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“Shape sorting cube”

Sorting objects according to specific parameters is something that we learn from early childhood. Teaching a toddler or preschooler to sort items into categories is one of the best activities, since it encourages analytical thinking, creativity, and is a basic math skill. Since we received this basic knowledge, our mind works according to the skills […]

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Transparency and quickness

There are lots of discussions over the image formats used for the web, namely what image format is most appropriate. The discussions refer to the file size and its influence on site performance and quickness of pages downloading – factors crucial for the website owner. There are several image formats most appropriate for the web,

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Just like a fulfillment manager

Time planning is a great benefit. Those who are capable of creating functional plans are able to fulfill more with less effort and with less amount of frustration. They plan things in advance, schedule “to do” things, phone calls, meetings, etc. There is even a special job called a “fulfillment manager”. He makes sure customers

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Receive faxes safely

Facsimiles we receive are not necessarily printed out. Sometimes they are saved electronically in specific image formats, one of which is FXM. This file extension is associated with WinFax owned by Symantec Corporation. Although the program has not been updated for almost 10 years, it still exists in many computers running Windows XP. Since lots

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Added support for SFW format

An SFW file is not something you come across often. This is one of the old image formats one can barely find software to process. This format is proprietary of Seattle FilmWorks – corporation that started in 1970s and developed film for motion picture and still photographs. This company is no longer in the market,

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Create a 3D perspective photo

Whatever 3D refers to – a movie, a game, a program – they become attention capturers. The new tendency in modern technology is to create things as close to reality as possible or even exceed it. Old movies are now converted into their 3d versions; more 3d games are developed, etc. If there is a

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Looking through images

In graphics color information is saved in three channels: red, green, and blue. There is one more channel that is invisible – called the “alpha channel”. Alpha channel in graphics is a channel, or a mask – it specifies how the colors should be merged to achieve transparency. Transparency can be of different levels –

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“Softlifting” and its risks

The main purpose of the software activation for a user is assurance that the product is genuine and that all the features the product contains are available. Software developers take these measures to prevent software piracy. Piracy is characterized by sharing the software among users in a way that infringes on the license agreement between

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Enter the world of RAW

If you are going to produce high quality prints, then RAW is the way to go. Shooting in RAW offers great amount of flexibility within image processing. With RAW you have every piece of information that your camera had available to you. RAW format offers such a wide range of control over the image –

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Expressing your emotions

Why our feelings are important in interpersonal relations? Proper communication is the essence of relationships. People’s feelings are the essence of communication. Openness of feelings and the communication level provide for effective communication. People tend to spend more time online nowadays. Instead of devoting more time for one-by-one meetings we prefer to stay in, turn

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