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		<title>Reader Question: Adding extra pixels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question:

Can I add extra pixels in a picture saved im my computer by Photoshop or something else for enlarge or resize it??
Lauro 
Brasil

Answer:
 Yes, but there&#8217;s hardly ever any reason to. When you print the picture, your printer or the printing service you use will automatically scale the picture as necessary. Nonetheless, I have run [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Question:</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"">Can I add extra pixels in a picture saved im my computer by Photoshop or something else for enlarge or resize it??<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"">Lauro <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"">Brasil<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong>Answer:</strong></p>
<p><span id="more-58"></span> Yes, but there&#8217;s hardly ever any reason to. When you print the picture, your printer or the printing service you use will automatically scale the picture as necessary. Nonetheless, I have run into printing services that insisted on having the picture at 300dpi (or 250 dpi or 200 dpi).</p>
<p>I use Photoshop Elements, but I think the steps are the same in Photoshop:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open your picture.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Image</strong>, click <strong>Resize</strong>, and then click <strong>Image Size</strong>.</li>
<li>Select the <strong>Resample Image </strong>check box (if it&#8217;s not already selected). You can select <strong>Bicubic </strong>from the list. Also make sure that the <strong>Constrain Proportions </strong>check box is selected.</li>
<li>Change the <strong>Width </strong>and <strong>Height </strong>in the <strong>Pixel Dimensions </strong>group to the desired resolution. If you need to achieve a specific DPI, change the <strong>Width</strong>, <strong>Height</strong>, and <strong>Resolution </strong>settings in the <strong>Document Size </strong>group.<br />
<img src="http://geekhobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/image-size.png" alt="image-size.png" /></li>
<li>Click <strong>OK</strong>.</li>
</ol>
<p>Photoshop will think for a second and then show your bigger picture. Of course, this doesn&#8217;t make your picture any sharper or add any detail&#8211;it just makes it bigger and a little blurrier. Photoshop can&#8217;t add information where their wasn&#8217;t any previously.</p>
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		<title>Reader Question: Digital Cameras and Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question:

Hi Tony!
I&#8217;m going to try to make this simple. Retired,love my back yard birds of which some species I had to work on attracting them after reading (Back Yard Birds),  Woodpeckers,Finches etc. I got good at this and was flabbergasted when I finally got to see my first woodpecker. This was a big event [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Hi Tony!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m going to try to make this simple. Retired,love my back yard birds of which some species I had to work on attracting them after reading (Back Yard Birds),<span>  </span>Woodpeckers,Finches etc. I got good at this and was flabbergasted when I finally got to see my first woodpecker. This was a big event for me and now I want a camera to go along with this great media center windows xp computer with 20&#8221; wide screen monitor. I would like to purchased a middle of the road digital camera that is fairly user friendly and yet has some step up settings for defined photos. With so much software out there which would you advise for me in the type/brand of camera and the softwhere that makes things more simple. I also have the printer that can handle this,a ( all in one photo printer ),pic bridge.plenty ram,photo ink &amp; paper,and a wide variety of supported memory cards of different cameras. It would greatly appreciated if you could help me on this subject about which camera and software.</p>
<p>This is a windows xp media center computer and the monitor &amp; photo printer was in mind with this kind of computer. One more thing, a external hard drive. Would it be wise to have one for photo backup or what would be appropriate and gig size. I liked your simple kitchen photos since I also garden peppers of all colors for my homemade salsa. I also would like to be able to make 8&#215;10 portraits-Pixels ?</p></blockquote>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Sincerely,JDEME</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p>Print a photograph from a memory card Printing tasks Scanning/Copying/Faxing tasks Troubleshooting</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p>M</o:p>ost digital cameras use a media card to store photos. The Dell Photo AIO Printer 964 supports the following digital media and USB keys:<o:p><br />
