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Posted on: 12 February, 2005

Author: J.L. Siefers

The Key to Getting More Magic Shows Booked Online

This article is the result of a conversation I had with a magician about his website. He wanted to know if I could build him a nice looking site that had his name and contact information on it. I explained to him the purpose of having a website and what you want visitors to do when they land on your site. Why Do You Have a Website? The brochure site is nicely designed with contact information and a few pictures. These sites usually look nice and clean. The issue is visitor conversion. Many people view the site and move on...

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Posted on: 21 January, 2005

Author: Catherine Calder

Do You Have A Healthy Brain? The Secret to Mental Agility

We all know to exercise our bodies to keep fit, but how often do you think about ... your brain? And what type of exercise does it need anyway? What are the facts? What is the secret to mental We all know to exercise our bodies to keep fit, but how often do you think about exercising your brain? And what type of exercise does it need anyway? What are the facts? What is the secret to mental agility?Keeping mentally active will keep your brain in good shape. Getting older does not mean that you have to be forgetful! Recent...

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Posted on: 19 December, 2004

Author: Gary Hendricks

10 Tips for Shooting Great Digital Photos

Want to know THE biggest secret totaking good digital photos? Well here itis: It's the ... that ... photos, not the camera. ... that for a minute. It's true ... seen so Want to know THE biggest secret totaking good digital photos? Well here itis: It's the photographer that takesgreat photos, not the camera. Thinkabout that for a minute. It's true isn'tit?I've seen some people take great photoswith a simple point-and-shoot camera,while some take lousy shots with themost expensive SLR.But fret not. Read these ten tips onshooting digital photos and apply themthe next time you have a chance. Beforelong, you'll...

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Posted on: 23 November, 2004

Author: Michael Kanehl

Playing with or against Chess Software: This you've got to try!

If you're getting a little long in the tooth, and grey on top, then youmight be stuck back in the days of yon when chess software wasn't worththe price of the floppy disk that it came on. Well my frie If you're getting a little long in the tooth, and grey on top, then youmight be stuck back in the days of yon when chess software wasn't worththe price of the floppy disk that it came on. Well my friend, times havechanged, and this is definitely NOT your father's chess software we'retalking about here.Human vs. ComputerComputer chess software really came...

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Posted on: 10 November, 2004

Author: Gordon Brenzil

Choosing The Right Digital Camera For You

Let's get ... straight right out of the box. If you're looking to buy a new digital camera, you don't really have to be an expert in pixels and mega pixels and all that kind of stuff. If you exp Let's get something straight right out of the box. If you're looking to buy a new digital camera, you don't really have to be an expert in pixels and mega pixels and all that kind of stuff. If you expect to find that kind of deep technical discussion here, you're in the wrong place.Actually, there's a whole lot of stuff...

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Posted on: 19 October, 2004

Author: Jakob Jelling

Digital cameras & resolution

By Jakob Jellinghttp://www.snapjunky.comWhile analyzing any camera, one of the most important qualities of a photograph that a person seeks, is resolution. This word itself needs a brief discussion be... By Jakob Jellinghttp://www.snapjunky.comWhile analyzing any camera, one of the most important qualities of a photograph that a person seeks, is resolution. This word itself needs a brief discussion before progressing onto its implication upon a digital camera. This is a word that seems to almost every new photographer as a nightmare. With all the myths and irrelevant information circulating all around, this is quite common. This however is an effort to...

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Posted on: 01 September, 2004

Author: Kelly Paal

Photography 101 Part 3

... 101Part ... if you feel that you already know what kind of ... you like to do, it’s always a good idea to try your talent at ... aspects of ... th Photography 101Part 3ContentEven if you feel that you already know what kind of photography you like to do, it’s always a good idea to try your talent at different aspects of photography.Pictorial, this is a general term but it applies to any photographer who’s goal is simply to create beautiful photos. This breaks down into smaller subsets but the most popular form is landscape and nature photography....

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Posted on: 17 August, 2004

Author: Jesse S. Somer

Travel to Deep Space by Sitting at your Computer

For many ... various human cultures have had great ... about the star ... However, these days most of the ... ... breed of human couldn’t tell you much about wha For many generations various human cultures have had great knowledge about the star constellations. However, these days most of the so-called modernized breed of human couldn’t tell you much about what’s around us in the infinite Universe. The funny thing is, technically we now know more about what’s there than ever before, we’ve even got photos. With the Hubble Telescope we now have access to the most unbelievable pictures...

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