Why is it that computers in TV dramas and science fiction have the magical ability to enhance any photograph? To make good television, that’s why.
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Computers in Drama can always ‘Enhance’
T-shirts – The history and possible origins of the t-shirt
T-shirts are considered simple and comfortable clothing wear and unlike haute couture which can get anyone’s attention immediately there is nothing remarkable about wearing a t-shirt. However, the ever-reliable t-shirt is as much a part of history as the people who made it. The t-shirt is a very political piece of apparel and none of [...]
Dyes – How natural and synthetic cloth dyes are manufactured
Ever wondered how manufacturers come up with differently colored clothing wear that can match and even surpass the colors of the rainbow? Colored clothing material is made possible by cloth dyes. Most cloth dyes make use of chemicals that can be poisonous when large amounts are accidentally swallowed. However, most of the cloth dyes commonly [...]
T-shirts – Artificial and natural cloths used in t-shirts
T-shirts will always look the same no matter where you bought them. The typical t-shirt is without a collar, without buttons and without pockets. The only difference would be the t-shirt design as well as the material from which the t-shirt is made. This apparel is perhaps one of the oldest clothing designs that are [...]
T-shirts – How t-shirts are made and manufactured
T-shirts are perhaps the most comfortable and versatile clothing item you can wear on almost any occasion. This is one of the reasons why T-shirt manufacturing is a big business with a market of over two billion worldwide. This versatile apparel has come a long way from its beginnings in 1920. The t-shirt has evolved [...]
Spotify – Spotify gets an offline mode, so your music can play even when offline
Spotify, the online music streaming service is, later today, becoming more than just a streaming service, for Premium members at least. Later today (1st October 2009), the Spotify client will be activated with a new feature – offline mode and the ability to syncronise playlists to your computer’s hard drive. The mobile Spotify applications, for [...]
Uptime – How to find out how long your computer has been on – the uptime
In Windows, you can find your uptime via one of the following two methods commands. To enter these commands open a command prompt from the Start Menu or just execute cmd.exe systeminfo | find “Up Time” net statistics server (Note that this command displays actually shows the last boot time from which the uptime can [...]
Spotify – What exactly is Spotify? A fantastic steaming music service, that’s what.
What is Spotify? An excellent streaming music service. I’ll be writing more about the Spotify service in the future. More information is available about Spotify at the following links: Official Spotify website Spotify wikipedia article The following Spotify guide is available on this website. How to get Spotify links to work in Linux
Jordan – It is a concert hall, a country, much more and a person… me!
If you are looking for the concert hall in Boston, Massachusetts, you are most certainly in the wrong place. Jordan Hall in that context, is the New England Conservatory of Music’s (NEC’s) 1,019 seat central performing space, but that really is going off on a tangent. If you are looking for the country Jordan, then [...]