SurfFoo for March 10th

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Gems from the Web:

• Recipes • And here are some of the recipes put online. Lovely layout, too.
• Graphic Design Prosject: Memorial cookbook • “I created a calendar for my family this year. It was a tribute to my grandma, who died in 2004 at the age of 92.”
• Sam Devol • WordPress Troubleshooting: My blog looks horrible in IE!
• Nordic Design Blog - Swedish Embassy in Second Life • Sweden is to be the first country to open an embassy in the online world of Second Life. See what our neighbour country is up to.
• Doc blog - on cinematography: Blindsight • Shooting a documentary in Tibet with Varicam
• Apple iPhone concepts • How people thought that the iPhone would look like.
• The Great Apple Video Encoder Attack of 2007 • Cupertino plans to add H.264 hardware support to its entire line. Or so they say…
• Cinematographer.com - The Daily Cinematography Resource • Videography comes from the best professional magazine for DPs, American Cinematographer. The February issue can be downloaded for free. Give it a shot. In this issue: - Radio on TV: On the Air with This American Life - Style and Substance: The Digit
• RED / RED ONE Photo Tour • The Photo Tour has been updated with 35 new renders of the RED ONE in an array of configurations. But I cant help it - the arrangement of the display and the batteries seems at best a bit awkward. And of course, all photos are computer generated - when
• Testing HD Lenses • Having followed the recent discussions on film/ video lens performance related to use on CCD and CMOS sensors, what do people consider the best way to test lenses for HD?
• Exporting to the iPod Using Compressor • This article explores the process of high-quality encoding, but also upon what a professional editor can and should do in order to optimize content for iPod Video.
• How to Create Professional HDR Images • You’ve likely seen HDR photos all around the net as photographers both pro and hobbyist experiment with this emerging artistic format. A little workshop to get you up and running.
• Written on the city • Written on the City celebrates the conversation that’s happening on the walls and sidewalks of the places we live.
• Corporate Hack • Making fun of all the content-free phrases one hears in the business world. And you can buy a T-shirt, too.
• How to be a better lover - in the business world • “So if you’re looking to get turned on by the work that you do, or if you’re trying to get people to climb into bed with you, or if you’re hungry for the money-shot to end all money-shots, this book is for you. You sexy thing.“
• YouTube - first try • 80 year old and his first vlog.
• BBC World Service prepares for Arabic TV channel • The BBC, which has broadcast in Arabic since 1938 and already has a measured audience of more than 14 million radio listeners and online visitors in the Middle East and North Africa, is due to launch the new channel in the fall.
• Twenty percent of the public has ‘great confidence’ in TV news leadership, poll says • Only 12 percent of respondents said they had a great deal of confidence in leaders of the press.
• Robison to deliver ‘Digital Content’ Super Session keynote • Shane Robison, executive VP and chief strategy and technology officer at HP, is responsible for shaping the company’s corporate strategy and technology agenda.