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Online Photo Editing


By Lionel Mann, April 29th, 2007
If you’re like many travellers, one of the first things you do after returning from a trip is regale friends with tales of your misadventures while marveling at your amazing photos. What? They’re not amazing? Crooked horizon lines, dull colours and red-eye weren’t supposed to be part of the picture...read more

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Stay Scooped with RSS


By Lionel Mann, March 10th, 2007
If you're an information glutton, a news junkie or a traveler needing the lowdown on your next destination, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is for you. Imagine that instead of loading 50 sites a day, you may simply need to look at 10, and you can have websites notify you when they update their content. It makes it convenient...read more

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Online Video Editing


By Lionel Mann, February 1st, 2007
Even if you’ve been hiding in some remote corner of the world, chances are you’re aware of the mania that is online video. Suddenly everyone is a Spielberg, rushing to upload clips for the world to see. With Google’s US $1.65 billion purchase of YouTube, the largest online video community, it seems it’s also here to...read more

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Forget Digital, Go Lomo


By Lionel Mann, December 2nd, 2006
Ansel Adams once said, “photography is more than a medium of factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.” With the age of digital photography solidly entrenched, the idea of creative art is sometimes forgotten, too easily overshadowed by all the cool doodads the technical geniuses at Nikon or...read more

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VoIPing Around the World


By Lionel Mann, November 27th, 2006
The world has left you dangling, and what you need is a dose of home to make things right again. But the bits sent by email and instant messenger just won’t do, and the archaic pace of snail mail isn’t an option. What you need is the instant gratification of a friendly voice on the other end of that line...read more

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Mashing with Google Maps


By Lionel Mann, November 14th, 2006
Craving your mornin’ cup of joe and wondering where to find all the Tim Horton locations in Canada? Heading to Spain and curious about the exact location of all those injured in the yearly Pamplona Bull run? Staying in San Jose, USA and interested in the air pollution data gathered by pigeons?...read more

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The Beginner Travel Blog


By Lionel Mann, November 1st, 2006
So, you’ve managed to stuff your small backpack with too many clothes, your passport, plane ticket and ipod are in your back pocket and you’ve got some sturdy shoes on your feet. Now what? Whether you're planning a simple trip, an overseas vacation, or an adventurous trek around the world, keeping a travel blog is something you might consider including on your list...read more

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