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Create Beautiful Bokeh Effects with These Three Camera Rules

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Melanie Pinola Bokeh adds a unique look to photos with creamy out-of focus highlights. If you want to get the best Bokeh effects, The Slanted Lens offers this lighting lesson with three basic rules. The Slanted Lens experimented with different aperture settings and subject/background placements to find these three principles for getting the most Bokeh: 1. Get as close to the subject as you can 2. Keep the background with the…

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All-Mountain Ski Gear for Shredding Out of Bounds

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As reported on Wired. by Jakob Schiller   View as gallery Powder is like an addiction for many of us. We’re willing to drive or hike way too long to reach it. And once we’re in it, the rest of the world disappears. We can be freezing, dehydrated and malnourished, but we wouldn’t even notice because we’re floating along in deep, untouched snow. Such was the case when I sat in the car for five…

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At Long Last, Microsoft’s Surface Pro Tablet Is Going On Sale

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As reported on Wired. BY MAT HONAN Microsoft announced details on pricing and availability of its Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet. Photo: Microsoft   Some seven months after it was announced, the Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro is finally hitting stores on Feb. 9. The made-by-Microsoft tablet with the full version of Windows will be available at Microsoft retail stores, on the Microsoft Store online, at Best Buy and Staples. The 64-GB model is $899, while the 128-GB…

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Beware: 7 Sins of Cloud Computing

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As reported on Wired. BY JAKE GARDNER Image: infomatique/Flickr   Why seven? Why not?! While none of these problem areas align with the so-called deadly sins, the reality is that each represents a real challenge that can arise in many organizations, whether enterprises or SMBs, when it comes to implementing and maintaining a cloud architecture. These are universal challenges. While each is not an ultimate, insurmountable hurdle to adoption, thinking about how each of these…

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Spy Bases: 9 Secretive HQs of the World’s Intelligence Agencies

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As reported on Wired. BY ROBERT BECKHUSEN View as gallery Architecture is a language, one used by institutions to say something about themselves. The same basic principle is true for the world’s spy agencies. All show their secrecy in their buildings, while some may appear starkly utilitarian, and some may even be frightening and alienating. But they also have their quirks and differences, whether it be an isolated complex hidden by trees, in a location that’s…

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The Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of First-Time Smartphone Buyers

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As reported on Wired. BY ALEXANDRA CHANG Emily Nelson browses phones at the AT&T store in San Francisco, CA. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired It only seems like everyone has a smartphone. Despite the dozens of smartphones churned out each year by the likes of Samsung, Apple, Motorola, HTC and more, just 55.5 percent of mobile users in the United States have one, according to Nielsen data from July 2012. But that’s changing, quickly. Two in three American phone buyers will choose a…

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The evolution of Call of Duty Elite

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As reported on Polygon. By BRIAN CRECENTE In the time it’s taken me to write this sentence, more than 900 hours of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has been cumulatively played around the world by its millions of fans. Last year, Call of Duty publisher Activision created a website to track that stat and other similar, almost alarming numbers live. Scrolling down the lengthy page exposes tickers of numbers that move so fast it’s hard…

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HALO 4 REVIEW: THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE

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As reported on Polygon. By Arthur Gies Halo 4 gets what made Halo: Combat Evolved special. The original Halo wasn’t just about great combat or multiplayer, though it set the standard for those things in shooters for the better part of a decade. There was also a sense of wonder and discovery that Halo‘s sequels often struggled to find again. They were bigger, yes, and they had more of everything Halo had, but that was also sort of the problem. They were charting known…

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Google makes Microsoft sweat over Sync cutoff, but Windows Phone will get DAV support

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As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren A curious twist in the ongoing ecosystems war. Google’s decision to drop Exchange ActiveSync support, a protocol used to sync Gmail calendar, contacts, and mail items on mobile devices, left Microsoft surprised anddisappointed. The change means new Windows Phone users after January 30th with personal Gmail accounts will be unable to sync calendar and contact items. The Vergehas learned that Microsoft is planning to support CardDAV and CalDAV in Windows Phone, Google’s…

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Big Data And SaaS Will Become Relevant For Small Businesses In 2013

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CHRIS LUO Over the past few years, most of us who work at mid to large-sized companies have seen our productivity multiply because of big data and SaaS applications. But small businesses have not experienced the same benefits. Rather, they have been left in the dark, trying to understand what drives their business and make adjustments. In 2013, this will change. I witnessed first-hand the impact of big bata and…

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