Make Friends with BuddyPress

• Author: Sci/Tech - Google News
• Filed under: Cousins, Science and Technology, buddypress
• Date: Apr 30,2009

What if there was software with the elegance and extensibility of WordPress but all the features you’ve come to expect from social networks like Facebook? Now there is: check out BuddyPress.

BuddyPress is an official sister project of WordPress. The idea behind it was to see what would happen to the web if it was as easy for anyone to create a social network as it is to create a blog today. There’s been an explosion of social activity on the web, it’s probably the most important trend of the past few years, but there’s been a dearth of Open Source tools that enable the social web.

In WordPress we have a robust and extensible base that can scale to many millions of users, and BuddyPress is essentially a set of plugins on top of WordPress that add private messaging, profiles, friends, groups, activity streams, and everything else you’ve come to expect from your favorite social network, like a Facebook-in-a-box.

I don’t think BuddyPress will be something you use instead of your existing social networks, I mean all your friends are already on Myspace, but if you wanted to start something new maybe with more control, friendlier terms of service, or just something customized and tweaked to fit exactly into your existing site, then BuddyPress is a great framework to use. Maybe even someday you’ll be able to connect your BuddyPresses to each other and to the existing monolithic social networks.

This is just a 1.0 release and it’s not for everybody yet, for example it currently requires using MU which is a bit trickier to get set up than regular WordPress, but regardless I’d recommend diving into the community at BuddyPress.org, which is great example of the software in action.

Here’s Andy’s official announcement post.

Nikon D5000 – Another DSLR from Nikon

• Author: admin
• Filed under: Camera, DSLR, Nikon
• Date: Apr 19,2009

Nikon has release nikon d5000 , whic is low in cost and have almost the same fuction as a Nikon d90.Not yet release and its going to be launched in May of 2009.The only thing i newly see if Vair Angle monitor , where you can twist and see it and usefull when you are taking live view of ur self .:)

Main Features

• New 2.7-in. 230k-dot Vari-angle monitor swings down approximately 90° and rotates 180°
• Nikon DX-format CMOS image sensor with 12.3 effective megapixels and Integrated Dust Reduction System
• Specially designed EXPEED image processing system
• One-touch access to Live View, which includes face priority AF and subject tracking AF
• D-SLR movie function: D-Movie, selectable from 320 x 216 pixels, 640 x 424 pixels or 1,280 x 720 pixels in AVI format
• 19 Scene Modes that automatically adjust exposure, image processing, Active D-Lighting and other settings for superior image quality
• Scene Recognition System, utilizing 420-pixel RGB sensor, improves autofocus, auto exposure and auto white balance performance and is also integrated with the Face Detection System
• Active D-Lighting for smooth tone reproduction in high-contrast environments
• Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module featuring 11 AF points provides fast and precise autofocus coverage across the frame
• Picture Control System offers Portrait and Landscape options for more vibrant customized colors
• Extensive palette of in-camera Retouch Menus including several new retouch options such as Soft Filter and Color Outline
• Incredibly low-noise performance throughout a wide sensitivity range of ISO 200 to 3200; can be set to ISO 100 and ISO 6400 equivalents
• Viewfinder with approx. 95% frame coverage and an easy-to-view 17.9 mm eyepoint (at -1.0 m^-1)
• Up to 4 fps continuous shooting
• Built-in pop-up flash with Nikon’s original i-TTL flash control
• Highly efficient energy-saving design that allows approx. 510 images on a single charge of the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL9a (CIPA standard, with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and flash fired at full power once every other shot.)
• Compatible with HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output
• Included Nikon ViewNX software makes browsing and organizing your images easy
• Optional photo-editing software Capture NX 2 allows quick and easy photo editing
• Lightweight compact body

Effective pixels		12.3 million
Image sensor		CMOS sensor, 23.6 x 15.8 mm; total pixels: 12.9 million; Nikon DX-format
Image size (pixels)		4,288 x 2,848 [L], 3,216 x 2,136 [M], 2,144 x 1,424 [S]
Sensitivity		ISO 200 to 3200 in steps of 1/3 EV. Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 100 equivalent) below ISO 200, or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) over ISO 3200, ISO sensitivity auto control available
Storage media		SD memory cards, SDHC compliant
Monitor		Vari-angle type, 2.7-in., approx. 230k-dot TFT LCD, approx. 100% frame coverage, and brightness adjustment
Exposure metering		3D Color Matrix Metering II, Center-Weighted and Spot Metering
Exposure modes		Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), Advanced Scene Modes (Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close up, Night portrait, Night landscape, Party/indoor, Beach/snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Pet portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn colors, Food, Silhouette, High key, and Low key), programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M)
Interface		Hi-Speed USB
Power sources		One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL9a, AC Adapter EH-5a
Dimensions (W x H x D)		Approx. 127 x 104 x 80 mm (5.0 x 4.1 x 3.1 in.)
Weight		Approx. 560 g (1 lb. 4 oz.) without battery, memory card, or body cap

Susan Boyle – Singer – Britains Got Talent 2009 (w/ English Subtitles**Turn on captions**)

• Author: admin
• Filed under: Science and Technology
• Date: Apr 11,2009