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a:focus, a:hover, a:visited, a:active {
   border:none;
   outline:none;
}

…but no use. Border is still displayed. Finally i have found these Javascript codes to work remove the unwanted links around the links in IE6

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<script type="text/javascript">
for(var i=0; i<document.links.length; i++) {
   document.links[i].onfocus = function() {this.blur();};
}
</script>

1. Close Chrome.
2. Open Finder to: Your Home Directory / Library / Application Support / Google / Chrome / Default.
3. Copy the file called Bookmarks to a new file called Bookmarks.now so that you have a backup in case you accidently destroy the current imported bookmarks file.
4. Open “Bookmarks” file with TextEdit
5. You will see 2 sections in the file under “roots”, one called “bookmark_bar” and one called “other”, take the line from bookmark_bar which will look like this: ”children”: [ ],if you don’t have any bookmarks in it yet, and cut and paste it into the “other” section. Take the “children” section from “other” and cut and paste it into “bookmark_bar” including all of your bookmarks between the open and close brackets (will be many, many lines of bookmarks), effectively swapping the children sections between “other” and “bookmark_bar”.
6. Save the Bookmarks file.
7. Open Chrome again.

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$(function() {
	var zIndexNumber = 1000;
	$('div').each(function() {
	$(this).css('zIndex', zIndexNumber);
	zIndexNumber -= 10;
	});
});

This code will start with a z-index of 1000, and decrement the z-index for each DIV element of the page by 10, giving the first DIV a z-index of 1000, the second, 990, the third 980, and so on. Notice that the selector will find all DIV elements with the code “$(‘div’)”, using the same syntax as CSS selectors. If your HTML code has different requirements, feel free to change the code or the selector to suit your needs by following jQuery’s documentation on selectors.

If you want see the results, here is the example image!

Before apply the fix:

And here is the result after apply the fix:

Known Issues :

If you by chance cannot see the left navigation menu, disable any menu optimizing plugin that you have installed before like Ozh’ Admin Drop Down Menu plugin or Lighter Menus. Do that by deleting the corresponding plugin directory in the wp-plugins directory.

The current options that Video Monkey feeds to ffmpeg use the default single thread. Fortunately Video Monkey is setup in a rather clever way, and we are able change the commands used easily.

To use all of your CPU cores:

- Open your applications folder, right click on Video Monkey, select “Show Package Contents”
- a new finder window appears, open “Contents” and then “Resources”
- open “commands.xml” in your favorite text editor
- find the section “<device_group title=”iTunes”>”
- go down a few more lines to get to the element “<command id=”ffmpeg_options”>”

This is the command line that is executed when you encode a video usting any of the devices that are under the “iTunes” group in the UI.
On the end of that list of command line parameters add “-threads 2″. Use the number of CPU cores you have.

Your finished product should look something like this:

<command id=”ffmpeg_options”>
-vcodec $ffmpeg_vcodec -b $output_video_bitrate -s $(output_video_width)x$(output_video_height)
-aspect $(output_video_width):$(output_video_height) -r $(output_video_frame_rate)
-acodec $ffmpeg_acodec -ab $output_audio_bitrate -ar $output_audio_sample_rate -ac $output_audio_channels
-threads 2
</command>

Grab a new video to encode, and watch your CPU meter.

Original post

New 24mm tilt and shift lens offers largest range of movement available

Canon announced the launch of two new tilt and shift lenses, the Ultra-Wide angle TS-E 17mm f/4L and the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, an upgrade to the popular TS-E 24mm f/3.5L.

At 17mm, the TS-E 17mm f/4L has the widest view angle of any tilt and shift lens currently available; coupled with outstanding image quality across the whole frame, it is an ideal choice for architectural or landscape photography. Building on the success of its predecessor, the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, like the TS-E 17mm f/4L, now includes Canon’s sub-wavelength structure coating (SWC). Canon’s patented lens coating is specifically designed to minimise ghosting and flare caused by internal reflections to help deliver crisp, clear images.

Canon was the first company to offer 35mm camera users a combined tilt and shift lens, With 36 years experience in this field, Canon has now added a new unique functionality to the TS-E 17mm f/4L and TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, allowing users to rotate the direction of the tilt and shift independently of each other. This affords greater control over the focal plane, replicating the movements of a large format view camera. Canon’s revolutionary tilt and shift revolving mechanism is particularly useful when shooting product shots from a perspective where specific framing and focal plane is required.

The new lenses, influenced by feedback from professional photographers, have been created to produce the best image quality with high resolution, high contrast and low distortion. The use of high-precision asphercial front elements keeps distortion, common in wide angle lenses, to an absolute minimum, even at the edges of the frame. The TS-E 17mm f/4L and TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II also feature multiple UD elements to reduce chromatic aberration and optimised focus mechanisms.

Canon today has also introduced a new range (52mm to 72mm) of versatile, multi-functional PL-C B polarizing filters to help reduce reflections from glass or water or darken blue skies. The PL-C B’s, which are now available in 52mm, 58mm, 67mm, 72mm, 77mm and 82mm filter thread sizes, also allows the lens cap to be attached to the lens to prevent damage to the filter if left attached when not in use.

Key features of the TS-E 17mm f/4L and TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II include:

• Tilt and shift lenses compatible with all Canon EOS cameras
• Ultra Wide 17mm / wide 24mm focal length, ideal for architecture and landscapes
• High precision lens elements for low distortion and high resolution to the edge of the image
• ± 6.5° Tilt and ±12mm Shift (TS-E 17mm f/4L) ± 8.5° Tilt and ±12mm Shift (TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II)
• Tilt and shift mechanism rotates +/-90° allowing shift in any direction
• Tilt mechanism rotates +/-90° allowing tilt in any direction relative to the shift
• Aspherical and UD lens elements minimise chromatic aberration
• Sub-wavelength structure and super-spectra coatings minimise ghosting and flare
• Circular aperture for creative, blurred highlights
• TS-E 17mm f/4L has a floating internal focus mechanism delivers high image quality throughout focus range.

Pricing and Availability:
The TS-E 17mm f/4L is available from May 2009 priced at £2749.99 / €3049.99 RRP inc. VAT.

The TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II is available from May 2009 priced at £2399.99 / €2659.99 RRP inc. VAT.

For more information on Canon products please visit www.canon.co.uk