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Americans Believe China Has Surpassed the United States in Economic Strength; Back Government Suppor
12/08/2010 - WASHINGTON, D.C.
The American public is deeply concerned about the strength of the U.S. economy and its competitiveness with the rest of the world, according to poll results announced today by The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) and Natio...
PC versus MAC
The central question for everyone wishing to buy a computer is "Do I buy a Mac or a PC?" The main practical difference between PC-compatibles and Apple Macs is that Macs are far easier to use. This is due to the fact that the operating system (OS), which ...
Understanding How Computers Work I
At the heart of digital photography is the computer, yet when you open a computer you find mostly air and a board with a- few tiny items attached. The most remarkable fact about this assembly of items is that if there is the slightest fault in any one of ...
Different Printers Models
Ink-jet printer
Typical of modem ink-jet printers, this model takes a variety of papers on a nearly straight paper path and is simple to use, but good prints need several minutes to output.
Canon BJC 85
This is a compact and lightweight printer that ...
Different Printer Models & Checking Printer Output
Multipurpose laser
For a small business or home office, a laser machine that can print, scan, fax, and copy - all in one unit - is an economical, space-saving solution. Image quality may not be of the highest, but modern machines provide print output sui...
Additional Software - DTP & Fonts & Clip - Art
DTP
Desktop publishing (DTP) software enables you to design page-based products with greater ease than working with word-processing applications - however powerful the word-processor. DTP applications enable you to handle pictures and type flexibly and f...
Additional Software - Anti-virus Protection
Modern photographers need to be multiskilled -able not only to visualize a photograph, but also capable of handling the computer resources required to make the most of the resulting images. The remarkable fact is that, for a relatively modest outlay, anyo...
Adobe Photoshop & Other Image Editors
Adobe Photoshop
Ease-of-use is not the first feature that Photoshop is noted for, but that is what experienced users most appreciate. The reason is that it is easy to customize Adobe Photoshop so that working with its numerous features can be highly stre...
Specialist Film Scanners
For the digital photographer, a specialist film scanner represents the best balance of features and quality. Modern film scanners can provide excellent-quality results at a very reasonable cost, producing reproduction-ready scans for a fraction of the cos...
Different Scanner Models
Microtek flat-bed scanner
- typical of numerous flat-bed scanners, this model produces excellent results from prints, is easy and quick to operate, and is reliable.
Scanmaker X6
- an inexpensive 600 x 1,200 ppi scanner from Microtek working with a SC...
LCD screens & LCD monitors
LCD screen
In an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen, the crucial element is the liquid crystal itself - a liquid or semi-liquid material whose molecules behave like crystals when subjected to the influence of an electrical field. Due to their structure,...
How Colour Monitors Work
There are two main methods of producing the monitor through which we control the computer and assess images before printing them out. Both require extremely high levels of precision in manufacture and sophisticated control.
Cathode-ray tube
CRT, or Ca...
Studio Lighting – Accessories II
Slave units
In the usual set-up, the flash connected to the camera is the master light. When this unit fires, sensors, known as "slaves", attached to any other lights, fire their-flash units in synchronization. This removes the need for all flash units ...
Different Specialist Film Models
Silver-based films are made up of layers of silver-halide crystals sensitive to wavelengths of, mostly, visible light. However, it is possible to sensitize film to wavelengths such as infrared. Film layers must also be balanced for a specific white balanc...
Choosing The Best Film II
Colour
Modern 100-speed films give a superb balance of image quality with speed. Nonetheless, 400-speed films are excellent and produce results in which the loss of sharpness and increase in graininess is acceptable. However, contrast is higher and the s...
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