Browsing Archive: July, 2009
Posted by Diane on Tuesday, July 14, 2009,
In :
Video
I. Preparation
A. make sure battery is fully charged
B. take an extra battery if possible and/or power cord
C. take enough videotape
D. take a tripod along if you can
II. Shooting
A. Camera
1. use a tripod for shots with no camera movement
2. use the image stabilizer function when doing handheld
shots
3. don't overuse the zoom lens
4. get a variety of coverage; wide shots, close-up details,
etc.
5. be sure to get enough coverage to convey the topic you are
covering
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Posted by Diane on Tuesday, July 14, 2009,
In :
Audio
Here's a simple way to record an Mp3 file and embed it into
your website. First sign up with http://www.drop.io This is a file
storage and sharing website.
"A drop is a 'discrete' (yes, "ete") chunk of space you can use
to store and share anything (pictures, video, audio, docs, etc)
privately, without accounts, personal registration, or email
addresses. Our site is not searchable and not 'networked', only
people that know the URL of a drop can access it. You can
create as many as ... Continue reading ...
Posted by diane on Sunday, July 12, 2009,
In :
Books
Shadows In Still Water
by Diane Wolf
Prologue Calcutta, India, 1756
Fort William, prized jewel of Britain's East India Company, lay smoking in the stiff, still Calcutta midnight. Governor Drake had angered the Nawab, Siraj-ad-daula, with a number of offenses both real and imaginary. For three days, since Wednesday, June 15th, the Nawab and his forces had besieged the fort, repelled mainly by luck and the heroics of a handful of junior officers. It was beginning to crumble now, under the continuous... Continue reading ...
Would you like to have a forum on your website where visitors can go to ask questions, provide feedback, or post information? There are two basic ways to do this: software you install on a server or a forum hosted elsewhere.
If your website is with a paid host, you should be able to install forum software. Most major hosts will provide Fantastico or Simple Scripts (SS) that will install it for you. Go to the Fantastico or SS control panels and choose a forum script. A couple that are provided ... Continue reading ...
If you want to design your own website and start selling products or services online with a shoestring budget, you must first ask some basic questions for each step in this process. What am I selling?
This may seem obvious but what you decide to sell affects the type of website you design. If you plan to buy wholesale products and resell them, you will probably be handling a whole catalog of products from your wholesaler. You will need some kind of dynamic, ecommerce website with a shopping car... Continue reading ...
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Diane has worked in a number of different fields such as typesetting, desktop publishing, proofreading, food services, insurance, medical records, drop shipping, office supplies, housekeeping and child care. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and tries to keep up with the latest in computer, internet and multimedia technologies. She believes good web design doesn't have to be expensive.
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