Some of the greatest empires in society has been built on cheap labor. 25% of the Roman Empire, and 30% - 40% of Italy were slaves. During the peak of the United Kingdoms power, 5% of their population were slaves. And for those of us who grew up in America, we’ve all heard about the horrors of slavery time and time again. Slavery were vital economic pillars of society that allowed these nations to grow in power. Although slavery has been abolished in most developed countries today, with all the loop holes, modern day slavery still exists in the form of outsourcing, migrant workers, and something called an “Internship”.

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I just recently finished a project which involved me developing an XML loaded Banner Rotator and I thought I’d share the process with you folks. The key features of this XML Loaded Banner Rotator is that you can add as many images as you would need, and each image can hold a hyperlink. Bloomingdales has a similar rotating banner, and so I modeled mine after what they had. If you lovely people would like to view a demo of this XML Loaded Banner Rotator, then please click here, or you can take a hike, because hiking is very good exercise.

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As most digital photographers know, the biggest drawbacks to a dslr camera is those nasty dust particles. The horrors of taking 2000 images at an event, and all of them filled with ugly dust spots. This scenario is a post production nightmare in the making, and can bring the most seasoned photographers to their knees while simultaneously wetting their pants. It’s not a pretty sight, but hopefully with the launch of the Ricoh GXR, this problem can now be solved.

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I have to admit that I fell into the world of the DSLR revolution, and have been loving it ever since. Leaving behind the comforts of the point-and-shoot, and venturing into manually controlling the camera is a milestone for every aspiring photographer. After owning my DSLR for over two years, I’ve somewhat mastered its functionality. But every now and then, laying down in bed late at night, and wearing nothing but my Hanes, I reminisce. I think about how easy it was to know exactly what I was capturing before pressing the shutter button. I remember the comforts of having a camera tucked away in my jean pockets, ready to capture at a moments notice. What happened to those days? why can’t I have my cake and eat it too? Why does the wii give me a nasty case of tennis elbow? And how come we can’t combine the ease of the point-and-shoot with the control and flexibility of a DSLR? I said Why? answer me dammit!!!

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