Plog: Paulie’s Blog
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Photography Concepts: Depth of Field
Time and again I hear this term used and it gets either used completely incorrectly. It is often combined with the word aperture, and voila, a statement that sounds remarkably technical, but actually makes little sense. With a quick explanation and with the help of a picture or two I’d like to help answer the…
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Surrendering to the Now
I’ve been reading a book recently called [AMAZON_AFF item=”powernow” text=”The Power of Now”] by Eckhart Tolle. There’s heaps in there to keep you occupied; learning to apply some of the principles here can only make you grow spiritually in a big way I feel. The latest section I’m reading, nearer the end of the book, is…
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Digital Photography Concepts: Camera RAW
This topic is discussed and questioned all over the web, so why do I feel the need to talk about it here? There’s just something not intuitive about some attempts to articulate it… we all have different way to describe things, so the more explanations out there, the better. Hopefully this will help clear up…
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Digital camera buying guide [Part II]: What a D-SLR can offer
In the previous article I touched upon the 2 main extremes of digital cameras, namely SLRs, and compacts. The former is bulky and expensive, while the latter is small, slim and cheap. What is a D-SLR and why would I want one? SLR is an acronym for Single Lens Reflex. This represents the mirror and…
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Digital camera buying guide [Part I]: Where do I start?
There are so many cameras out there, and so many options to consider that picking a digital camera can be quite daunting. Isn’t it an odd phenomenon that with more choice comes less satisfaction? Very often we find ourselves wondering if in-fact we chose the ‘wrong’ one… maybe there’s a better one that I didn’t…
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Your interest in Interest
Interest charged on loans forms a huge flaw in the banking system. Understanding bank loans makes navigating our money system much easier. It’s easy!
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Money as Debt
Ever wondered what money is and how it’s created? Where does money come from and why do things always seem to get more expensive? Find out here!
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Just a dumb old mountain…
A song has recently piqued my interest lately. It’s called “Penny to my name”, by Eva Cassidy. To listen to it, it’s not a particularly uplifting song by any means, and it’s flat, melancholy chords don’t do anything to brighten your day. It does however have significance in several ways when it comes to considering…
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Strike while the currency is hot!
Anyone who’s living in Japan and changing their hard-earned yen into foreign currency would be prudent to take a quick look at the state of the currency market at the moment. Not always the easiest topic to explain, but if you’re converting to GBP, or Aussie dollar, Euro … then now is a decent time…
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Amazon Japan … but you can’t read Japanese?
A comprehensive how-to on signing up with the Amazon Japan website in Japanese
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