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>CompactFlash Type I and II</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>Memory Stick</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>Memory Stick PRO</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>SmartMedia</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>Secure Digital</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>MultiMediaCard</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>xD-Picture Card (up to 512 MB)</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>DELL &#8211; 256 MB High Speed USB 2.0 Memory Key, Part Number 311-4341</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>DELL &#8211; 128 MB High Speed USB 2.0 Memory Key, Part Number 311-4340</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span> </span>DELL &#8211; 64 MB High Speed USB 2.0 Memory Key, Part Number 311-4339</p>
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<p><strong>Answer:</strong></p>
<p><span id="more-57"></span> Heya. <a href="http://www.northrup.org/photos/birds/">Obviously, I like bird photography, too</a>. It&#8217;s hard, though, because birds like to keep their distance from people. To make matters worse, birds can fly, and we can&#8217;t. Oh, and birds almost never stop moving. <a href="http://www.northrup.org/photos/woodpecker/">Woodpeckers</a> are especially hard because they don&#8217;t hang out at feeders, and instead prefer to stand on the sides of trees, usually very high up. (though now that I write this, I find I have <a href="http://www.northrup.org/photos/woodpecker/woodpecker-on-feeder-july-8-2005%20(3).htm">several pictures of woodpeckers on bird feeders</a>)</p>
<p>So, you&#8217;re not going to be able to walk up to a woodpecker and ask it to hold still. You need a telephoto lens to bring them closer without disturbing them. So, my recommendation for you is going to be similar to <a href="http://geekhobbies.com/reader-question-camera-equipment-recommendation/">the recommendation I gave this guy</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCanon-Digital-Rebel-XT-Camera%2Fdp%2FB0007QKMSC%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1174226150%26sr%3D1-8&amp;tag=northruporg&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Canon Digital Rebel</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northruporg&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canon-70-300mm-4-5-6-Lens-Cameras/dp/B0007Y794O/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-8127583-8829648?ie=UTF8&amp;s=electronics&amp;qid=1174044532&amp;sr=8-2">Canon 70-300 IS telephoto lens</a></li>
</ul>
<p>If the $870 price tag of those two items freaks you out, buy an older generation Canon SLR from eBay. Any of the digital Rebels or a Canon 10D would serve you well. They&#8217;ll all have a 1.6x conversion factor that will extend that telephoto lens even farther, letting you get closer to the birds.</p>
<p>If you wouldn&#8217;t mind spending over $1000, get a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCanon-8-2MP-Digital-Camera-Body%2Fdp%2FB000DZDTKU%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1174044087%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=northruporg&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Canon 30D</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northruporg&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> instead of the Digital Rebel. The Digital Rebel should be fine for you, though.</p>
<p>Regarding software, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMicrosoft-Windows-Vista-Ultimate-UPGRADE%2Fdp%2FB000HCTYTO%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dsoftware%26qid%3D1174226496%26sr%3D8-2&amp;tag=northruporg&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Vista Ultimate</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northruporg&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> has some great tools built-in for managing photos. You don&#8217;t need to upgrade the whole operating system, though. Adobe offers the <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopalbum/starter.html">Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition</a> for free, and so does Google:</p>
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For more hard-core editing, I like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAdobe-29230477-Photoshop-Elements-5-0%2Fdp%2FB000HLV59W%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dsoftware%26qid%3D1174226943%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=northruporg&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Adobe Photoshop Elements</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northruporg&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important" border="0" height="1" width="1" />.</p>
<p>Well, let me know what you decide on.</p>
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		<title>Reader Question: Configuring RSS in a Windows Live Space blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
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Hello Tony
Sorry I am technologically very ignorant. Finally I have managed to set up my blog space. I just cannot figure out how to publish this into RSS.
Hope you could help me.
BTW your notes were very helpful and they help me setup my Windows live space.
