What’s your hobby?

I don’t think I haven’t mentioned anything about what I do. I’m currently attending at George Brown College in Toronto as a student for Jewellery Arts program. Because I have some spare time this year, I tried to make a piece with leftover materials from last year.

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It’s not a finished piece – silver is not polished and stones are not set. I’m trying to make a pendant for necklace but not decided yet for sure.. We’ll see what happen later. :) I’ll show you the finished piece in the future IF I finish this in this term… lol

I usually take a rest at home with having some tea or coffee after coming back from school or work. I had huge interest on black tea about 5 years ago and it became one of my hobbies. I still enjoy making variety kinds of tea not using tea bags – like milk tea, fruit tea, iced tea, or tea from other countries like Russian tea. (I recommend Russian tea for people who cannot sleep easily at night!)

Today, I’ve decided to have my favourite tea, Assam.

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These are some of tea that I have. I usually buy small bags to taste more and not to keep tea leaves too long, except Assam because it’s my all time favourite!

Standard of tea for one person is one teakettle, so about two and half tea cups in total. But that’s what it says in Europe or by tea experts so the amount of tea is totally up to people who are drinking. :)

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These are the kettle and teacup that I’m using. Porcelain kettle is better than the iron one because it keeps the heat and scent of tea longer. I also enjoy white colour teacup to see the colour of tea. :)

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Using tap water is the best for tea because more oxygen in water gives you better taste of tea. If you don’t have tap water, shaken bottle of water is fine too. :)

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First boiling water is for warming up the kettle and teacup. Warmed up kettle makes more movement of tea leaves so it can give you smooth and deep taste and scent. Keep hot water in kettle while you boil water again for tea.

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After 2 or 3 minutes later, throw away hot water from kettle and put 1 heaping teaspoon of tea leaf. That’s what it says on the guide but again, it’s totally up to the person who will enjoy it. :) Better close the kettle after put tea leaf to not to lose the scent!

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I usually have a first cup after 2 minutes brewing it especially for Assam, because Assam has strong taste. I recommend Assam for milk tea as well from that point. :) Having some sweet cookies or sweet scone is also a good match with Assam straight tea.

So, what’s your hobby? Do you have your own hobby to get relaxed and have fun at home? :)

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Welcome to Canada – ‘s AutoShow 2010!

Samsung Digital Imaging has provided the author of this article with the mentioned digital imaging device.

Hello, there. :)

I’m Rach, currently living in Toronto, Canada. SamsungImaging gave me a chance to use Samsung ST1000 (CL65), so I would like to share my sights with you – not only Toronto, but also wherever I go and whatever I do in days. :)

To celebrate getting ST1000(CL65), I decided to go AutoShow 2010 with my friend. AutoShow is open annually at Metro Toronto Convention Centre, but this is my first time to visit the show – made me so excited!

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Welcome to the show! The show closes at 10pm so my friend and I went to the show around 6pm. However, a lot of people were still visiting the centre.

The first booth welcomed us were Acura and Honda. I like both Honda and Toyota lines but I like more sedans for Honda or Acura, and SUVs for Toyota or Lexus. Personally, I like SUVs in general. :)

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Next, the ‘noble sport cars’ from Italy – Maserati vs. Ferarri! Which one do you like better?

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And my favourite car brand – Infiniti! I love their G, EX, and FX series. This one was their ‘concept car’ – Essence – for this show. Looks like a batman car, isn’t it? :)

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Next stop were Toyota and Lexus. Even though there was a lot of news about ‘recall of Toyota’ in these days, their booths were even bigger than other brands from Europe.

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Toyota’s hybrid car, Prius. It was pretty interesting that you can drive for a while just charging it with electricity!

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At the Lexus booth, I saw hard-top convertible car changes its roof for the first time! That really WOWed me with its cool surrounded sound system.

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Is there anyone interested in racing car, Shelby? There was a special space for Carroll Shelby’s racing cars – from antique to the unique versions.

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Hyundai and Kia did an event to win a car by entering the ticket number they gave us. We participated the event too and hoped to have luck to win! :)

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Hyundai’s booth was neat and big enough to exhibit their models. Genesis – Hyundai’s next generation – was there too.

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It was great to see Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and other luxury brands from Europe but those booths were too crowded unlike others. What a shame that I couldn’t see them in various but meeting Jaguar – the gentle-sports car from England – was a pleasant because I can’t meet them on street so often compare to others.

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It was snowing when we came out, but didn’t feel cold since I had so much fun at the show. Hope you had fun like I did with those pictures! I’ll try to take better pictures next time. :) Until then, take care!

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Tag your Memory EP3. Are you a fan of Geotagging and Social Network? Than, ST1000(CL65) is your answer!!

