How to Convert your Favorite Picture to Vector Graphics Totally Free

If your in to graphics design or you like to make graphics using tools such as Adobe Photoshop™ or Corel PhotoPaint then you probably know what a vector graphic is.

Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s), which are all based on mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphics. 1

So vector graphics is a computer calculated graphic, the opposite of that is called raster graphics. The keyword for raster graphics, they are made of pixels. Like the photo you took from your digital camera.

When you change your photo into a vector graphic, you can get more artistic and you can use it for many things like your design brochure or even for your picture ID on your social network site.

But now you can change a photo to a vector, even though you know nothing about using those design tools above or when your local graphic designer friend is out of town. Just prepare your photo at your PC, click this site and upload your photo, after that ‘walking horse’ walla you get a vector graphics version of your photo, for free. Here is the site 2



My suggestions are that you prepare a relatively high resolution photo 1,5 Mega pixel above (a small 300x300 photo results blackness.

After you get your vector graphic-ed photo, save it then you can reduce the size of it and make it your id photo.

Hope this tip is useful for you. Wait for other tips from this site.


Tresna

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1 Wikipedia , Definition of Vector Graphics
2 The Photo courtesy of 'Harvard Love Story' a Korean Hit Drama

Odd Green Design and Art Ceramics

When you visit Bandung you must be thinking of what sort of souvenier can I bring home. Why not get this design and art ceramics by OddGreen.

Odd Green was born 3 years ago as a small business that at their home by Isdihar (Odi) and his brother Hendralian(Lian) . It all started when Odi, a product design student of ITB, Faculty of Arts and Design, created ceramics for his final project.

Because it was his final project he must make sure that ceramics that he made was using a unique method that differs from the regular techniques.

He created many products of ceramics small and large with his own design and not following the mainstream ceramics design that other ceramic artist made or follow. Lian, Odi’s brother, working as an automobile salesman asked his brother to why not try to sell them.

So they started out by participating in exhibition from small to large ones. And they started to join organizations related to their business such as :

• Dewan Kerajinan Nasional Jawa Barat (Dekranas)
• ASEPHI(Asosiasi Eksportir dan Produsen Handicraft Indonesia) and become a member of the council

Some expo/exhibition that they have participated:

• Kriya Bandung Expo, Manggala Siliwangi Bandung 2008
• Bandung Kotaku Hijau, 2008
• Pekan Produk Kreatif Indonesia at JCC Jakarta, June 2009
• Pameran Koperasi Nasional at Samarinda,Juli 2009
• JABAR Expo (West Java Expo) at Graha Manggala Siliwangi,Bandung, Juli 2009
• Inacraft 2009, April 2009

For their latest exhibitions you can check out their site.

Products
Ceramic Stone Ware for various items such as paintings in ceramic (plate and slab, vase, candle holder, mug, pencil place, wind chime, tea set, necklace, bracelet, key holder, hp accessories, bros , pin, etc

You can contact them here.
Odd Green Art and Design Ceramics
Pemukiman Sarimas Jl. Sarimas IV No. 47 Arcamanik- Bandung
Owner : Ishidar (Odi)
Hendralian(Lian)
Tlp. 022 7203268 atau 0812 232 6347
Email : keramik_oddgreen@yahoo.com atau ralianbahar@yahoo.com
Website : http://oddgreen.multiply.com

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How to Start an Income Generating Blog using a totally Free Blog Service

They say there is cost for starting a site, of course if your using a paid hosting service.But some others say that free blogs aren't good enough if you wanna get serious.

So the major questions when you start a blog or wannabe bloggers say are such as:

• Should I use a free blog service or should I use a paid hosting service?
• Should I buy a domain for it?
• Is it true that a totally free blog or set of free blogs can bring you income?

These questions went to my mind when I started my blogging business. But I’ll make a great deal for you, I (Tresna owner this blog) will give you a shortcut where you do not have to go where I went and should you choose an option to host your service you do it right.

Believe it or not this blog Visitbandungnow.blogspot.com was originally in a paid hosting service which I will not say here for ethical reasons. I even bought a domain for it. What happen was that I hosted 2 sites with a service, a local service which I thought could withstand the bandwidth of increasing traffic. But I was wrong. At a certain point my site viewers experience “Sorry bandwidth Overlimit”. This is another way of saying “Upgrade your service with us please !”.

So the thing is that when you plan to host, don’t just get a hosting service, but prepare for the future, invest in a well known hosting service. A good service with reliable service has its cost. The interesting fact is that a free blogging service has a quite enough large bandwidth to handle an increasing traffic. The only drawback is the speed to access it, and the under a subdomain name, but you can buy a domain and forward it to your free blog.

Of course there are benefits of a hosting service, but do you really need them? Nowadays tweaking your blog to look like professional site is an easy thing to learn and how to do.

So the third question can a totally free blog service generate income? Yes, and this is proven by me and by others in the internet. You can check that there are many top ranking sites that are using free blogging service.

So how do we start an Income Generating Blog with totally free blog service ? Here are the steps :

• Determine a niche topic. We’ve discussed about choosing the right keyword,etc
• Make your blog with a free blog service. There are plenty of them.
• Consistently blog in a scheduled way, let say : 2 articles per week for 3 months. No, don’t think of monetizing it yet.How to like to write and write easy, I’ll talk about it later.
• Do the SEO , submit to directories, exchange links with other blogs/sites and other SEO activities.Writing articles to E-zines (e-magazines) are another good way to increase traffic.
  
• Put a widget to measure your page rank and traffic increase. I suggest Alexa and Google Analytics.
• When you reach a certain traffic rate, then you can apply to monetize your blog. Or start getting money out it. You can apply PPC (Paid Per Click) services (Google Adsense is an Example). Don’t think you’ll get your dough overnight. It’s the same as other jobs, work first then you get paid. Many people will get frustrated at first, but my approach, make it your hobby.
• If your English is good.Its an advantage.Your blog will be approved not to long by Adsense.But if it is in your native language you can apply for local PPC. My property blog has one at the side bar.
• Then start tweaking your blog. Upgrade the design layout. Change from 2 columns to three.Mix a good combination of Picture and text, Enhance your ads with the blog itself. Remember you want to generate income from it right.Ask opinions from friends. Is it too ‘selling’.
• And most important, make your site/blog easy to navigate. Like your own home: How do we make people feel at home and not want to go early. Technically you can check the ‘pages/visit’ and ‘visit time’ at your Goodgle Analytics page.

Come and Visit Bandung Indonesia

Tresna
http://www.visit-bandung.com

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A Real Tuyul or another Hoax

I don't know. Maybe because the sociaty is already stressed out, and gone to believing in the supernatural stuffs.

This clip from an amateur had made incredible news and even told in gosip shows lately on tv-s in Indonesia. It was claimed to be a real Tuyul - A ghost/jeani or whatever with creteri of : midget like humanoid, bald headed, and likes to steel neighbour's money little by little.

The legends say, some rich people in the countrysides 'keep' these creatures and when that 'holder'walks he always put two of his hands always at the back, carrying the tuyul.

In this video the tuyul seems to be 'rather tall' for a Tuyul. he..he..