“I believe in the sun, even though it doesn’t shine.
I believe in love, even when it isn’t shown.
I believe in God, even when he doesn’t speak.”
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Monday, 20 August 2012
Play back video in different speed on iPad - Touch The Video
The app is pretty good and it is on sales now for only US$ 0.99.
It has a lot of other features too...
It has a lot of other features too...
Sunday, 19 August 2012
DVD / CD Code 39 Error, Lost CD/DVD drive
If uninstalling and re-installing the driver don't fix the problem. Try to delete the LowerFilters and / or UpperFilters registry values.
- Run "Regedit" and go to the following Registry Key
- go to the following HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318
- Delete all the LowerFilters and UpperFilters
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Debug Javascript in FireFox with Firebug
- Go to the web page you would like to debug
- Open Firebug from Tools, Web Developer, Firebug, Open Firebug
- Click the "Script" tab
- Click the Reload link
- Set the breakpoints...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Headphones
Open Back headphones
They are designed to give you a more speaker-like experience, ideal for studio monitoring or for simply listening to tracks. They allow for some of the sound to leak and some ambient noise to seep in, creating an illusion of distance from the sound source.
Closed Back headphones
Closed Back headphones on the other hand have closed "cans" that operate quietly and block out ambient noise. They are ideal for recording because they prevent 'spill' from the headphones through microphones into the current track you're recording, but may not have as much soundscape as Open Back ones.
DJ headphones
DJ headphones are workhorse headphones that are tuned for bass and treble response as well as providing good isolation. They generally have features like swivel earpiece for one ear listening, and a convenient folding structure for portability.
They are designed to give you a more speaker-like experience, ideal for studio monitoring or for simply listening to tracks. They allow for some of the sound to leak and some ambient noise to seep in, creating an illusion of distance from the sound source.
Closed Back headphones
Closed Back headphones on the other hand have closed "cans" that operate quietly and block out ambient noise. They are ideal for recording because they prevent 'spill' from the headphones through microphones into the current track you're recording, but may not have as much soundscape as Open Back ones.
DJ headphones
DJ headphones are workhorse headphones that are tuned for bass and treble response as well as providing good isolation. They generally have features like swivel earpiece for one ear listening, and a convenient folding structure for portability.
Monday, 13 August 2012
Friday, 3 August 2012
HSL
Hue adjusts the actual colors of the image. We can adjust how individual colors behave. This is extremely useful in landscape work, where you can fine-tune the
color of greens and blues, for instance, without affecting browns or
oranges. This is great for altering foliage and sky, without adjusting
sticks, dirt, etc. It also works well if you have a human subject in
your landscape: you end up with nice bright foliage and a nice deep blue
sky, but your subject can still have nice, normal, subtle and subdued skin tones.
Saturation slider is a huge help when you want to boost a certain colour over another: I often boost blues and greens on landscapes and sometimes bring yellows, oranges, or reds down in portraits to ease skin tones.
Luminosity is something a drastic. It's minor, but it's there, and it's one of those little touches that will really seal the deal.
The big thing with the HSL Sliders is to try them and experiment: In many cases, you never know what will look good or not unless you just go ahead and try, and dont be afraid to get drastic.
Saturation slider is a huge help when you want to boost a certain colour over another: I often boost blues and greens on landscapes and sometimes bring yellows, oranges, or reds down in portraits to ease skin tones.
Luminosity is something a drastic. It's minor, but it's there, and it's one of those little touches that will really seal the deal.
The big thing with the HSL Sliders is to try them and experiment: In many cases, you never know what will look good or not unless you just go ahead and try, and dont be afraid to get drastic.
Lens Flare
Lens Flare is caused by strong rays of light directly hitting your lens and causing a slight sun burst.
Monday, 30 July 2012
Changing Text Size in Browser
Suddenly the text on YouTube became very small in my FireFox borwser... press <Ctrl> and the "+" to change the size of the text. It also works in Chrome and IE.
Monday, 23 July 2012
SkyDrive - Office Web Apps for iPad
- Install and open the Chrome browser for iOS
- Sign in to SkyDrive.com
- By default, Microsoft will show you the mobile version of SkyDrive and you can only view existing documents, you can't edit or create new ones
- Tap the Chrome menu icon (in the upper right corner), select "Request Desktop Site" and you will be redirected to the full version of the SkyDrive site
Friday, 20 July 2012
Worry
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength.” - Corrie ten Boom
Friday, 13 July 2012
Get over yourself!
- we’re important but not essential
- we are valuable but not indispensable
- we have a song to sing, but we’re not the featured act
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Compressor / Expander / Limiter / Gate
Compressor
– Boosts low-level signals, and “squashes” high-level signals. The
result is a consistent level of audio output regardless of the intensity
(of lack thereof) of the input. Very useful in broadcast - for
instance, the DJ can whisper or scream into the mic and you, the
listener, don’t have to constantly grab the volume control; the level
you hear remains constant. Also useful in live audio for the same
reason, especially for vocals as well as other highly dynamic
instruments like drums.
