Saturday, August 05, 2006
Powerful X-ray beams illuminate writings of Greek mathematician Archimedes, hidden for centuries under prayers. The palimpsest contains the only copies of treatises on flotation, gravity and mathematics.
Check out the Timeline seen over on the BBC’s web site. From August 1991 to now. Fascinating facts.
Oh! Doesn’t time fly!
Thursday, August 03, 2006
High dynamic range photography is one of many digital darkroom techniques catching the fancy of amateur photographers.
Monday, July 31, 2006
BBC programme Click looks at when children should start using computers for the first time.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
I came across this impressive article over at Big Bad Book Blog. I have noticed some extraordinary book covers recently including this children’s book on Pirates. The article by Lisa Woods is full of useful tips for independent publishers and authors. Here is a quote before you head on over and see for yourself:
If you want your book to be a contender, don’t underestimate the importance of your cover—more than any other single factor, it determines whether or not your book sells. The average consumer spends just eight seconds looking at a front cover… Printing technology gives a cover a potent visual punch. Read on to find out how you can use special effects in sharp, non-tacky ways that will make consumers see stars all the way to the cash register.
This web site is a kind of depository for all the things about getting stuff onto the web.
Also see my web site about my boat AViVA. This was built with iWeb (not exactly to web standards but interesting tool for web building).
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