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Firefox extension: DragDropUpload
This extension lets fill an upload input of a form using the drag and drop service from the system. Just drop the file into the input box and then send it.
Canon 350D (Rebel XT) vs. Canon 400D (Rebel XTi)
- Price: approx. $500.00 vs. approx. $700 (on 20-July-07)
- Weight: 485g vs. 510g
- Heavier - but a very insignificant increase
- Pixel differences - 8mp vs. 10mp
- 3456 x 2304 vs. 3888 x 2592
- 11.52 X 7.68 inches at 300dpi vs. 12.96 X 8.64 inches at 300dpi
- Verdict: In my personal opinion, this is a insignificant upgrade.
- Autofocus points: 7 points vs. 9 points
- Might be useful to some. However, I still focus on the middle point and re-compose
- Burst mode differences - 14 vs. 27 continuous JPEG shots (larger buffer size)
- Still 3fps though
- I feel this is a significant improvement, especially useful when capturing RAW in burst mode - Depends on how often you would do this though.
- Bigger LCD: 1.8" vs. 2.5"
- Nice upgrade - Might be more useful for detecting soft/blurry images before transferring them to PC. I would be content with the 1.8" screen though.
- Noise levels:
- Improved at lower ISO's for 400D (e.g ISO 100), however, noiser at 1600 than 350D
- Some mixed reports about this
- Both still better than Nikon D200, which was quite surprising (or not so surprising ;-).
- Some Firmware changes:
- Auto rotation with three options (not recorded, record don't rotate, record and rotate)
- Verdict: I still post-process all my photos anyway - so this wouldn't be very important to me.
- Histogram available as brightness (Luminance) or RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
- Might be useful
- Sensor cleaning feature:
- Questionable effectiveness
- Some reports show that 400D is more prone to dust than 350D
- Can get a giotto rocket blaster for as little as $8 - $15
- Overall verdict: I would wait till next upgrade
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Biodegradable ‘plastic’ bottles
It's about time.
Biodegradable "plastic" bottles. This is called Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) - made from Corn. The bottle will begin to break down when the temperature reaches 50°C and 95% relative humidity and takes about 6 weeks to decompose.
Web-based Mind-mapping tool
Also includes a feature to collaborate on other mind-maps (if you're working on one with others) and obviously, you can also export to an image (JPG/PNG) , XML file or HTML page.
glossy.js
http://www.netzgesta.de/glossy/
Glossy.js allows you to add corners and shading and shadow to images on your webpages. It uses unobtrusive javascript to keep your code clean.
It works in all the major browsers - Mozilla Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9+, IE6+ and Safari. On older browsers, it'll degrade and your visitors won't notice a thing.