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Vast structured search
Vast – Search for Jobs in the United States. A kind of cool idea. Add structure to your searches, so it isn’t just full text, but you look for things like jobs, cars and personals. Bill Burnham mentioned it in his blog.
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StyleCatcher finally working
Blog Administration: Fixing Movable Type StyleCatcher. It has taken me a year to get this finally working. Turns out the README for StyleCatcher isn’t complete. You also have to change some parameters in the settings, it picks up the wrong real path and web path defaults for my installation. The StyleCatcher 1.01 README.txt file says…
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Maxtor Warranties and Backup Now!
Maxtor.com – Warranty Services. Don’t get caught like me. One of our three brand new Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB hard drives just failed. I suspect it is the luck of the draw plus maybe the fact that we defragged it quite a bit and maybe the heat, but in any case, make sure to backup…
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High-def Camcorders: Sony HDR-HC3 or HDR-HC1
“Camcorderinfo”:http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-HDR-HC3-Camcorder-Review.htm highlights the new HC3 and says ironically the older “HDR-HC1”:http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-HCR-HC1-Review.htm is a better unit for prosumers because. See the “Sony HDV Info”:http://sonyhdvinfo.com/ and “intechspot”:http://intechspot.blogspot.com/2006/03/sony-hdr-hc3-review.html for more data, but the “HC1”:http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__Sony_Handycam_HDR_HC1_Mini_DV_Digital_Camcorder,__9108731/sort_type=bottomline is about $1350 and still available while the “HC3”:http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__Sony_Handycam_HDR_HC3_Mini_DV_Digital_Camcorder,__9108731/sort_type=bottomline is about $1250 right now: * The HC1 is less sharpened, you also need to…
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Camcorder Buying Guide: Sony DCR-SR100
Well that Panasonic VDR-D300 never did show up, something wrong with my credit card information or something. So, time for another look at the camcorders before Vfinally getting one quick for the summer. I really need two of them. An idiot proof one that is good for Connie and the kids. The DVD camcorders are…
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Best Notebooks in the Sony TX Series
SonyStyle.com | TX Series. Shawn was asking me, what notebook to get, I’ve been in favor of the ultralight Sonys because I generally don’t need the speed of the Intel Core Duo and most importantly the weight. These models use a very low power Pentium M, but the result is that they get unbelievable battery…
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Intel Core Duo 2
Intel reveals roadmap details, aggressive architecture refresh strategy. Well, Intel is definitely working hard, their update to the first Intel Core Duo is coming faster. Here is the new schedule for the new Intel Core Duo 2 family: * Server chip (codenamed Woodcrest) ships June. * Desktop (codenamed Conroe). July. * Mobile (Merom). August. Of…
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Basic Camera setup
So, what did I what’s the final recommendation on what to get, here is where and some places. These places by the way are already obsolete a week later so go to pricegrabber to get the correct latest prices. Here is the basic dSLR setup: * Canon Digital Rebel XT. “Buydig”:https://buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=CNDRXTB. $674 plus $100 rebate.…
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Why does sand ripple?
Rick asked me, why does sand ripple. bq. Wind ripples in the sand show how close the frontiers of science can be. The exact mechanism is not well understood. Sand doesn’t really fly in the wind. Grains bounce along in a process called saltation, and bump other grains into the air when they land, called…
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RoboForm Password Manager
I can’t take it, there are just too many passwords to remember and it isn’t very secure. “Roboform”:http://www.roboform.com/ is something my buddy Bill uses to automate this. I’m a believer now, it is sure convenient to have something that knows various passwords and that has a master. It also fills in your credit card information…
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Fujifilm Finepix F11 and xD Cards
Well, the xD is kind of a strange format that only the Fujifil FinePix F11 (“DCViews”:http://www.dcviews.com/reviews/Fuji-F11/Fuji-F11-review.htm) uses as far as I can tell. By the way, that is a great review of the F11. Amongst other things it does note that the camera sometimes overexposes. A small -1/3EV correction can be programed to take care…
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The perfect compact camera
finepix f11 – Froogle. For pure quality, the Fujifilm FinePix F11 is probably the best. You can’t get it in the U.S. because the big brands like Sony and Canon have blown it out of the market. The huge advantage is it can take very low noise pictures to ISO 400. If you want to…
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Fast Compact Flash Cards
“Rob Galbraith”:http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7699 did actual in camera testing with the Digital Rebel XT to see what were the fastest cards. For most of these, the RAW write speed wwas the most affect with the Sandisk Extreme III 1GB and 2GB having identical performance at 4.888MBps write JPEG and 6.26MBps RAW. It is also interesting to see…
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Canon 430EX vs 580EX
Canon Speedlite 430EX Flash Review. Once the decision on Camera is made, then there is a high and low flash model. You really do want a flash in most circumstances particularly indoors where bounce flash is very useful. The net is that the 580EX has a guide number of 190 (vs. 140) so is more…
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5
