HP EliteBook 2340P Notebook

Today's feature: Advanced Image Processing with the HP Z210 and the HP Elitebook

Hello, Friends! On this episode of 'The Russell Brown Show', Adobe's Russell Brown talks about how those of us using the HPZ210 Workstation and the HP Elitebook can get the most out of Photoshop by using such exceptional tools. In his demonstration Russell is using an HP Z210 Workstation, powered by Intel Xeon processors, and an HP EliteBook when he goes on the road. Enjoy as you watch, listen and learn!

Extremely Simple Quick Video Re-sizing


Hello, Everyone. I was inspired to write this post as I followed more new Tweeple, earlier today and saw sites with videos that were too big to fit into sidebar boundaries and other site boundaries. In the past I've sent a DM (Direct Message) to those Tweeple in hopes that they've had the time to read it and re-size the video(s).

It's my hope that this post (tweeted and linked) will be helpful to those of you that have added videos, to your websites and/or blogsites, that are too big to fit properly/neatly within the borders. The main reasons to re-size a 'TOO BIG' video are:

• readability for your visitors (and yourself)
• neat appearance a.k.a visual appeal, which is apart of good design.

The featured video is a wonderful YouTube video that I've added several times as an example to demonstrate the size/re-size possibilities beyond the standard sizes available from various video platforms. Do note that when I re-size a video, I usually 'eye-ball' the size and make changes until I'm satisfied with it; sometimes I use the recommended size ratios that the video platforms/makers provide. The choice is yours as to which method you use to re-size the videos you add to your site(s).

This video is one of the standard sizes: height=385, width=640. For my tastes, it's too large to appear neatly in my post; it's too close to my sidebar.

I've re-sized this video to: height=150, width=385.

I've re-sized this video to: height=200, width=455.

I've re-sized this video to: height=300, width=355.

I've re-sized this video to: height=150, width=150.

I've re-sized this video to: height=200, width=350.

I've re-sized this video to: height=280, width=400.

I've re-sized this video to: height=190, width=300.

I’ve re-sized this video to: height=345, width=600. As you can see, it fits properly within the borders of my post-area as neatly as I prefer it to.

I’ve re-sized this video to: height=256, width=300. This size is suitable for my post-area and my right-sidebar, just like the Adobe TV video I’ve re-sized to fit my top-right sidebar.

This video is re-sized to: height=485, width=740. As you can see the video's edge extends beyond the border of my blog’s post-area. This video’s size is too big (TOO BIG) to fit properly in this particular post-area and would cover up information/text in my sidebars if I had not placed it at the bottom of this lengthy post. However, this video would fit perfectly in a space with a width of 750 or greater.

I hope this post has been helpful to you. You invest time in your site(s) and you want people to be able to see all of your content. So, re-size those 'TOO BIG' videos and uncover your sidebar content and such! I love you and appreciate you all. Take care!

Intel: Making Technology Personal

Forbes' Brian Caulfield talks with Paul Otellini, CEO & President of Intel, about the future of information and entertainment at our fingertips.

Video: DreamWorks: 3D Testing Ground

Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation CEO, talks with Forbes.com's Kym McNicholas about the 3D technology in use on the big screen/movie screens that will soon reach consumers for the in-home market.

Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi) Technology Allows You to Stream Your Notebook Stream to Your Big Screen HD Television

Intel® Wireless Display(aka "WiDi") lets you sit back and experience your favorite videos, photos, music or any content on a laptop and project it to your HD television with great image quality and amazing sound. With a new laptop featuring Intel® Wireless Display, powered by select 2010 Intel Core processors, you're surfing the Web from your couch, watching your favorite TV shows, videos and photos from the Internet on your HD television. Furthermore, no wires needed, no additional remote control needed, just your laptop! Additionally, you don't need a Wi-Fi access point (Wi-Fi LAN)! Intel® Wireless Display uses Intel® My WiFi Technology to create a Personal Area Network (PAN).

Intel's Reader Can Help Visually Impaired

Intel's Reader isn't a Kindle competitor. The $1500 mobile device is aimed at helping people with vison impairement or learning disabilities read books, newspapers, menus and other printed materials on the go. Wall Street Journal's (WSJ's) Walt Mossberg explains how it works. ~ All Things Digital
Published on 11/18/2009

Walt Mossberg reviews the $1,500 Intel e-reader aimed at making reading easier for the sight-impaired and those with learning disabilities. ~ All Things Digital
Published on 11/19/2009

At the 8th annual Research @ Intel Day (held June 18th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California), the company demonstrated more than 45 futuristic projects. Among the projects and concepts, underway in their labs, to be unveiled are projects of eco-technology, 3D graphics on the internet, mobility, privacy and more.

View an IntelLabs Livestream Broadcast of Research @ Intel Day.

"Intel News Release:

Intel Invests $12 Million to Create Visual Computing Research Center in Europe

FELDKIRCHEN, Germany, May 12, 2009 – Intel Corporation is investing $12 million to create a new research center that will explore advanced graphics and visual computing technologies. Opening today, the Intel® Visual Computing Institute is located at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany. The investment, to be made over 5 years, represents Intel's largest European university collaboration.

Visual computing is the analysis, enhancement and display of visual information to create life-like, real-time experiences and more natural ways for people to interact with computers and other devices. Applications include games, medical imaging and interactive 3-D data models used in areas such as scientific research and financial services. Intel's visual computing vision is to realize computer applications that look real, act real and feel real."

Read the entire Intel news release: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20090512corp.htm