Ad for Kwanon, first prototype — Ever wondered if there was a Camera House Musuem bringing back all the camera from the past! What would that be like?? Canon has just such a site where it shows a historic line-up of cameras and lenses right from the time of Goro Yoshida, a Japanese man who attempted to make the first domestic 35mm focal-plane-shutter rangefinder camera (called as the 35mm rangefinder camera). Trace the continuing evolution of the 35mm camera, from Canon’s (Phantom Prototype Camera, “Kwanon”) initial products in the 1930s to today’s EOS series, and more coupled with the all swish Technology Hall and the design Hall. A presentation very well made.
Monthly Archive for January, 2004
I spend the last two days creating a new design for Maysville Elementary School of North Carolina. Maysville Elementary School had a web presence, however, it needed a fresh look and a more user-friendly navigation. It truly is all about educating our future.
For those who many not know about Maysville — it is a small town in Jones County, North Carolina. If you are from the US of A you probably already know this but I thought a few web links would be nice. Land of the Charlotte, the flight of the Wrights, the mesmerising (we spell that the right way 
Chapel Hill, the historic Tyrone Palace, Comfort Country and our dearest darling Nancy who we all miss so much down-under, So here goes to North Carolina.
Sunlight warms the Earth with life. As our culture moved from ancient hunting/gathering times to the technological era, we discovered ancient sunlight — captured millions of years ago by plants and compressed into oil deep under our soil and oceans. Now, as our planet’s oil supplies are projected to last no more than thirty to fifty years, and species and cultures are dying off at an unprecedented rate, we confront difficult choices. – Thom Hartmann
Set in the romantic wilderness of Cold Mountain, Noth Carolina, the perilous journey of a wounded soldier in the waning days of the American Civil War, to reunite with his beloved Ada. Based on one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, “Cold Mountain” sets off on a true American odyssey through a time that saw some of the greatest ferocity — and heroism — the nation has ever known.
The technology that made this possible, undoubtedly Apple’s Final Cut Pro. Read master film editor Walter Murch’s interview
UPDATE: If you have moved to Vista you might like to have a read of this article to make your Vista run faster. Thx Nick.
Disable your unnecessary services to improve performance without sacrificing functionality. Michael Otey writes about Windows XP’s 26 automatic services that startup everytime you boot, Luckily these can be turned off from Control Panel > Services Applet. Few users need all these services and by turing them off you would help your system run more efficiently.
The services that can turned off are:
We have had an awesome holiday in Tasmania during Christmas and New Year. I have shot about 6 GB worth of images in the 10 days! Can’t wait to put some of them up on my site. I am also going to develop a small website with the images and some information on Tasmania. Hopefully it would be ready by the end of the month. Little did we know we’d travel 2,760 Kms there in such a short time. Its amazing how a good holiday can rejuvinate our spirit within!