Lenovo S10 ThinkStation
Entry level creative workstation from the Chinese company that bought IBM's workstation and ThinkPad line
When Lenovo acquired IBM's personal computer division (ThinkPads and IntelliStations, among others) and IBM became a major shareholder in the Chinese computer manufacturer, it appeared that IBM's popular IntelliStation line might fall into the digital dustbin.
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Sweat in 125 degrees Fahrenheit heat during the pouring of gold at the end of the production line in Africa? Subject yourself to -15 degrees Fahrenheit on the western edge of Siberia at an oil extraction facility? Sample water in Florida at various stages of the desalination process? Sniff, taste, then spit coffee at a tasters association in Brazil? How about trying 20 kinds of beer at the Baltika factory in St. Petersburg?
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In this movie, host Chris Orwig does some tone work, contrast, and vignetting to an image. He shows how to access the Develop module and how to work with the various sliders to make adjustments to an image. He then works in the Lens Correction menu, where he brings in a vignette, and goes back and forth between the Lens Vignetting and Basic Menu quite often to show the results.
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Alright all you Ableton users and those of you not lucky enough to have yet indulged, the Ableton Live 7 release is packed with some amazing new features. Today's favorite is defined by Ableton as Slicing. Have you ever had a great beat and you want to slice it up quickly so you could resample it or change the rhythm? Welcome to Slicing.
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In this clip, Chris discusses camera calibration and using a specific profile for your particular camera. In addition to briefly going over some of the Camera Calibration sliders and showing what they can do to an image, he focuses mainly on the Chromoholics website, which can improve the accuracy of your images.
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There was a lot of buzz at this years NAB. Where was Apple? Were they missed? Avid? What about the 3D phenomenom? Is it a fad? And Scarlett, scarlett, scarlett. The Red Camera booth was once again a crowd favorite.
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As of this writing, there are five top Internet search engines: Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, and Ask.com, and while Google and Yahoo! get a lot of the press (particularly lately), the Ask.com search engine is a rather interesting engine that deserves a closer look. This article will cover some of the highlights in its 12-year history, from its start as Ask Jeeves to its innovations, as well as the most recent developments behind the scenes.
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If you ever have a chance to read some of the PR for PR sake pieces on Web 2.0 you'd swear we now have a new frontier that is tailor made for PR people. We'd like to suggest a better option...lurk, learn, listen, help. Let us know if you want the illustrations separately or if you simply think it's a waste of electronic bits.
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EBay Inc. is
exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment
service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust...
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Owners of older
iPods can get a $45 rebate from Apple Inc., now that the company has
offered to settle two lawsuits involving the battery life of...
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Fake MP3 files have duped thousands of computer users into download
annoying and potentially dangerous malware into their systems. People
expecting free music are instead directed to download ...
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JVC GZHD7 Hi-Definition Hard Drive Camcorder (Rated by 38 users)
Records 1080i high-definition digital video to built-in 60GB hard disk drive, three separate 530,000-pixel (effective) image sensors, 2-11/16" widescreen LCD, 10X optical ...
Price Range $989 to $1,390 •
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