Month: November 2009

Street photography is a type of documentary photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions, and other settings.

The dressing on this salad is peanut-based. If you have a food allergy to peanuts, you can substitute tahini for the peanut butter (or leave it out all together), and toasted sesame seeds for the peanuts.

I am Jason Fried. I say amazing and thoughtful things that are real. Get real by reading what I say while I'm getting real.

Here's an on-set shot of Carrie Fisher in her iconic "bikini Leia" mode, along with her stunt double, catching some rays during the filming of Return of the Jedi.

Street photography is a type of documentary photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions, and other settings.

The dressing on this salad is peanut-based. If you have a food allergy to peanuts, you can substitute tahini for the peanut butter (or leave it out all together), and toasted sesame seeds for the peanuts.

I am Jason Fried. I say amazing and thoughtful things that are real. Get real by reading what I say while I'm getting real.

Here's an on-set shot of Carrie Fisher in her iconic "bikini Leia" mode, along with her stunt double, catching some rays during the filming of Return of the Jedi.

Street photography is a type of documentary photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions, and other settings.

The dressing on this salad is peanut-based. If you have a food allergy to peanuts, you can substitute tahini for the peanut butter (or leave it out all together), and toasted sesame seeds for the peanuts.

I am Jason Fried. I say amazing and thoughtful things that are real. Get real by reading what I say while I'm getting real.

Here's an on-set shot of Carrie Fisher in her iconic "bikini Leia" mode, along with her stunt double, catching some rays during the filming of Return of the Jedi.

Street photography is a type of documentary photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions, and other settings.

The dressing on this salad is peanut-based. If you have a food allergy to peanuts, you can substitute tahini for the peanut butter (or leave it out all together), and toasted sesame seeds for the peanuts.

I am Jason Fried. I say amazing and thoughtful things that are real. Get real by reading what I say while I'm getting real.

Here's an on-set shot of Carrie Fisher in her iconic "bikini Leia" mode, along with her stunt double, catching some rays during the filming of Return of the Jedi.

Street photography is a type of documentary photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions, and other settings.

The dressing on this salad is peanut-based. If you have a food allergy to peanuts, you can substitute tahini for the peanut butter (or leave it out all together), and toasted sesame seeds for the peanuts.

I am Jason Fried. I say amazing and thoughtful things that are real. Get real by reading what I say while I'm getting real.

Here's an on-set shot of Carrie Fisher in her iconic "bikini Leia" mode, along with her stunt double, catching some rays during the filming of Return of the Jedi.

I have used this free 6-Step HDR Tutorial to help tens of thousands of people, so I am sure it can help you too.

Instant film is a type of photographic film first introduced by Polaroid that is designed to be used in an instant camera (and, with accessory hardware, with many professional film cameras). The film contains the chemicals needed for developing and fixing the photo, and the instant camera exposes and initiates the developing process after a photograph has been taken.
In earlier Polaroid instant cameras the film is pulled through rollers which breaks open a pod containing a reagent that is spread between the exposed negative and receiving positive sheet. This film sandwich develops for a predetermined time, depending on film type and ambient temperature, after which the positive sheet is peeled away from the negative to reveal the developed photo.
In 1972, Polaroid introduced integral film, which incorporated timing and receiving layers to automatically develop and fix the photo without any intervention from the photographer.

The instant camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. The most famous are those formerly made by Polaroid Corporation.
The invention of modern instant cameras is generally credited to American scientist Edwin Land, who unveiled the first commercial instant camera, the Land Camera, in 1947, 10 years after founding Polaroid Corporation.
In February 2008, Polaroid announced it would discontinue production of film, shut down three factories and lay off 450 workers. Sales of chemical film by all makers have dropped by at least 25% per year in this decade, and the decline is likely to accelerate. Fujifilm is now the only remaining supplier of instant film in the United States. As of October 2009, Polaroid has announced it is bringing back its classic instant film cameras, after announcing last year that production was to be stopped.

The Impossible mission is NOT to re-build Polaroid Integral film but (with the help of strategic partners) to develop a new product with new characteristics, consisting of new optimised components, produced with a streamlined modern setup. An innovative and fresh analog material, sold under a new brand name that perfectly will match the global re-positioning of Integral Films.

1. An Appropriate Level of Spectacle
2. Humor and Charisma Always Make a Connection
3. Create a Serialized Connection with Your Audience
4. "Shiny New Objects" Don't Last
5. Your Audience Uses You as an Excuse to Build Community
6. Your Audience Is Always Performing
7. Take Every Opportunity to Listen to Your Focus Group
8. Your Audience Will Tell You What They Think
9. Don't Ignore Surplus Audiences
10. Listening Could Lead to New Business Models

phpFreeChat is a free, simple to install, fast, customizable and multi languages chat that uses a simple filesystem for message and nickname storage. It uses AJAX to smoothly refresh (no flicker) and display the chat zone and the nickname zone. It supports multi-rooms (/join), private messages, moderation (/kick, /ban), customized themes based on CSS and plugins systems that allows you to write your own storage routines (ex: Mysql, IRC backends …), and you own chat commands !

