The Tech Loft

Wow, am I ever impressed with Microsoft this year. They have re-designed the XBox 360 to be slimmer, quieter and packed with built in features not previously included in older models. But l will admit and I hope Microsoft will admit as well that they pretty much copied the PlayStation 3 (PS3) in terms of included features. The new XBox 360 now includes wireless adaptor, a bigger hard drive that i looks to be internal and removable…however, I don’t think you can stick a SATA laptop hard drive like with the PS3. Hell, the new XBox is even BLACK just like the PS3! These changes are exciting and should rack up more console sales. I think for the first time, I can say ‘PS3 beware’. Another new add-on to the XBox is Kinect. Due to Kinect, I am re-considering selling my XBox 360 console. However, I’m not going to cover Kinect right now, we’ll save that for a future post.

The following is a list for FREE RAW Workflow Applications for you digital photographers out there. There are several types of applications for Windows, MAC and Linux. I hope you find some of the useful! UFRaw http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/ O/S: Windows, Mac & Linux The Unidentified Flying Raw (UFRaw) is a utility to read and manipulate raw images from digital cameras. It can be used on its own or as a Gimp plug-in. It reads raw images using Dave Coffin’s raw z conversionutility – DCRaw . UFRaw supports color management workflow based on Little CMS , allowing the user to apply ICC color profiles. For Nikon users UFRaw has the advantage that it can read the camera’s tone curves. Even if you don’t own a Nikon, you can still apply a Nikon curve to your images. Dcraw http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ O/S: Windows, Mac & Linux Dcraw mission: Write and maintain an ANSI C program that decodes any raw image from any digital camera on any computer running a...