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Imagine returning home from the family reunion, camera in hand, and waiting for the printed pictures to come back.  After a delay of at least hours, sometimes even days, the prints arrive, and in the most important picture–the family reunion shot–not only is there an ugly glaring neon sign in the background, but the tripod was off-balance, with one leg resting on a rock.  The entire crew seems to be seated on deck chairs on the Titanic, threatening to slide off the far left edge of the photo.

Don’t worry, there’s no need to call the entire family back for another reunion to re-shoot the picture.  What this photo needs is a bit of cropping and straightening.

Before photography went digital, both cropping and straightening were done in the printing process.  The printer would add a mask or frame to the picture to enclose only what he wanted to appear in the picture, and tilt (or just cut) the paper as necessary to make sure there was no cruise-ship leaning effect.

In today’s digital world of digital photography and editing software, it’s much easier to fix this sort of problem.  Scan the picture into your computer, load it into your favorite paint program, and it can be fixed in minutes.

First, most photo editing programs have a grid or reference line feature.  With a perfectly straight line to measure against, rotating the picture back onto dry land is child’s play.

And second, cropping comes naturally to photo programs as well.  Draw a box around the family–but not around the ugly sign–and crop away.  Be careful not to chop out any important details, like Uncle Vinnie’s ugly toupee and Aunt Marge’s red slippers.  And don’t forget to save a copy of the original, in case you need to do this again someday.  Then, email the corrected image to everyone who posed.

The features of your Apple iPhone are so numerous that to list them all would fill an eBook.  Your iPhone includes widgets that help you to keep up to date with things such as the weather, stock reports, and anything else that you might wish to keep your eye on. Everything that you could desire or need to know is right there, available for you to use whenever you need it. It is this ease of use combined with a plethora of features that has made the iPhone so popular.

The iPhone not only is a great phone and camera, but it is also a wonderful way to get rid of boredom. With the Apple iPhone, you take the ability to find out everything that you need right there on your cell phone. The features of your iPhone include accessibility, convenience, and technology, all rolled into one very portable package.  It is able to be used by professional and novice users alike. The Apple iPhone is one of the most amazing pieces of technology that is available today. It makes no difference what you are looking for in a cell phone; you will find that the iPhone delivers it fully.

The Apple iPhone is equipped with something called an SMS application, which includes a QWERTY soft keyboard that is highly intelligent. This phone literally has it all – phone, Internet access, games, music, and a built-in digital camera. The iPhone reacts to the gentlest touch to the sensors embedded into the screen’s surface. This allows the user to perform a variety of tasks such as dialing, scrolling, or searching, by using the screen. It does not get any easier. It is also a breeze to adjust the volume on your iPhone so that you do not disturb the people around you. If you can operate a DVD player then you can use an iPod. The controls are very similar to each other. You can play, stop, rewind and pause, just like on the remotes you are used to. The Apple iPhone has an maple screen of  3.5 inches and this allows you to enjoy anything that you rented or purchased from the form iTunes or downloaded from YouTube.

The iPhone comes with three choices of capacity – 6 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB. A major complaint is that the iPhone lacks any ability to expand the memory.  Connecting to the internet is one of the iPhone’s featured abilities, many feel that the search tools need massive improvement in their functionality. Furthermore users state that the browser has difficulty saving password information. The touch-screen makes scrolling really a breeze. The iPhone lets you adjust the size of the fonts to make reading more enjoyable. It has a magnifying glass feature that lets you zoom in on a single word or section of words. To access the magnifying glass, just tap and hold the screen. Focusing on the area you are editing makes it easier to view your work on this smaller screen. These features of your iPhone make reading and editing email and texts easy.

There are many blogs and forums where you can get expert advice on how to use your iPhone. The iPhone has become a status symbol. This little piece of technology combines form, fashion, and productivity into one device. With so many features of your iPhone to explore, it could take weeks before you understand its full functionality. Apple has been making computers and peripheral devices for many years now. It is no wonder that they have made the iPhone so versatile and functional.

The LG Electronics 50PC3D Plasma HDTV with the 50 inch plasma screen is an average product when it comes to HDTVs. Although it received an satisfactory score at the tests, it has a good design and the price is low.

When speaking about the color quality, tones and brightness this HDTV manages to make them look ok. Although when you look at the skin color you may notice some pixelation, the overall quality is good and the skin looks quite real. When watching something that shows light and strident colors, the LG Plasma HDTV manages to polish them and brings out a nice combination without hurting your eyes. Also, the night scenes are really fantastic as this HDTV has good quality when it comes to black or darker spots in movies.

This LG Plasma HDTV also comes with many connections like three HDMI inputs which are similar to the ones found on the Pioneer Kuro PDP-5010FD. Keep in mind that it comes with a nice USB port that lets you use a flash card reader or a thumb device. You can also see high quality photos on the TV.

Another great feature of this Plasma screen is the remote control which has controls for any slide shows and lets you manage your photos manually. So if you simply want to view some photos get comfy and operate everything with the remote control.

The swiveling technology is like the one on the Samsung FP-T5084 but easier to use. Make sure you loosen the little bolt from the back if you want to swivel your TV. When reaching the back of your TV you can see the plastic half loop which ensures that your cables are packed together. An eye catching feature is the design of the display setting buttons, which is very elegant and futuristic. The buttons will only become visible when you touch the pad under the bezel.

Although this TV is rather average in quality, it has an organized structure that makes it very easy to use. You can adapt the colors and harmonize the aspect by using the on-screen display menu. The adaptable features are the red, green, and blue colors which can be found in the color temperature menu.

You can also choose from the predetermined settings if you don’t know how to adapt things manually. The options are: Standard, Mild, and Dynamic. They change to different levels of contrast, brightness and vividness. Although the Dynamic color looks most appealing, it makes things look a bit unnatural, so you might opt for the other two predetermined settings which look more realistic.

The option that lets you choose two customizable setting could prove useful if you want to switch from one to another without manually choosing all the settings. All of these can be made by using the touch pad or the remote. The remote’s design is not very eye catching as the buttons may seem a bit uncomfortable to use and it has no light (this will also prove uncomfortable in the dark).

The audio quality received a good score during the tests. Also, keep in mind that the speakers are on the sides of this TV and will make the panel design a little bigger than others from the same category. This will usually give a false view that the TV is bigger than others of similar size and shapes. The sound is very good and the LG Company guarantees your parts and labor warranty for two years, which is a good deal as most of the other producers offer less.

The LG Electronics 50PC3D Plasma HDTV has standard quality and may be a good TV for someone who doesn’t want to spend large sums of money on HDTVs. The sound quality may be a great advantage when choosing this product. However, if you want something extraordinary, you may be a little disappointed. So if you are looking for ok quality and not for best quality, this might suit your taste.