In my last two postings, we took a look at how to use ST1000 (CL65) for geotagging. Today, I would like to share three characteristics of ST1000 (CL65) before finishing my series on ‘Tag your memory’.

I will be covering the following three features today.

l How to do real-time location logging (geotagging) using Wi-Fi and GPS and post real-time on various web albums

l How to take pictures at various modes using Smart Auto function

l How to select menu and flip through photos by tilting the camera to the front, back and to the sides with Smart Gesture UI

1. Wireless network – GPS, Wi-Fi

I went over in detail the wireless network functions of ST1000(CL65) in the previous two postings. In particular, uploading photos through AP access, uploading to social media (not accessible of web authentication is required), and geo-tagging using GPS are key features of ST1000(CL65).

Use Wi-Fi to e-mail photos that you took to your friends and upload them to Picasa, Facebook, YouTube, Samsungimaging, Flickr or Twitter. ST1000(CL65)’s Wi-Fi enables you to quickly send and share photos cable free, even when you are on the move .

You can also use GPS function to match the photos you took using web albums such as Panoramio and Picasa with Google Map or Google Earth. Uploading photos that you took while traveling or of nice restaurants and sharing them with your friends will be tons of fun.

Take note that battery lasts shorter with GSP function on. If you are planning to use GPS function for a long time, make sure to take along extra batteries with you!

2. Smart Auto

Many of the recently launched Samsung Cameras have smart auto function. This function automatically analyzes the surroundings at the time of shooting and helps to capture optimal results. For example, if you are taking portraits, the camera will automatically apply beauty shot function to correct the skin. During night time, the mode is set to night mode and would flash an icon recommending the use of tripod.

3. Smart Gesture UI

Have you ever tried G-sensor? Many gadgets including mobile phones come with G-sensor, which is a motion sensor. ST1000(CL65) is no exception! If you shake your camera or turn it this and that way, the pre-set functions will run automatically. This means that you can turn on or turn off a certain function with one snap, without ever having to press buttons multiple times!

With ST1000(CL65), you don’t need to manipulate with force for accurate recognition. Simply shift the direction and the functions will come into action. If you tilt the camera sideways under photo album, you can flip through the photos back and forth.

ST1000(CL65) offers many other functions not described here. Yet, these three are the key differentiating factors.

ST1000(CL65) will be the best choice for not only SNS users but also those who love to travel or those who want to share information with many others.

Thank you for staying tuned to Tag your Memory. If the opportunity allows, I hope to see you again to introduce features of other cameras.

Thank you again!

EP2. ST1000(CL65) meets Twitter

Hi! It’s been a while since the last posting. Last time, we took a look at geotagging using Intelli Studio. Today we are going to take a look at uploading the geotagged photos directly to twitter using ST1000(CL65).

ST1000(CL65) has built-in functions that enables you to use Wi-fi to upload pictures to Picasa, Facebook, YouTube and Samsungimaging.com. Unfortunately, it doesn’t support updating pictures to Twitter. That is why I want to guide you through how to use the e-mail function in ST1000(CL65) and Flickr2Twitter to upload pictures.

First, go to Flickr2Twitter(http://www.flickr.com/account/blogs/add/twitter) to sign up for an e-mail account. If you use the e-mail function of ST1000(CL65) using this e-mail account, you can upload both to Twitter and Flickr. This is how you do it step by step.

Move to the Authorize page of Flickr2Twitter.

Select ‘Allow’, of course.

If you are done with this process, you will receive an e-mail account that allows you to
update using mobile device.

I guess you had no problem following me up to this point, right? Now, let’s turn on ST1000(CL65). Go to Wireless Networking Mode.

Using the e-mail account you received, send the pictures via Wi-fi. After a few minutes, you will be able to see that the pictures have been uploaded to your Twitter and Flickr account.

However, Flickr will only show a message saying that the photo has been sent from ST1000(CL65). You simply need to correct this at Flickr.

If you were to activate the GPS function, you will be able to record the location of the photos you took using Flickr.

Of course, with ST1000(CL65), you can use Intelli Studio to upload directly to Flickr or to Facebook.

In the next post, I will introduce how to share geotagged photos using Picasa. Of course, if you have any questions or know-how, please do not hesitate to comment!

Do you remember orangutan photographer Nonja? She’s back.

Last year, Nonja the orangutan photographer taking self-portraits with ST1000(CL65) was an issue. You can check out the previous post about Nonja, click here.

She has put her pictures up for auction on eBay for her relatives in her friends in Borneo.
The artistic ape’s handiwork has been viewed by tens of thousands of fans on Facebook after keepers at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn zoo in Austria gave her ST1000(CL65) and set up a Facebook account for her. Snaps from ST1000(CL65) are uploaded instantly over a Wi-Fi link.

The best 20 pictures of Nonja had been had been unveiled in the zoo and the framed works printed on canvas were being sold online on eBay.

