Rabu, 15 Juli 2009
How To Set And Block A Quilt
Next check your border to see if it is correct for width. It should be in balance with the design, and neither add to or detract from the main decorative part of the quilt. As you survey the blocks laid out on the bed, remember they are not yet sewed together and that the seams, when they are finished, will each account for taking up 1/4 inch. This affects the fitting of the border, both as to length and breadth.
If you are satisfied with the blocks and the measurements of the border, you will proceed with setting the blocks together. The best way is to join all the blocks of one row, sewing them with a 1/4 inch seam. Continue joining blocks in one row at a time. This should really be done by hand, especially if you are sewing a pieced block. It is easier to keep the pattern accurate and the corners matched by hand, rather than on the machine. Sewing the rows of blocks can be successfully done by machine if you tack the corners together ahead of time with several overcast stitches. You may like to baste the long seams before using the machine.
In sewing on the border strips, begin with the shorter pieces of the top and bottom first. Baste them before stitching. Baste the side border pieces and stitch on.
Adobe Ciptakan Photoshop Elements 7
Adobe benar-benar peka dengan hal-hal populer sekarang ini, seperti sharing foto online termasuk Flickr dan Facebook, dan sebuah program seperti iPhoto, yang kesemuanya membuat user melekat dengan foto dan blog. Untuk itu, Adobe kemudian menyiapkan Photoshop Elements 7, sebuah software dengan harga USD 100 atau USD 150 dan satu paket dengan software edit video Photoshop Premiere Elements 7 dalam versi beta, yang yang memudahkan sharing foto online, dan akan diluncurkan pada bulan Oktober mendatang. Adobe memberikan banyak informasi fitur dalam Elements 7 di situs Photoshop.com, sehingga Photoshop Elements 7 mudah diupgrade.
Dalam situs Photoshop juga terdapat layanan yang dinamakan Photoshop Express, yang juga akan dirilis bulan Oktober. Photoshop.com memiliki dua level member, yakni yang gratis, dan membayar USD 50 per tahun ditambah keuntungan lainnya. Membership yang gratis dalam situs tersebut telah tersedia kapasitas penyimpanan 5GB dan backup otomatis untuk gambar user dalam server Photoshop.com. User juga dapat mengakses account dan galeri online dari browser web. Ketika user mengedit gambar, perubahan yang dibuat akan disinkronisasikan dengan PC di rumah. Begitu pula, dengan ketika user membuat perubahan file foto di computer local dan dapat diupload, kemudian disinkronisasi ke penyimpanan Photoshop.com. Untuk membership berbayar, amaka telah disediakan kapasitas penyimpanan 20GB, plus Adobe akan mengirimkan user contoh desain, tutorial baru, tips, gambar seni dan template yang bagus.
Nokia N77 Mobile TV
Nokia N77 merupakan handphone yang mengusung konsep mobile TV. Selain fitur mobile TV, Nokia N77 juga dilengkapi digital music player dengan kualitas speaker stereo. Mobile TV dihadirkan dalam layar datar (flat screen) 2,4 inch yang didukung 16 juta warna, menjamin kualitas gambar yang ‘hidup’ walaupun dalam layar mini.
Berikut ini merupakan spesifikasi lengkap dari Nokia N77 :
Operating Frequency :
- Dual-mode: WCDMA2100/EGSM900/1800/1900 MHz or EDGE only: EGSM 900/1800/1900 MHz.
