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Winnipeg Design Festival, On The Boards, Sept 19 2013

Sponsored by Smith Carter. 5pm at the Forks Market An inside look at current design projects in Winnipeg. On the Boards is StoreFront MB initiative that strengthens the design community through…

Black Brant Rocket Media Launch at the Manitoba Museum, Sept 10 2013

“The Manitoba Museum will launch its new Made in Manitoba rocket ship exhibit today. The Black Brant rocket, produced in Winnipeg for decades by Magellan Aerospace’s Bristol Aerospace…

Jane’s Walk, WPGxHBC – A Company’s Influence on the City, May 4 2013

“Legendary urban thinker, writer and activist Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building. She had no…

City of Winnipeg James Ave River Gauge, April 30 2013

People sometimes get the “Pumping Station” on James Ave mixed up with the River Level Measurement Station. They are very close together, but not the same thing! Read…

Winnipeg’s Sandbag Making Machine, April 8 2013

The City of Winnipeg was kind enough to arrange a visit to the Sandbag machine out in Transcona. Brent J. Kowalewich, C.E.T. Supervisor of Street Maintenance – East Area City…

iPhone 3GS vs 4S screen resolution

The “retina display” has twice as many pixels as the old one: And here is a comparison of the camera resolution Click on the images to see full…

Dynamic Range of Canon 5D mark ll

OK, so what is all this? This is a study of contrast in colour of greyscale tiles in a Canon 5D mark ll. How much does the contrast…