In part one of this series you kicked your digital SLR camera's auto mode to the curb with the help of program mode. In doing so, you learned to control the flash, the ISO value, and the white balance. Now in part two we're going straight to manual mode to learn about aperture sizes and shutter speeds. So let's do this thing.

The business ideas, new utilities for society and the next big thing all boil down to code. If the code is good, the startup has a chance. If the code is bad, no matter how brilliant the business people are the startup is not going to get far.

Don't trash your Boot Camp drive just yet, but Leopard could contain the early signs of running Windows apps in Mac OS X after all. While the evidence is telling, we encourage you not to hold your breath just yet.

MTV Networks plans to make every clip from every episode of hit animated comedy "South Park" available for free online next year as part of a strategy to reach consumers everywhere.

Ever have one of those unproductive days when you just feel lazy, and don’t want to work on anything on your to-do list?

Ever have one of those unproductive days when you just feel lazy, and don’t want to work on anything on your to-do list?

If you saw this one coming, give yourself a very large prize. Google is experimenting with Digg style voting features on search results that allow users to vote up or bury search results they see.

Of course the 3G iPhone is coming, that's clearly in the evolution plan. As Jobs said himself, it's only a matter of time until improved batteries allow for it. Still, when AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson says, "You'll have it next year,"

If you load up Google Maps, you may notice that they have removed the "Hybrid" button and replaced it with "Terrain".

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The Energy Committee of the U.S. Senate is drafting a bill that would phase out the use of incandescent light bulbs in the United States. The move to ban incandescent bulbs is part of a wider attempt to curb U.S. energy usage in order to address the problem of global warming.

Offering would compete with recent products from rivals Microsoft, Amazon.com and Facebook.

"don't worry, they won't single you out and laugh that you watch Diggnation as you board."

"don't worry, they won't single you out and laugh that you watch Diggnation as you board."

This graph shows two things: (1) That this is the largest run up of home values in US history. (2) That even if prices decline by 30-40% prices would still be abnormally high in historic terms.

These two kids know how to kick it around and their choreography is the best in town…

These two kids know how to kick it around and their choreography is the best in town…

Buying a computer at 3am at the 24 hour New York City Apple store has some interesting perks.