture Nx2) is slow would be an understatement. The reason for its slowness is that it ships with older versions of certain Windows files which it uses. So all we need to do to make it run faster is to install the latest and greatest versions of these…
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Making your DSLR show Linear Histogram
In addition to having greater flexibility during post-processing, one of the main reasons for shooting raw is to capture greater dynamic range. But if you are relying on the histogram on your camera’s LCD to judge exposure, you may not be capturing the full dynamic range that your camera is capable of. The Problem: The…
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A review of Westone UM1 IEMs.
I have been using Philips HP805 cans for over a year now and HP800 before that. The only thing I didn’t like about those phones was the lack of sound isolation. I had also heard lot of good things about IEMs in general (curse you head-fi) so I thought I would get a pair. These…
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How to install Mac OS x86 on a PC
I have finally managed to install and boot into (these are two separate things in this context as will soon become clear) Mac OS x86 on my PC after struggling for more than two weeks. I used HotISO 10.4.6 install DVD. I don’t know much about legal stuff but it is probably illegal to do…
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Kernel Streaming with iTunes.
iTunes is considered to be the best music organizer and foobar to be the best music player. But what if you could have the interface of iTunes but guts of foobar in one application? Enter Multi-plugin. Here is what you’ll need: foobar (0.9.4) and Kernel Streaming plugin for foobar. iTunes (for Windows, ver 7.0.1) Multi-plugin…
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Notepad Vs Word Processor & Left Brain Vs Right Brain.
Christopher, a 15 year old boy in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", suffers from autism. The left half of his brain is undeveloped so that the right half has to make up for that deficiency. His left brain has literally taken over his right brain and he has lost all the…
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Introduction to Handwriting Analysis.
They say it doesn’t matter what you say. What matters is how you say it. How was your body language? Were your eyes darting from place to place? Were you fidgeting? These visual cues carry more weightage ’cause they come from our unconscious mind. We have no contol over them. They are the ultimate giveaways.…
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How to buy an apartment in Bangalore.
Even though this post is specific to Bangalore, the general principles should apply everywhere. I have not included everything related to buying an apartment here like location, security etc. Just those things which are not so obvious to new house-hunters. Size: Do not buy a smaller unit thinking that you can always buy a bigger…