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ProGrade launches Refresh Pro, a program for monitoring and ‘refreshing’ your memory cards

20 Aug

ProGrade Digital has launched Refresh Pro, a new program designed to monitor the health of specific ProGrade Digital memory cards and refresh your card’s performance to factory new condition.,’ according to ProGrade Digital.

The software, available for both macOS and Windows computers, works with all of ProGrade Digital’s memory card readers and all cards that feature the ‘R’ logo on the front, as shown in the below image.

When a compatible card reader and memory card are used with Refresh Pro, the program will use a three-color status indicator (green, yellow, red) to denote how healthy the card is: green is a healthy card while red is one more at risk for failure. ProGrade Digital clarifies within the software the Refresh Pro looks for ‘key attributes of your card’s use history to determine how much life is remaining before you reach design limits.’ It goes on to say ‘If your card has less than 10% remaining life, you should consider replacing it soon.’

On the refreshing front, ProGrade Digital says the program will ‘clean up the way data is stored to your card to ensure it’s optimized for the highest performance.’ ProGrade Digital suggests running a ‘Refresh’ regularly to keep the card operating at its best.

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Refresh Pro is available to download with a perpetual license for Mac OSX 10.8 and higher and Windows 10 for $ 29.99. You can find out more information and download the program on ProGrade Digital’s website.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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No More Ugly Apartment Buildings: 13 Designs Refreshing the Paradigm

25 Jul

[ By SA Rogers in Architecture & Houses & Residential. ]

Apartment buildings are typically so hideous, it’s kind of exhausting. A structure with some measure of character gets knocked down in a prominent spot and before locals dare to dream that something cool might go up in its place, there’s another boring old block of apartments (or worse yet, condos) adding to the dull architectural noise of the city. Of course, it’s all subjective. You could argue, fairly enough, that pretty much all new apartment buildings are ugly, and that trying to make them ‘cool’ results in an even more irritating visual offense. What do you think – are these 13 designs switching up the same-old same-old in a positive way?

Lots of Light: 9 Units at the Apartment in Kamitakada

Developers looking to squeeze big bucks out of a project by creating high-end luxury housing are a lot more motivated to build structures that are more interesting than usual, but every now and then, there’s the rare project that gives some aesthetic consideration to a building that’s actually affordable to the average city resident. Takeshi Yamagata Architects designed this 9-unit building in Tokyo as a cluster of four buildings connected by open-air pathways, integrating gardens, curving walls and lots of windows for the feel of an urban refuge minus the multi-million-dollar price tag.

325 Kent by SHoP Architects

Currently under construction on the site of an old Domino sugar factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the 325 Kent project by SHoP Architects is part of a redevelopment masterplan transforming the refinery into a 380,000-square-foot complex with a waterfront park and four residential buildings containing 2,800 rental units. SHoP’s building will house 522 of those apartments in a 16-story structure, arranged around a dramatic elevated courtyard. The units at the top will be stepped to create a series of spacious outdoor terraces. Nope – this one isn’t going to be cheap.

Pixelated Concrete: 222 Jackson by ODA

Over in Queens, the 11-story 2222 Jackson building by ODA features a pixelated concrete facade creating voids and projections for shade, privacy and outdoor spaces. Located just steps away from MoMA PS1, the building is conceived as a modular grid, giving it about 30% more outdoor space than the same-sized building with the same number of units arranged in a more typical shape.

Parasitic Growth: Plug-In City 75 by Stephane Malka

Commissioned to update and expand a 1970s-era building in Paris, architect Stéphane Malka proposes a system of parasitic wooden cubes that would attach to the facade, extending the living space and reducing the structure’s energy consumption by 75 percent. The unusual design would help mitigate problems with poor insulation and permeable windows while adhering to the city’s restrictive building laws, which don’t allow architects to build vertically.

Contemporary and Complimentary: p17 Housing in Milan

How do you sensitively design a new apartment complex that will blend in with a historic neighborhood while reflecting the era in which it’s being built? For P17, a residential housing complex in Milan, Italian architectural firm Modourbano harmonizes with surrounding buildings while retaining a contemporary feel, thanks to the beautiful natural hues in its sandstone facade.

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28 Refreshing Photos of Ordinary Things

25 Jul

As photographers we like to get out and travel to find unique and interesting things to photograph. But there are photographic subjects everywhere – all you need to do is look around and get creative.

Here are some photos of every day, ordinary objects – where the photographers have gotten creative with lighting, cropping, and composition. Take note – you can do this too!

~lzee~bleu~

By ~lzee~bleu~

JLS Photography - Alaska

By JLS Photography – Alaska

Maria Teresa Ambrosi

By Maria Teresa Ambrosi

Hiroyuki Takeda

By Hiroyuki Takeda

Holley And Chris Melton

By Holley And Chris Melton

Giusi Barbiani

By Giusi Barbiani

Flavio~

By Flavio~

Theilr

By theilr

Darlene Hildebrandt

By Darlene Hildebrandt

Tom Roeleveld

By Tom Roeleveld

Jo Christian Oterhals

By Jo Christian Oterhals

Michael Porter

By Michael Porter

Harry (Howard) Potts

By Harry (Howard) Potts

Johann Coetzer

By Johann Coetzer

Herr Hans Gruber

By Herr Hans Gruber

DorkyMum

By DorkyMum

Caro Wallis

By Caro Wallis

Georgie Sharp

By Georgie Sharp

Roland Peschetz

By Roland Peschetz

Benjamin Lehman

By Benjamin Lehman

Pascal Bovet

By Pascal Bovet

Michael Pardo

By Michael Pardo

Mbgrigby

By mbgrigby

Jared Tarbell

By Jared Tarbell

IMorpheus

By iMorpheus

William Warby

By William Warby

Daniel Wehner

By Daniel Wehner

Javier Morales

By Javier Morales

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