Cheers
Satha
Answer:
Here&#8217;s the answer from Windows Live Spaces help. I can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><p><span style="font-size: 10pt" lang="EN-AU">Hello Tony</span><span style="font-size: 10pt" lang="EN-AU"></span></p>
<p>Sorry I am technologically very ignorant. Finally I have managed to set up my blog space.<span lang="EN-AU"> </span><a href="http://satha-svaglobal-live.spaces.live.com/"><span style="font-size: 10pt" lang="EN-AU"></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt" lang="EN-AU">I just cannot figure out how to publish this into RSS.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt" lang="EN-AU">Hope you could help me.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt" lang="EN-AU"></span></p>
<p>BTW your notes were very helpful and they help me setup my Windows live space.<span style="font-size: 10pt" lang="EN-AU"></span></p>
<p>Cheers<br />
Satha</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong></p>
<p><span id="more-56"></span>Here&#8217;s the answer from Windows Live Spaces help. I can&#8217;t figure out how to link to it, so I&#8217;ll just quote it:</p>
<blockquote>
<h4>Share content from your space</h4>
<p>You can share the content from your space with others through <a href="http://help.live.com//help.aspx?project=WL_Spaces&amp;market=en-us&amp;querytype=keyword&amp;query=qaf&amp;tmt=&amp;domain=live.com&amp;format=b1#" onmouseout="this.className='ONCLICK'" onmouseover="this.className='ONCLICKhover'" onclick="toggleElementDisplay('gl492070','inline');return false;" class="ONCLICK">syndication</a><span class="GLOSSARY_TEXT" style="display: none" id="gl492070"> (Makes specified content from a website available to others to use and display on their websites. When the syndicated content is updated, the same content is automatically updated on other sites.) </span>. If you syndicate your space, it can be read by an <a href="http://help.live.com//help.aspx?project=WL_Spaces&amp;market=en-us&amp;querytype=keyword&amp;query=qaf&amp;tmt=&amp;domain=live.com&amp;format=b1#" onmouseout="this.className='ONCLICK'" onmouseover="this.className='ONCLICKhover'" onclick="toggleElementDisplay('gl401858','inline');return false;" class="ONCLICK">RSS news reader</a> <span class="GLOSSARY_TEXT" style="display: none" id="gl401858"> (Really Simple Syndication news reader. A program that allows a user to read content from various RSS news feeds and blogs.) </span> or <a href="http://help.live.com//help.aspx?project=WL_Spaces&amp;market=en-us&amp;querytype=keyword&amp;query=qaf&amp;tmt=&amp;domain=live.com&amp;format=b1#" onmouseout="this.className='ONCLICK'" onmouseover="this.className='ONCLICKhover'" onclick="toggleElementDisplay('gl175916','inline');return false;" class="ONCLICK">aggregator</a><span class="GLOSSARY_TEXT" style="display: none" id="gl175916"> (A program that watches for new content coming over specified RSS feeds.) </span>.</p>
<p>When you first create your , syndication is automatically turned on. If you do not want your space syndicated, you can turn syndication off.</p>
<p class="INSTRUCTIONS" style="display: block">&nbsp;</p>
<ol type="1">
<li>Make sure that you&#8217;ve <a href="http://help.live.com//help.aspx?project=WL_Spaces&amp;market=en-us&amp;querytype=keyword&amp;query=qaf&amp;tmt=&amp;domain=live.com&amp;format=b1#" onmouseout="this.className='ONCLICK'" onmouseover="this.className='ONCLICKhover'" onclick="toggleElementDisplay('gl475578','inline');return false;" class="ONCLICK">signed in</a> <span class="GLOSSARY_TEXT" style="display: none" id="gl475578"> (You must sign in using your Windows Live ID before you can edit your space. To sign in, click <strong>Sign in</strong> in the upper-right corner of your space.) </span> to your space and that you&#8217;re in <a href="http://help.live.com//help.aspx?project=WL_Spaces&amp;market=en-us&amp;querytype=keyword&amp;query=qaf&amp;tmt=&amp;domain=live.com&amp;format=b1#" onmouseout="this.className='ONCLICK'" onmouseover="this.className='ONCLICKhover'" onclick="toggleElementDisplay('gl316561','inline');return false;" class="ONCLICK">edit mode</a><span class="GLOSSARY_TEXT" style="display: none" id="gl316561"> (One of two modes that you use to work on your space. When you&#8217;re in edit mode, you can customize your space, change themes, or add photos or a new blog entry. As you work on your space, you&#8217;ll flip between edit and view mode. To get to edit mode, click <strong>Edit your space</strong> in the upper-right corner.) </span>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Options</strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Space settings</strong>.</li>
<li>Under <strong>Syndicate this space</strong>, clear the <strong>Syndicate this space</strong> check box to prevent content from your  from being syndicated.–or–
