balance

Bringing it all back home

Digital Living The horrible confusion created by energy deregulation is a nice example of getting the balance between the innovation and security we want from a supplier completely and utterly wrong. BT's recent broadband announcements were a step to address this...

1 July 2006, 8:00

Camera phones

Digital Living Adjust the white balance: In some cases, it's not so much a matter of having enough light as it is what kind of light you're dealing with. In these instances, adjustments to the white balance can improve your pictures.

11 May 2005, 11:43

Looking for an underwater camera

Digital Living They are also popular with divers, so it's relatively easy to get accessories such as red filters (which improve the colour balance of your photographs by cutting out some of the blue light), spare o-rings and so on.

14 October 2005, 8:28

18 things to do with your old technology

Digital Living Price, condition and seller information are all you get to entice the buyer, so creating the right balance is important. You might not know it, but you've got something very special in your home that could be worth money and could even save the world.

Tags: arrange, sends, waste, recycle

16 November 2007, 8:05

Calibrate your LCD television

Digital Living Use the Brightness control to balance deep-black letterboxing bars with details in shadows. The trouble is, as with most televisions, LCDs are preconfigured to look good on the sales floor of the electronics shops where you usually buy them, not in...

9 May 2005, 15:14

Why is my best TV in my shed?

Digital Living The fact that my good TV is in my shed is a perfect example of the curious balance of forces that guides why consumers make technology purchasing decisions. I bought it on a credit card with the sweaty panic of someone who knows they'll be in a...

6 May 2006, 7:00

The digital won't let me go

Digital Living The problem with the digital life is the problem of all living: balance. What does it mean to live a digital life? I know I spend an enormous amount of time quarelling with computing and electronics equipment.

16 May 2005, 11:40