- DVB-H 470-750 MHz
Dimensions :
- Volume: 92 cc
- Weight: 114 g
- Length: 111 mm
- Width: 50 mm
- Thickness (max): 18.8 mm
Display and User Interface :
- Active matrix 2.4" QVGA color display with wide viewing angle: 320 x 240 pixels, up to 16 million colors
- Five -way navikey, two soft keys, application key, clear key, send and end keys, operator service keys, ITU-T keypad
- Dedicated key for mobile tv
- Dedicated key for camera
- Multimedia key provides direct access to predefined applications
- Volume/zoom key
- Operating System: Symbian OS
- User Interface: S60 3rd Edition
Memory Functions :
- Up to 20 megabytes* of internal dynamic memory
- Hot swap slot for easy microSD memory card insertion and removal, supporting up to 2GB microSD cards
Power Management :
- Talk time for GSM: up to 270 minutes (GSM)
- Talk time for WCDMA: up to 210 minutes (WCDMA)
- Standby time: up to 7.5 days
- Mobile TV watch time: up to 5.0 hours
- MP3 playback time: up to 11 hours with the inbox Stereo Headset with media remote controls (HS-28 + AD-41)
Call Management :
- Contacts: advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and e-mail details per entry
- Speed dialing, voice dialing and command
- Call logs: keeps lists of your dialed, received, and missed calls
- Automatic redial
- Automatic answer (works with compatible headset or car kit only)
- Supports fixed dialing number, which allows calls only to predefined numbers
- Conference call
- Nokia Push to talk (PoC)
Voice Features :
- Speaker Independent Name Dialing (SIND)
- Voice commands
- Voice recorder
- Integrated handsfree speaker
Data Transfer :
- WCDMA 2100 MHz with simultaneous voice and packet data
- Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) support for simultaneous voice and packet data connection in GSM/EDGE networks. Simple class A, multi slot class 11, max speed DL/UL: 236.8/177.6 kbits/s
- EGPRS class B, multi slot class 32, max speed DL/UL= 296 / 177.6 kbits/s
- Speech codecs supported: AMR/EFR/FR/HR
Connectivity :
- Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology (1.2). A2D profile support for stereo headset with Bluetooth wireless
- USB 2.0 via Pop-Port™ interface and mass storage class support to support drag and drop functionality
- Nokia Nseries PC Suite connectivity with USB and Bluetooth wireless technology
- Local synchronization of contacts and calendar to a compatible PC using compatible connection
- Remote over-the-air synchronization
- Send and receive images, video clips, graphics, and business cards via Bluetooth wireless technology
Office Applications :
- Quickoffice document viewers (Quickword, Quickpoint, Quicksheet)
- Adobe PDF reader
Java™ Applications :
- Java™ MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1 (Connected Limited Device Configuration (J2ME))
- Over-the-air download of Java-based applications and games
Other Applications :
- Personal Information Management (PIM)
- Advanced S60 PIM features including calendar, contacts, to-do list, and PIM printing
- Settings Wizard for easy configuration of e-mail and Push to Talk settings
- Data transfer application for transfer of PIM information from other compatible Nokia devices
Hardware : Software : Adobe Ciptakan Photoshop.com untuk Ponsel
Jika ponsel user tidak support dengan software tersebut, maka Adobe merekomendasikan user untuk menggunakan software ponsel Shozu, yang mempermudah user dalam upload foto dan gambar. Aplikasi software Photoshop.com Mobile ini memiliki performa dasar dari Photoshop, seperti cropping atau auto-fixing exposure. Namun, sejauh ini Photoshop telah memasuki versi 11th, CS4, dan untuk itu, Adobe mulai melangkah maju menuju aplikasi di ponsel.
Adobe melihat software Photoshop.com Mobile ini dapat meningkatkan akitivitas online para pelanggan, seperti Photoshop Express yang dapat digunakan untuk menyimpan data foto online. Sementara iPhone Apple belum dapat menggunakan aplikasi Photoshop.com Mobile, namun Adobe akan mengembangkannya secara bertahap, seperti menambah kapasitas jaringan dan pemrosesan ponsel, sehingga Adobe berharap pasar Photoshop Mobile ini akan menjadi lebih matang dalam beberapa tahun lagi.
Sementara itu, Shouzu telah mengumumkan bahwa software Photoshop.com Mobile dari Adobe tersebut akan diaplikasikan ke 350 tipe ponsel yang berbeda, untuk dapat menggunakan fitur upload foto ke Photoshop.com. Software Photoshop.com Mobile juga bekerja dengan Facebook, WordPress dan Google Blogger, dan dapat mengirim foto ke banyak alamat email. (h_n)
