MacBook Air vs MacBook comparison
The 11in model offers a 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (capable of Turbo Boost to 2.7GHz) and comes with 4GB RAM and an Intel HD Graphics 6000 graphics card. On the face of it the MacBook Air offers the best specs, with a faster processor ...
www.macworld.co.uk
April 9, 2015
Origin's unassuming Chronos doesn't scream performance, but it still screams
Prices start at about a grand for a basic configuration but our review unit, with Intel Core i7-4970K processor, Nvidia GTX Titan graphics card and 16GB of RAM rang up to $3,699. That's a lot of money, but it's also some serious hardware, and the Titan ...
www.digitaltrends.com
April 6, 2015
Melbourne School of Design by John Wardle Architects and NADAAA
As Wardle noted, at the very least it gave them a distinct strategic advantage during the limited timeframe of the project's initial open design competition phase, allowing them to work around the clock.[2] Wardle even noted a secret agenda here ...
www.architectureanddesign.com.au
April 8, 2015
An Old-Time Grace in Travel Clocks
Several companies have focused on the nostalgia factor associated with certain kinds of luxury travel — with vintage-design luggage, for example — notably on the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner or the Orient-Express trains. The train company once sold a ...
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2015
The 15 Best Indie Games on PC
The great indie boom triggered by digital distribution a decade ago turned out to be more of a Big Bang, firing small-team development in a plethora of different directions that now defy simple categorisation. Instead, he joined with artist Dennis ...
www.pcgamesn.com
April 7, 2015
Radio Is Soulless. Can These Radicals Make It Great Again?
On the desk in front of him sits a brand-new mixing board, troublingly covered in moisture. Corporations like Clear Channel and Cumulus snapped up stations all over the country, then pumped them full of centrally programmed playlists designed to ...
www.wired.com
April 1, 2015
How to Overcome Burnout and Stay Motivated
“In large part, it's because we're surrounded by devices that are designed to grab our attention and make everything feel urgent. Have lunch away from your desk. “Stepping away from your computer gets you out of the weeds and prompts you to ...
Hardware The monitor now uses a DVII connector. It is still a cable that is permanently attached at the monitor side, alas. I am running it to an extender cable with a DVII extender, and also running a USB extender. This is in anticipation of switching from the built-in VESA stand to a monitor arm. The VESA stand permits a wide range of tilt, but dragging it around on the desk is getting old. These mappings are not per software package, however. nl’s monitor testing site showed dead-on color accuracy, sharpness, black levels, and gamma. The only issue was on the inversion test — slight flickers on 1 and 7b, noticeable on 3. (For comparison, my HP ZR22w flickered slightly only on 4a and 4b. my Viewsonic only on 4b). In comparison, the V2 flunked the sharpness test (oversharp, and... Unlike the 19U and the V1, both of which ran cool out of the box, the V3 was perfectly calibrated from the get go. As the V3 is a new panel, it also has a new OSD. Brightness, contrast, gamma Color temp, and R, G, B A sharpness setting rather than clock and phase (since it is digital) Horizontal and vertical OSD position, and language (it supports a lot of.
Vinyl designs: Turning records into profits
The 41-year-old father of two did so based on one simple truth: You can’t fashion a serving bowl from a digital ... design at the Rhode Island School of Design, Vinylux had gross sales of $425,000 in 2014, its best year. “This is my little art project ...
azdailysun.com
April 9, 2015
Art exhibits: New, closing and ongoing this week
Ikebana: exhibition of Japanese floral design ... of Canadian Art handout / Firestone Collection of Canadian Art Muybridge, Eadweard "Annie G." galloping, c. June 1884-11 May 1886, printed November 1887, part of the exhibit Clocks for Seeing: Photography ...
ottawacitizen.com
April 9, 2015
Hippodrome strives to recall a bygone era
The hotel is housed in a 1930s art deco building ... a front desk that is manned around the clock; in-room amenities such as free WiFi, Molton Brown bath products, Netflix selections and pillow menus; and a cutting-edge design style. Several of the rooms ...
www.travelweekly.com
April 9, 2015
Melbourne School of Design by John Wardle Architects and NADAAA
As Wardle noted, at the very least it gave them a distinct strategic advantage during the limited timeframe of the project’s initial open design competition phase, allowing them to work around the clock ... timber workshops and digital fabrication ...
www.architectureanddesign.com.au
April 8, 2015
True Circuits Announces New Line of PLLs, the "Ultra PLL", that offers exceptional performance, features and ease of use
The Ultra PLL employs a new state-of-the-art architecture and uses high-speed digital and analog circuits to achieve exceptional performance, with many useful features. It has ultra low jitter (
www.design-reuse.com
April 5, 2015
Dame Nellie Melba's $2m in trinkets top Sotheby's art and design sales
With hairpins and hat pins spiking above $25,000 and $30,000, Sotheby's Australia's gala Dame Nellie Melba auction was always going to overshadow the firm's regular autumn arts and design sale in ... diamond-studded desk clock in rock crystal and enamel ...
www.afr.com
April 7, 2015
Longtime Associated Press photo editor Madge Stager dies
Stager served in that position — assigned to various desks including a long stint on the international photo desk — before she was promoted ... Stager graduated from the High School of Art & Design in 1972. She continued using her creative talents ...
readingeagle.com
April 6, 2015
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