Author Archives: Markus Linke

About Markus Linke

Markus has over 18 years experience in Information Technology and Financial Services. As a Senior Murex Consultant he has successfully implemented Mx G2000 v2.10, v2.11 and 3.1 at various international clients, including Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), ABN AMRO, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), SAC, Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse in London, Amsterdam, Chicago, Toronoto, New York and Zuerich. Markus started the Murex User Group, a world-wide community with 1,300+ members in 2003. This is my personal website, I have moved all Murex-related content to the Murex User Group at http://www.murexusers.org

Switching back to WordPress

After playing around with Adobe’s Business Catalyst for a couple of months I’ve decided to switch back to WordPress. It’s not as powerful, but serves my needs better.

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Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict

On September 15, 2009, Judge Richard Goldstone and his Commission presented their 575-page Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict to its mandating authority, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). From the beginning, observers raised … Continue reading

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Project work

I know it’s old, but still nice

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The New Nikon 70-200mm f2.8G ED VRII

Cliff Mautner published the first review of the new Nikon 70-200/2.8 VR II lense yesterday… Check it out here: http://cliffmautner.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/101309-the-new-nikon-70200mm-f28g-ed-vrii.html

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New Design

I switched to the modularity blog theme by Graph Press as recommended by Photoshelter. Let’s see if it works out …

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My new color managed workflow

NB: This document is work in progress and not completed yet. Being an average photographer I’ve decided to at least get my pictures to an excellent (well … as good as it gets …) technical quality. Basically I want the … Continue reading

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Creating a Photo Book with Adobe InDesign CS4

I am trying to create a photo book using Adobe Indesign CS4. I will send the exported JPGs to Millers Lab, but have trouble to come up with a good photo book design. Are there any professional templates available? Please … Continue reading

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Playing for Change – Tula, Tel Aviv

I think she’s a great singer … is there anything else out there by her? http://www.playingforchange.com/journey/musicians/49/Tal_Ben_Ari_Tula

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Nikon 50mm/f1.4g lense review

This became my favorite lense. It’s (relatively) cheap, has a fast autofocus and f/1.4 is great for most subjects (portraits). I also use it for panorama pictures where I stitch picture together using Autopano pro. Well, now I have a … Continue reading

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Stephansdom in Vienna, Austria

St. Stephen’s Cathedral (German: Stephansdom) is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, OP. Its current Romanesque and Gothic form seen today, situated at the heart of Vienna, Austria in the Stephansplatz, was largely initiated by Rudolf IV and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first being a parish church consecrated in 1147. As the most important religious building in Austria’s capital, the cathedral has born witness to many important events in that nation’s history and has, with its multi-colored tile roof, become one of the city’s most recognizable symbols. Continue reading

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