Whenever you go out to buy writeable DVDs, you always have the choice of +R or -R. Is it marketing hype or are they really different in the way they work? The answer is yes, they are different. Pioneer developed DVD-R and is based on CD-R. However it is important to note that DVD-R is not an industry standard like CD-R is (labeled "Red Book" and...

With most digital cameras there is the ability to store photos in "RAW" format instead of the standard JPG/JPEG. When you take shots to be stored in RAW, the first thing you notice is that it takes a really long time for the cam to finish storing the photo after taking the shot. The second thing you notice is that it’s not the easiest thing in...

Everybody needs to convert files from one format to the other from time to time. Luckily there are a lot of ways to accomplish this. One option I have just checked out is called Universal Document Converter. In short, this product installs as a virtual print driver under Windows (sorry, Mac or Linux users). It allows you to print anything to PDF, TIFF, JPEG,...

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