The Tech Loft

Wow, am I ever impressed with Microsoft this year. They have re-designed the XBox 360 to be slimmer, quieter and packed with built in features not previously included in older models. But l will admit and I hope Microsoft will admit as well that they pretty much copied the PlayStation 3 (PS3) in terms of included features. The new XBox 360 now includes wireless adaptor, a bigger hard drive that i looks to be internal and removable…however, I don’t think you can stick a SATA laptop hard drive like with the PS3. Hell, the new XBox is even BLACK just like the PS3! These changes are exciting and should rack up more console sales. I think for the first time, I can say ‘PS3 beware’. Another new add-on to the XBox is Kinect. Due to Kinect, I am re-considering selling my XBox 360 console. However, I’m not going to cover Kinect right now, we’ll save that for a future post.

The following is a list for FREE RAW Workflow Applications for you digital photographers out there. There are several types of applications for Windows, MAC and Linux. I hope you find some of the useful! UFRaw http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/ O/S: Windows, Mac & Linux The Unidentified Flying Raw (UFRaw) is a utility to read and manipulate raw images from digital cameras. It can be used on its own or as a Gimp plug-in. It reads raw images using Dave Coffin’s raw z conversionutility – DCRaw . UFRaw supports color management workflow based on Little CMS , allowing the user to apply ICC color profiles. For Nikon users UFRaw has the advantage that it can read the camera’s tone curves. Even if you don’t own a Nikon, you can still apply a Nikon curve to your images. Dcraw http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ O/S: Windows, Mac & Linux Dcraw mission: Write and maintain an ANSI C program that decodes any raw image from any digital camera on any computer running a...

Photoshop CS5 has been released and I found a great source on CS5 through Live Webinars. Photoshop Insider did a weeklong series of free live webinars on the new features! The webinars have been archived and are available to watch ABSOLUTELY free! A lot of viewer questions were answered during the webinars and the team received great feedback. Photoshop CS5 Webinars . There was also a webinar with Dell, nvidia and Adobe is also archived and those can be viewed for free as well: Dell, nVidia and Adobe webinar .

GET YOUR GAME ON! Is the damn TV hogged by your wife, child, lover? Stuck sitting around with one TV in the house and you want to get your game on?? Folks,  I’m back with another video tutorial. Below you’ll find instructions on connecting your playstation 3 to your desktop computer monitor. My latest video tutorial will explain how to connect PlayStation 3 to computer monitor . The video will explain the cables you require as well as going through the PS3’s audio and video settings . I will also include links to where you can purchase the required cables. Please note that not every monitor is the same, results will vary with the type of display you use. I purchased my 23 inch monitor in spring of 2009 from Dell. Please remember that most monitors don’t have built in speakers so please make sure you have externa speakers ready. This video will show you how to connect the audio to your computer’s external speakers . Click ‘Read more’ for the video! If your monitor has built i...

Here’s a little article I found explaining why Jailbreaking your iPhone may the way to go if you’re an iPhone user. 1. Jailbreaking your iphone is an incredibly easy process using the current Redsn0w hack. Obviously backup your phone in itunes before jailbreaking and this will allow you to restore your device to its previous un-jailbroken state if you are not happy with it. 2. No you don’t lose all your existing apps. However the developer of redsn0w suggests: a) backing up your iphone b) doing a restore to factory settings (i.e. brand new state) c) jailbreaking the device with redsn0w d) restoring from your backup as necessary (this will restore your previous apps). I have done it this way and it has been perfect. 3. I would suggest that jailbreaking is the way to go as it gives you that extra level of flexibility. Some elements of the jailbreak (such as Winterboard which gives you themes etc.) can be draining on the battery and can thus be perceived by users as being negative,...

A thing that can really ruin your day is the PS3 Flashing Yellow Light . I want to show you what you can do to get rid of this problem fast and permanently on your Playstation 3 console . Follow These Easy Steps to Stop the PS3 Flashing Yellow Light As crazy as it may seem, simply turning your console off and back on can sometimes rid you of the PlayStation 3 yellow light error. Do this first If that doesn’t work and you still have a yellow light flashing on your PS3, then unhook all the cords. Plug them back in now and try it again. Another trick to use, if the above 2 don’t work is to try cleaning all the dust off your PS3 and make sure it has room to breath. Overheating can cause flashing yellow lights. The final thing to do if the tips above don’t help is to disconnect your hard drive for about 15 minutes or so and let the PS3 “reset”. After that, hook it back up and try it again. Now these tips are great and work half the time. But if your PlayStation...

Here is a a list of my Top Best Free Audio Apps available through the internet! AudioTag : Easily ID songs you can’t name Buddha Machine Wall : Calming music source Grooveshark : Great place to listen to music Mp3Tag : Universal tag editor for audio Myna : Advanced audio editing Speakershare : Share your best PC speakers with your other computers TunesBag : Access songs from any browser Audacity : Free Cross Platform Audio Editor Found This Post Useful? Buy Me Coffee!