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Best Web Sites for Computer Wallpaper

Technology
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Nobody likes a boring computer desktop. Why not spruce up your desktop with some new wallpaper? Don’t know where to find good computer or phone wallpaper? Here are the best sites for computer and phone wallpaper.

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Find The Golden Hour For Your Photographs

Photography
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For photographers the golden hour is the first and last hour of sunlight in the day. This time of the day is known for producing some great photographs due to the unusual lighting qualities. The light is softer, warmer and shadows are longer.

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In landscape photography since the contrast is lower during the golden hour [...]

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An Idiot’s Guide To Photoshop – Free PDF

Photography

Photoshop can be an intimidating piece of software for first time users. It is powerful and can do fantastic things to your photos, but the maze of buttons and filters can leave first time users lost. The good folks at MakeUseOf have created a “starters manual” for first time Photoshop users.
“An Idiot’s Guide to [...]

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Conficker Eye Chart

Computers

Worried that you may be infected with the Conficker worm and not know about it? Even though April 1st has come and gone there have been a lot of recent posts on the Internet about Conficker activity.
The Conficker Working Group has produced a quick way to check if your Windows PC has a Conficker [...]

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Digital Photography – Printable Lens Hood

Photography

If lens flare has been ruining your shots try using a lens hood. Rather than invest in them I found a web site where you can download PDF files that will allow you to print out a lens hood for a variety of lenses. Lens hoods are intended to exclude glare and reduce hot [...]

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Digital Photography – 7 Tips For Better Results

Photography

Digital photography has become very popular and digital cameras now offer high end features in low cost models. You can get some great shots from a low cost camera. Here are a few tricks to help improve your shots.
Use the Magic Hour – The “magic hour” is the hour after sunrise and the hour [...]

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Digsby Integrated IM, Email and Social Networking in Your Tray

Computers

Digsby is a messaging application that integrates instant messaging with easy access to your email and social networks. While there are lots of IM applications out there such as Trillian and Pidgin, Digsby does IM better and offers so much more.
By adding email notifications and a social networking news feed, Digsby is a single [...]

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