Archive For April 5th, 2004

Photo.net – Photo Of The Week

This is an amazing action shot of a horse race! Wow!As the author says, “A wide angle put to good use in difficult conditions.” I can only imagine!

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419 Scammer Caught!

Here’s the fascinating account of the arrest of a 419 spammer in a Dublin Internet cafe. It is a lengthy but good read, and the following thread brings up some interesting points about the legality of listening to Internet traffic. Later… and it made it on to slashdot! Thankfully the linked page on linux.ie is [...]

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B&W, Bokeh, Chew, Junk, Pro-photographer, LCD vs CRT, etc etc

Lots and lots of articles via Photography Blog this morning! B&W – Take great photos in black and white! Good examples, and I believe B&W photography lends a dramatic atmosphere to any scene! Bokeh in Pictures – I had never heard of Bokeh before. Here’s a good technical description of an interesting concept, Bokeh is [...]

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Gmail is for real!

Colm expresses his slight exasperation with the ILUG over doubts about the new gmail service from Google! heh. I signed up a few days ago.

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