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Tamron 18-250 superzoom for Canon
Well Nikon (the “Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR AF”:http://www.popphoto.com/cameralenses/2763/lens-test-nikon-18-200mm-f35-56g-dx-vr-af-s.html makes are nice superzoom that is a good reference standard for superzoom. Iisn’t fast and does have optical distortion (0.73% barrel at 18mm so you’ll want to use DxO, vignetting everywhere below f/6.3 and it is good for 8×10 from 18-100, pretty good for 5×7 at…
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Free Wifi
Seems like I’m always out and about and with all the traffic these days, I either plop down at Starbucks and spent $3 on a coffee and $10 on wifi or I look for somewhere with free wifi. There are zillion places that have that now. Here are some listings: “Wififreespot.com”:http://www.wififreespot.com/wa.html has a pretty good…
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Citizen Watch Bands
I finally got my Citizen Eco-Drive watch. I have to say the Amazon reviews were quite accurate. It is a really nice watch. Not too expensive. But you do need to get the band fixed by a Citizen “Retailer”:http://direct.where2getit.com/cwc/apps/w2gi.php?sid=46632d07ee3b5&client=citizenus&template=locator2005&postalcode=98004&Submit=Submit, but they are easy to find. JC Penney for instance or Sears does this. The digits…
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Another dead hard drive
I’m beginning to think that the whole idea of putting 2.5″ drives into desktops is a bad idea. I’ve had now three 2.5″ drives fail in the last month. All are 60GB models, but I think there is just lots more use they get. Two were in an ASUS M3p. One was the base drive…
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PDGA Disc Golf Course Directory and Mount Lake Terrace
!<http://www.leftcoastdiscgolf.com/images/zoom/KTQUNB/mlt_1t.jpg! A really cool use of Google Maps, this shows every disc golf course in a given area at “PDGA Course”:http://www.pdga.com/course/gindex.php. We went to Minerva Park last week, now we can go to “Mount Lake Terrace”:http://www.leftcoastdiscgolf.com/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=42&page=view&catid=183&key=1&hit=1
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Raw Workflow: DXO to Noise Ninja to Miranda Sharpening
OK, with my handy new Canon Rebel XT, here is the workflow I use. It is a best tool for the job procedure: # Colorvision Spyder2Pro. This is the color calibration tool to make sure my LCD looks like the photo looks like the printer. Most LCD monitors are way too blue, so it is…
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Cool Bluetooth Headsets
My friend Akemi is working at Open Interface, with the new stereo bluetooth coming out, you can get just amazing headsets. Here are some that use their technology “Logitech Freepulse Wireless Headphone”:http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2412,CONTENTID=12492 “Bang & Olufsen Earset2 Bluetooth Headset”:http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=183&bhcp=1 http://www.sagem.com/mobiles/index.php?newlang=english
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Pinny’s World
Our buddies in Toronto have a great site. Check out “Pinny’s World”:http://youtube.com/profile?user=pinnysworld
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Modders fan
I also haven’t been making new PCs these days. Waiting for the new iMacs mainly, but Paul reminded me of the cool modders world with this “fan”:http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/archives/2006/03/technicolor_dre.html
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Cool Bikes and wheelsets
I barely have time to ride anymore, but my buddy Mark does and has the coolest bikes: bq. My next bike. check out the Java Boy bike at “SyCip.com”:http://sycip.com. These are amazing custom frames bq. Its not often in the bike industry I am impressed with someone on the > phone. I called this company,…
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mpire widget
Hey Matt and Greg have done some cool Web 2.0 work, so you can see what folks are buying on eBay and Amazon. Here’s a sample of watching digital cameras being sold: Mpire Widget – Trend Watch – Mpire.com Get your own free shopping widget! Here is the mover and shaker list on ebay: Mpire…
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MLB for PSP and other games
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Professional DV Cameras
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about getting a high definition DV camera. Kenny has some good suggestions on the Sony line. Right now, the Canon HV20 probably makes the most sense, but the big brother or the Sonys mentioned like the HVR A1 are probably best for prosumers if they are really producing high…
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Giant Bicycles in Shanghai
Someone was asking me where the Giant Bike shop is. This from Ken: There is a Giant shop near Carrefour in Jinqiao. Stella, who speaks English, has procured bikes for a lot of us. Her email and a map are below. She has good Giant bikes on the premises, but you can also obtain others.…
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Other great photo sites
Branch reminded me that he is a photography buff. I am getting ready to dive into doing panorama shots, but trying to figure out which HW and SW I should use. I just downloaded RealViz’s software (http://www.realviz.com/ ) since a bunch of pro’s seem to like it. I am also looking at Really Right Stuff…
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Doubly Special Relativity
Calvin and I have been reading a really interesting book about the politics of physic (yes there is such a thing called) “The Trouble with Physics”:http://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Physics-String-Theory-Science/dp/0618551050/marketingplaybook-20 about the big issues with string theory. Thanks to Peter for sending to me. He describes a really interesting theory called “Doubly Special Relativity (DSR)”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubly-special_relativity that although highly speculative…
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Best Seattle Restaurants
Someone was asking me for the best restaurants of Seattle. Lots of controversy, here, but The “Seattle Times”:http://edb.seattletimes.nwsource.com/ae/scr/st_res_sr.cfm?a=0&ah=0&o=1&cui=0&winSize=50&chunkSize=10&oo=2&p=0&s=3&d=n&oh=y&alpha=&beer=f&smoking=&ckBox=&keyw= has their best list. Notable new ones as opposed to boring old ones (but they are still great like the Herbfarm or Rover’s) are: * Beato Food and Wine. It’s more of a local place in West…
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Indoor Sports Lenses 135mm F/2 or 100mm F/2 or 70-200 F2.8
Well with the lenses I know I have, I cover just about every situation well but indoor sports for things like basketball. The 100-400 is just too slow but has great zoom with the 1.6x lense factor, so everything looks blurry. The 24-105 F4/L is also too slow as I need 1/500-1/1000 second to freeze…
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Blackberry Curve Launches June 7th
“Boy Genius”:http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/26/blackberry-att-rock-the-curve-launch-event-june-7th-confirmed/ reports that the Curve launches June 7. New Macbook Pros launch June 11 and the iPhone right after. It is going to be a great June! Powered by ScribeFire.