DCRP Review: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5. The H5 is just coming out in June. First reviews are in a week or two. There is some excitement about this camera since it is $500, 7 megapixels, 12x zoom and only weighs 1.3 pounds. I’m kind of expecting that it will be like the Canon IS-3 which is…
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Fast SD Cards
Now that there are 10MB (aka 66x), 20MBps (aka 133x) and even 22MBps (aka 150x) cards, its a challenge to figure out what to buy. Core Sound — PDAudio® System has done some benchmarking, but most folks don’t do reviews of SD cards. There is also an issue with older cameras since anything bigger than…
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Western Digital Warranty Check
Warranty Check for End User. A very useful site, this lets you check to see if your hard drive is eligible for warranty repair. I’ve had about 50% of my Western Digital drives fail me and about half my OCZ memory, so its pretty relevant to know the warranty policy. The latest one to bite…
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Seagate 750GB Hard Drive
“Anandtech”:http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2760 brings incredibly great news! Seagate just introduced their 7200.10 line and it uses a new technology called perpendicular recording. The net is that you can now get a 750GB hard drive (wow!). I’m actually running out of disk space with all the videos and photos I’ve been editing. Our main server has three 300GB…
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Web 2.0 Logins 10 per day
I’m on a campaign to have a logon for every Web 2.0 company coming on line. I sign up for roughly 10 companies or so a week, but it looks like I need to accelerate to keep up, so I’m setting the goal at 10 per day! Major hat tip ot “Techcrunch”:http://techcrunch.com which Jonathan told…
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TechCrunch the definitive Web 2.0 source
TechCrunch » About TechCrunch. It about says it. Most folks I know say that TechCrunch, although just a year old is the definitive place to keep track of the 20,000 web 2.0 companies now around.
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The Best summary of Nikon D200 vs. Canon EOS-5D
Nikon D200 Review: 31. Conclusion: Digital Photography Review. Probably the best summary of the D200 vs. the 5D. The net is that they have about the same image quality, with a slight edge to the 5D, its interesting to see they like others like the ergonomics of the D200 better. In low noise, the 5D…
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Camera Recommendation
So after all this research, here is the final recommendation at least this week: # If you just want a point and shoot, get the Fujifilm F10 or buy the F11 from Japanese export sites if you want the full manual. This is a very nice 6 megapixel camera and it shoots very well to…
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They are small and great at metrokitchens.com
Well, I’ve tried cooking.com (http://cooking.com) and pricegrabber (http://pricegrabber.com) often has cooking things although this is uneven, but my favorite is a “small” business on the internet called Metro Kitchens (http://metrokitchens.com). They are based in Atlanta and are a little store, but they have super high quality merchandise that is really “durable cooking” stuff. We got…
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The perfect prep book
It is amazing how many people don’t prepare for interviews at all. In any case, since I’ve probably done one a day for the last literally 15 years (yikes am I that old!) and I’ve also gotten jobs way above my head, I suggest that you pick up this book when you get a chance.…
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Bob’s Photos
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Sigma Lenses
Bob mentioned to me that Sigma has some good alternative lenses to Canon, the folks at “Lightrules”:http://www.pbase.com/lightrules/lenstests have some reviews of these lenses comparing them with Canon. Interesting results , but as Bob also mentioned, quality control is much nore of a factor with these lenses, so caveat emptor * “Sigma 24-70 F2.8 EX DG”:http://www.pbase.com/lightrules/2470.…
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Canadian Retreats
Some places to think about going if you want a getaway. We’ve been to the usual places, so up to BC we go. Here were some that came up in searches: * “Poet Cove”:http://www.poetscove.com/. This is on Pender Island. Seems like a good spot, although getting to Pender Island sure isn’t easy. Has a nice…
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Dr. Beach
Wow, you are right Dr. Beach (http://www.drbeach.org/) really does have it right. What a great idea, the top 10 beaches. So instead of voting for my own, let’s see what he says. First of all, I see that he only rates US beaches. I have to say, IMHO, that its a big world and the…
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Canon Lenses
Canon Digital SLR Camera and Lens Reviews! The-Digital-Picture.com. A great site that seems to review just about every Canon lense. Here’s a quick overview of the top lenses and some good “general recommendations”:http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-General-Purpose-Lens.aspx. The folks at “Fred Miranda”:http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showcat.php?cat=27 also have a great list that correlates to Digital Picture. !http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Images/Other/Canon-Normal-Zoom-Lenses-Ret.jpg! (l-to-r) EF 28-135 F/3.5-5.5, EF 17-40…
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D200 vs 5D Head to head
“DigitalCameraInfo”:http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Nikon-D200-vs-Canon-EOS-5D-Head-to-Head-Review-.htm does An interesting comparison of the two cameras. A littl unfair since the 5D is so much more expensive and the review says you get what you pay for. At $3000 street, the 5D is the better camera if you can afford it particularly at ISO above 400 and with just that bit more…