Crispyblogspots

Crispyblogposts is a social bookmarking site strictly restricted to blog posts. In simpler words, it's like a Digg just for blogs. By Digg, I don't mean it's a just another Digg clone based off Pligg. It's completely brand new and one-man project by Gabor Imre Farkas. I was introduced to Crispyblogposts by the founder himself. He asked to share my opinion about his new service with you folks, I readily agreed as I loved discovering new service.

Crispyblogposts is somewhat a mix of Digg and Wikis. Users don't need to register inorder to submit their stories or vote on other stories. All blog posts are categorized into different channel, if you can't find a suitable channel, you can create your own (that's why I called it a Wiki). Each Channel gets its own RSS Feed.

Inorder to submit you story, you need to go to an appropriate channel and click "Submit a new blog post". Once the story has been submitted, it goes to a page called Pools. Pools is a section where users of the site rate blog posts, you can add points to the story by clicking "Crispy!" or if you didn't like the story, you can give negative points by clicking "Soggy!". Crispyblogposts also provides a widget for your blog, which displays the points earned by your blog.

Popularity Algorithm of Crispyblogposts: Inorder to calculate the popularity of the story, they have a really simple four level algorithm. If a post has less than 25% of the points that the most popular post has, it's rated "not popular". It it's bigger than that, but smaller than 50%, it's "almost popular", from 50% to 75% it gets rated "popular", anything above that becomes "extremely popular".

Reasons to love Crispyblogposts: Firstly, they have an extremely clean layout, compared to both Digg and Blog-Buzz. Since, registration is not required to submit posts, everybody gets equal share, nobody rules. There is no scope for mafia or control over homepage.
Source... http://tech-buzz.net

Caring For Your Digital Camera

Perhaps one of the greatest invention in the 20st century is the digital camera. With its many outstanding features, novices in photography can produce great photos at less the effort. Not only does the digital camera provide convenience to photographers or those that are interested in the art but also savings to ordinary consumers.

There is no need to buy films or have the pictures developed in the darkroom or in the nearest developing center. One only need to click the camera, upload the files to a computer and print them out with a colored printer. Everything is so easy.

Of course, despite being so easy, there are things that one needs to know about digital cameras and digital photography. Here are some tips that will help you make the most out of your digital cameras and make the experience of digital photography truly memorable.

1. Know your camera

Without really studying the features that your digital camera has, how can you make the most out of it? Before using it, try to explore the different features of the gadget. Read the manual and take experimental shots. This will help you be familiar with the various parts of the camera. Doing it and trying it out will also help you remember the operations as opposed to just reading the text in the manual.

Reading the manual will also help you from pulling something that you should not be pulling. Often, gadgets like digital cameras get broken because owners do not allot any time to read the instructions in the manual especially the don'ts and the section where it teaches you how to take care of it.

2. Practice

There is nothing more educational than practice. Gadgets like digital cameras actually get broken not only because it is often used but also when it is not used at all. Do not keep it inside your cabinet, gathering dust. Shot away. Every chance you get, take a picture. This will help you get used to the feel of the camera and will also allow you to discover some of its many features.

3. Take care of your camera

Although it may seem a bit too much to always put it inside its case every time you are not using it or not putting it directly under the heat of the sun, digital cameras are delicate gadgets that need taking care of. Make sure that you always protect it and prevent it from hitting hard surfaces.