The total income of auction achieved €2,539 and the highest prices was €361. The money from the auction will be donated to protecting the habitat of wild orangutans in Borneo

[Nonja’s self-portrait picture auctioned off at the highest prices €361 attaching a certificate with her thumbprint signature.]

[The pictures of Nonja and eBay auction introduced at ORF news]

[She has put her pictures up for auction on eBay]

[84,000 fans on her Facebook]

SAMSUNG CL65 Camera Unboxing

SAMSUNG CL65-Wi-Fi(wireless network)

I will go on a journey with Samsung ST1000(CL65)!

My name is Jutti.

I received the Samsung camera ST1000(CL65) for VLUU grapher activities. I just started to use it for a couple of days. The ST1000(CL65) is a travel camera for travelers like Jutti!

The pocket-sized digital camera I wanted so much! A small-sized camera in a small handbag (most of time I carry a camera bag but a lady style sometimes fits me, too!) was always a romance for a woman like me. I finally got it!

Most of all, the GPS and Wi-Fi features are the best for travelers.

I like even better the simple and neat design.

As all the necessary buttons are in a touchscreen, no other buttons are needed.

Any photos taken in receipt of GPS can be uploaded to a website that can allow you to register location information without looking for each location.

Thanks to Wi-FI, you can e-mail photos during a journey. It is so much convenient.

Shall we upload a photo to Google?

If you make your own account on the web site, http://picasaweb.google.co.kr, you can upload photos showing geographic information.

It is even much better to share data with all around the world. Once you upload a photo in receipt of GPS, it will automatically find the location concerned.

You can see the location where I took a photo like this. You will see a lot of photos on Google.

Anyway, let’s travel with me and with the Samsung ST1000(CL65) camera including GPS and Wi-Fi.

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First Rendezvous with Samsung’s Strategic Camera ST1000(CL65)

It happened that I became one of the Samsung camera experience group members. Personally I do not like being paid for doing something though. However, my blood type is B so I say what I have to say even though I’m remunerated for my service.

Therefore, I have no intention of fawning too much and I don’t think anyone should do it. So I guess my reviews will be worth as information.

The camera of which I will be reviewing is the ST1000(CL65), one of Samsung’s strategic cameras in second half of the year. If you are interested in cameras, you must have seen an article…

You will find a lot of related articles if you search CL65, the overseas model name.

Above all, thanks to the powerful built-in wireless function, the ST1000(CL65) differentiates itself from other products by sharing photos with a social site without a PC.

GPS allows you to record location information on a photo and you can share photos with websites via Wi-Fi and you can freely send photos to a cell phone or other Bluetooth appliances thanks to an onboard Bluetooth. Isn’t that so cool? Wow! I can’t wait any more!

Now shall we see some photos of the product? I’m quite good at taking a photo of a product.

This is the front image. It does kind of look like aluminum but it’s plastic. However I don’t think it is a regular material but it looks like a reinforced plastics, I guess.

There is a mark ‘GPS’ on the front and ‘Wi-Fi’ on the back, but I couldn’t find a mark ‘Bluetooth’. It, however, surely supports Bluetooth!

This is the back image. The LCD is very large, isn’t it? The size is 3.5-inch and the design is very neat because there is no button thanks to the full touch LCD.

One thing I don’t like is that they did not use SD card as a memory as usual but used MicroSD card. It is a pretty excellent choice in terms of compatibility with the cell phone but the price to capacity does not come up with SD card. Personally I don’t like the small size for fear of losing it.

I now turned the camera on. Isn’t the blue light around the power button pretty? This may be called ‘edgy’? And take a look at the features shown on the back LCD. Personally I do not like a touch interface but for the camera, it is very instinctive and easy to use.

As this product is a sample for the experience group, there is no other accessory but an adapter and cable for charge. Although differently from the previous Samsung digital camera, it is not 24 pin cable for cell phone, I like the USB type of adapter. I really hate to carry a heavy adapter when I travel.

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This is a photo I took first as soon as I received the camera under auto mode. I simply re-sized.

It is a little difficult for me to say that the noise suppression is good even though it is ISO 320. However, I can say that the auto white balance is pretty precise while it was dark indoor and the color reappearance is not bad. If you ask me how I can opine about the color reappearance with the white desk and cup, well…

Having used it for the last couple of days, it surely made me to cast away my prejudice over the Samsung camera that I had before only looking at the photo performance. It really became much better and can compete with some renowned Japanese digital camera. Well, it still may be difficult to compete with other manufacturers.

One of the reasons I wanted to buy the iPhone was that I can share photos immediately with internet. Now, I can say to the iPhone ‘Go away’!

All the features of this camera made it possible. If you read my postings, SNS users will probably buy this camera, I presume. Your kind attention to my four coming reviews of the features will be highly appreciated.

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