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Disc Golf in Seattle
Here are some great things to do if on a rainy day you want to play frisbee (a.k.a. disc golf). Here are some resources: Places to play. Seattle Parks and Recreation: Mineral Springs Park (formerly North Seattle Park) Mineral Springs Park is home to one of Seattle’s two disc golf courses. (It is really a…
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PSP Video Encoding
It is very confusing what you can encode on the PSP, it has all kinds of strange restrictions. Like, the file names have to be of in a directory called MP_ROOT/100MNV01 and the file name has to be MV*.MP4. The PSP is really a picky device. Also, when you are encoding, you have to be…
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PSP Videos
“PSP Video 9”:http://www.pspvideo9.com/ is a free transcoder that takes common formats and converts them into something you can put on a memory stick and watch on your PSP Powered by ScribeFire.
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PSP Firmware
Want to really be a geek then get to know all the firmware that is available on the PSP. Sony is a constant battle trying to close up loopholes, but you can easily download hackware, although you can also brick (e.g., destroy your PSP). Pirates! for instance requires version 2.82, so I upgraded, the only…
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Hitachi Travelstar 7K100
“Storagereview.com”:http://www.storagereview.com/articles/leaderboard.html says the Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 is the nicest drive around. I need yet another one because my homebrew ASUS M3p seems to eat drives for breakfast. I’ve lost two so far. I think that notebook doesn’t do a good job of handling shocks. In any case for a mere $107 or so I’m back…
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Smarter Wrap Cord Manager
!<http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/images/er4-88.jpg! Etymotic has these really useful cord wrappers. This is just a small piece of rubber that you can wrap your cords around. They cost $5 each plus shipping, so a little bit of a rip off. A little google shows that “Amazon”:http://www.amazon.com/SmarterWrap-Manager-Earphone-Headphone-Black/dp/tech-data/B000ENL6MY/ref=de_a_smtd/103-1802632-5118214?ie=UTF8&m=A1NOY9EOR8TXD6 has these same little things, but you get 3 for $11 including…
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The Good Death on Cold Case
I just loved this episode 23 of Cold Case. Called “The Good Death” it was to me really touching and as I’ve always loved the last sequences on Cold Case, the song “Good Day”:http://www.have-dog.com/coldcase/ was just terrific. “Paul Westerberg”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002N59/havedogwilltr-20 sings it from track 11 of Eventually. For those of you who don’t know “Paul”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Westerberg was…
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Latest MacBook Pro 15″ out on June 11 at Apple WWDC
Think Secret – MacBook Pro update planned for June with new display MacBook Pro update planned for June with new display May 8, 2007 – Apple placed an initial order for 15.4-inch LED backlight displays with Asian manufacturers last month, targeting a June announcement that would make availability of a new laptop on or within…
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VaBene ??? and SOAHC
OK, I’m way behind on blogging restaurants, here are some: “Va Bene”:http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/listings/dining/italian/has/vabene/. This is an Italian restaurant that looks like a villa. You don’t know you are in Shanghai. The clientele is mainly western, so its kind of a nice spot. Also went to “SOAHC”:http://www.shanghaiguide.com/restaurants/?detail=922 which is next door. That is a local chinese cuisine.…
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Logitech Playgear, Sony PSP USB Cable and PSP Games
This lists for $15 and is the best PSP Case apparently. From Pricegrabber, the price is actually pretty bad. Logitech carries it direct for $15 plus $6 shipping. “Mpire”:http://mpire.com/Logitech_PlayGear_Pocket_for_PlayStation_Portable_PSP_-p-30558098.htm had the very best prices which is $10 from Amazon. Of course, bulk up to $25 and shipping is free! Finally there is the dual “Intec…
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Computer to TV
OK, I just got a cable that is VGA to RGB, but it turns out you need a converter which “RAM”:http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/PC-TV_video_adapter.html has for $100 Powered by ScribeFire.