Camstasia Error: No codec available to render this file

If you get this error when you are trying to import a mp3 file in Camstasia the solution on Windows Xp is to install a different codec. If you have installed it go to Control Panel -> Administrativ Toos -> Computer Management -> Device Manager -> Sound, video and game controllers -> Click on Audio Codecs. It will bring up a window with three tabs. Select properties and change the priority of your newly installed codec by clicking on it and change the priority number to be lower or equal to the old one. Set the old one a greater number. This solved my problem like a charm. In my case I used Fraunhofer IIS  MPEG Layer 3 codec professional instead of the simple one. Also you can use LAME ACM MP3 Codec. I hope this will solve your problem with Camstasia.

Ebook converters for Kindle

If you own a Kindle you will need programs to convert documents to formats that Kindle can handle, formats like prc and mobi. Calibre, Mobipocket Creator and Hamster free Ebook converter. All of these are freewares. Below you'll find some youtube videos that will help you using these applications.
A tip: Calibre does not Ms Doc files. In Word you have to save your document as  webpage filtered (or html filtered) and then convert the html file to your chosen ebook format. 

Face recognition at myheritage.com

An interesting  family tree webpage which bosts that has the best face recognition. I thought of putting it to test by using it's Celebrity Collage function which calculates to what celebrities does your face resemble. Maybe you will consider this as a narcism, but it just a cunning curiosity on my part. The first day in July 2011 I made 3 photos and run their recognition. Below are the 3 result sets for this pictures.

It can be noted that Oded Fehr comes up in each set. The second day I made three other pictures in other light condition. The three result sets are the following. It can be seen the results are different.

To further test I run it on a 2010 smiling autumn foto of me which subjectively I don't consider to be the best or the most accurate of me. 

The results of course all are smiling and Heat Ledger comes up again.

Morever I made a check on my 2010 passport photo which I don't publish here for security reasons.

For a 2011 march photo

it gives me the following results with Oded Fehr and a Finnish singer Lauri Ylönen coming up again:

For a 1996 photo when my age was 19

a surprising result

Tom Cruise comes up and also Sarah Mitchell Gellar like in the 2011 photo. Also Oded Fehr is among the results of 2011 march photo. My conclusion is that the results pretty much depend on the light condition used in making the photos, on face position and on your facial expression. Smiling photo gets smiling results. Of course statistically these examples does not let you to draw a solid conclusion. But to be fair with myheritage.com  regarding face recognition it can be said that at least they have a hunch and scored some little points with me.  Because of this torrid summer I end with a photo from Turkey, Istanbul, Topkapı palace enjoying a cold drink. If you have recognized me or just enjoyed the post give me a feedback by commenting. If  not you can try out The Young Turks.