<p>Select the <strong>Syndicate this space</strong> check box to allow content from your space to be syndicated.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li>
</ol>
<p class="MORE_INFO">&nbsp;</p>
<h5>Notes</h5>
<ul>
<li>When you syndicate your space, the Subscribe to RSS feed link is available in the Visitor tools module.</li>
<li>When you syndicate your space, your blog, lists, photo albums, and music lists are all syndicated.</li>
<li>When you syndicate your space, the Sign up for alerts link is available in the Visitor tools module. To allow visitors to use Windows Live Alerts with your space, set your permissions to <strong>Everyone</strong>.</li>
<li>When you turn off syndication, you prevent visitors from using Alerts with your space.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Reader Question: Camera Equipment Recommendation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
Tony,
Moved to Hilton Head SC, which allows for all types of pictures. I was 35mm guy for years. now I am looking at a Canon D30 with a 17-85 lens for walking around and an additional 75-300 for the long shots. do you think I&#8217;m on the right track. Used to work up in Cambridge [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>Tony,<br />
Moved to Hilton Head SC, which allows for all types of pictures. I was 35mm guy for years. now I am looking at a Canon D30 with a 17-85 lens for walking around and an additional 75-300 for the long shots. do you think I&#8217;m on the right track. Used to work up in Cambridge for a few years great subjects, and I really like your pictures.<br />
Regrds<br />
Hank</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Answer:</strong></p>
<p><span id="more-33"></span> Heya, Hank. South Carolina is a beautiful place.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a Canon guy, and I&#8217;d recommend the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCanon-8-2MP-Digital-Camera-Body%2Fdp%2FB000DZDTKU%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1174044087%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=northruporg&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Canon 30D</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northruporg&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> to anyone. I don&#8217;t actually have one, buy I use a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCanon-EOS-5D-Digital-Camera%2Fdp%2FB0007Y791C%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1174044087%26sr%3D8-5&amp;tag=northruporg&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Canon 5D</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northruporg&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> as my main camera and a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCanon-EOS-10D-6-3MP-Digital-Camera%2Fdp%2FB00008OT2G%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1174044210%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=northruporg&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Canon 10D</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northruporg&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> (the D30&#8217;s granddaddy) as my backup.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s one thing I&#8217;d recommend on the lenses: get image stabilization (what Canon calls &#8220;IS&#8221;).  I see your <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCanon-17-85mm-4-5-6-Stabilized-Digital%2Fdp%2FB0002Y5WXO%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1174044437%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=northruporg&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">17-85 is available as with image stabilization</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northruporg&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important" border="0" height="1" width="1" />, and that&#8217;s a good thing, but it&#8217;s actually more important on the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canon-70-300mm-4-5-6-Lens-Cameras/dp/B0007Y794O/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-8127583-8829648?ie=UTF8&amp;s=electronics&amp;qid=1174044532&amp;sr=8-2">telephoto lens</a>. Trust me, it&#8217;s real hard to take a handheld picture that isn&#8217;t shaky at 300mm (almost 500mm with the D30&#8217;s cropping).  If IS is pushing you over budget, I&#8217;d recommend downgrading to the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCanon-Digital-10-1MP-18-55mm-3-5-5-6%2Fdp%2FB000I1ZWRC%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dphoto%26qid%3D1174044749%26sr%3D1-2&amp;tag=northruporg&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Canon Digital Rebel with the 18-55mm lens</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=northruporg&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> so that you can get the telephoto with IS.</p>
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