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Dryer Lint Fire Starters
One of my favorite activities in spring, summer and even early autumn is sitting outdoors by a campfire. For safety reasons, outside my home I can’t make a campfire on the ground, so I use a standalone fire pit. The older children, as well as my nephews and nieces like learning how to start a [...]
Japanese Pull Saws
Pull saws have been said to have originated in Japan more than 2,000 years ago. The main difference between pull saws and 'Western' saws is that pull saws cut on the backstroke.
Why Text Editors Matter
A good editor is a very flexible tool. Once you become an expert at it, you can use it to accomplish tasks almost as quickly as you can think of them.
Digitally Blending Photos With Adobe Photoshop
I took 3 shots, one underexposed, one overexposed and one correctly exposed (the Programed Auto setting on the camera). Then I blended the first two images and compared the resulting image with the correctly exposed one.
How Camera Lenses Work
This is the first in a series of blog entries on photography. Today we look at one of the most critical parts of any camera - the lens.
Cleaning Up After Others
Tethered to the shore, this boat is used to pick up garbage floating in the lagoon by the Sharjah Corniche.
What To Do When Your Mac Is Temporarily Disabled
Last night, my Macbook Pro would not wake up from sleep. After jiggling the mouse and hitting the space bar a few times I powered it down. I powered it back up, and I could hear it booting up, and could feel the hard disk move, but there was nothing on the screen. After a little Googling I suspected the video driver was dead.
What Is An F-Stop?