image formats
When it comes to image formats on the internet, it’s generally a three-way tie between JPEG, GIF, and PNG. Deciding which image format to use is relatively straightforward; you choose lossy JPEG when you’re saving continuous-tone photographic images, and you choose between lossless GIF or lossless PNG when
video technology
Next generation DVD formats promise a huge jump in resolution, from the 720 x 480 of standard DVD to the 1920 x 1080 of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Additional resolution is always welcome, of course. But it’s not free. You’ll have to purchase a HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player, and
user experience
This OS X versus Windows XP site contains an exhaustive, extensively illustrated 100-topic comparison of these two operating systems. The author tries to be objective, which is admirable, but the extremely detailed comparison is worth reading mostly because it highlights a lot of subtle design differences. For example, this little