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Cropping and Resizing to Maintain Aspect Ratio in Thumbnails on Flickr

I was trying to drum out a thumbnail image spec. for Podcastinople this afternoon and of course turned to the Web 2.0 standard for creating them, Flickr. The idea behind a thumbnail is that I want to create a 75×75 version of an image while maintaining the aspect ratio. Since most photos and images uploaded… Continue reading Cropping and Resizing to Maintain Aspect Ratio in Thumbnails on Flickr

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Comics On The Zune – NYC2123 Dayender Digital Graphic Novel Formatted For the Zune

The Zune should be about entertainment, so I started thinking about what might be interesting to have on there if I was stuck on a bus or an airplane and wanted something to do. I started to remember a graphic novel that debuted as the first one designed for the Sony Playstation Portable or PSP.… Continue reading Comics On The Zune – NYC2123 Dayender Digital Graphic Novel Formatted For the Zune

The Microsoft Zune: Part 1 – Troubleshooting the Installation and Initial Firmware

This is the first in what will be a series of posts about the Microsoft Zune device. I’ve been interested in this for some time–having suggested the idea of a wireless media player in 2005. First things first: Let’s differentiate between software, firmware, and hardware: The Zune Software is the program you must install in… Continue reading The Microsoft Zune: Part 1 – Troubleshooting the Installation and Initial Firmware

Spamming and Scheming Through Electronic Communications Parallel to Email

I received an interesting message via Tribe.net recently: From Miss Finna Gausa Please write me at (@yahoo.com ) Dear Rob, I am Miss Finna Gausa the only daughter of late Mr. & Mrs. Philip Gausa. I go through your profile and God lead me to contact you, My father and mother were very wealthy farmers… Continue reading Spamming and Scheming Through Electronic Communications Parallel to Email

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Celebrate the Election With Firefox Extensions (Add-ons)

A hearty congratulations to the democrats in successfully channeling public discontent with the war in Iraq, political corruption, our nation’s economy into votes. I made over a hundred calls on behalf the party from the headquarter off NE 9th and Burnside, and stood on the corner of the street with a go Vote sign on… Continue reading Celebrate the Election With Firefox Extensions (Add-ons)