Mid-Autumn or mooncake/lantern festival as it is known in Malaysia is usually celebrated when the moon is at its fullest and brightest on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. On Gregorian calendar, it usually falls around mid to late September, a date that parallel the autumn equinox, when the [...]
Swiftlet nests farming – Part 2
In swiftlet farming, there is no guarantee that the project will bear the owner its fruit of success. However, after indulging in this business for quite a while, we found that we have to be creative, flexible and be experimental in order to reduce the risk of failure. So, literally to pick gold out of [...]
Finally a notebook for photographer : Lenovo ThinkPad W700
I am looking forward to the upcoming Lenovo ThinkPad W700 notebook introduced especially for digital photographers, graphics designers and CAD/CAM specialists.
Among the most notable features are:
17-inch display with a resolution of 1920×1200 (WUXGA), that is extremely bright (400-nit) and is capable of showing 72% of the Adobe RGB color gamut.
4.7-inch-by-3.2-inch digitizer that is essentially a [...]
Swiftlet nests farming – Part 1
My family ventured into the swiftlet farming business about 3 to 4 years ago as sort of an experiment. We started off by constructing a purpose-built 2-storey building specially to house the swiftlet nests in our fruit orchard. During that period there were not many people who were willing to take the risk of constructing [...]
Leica M8 Digital Camera Hands-on Test
It’s a totally different experience using the Leica M8 digital rangefinder compared to a normal digital SLR (single-lens reflex). With manual focusing, it really forced you to concentrate on your subject and the placement of the subject within your frame. It takes a while before I could get used to the direct see through view [...]