We will learn how to create a dynamic ajax based shoutbox with jQuery from scratch. It will be very interesting to know how to use the ajax function of jQuery and how it can be used to insert and recover data from a MySQL database via PHP in a way asynchronous.

I have used this free 6-Step HDR Tutorial to help tens of thousands of people, so I am sure it can help you too.

Instant film is a type of photographic film first introduced by Polaroid that is designed to be used in an instant camera (and, with accessory hardware, with many professional film cameras). The film contains the chemicals needed for developing and fixing the photo, and the instant camera exposes and initiates the developing process after a photograph has been taken.
In earlier Polaroid instant cameras the film is pulled through rollers which breaks open a pod containing a reagent that is spread between the exposed negative and receiving positive sheet. This film sandwich develops for a predetermined time, depending on film type and ambient temperature, after which the positive sheet is peeled away from the negative to reveal the developed photo.
In 1972, Polaroid introduced integral film, which incorporated timing and receiving layers to automatically develop and fix the photo without any intervention from the photographer.

The instant camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. The most famous are those formerly made by Polaroid Corporation.
The invention of modern instant cameras is generally credited to American scientist Edwin Land, who unveiled the first commercial instant camera, the Land Camera, in 1947, 10 years after founding Polaroid Corporation.
In February 2008, Polaroid announced it would discontinue production of film, shut down three factories and lay off 450 workers. Sales of chemical film by all makers have dropped by at least 25% per year in this decade, and the decline is likely to accelerate. Fujifilm is now the only remaining supplier of instant film in the United States. As of October 2009, Polaroid has announced it is bringing back its classic instant film cameras, after announcing last year that production was to be stopped.

The Impossible mission is NOT to re-build Polaroid Integral film but (with the help of strategic partners) to develop a new product with new characteristics, consisting of new optimised components, produced with a streamlined modern setup. An innovative and fresh analog material, sold under a new brand name that perfectly will match the global re-positioning of Integral Films.

1. An Appropriate Level of Spectacle
2. Humor and Charisma Always Make a Connection
3. Create a Serialized Connection with Your Audience
4. "Shiny New Objects" Don't Last
5. Your Audience Uses You as an Excuse to Build Community
6. Your Audience Is Always Performing
7. Take Every Opportunity to Listen to Your Focus Group
8. Your Audience Will Tell You What They Think
9. Don't Ignore Surplus Audiences
10. Listening Could Lead to New Business Models

phpFreeChat is a free, simple to install, fast, customizable and multi languages chat that uses a simple filesystem for message and nickname storage. It uses AJAX to smoothly refresh (no flicker) and display the chat zone and the nickname zone. It supports multi-rooms (/join), private messages, moderation (/kick, /ban), customized themes based on CSS and plugins systems that allows you to write your own storage routines (ex: Mysql, IRC backends …), and you own chat commands !

We will learn how to create a dynamic ajax based shoutbox with jQuery from scratch. It will be very interesting to know how to use the ajax function of jQuery and how it can be used to insert and recover data from a MySQL database via PHP in a way asynchronous.

The 48 Laws of Power is a 1998 book by Robert Greene. The book shares thematic elements with Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince and has been compared to Sun-Tzu's classic treatise The Art of War.

Mvix Ultio (MX-800HD) 1080p Media Center, a new generation of media center, brings your digital entertainment to your living room. A Hard-Disk based set-top media player capable of HD playback with video output as high as 1080p, it delivers spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio.
Ultio is internet-ready and pre-equipped with a network port (and an optional Wireless-N capability). It sports a samba server and a UPnP implementation, allowing seamless integration with services like PlayOn® or Tversity® (for streaming video content from Hulu®, CBS®, Youtube®, CNN®, ESPN® and much more).

The 48 Laws of Power is a 1998 book by Robert Greene. The book shares thematic elements with Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince and has been compared to Sun-Tzu's classic treatise The Art of War.

Mvix Ultio (MX-800HD) 1080p Media Center, a new generation of media center, brings your digital entertainment to your living room. A Hard-Disk based set-top media player capable of HD playback with video output as high as 1080p, it delivers spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio.
Ultio is internet-ready and pre-equipped with a network port (and an optional Wireless-N capability). It sports a samba server and a UPnP implementation, allowing seamless integration with services like PlayOn® or Tversity® (for streaming video content from Hulu®, CBS®, Youtube®, CNN®, ESPN® and much more).

Mvix today is introducing the Mvix Ultio HDD media player. The device is unique in that the company has decided to open source the firmware code so developers can add new features and applications. Mvix states that any new application that gets rolled into the official firmware will net $500 for the developer (not a bad deal). As for Ultimo’s features and specs, the MX-800HD has just about everything any decerning Digital Home enthusiast is looking for: 1080p HDMI video out, support for all the popular media formats, built-in Torrent / Samba servers, UPnP AV client (compatible with PlayOn and TVersity for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube content), Ethernet (optional 802.11n USB dongle available), and file management via remote control. Pricing: $169 or $259 with a bundled 1TB hard drive.

Any component can fail, at any time, in the worst conceivable manner.
Any critical compononent or system must have a backup.