For the end user (that’s us), compressors are the “enemy of good audio.” Compressors are the reason that music on FM radio sounds flat and lifeless compared to the same music on a CD. Compressors are over-used in recording studios, IMO, and the result is the same – the end product does not sound nearly as realistic and dynamic as it could. The effect is especially prevalent on vocals and acoustic instruments - piano, drums and cymbals, etc.
Expander – A.k.a. dynamic range expander, pushes down residual noise floor in the absence of a signal. For instance, audible background noise between songs on cassette tapes can be virtually eliminated.
Limiter – Similar to a compressor, but evens out only high-level signals while imposing no effect on low-level signals. Typically used to prevent signal levels from exceeding a pre-set limit, to keep a sound system or the inputs of a device from clipping.
Gate – Effectively shuts off a signal when it falls below a pre-set threshold. Typically used on mics when the presence of a signal is absent. For instance, a speaker using a lapel mic: the mic is very sensitive and will pick up ambient room noise when the speaker pauses between phrases. The gate can be set for a low threshold to shut off when he is not speaking. Set the threshold too high and it will cut him off when he speaks softly. Another common use is for micing drums. In this case the threshold is set high, to pass the signal only when the drum is struck, but immediately close so as not to “bleed” - pick up the other drums as they are struck.
Peak Limiter – See “Limiter” above.
As you can see, only an expander would be useful in normal home audio. For amateur singers in karaoke, a compressor or limiter would be a big “plus” especially if they are going to be recorded. There is really no use for a gate outside professional applications.
For the end user (that’s us), compressors are the “enemy of good audio.” Compressors are the reason that music on FM radio sounds flat and lifeless compared to the same music on a CD. Compressors are over-used in recording studios, IMO, and the result is the same – the end product does not sound nearly as realistic and dynamic as it could. The effect is especially prevalent on vocals and acoustic instruments - piano, drums and cymbals, etc.
Expander – A.k.a. dynamic range expander, pushes down residual noise floor in the absence of a signal. For instance, audible background noise between songs on cassette tapes can be virtually eliminated.
Limiter – Similar to a compressor, but evens out only high-level signals while imposing no effect on low-level signals. Typically used to prevent signal levels from exceeding a pre-set limit, to keep a sound system or the inputs of a device from clipping.
Gate – Effectively shuts off a signal when it falls below a pre-set threshold. Typically used on mics when the presence of a signal is absent. For instance, a speaker using a lapel mic: the mic is very sensitive and will pick up ambient room noise when the speaker pauses between phrases. The gate can be set for a low threshold to shut off when he is not speaking. Set the threshold too high and it will cut him off when he speaks softly. Another common use is for micing drums. In this case the threshold is set high, to pass the signal only when the drum is struck, but immediately close so as not to “bleed” - pick up the other drums as they are struck.
Peak Limiter – See “Limiter” above.
As you can see, only an expander would be useful in normal home audio. For amateur singers in karaoke, a compressor or limiter would be a big “plus” especially if they are going to be recorded. There is really no use for a gate outside professional applications.
Spiritual DNA
What direction has God taken you?
What needs has He revealed to you?
What abilities has He given you?
None of us is called to carry the sin of the world. But all of us can carry a burden for the world!
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Rogers Cisco DPC3825 Router - DNS Server for Static IP
Be careful, don't use the Router's IP address as the DSN Server.
You can either get the DNS IP from the Status/Gateway tab of the Router Web page or from the setting of the computer using the DHCP server.
You can either get the DNS IP from the Status/Gateway tab of the Router Web page or from the setting of the computer using the DHCP server.
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Responsive Web Design
Responsive design is a style of web design that responds to the user as they arrive at the web page. The design will display the content most effectively with different devices.
Web pages must be flexible and adapt, they must look different depending upon what is displaying them.
Don't crate separate websites for each device, it is only a quick and dirty approach.
Responsive design treats mobile and desktop the same. But the pages that are created may look vastly different, while containing the same content.
CSS media queries were introduced as part of CSS3 and they improved on the idea of media types by looking at the actual physical specifications being sent from the browser to the computer.
For example, to send a specific style sheet only to iPhones, you would write:
This can handle any device that has a width less than 480px.
Small Screen Need the Important Things First
Web pages must be flexible and adapt, they must look different depending upon what is displaying them.
Don't crate separate websites for each device, it is only a quick and dirty approach.
Responsive design treats mobile and desktop the same. But the pages that are created may look vastly different, while containing the same content.
CSS media queries were introduced as part of CSS3 and they improved on the idea of media types by looking at the actual physical specifications being sent from the browser to the computer.
For example, to send a specific style sheet only to iPhones, you would write:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen and (max-device-width: 480px)" href="480-styles.css">
This can handle any device that has a width less than 480px.
Small Screen Need the Important Things First
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Google Drive - Moving the local folder location
Discount the account and login again to change the local folder location.
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