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Canon EOS 40D

09/20/2007 by Connie Veneracion  
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If you’re a member of Club EOS, you probably received this invite too to the launching of Canon’s latest DSLR model — the EOS 40D.

When the EOS 350D was launched, I got an invite too after I participated in a Canon photo exhibit at the Megatrade Hall. I even won a flash drive in the [...]

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Awesome Pinas photo and video contests

09/10/2007 by Connie Veneracion  
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Code Red Magazine, to which I am a regular contributor, is sponsoring photo and video contests for parents and teeners. The theme: WHY the PHILIPPINES is an AWESOME COUNTRY.
The photo contest is open to all Filipino parent ages 30 to 45 years old who are non-professional photographers and not in the photography or related business.
The [...]

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GIMP and X11 on your Mac

04/21/2007 by Connie Veneracion  
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Last night, I did something I thought I would never ever do. I got rid of Adobe Photoshop CS2. I have had it. It slowed down the system endlessly. I backed up my files in an external hard drive and reinstalled Mac OS X. After the installation, I just let the system download all the [...]

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Chocolatey interludes

One of the best things about having kids who enjoy experimenting in the kitchen is that I get to sample the fruits of their experiments. Ever since I discovered the cooking chocolate from a stall at SM Hypermarket, it’s been one long chocolate party in the house.
I’ve mentioned before that Sam and I have [...]

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