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But which Epson scanner
EPSON America, Inc. – Product Information – Scanners. Well, the Epson scanners have gotten great reviews. There is a rebate on the Epson 3200 Photo and the Epson 3200 Pro of $100 right now through the end of the year, but what the heck are the differences between them. Here’s a crib sheet: * Epson…
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Acura MDX Club
I wish I had discovered this user forum before I bought our MDX. Oh well, another example of how there are enthusiasts everywhere. This one is just for Acura MDX owners. There is a similar one for Honda Pilot owners. Here are some good things to know: * ACURA MDX . ORG – Wireless Headphones.…
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New Nikon Scanners
Nikon introduces affordable Nikon COOLSCAN V ED. Nikon introduced a new line of scanners. The Nikon Coolscan 9000, 5000 and V. These replace the 8000, 4500 and IV respectively. The most interesting for me is the Nikon Coolscan V. It is the entry model but now has 4000 dpi, Digital ICE 4, the fancy Nikkor…
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Holiday Gifts: Ashford for Fancy Gifts
Ashford.com. I hadn’t tried this online store before. They have luxury items like watches, jewelry, handbags and so forth at everyday low prices. Certainly beats shopping at least for me. I’ve also heard that Blue Nile is another good place for getting really great diamonds.
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Magazine Subscriptions for the Holidays
NetMagazines.com: Low Price Guarantee with 1033 Titles!. We’ll see if this works, but I used netmagazine.com last year with good success. This year, they have something called PackageMaker. If you order more than one magazine they juggle things to get you a group buying discount. Saved more than 50% off their subscription prices. Wow. Now…
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Converting MPEG-1 to XVID and Ogg
Supposed you have a bunch of really fat MPEG-1 files around. How can you get them into a modern format. I have one that is 600MB and I was curious to see what it could compress to. It’s not clear from the web how to do all this, but the piece parts are there. Here…
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XP Boot
305595 – HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP. Still trying to get my dead laptop without a CD-ROM Drive to boot, but it has an NT image on the hard disk. Here’s the way to get an XP boot loader
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Remote Controls
RC: Philips Pronto NG TSU3000 Remote Control Review (1). I love the Pronto’s. Here’s the next generation of them coming now. The TSU3000 is monochrome and the TSU6000 is color. The best thing is that they are completely programmable with ProntoEdit.
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Remote Controls
RC: Philips Pronto NG TSU3000 Remote Control Review (1). I love the Pronto’s. Here’s the next generation of them coming now. The TSU3000 is monochrome and the TSU6000 is color. The best thing is that they are completely programmable with ProntoEdit.
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Best LCD Monitors
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Yet another ripping guide
Copy your DVD to XviD with AC3 surround sound. This one tells you more closely what is really going on.
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Comcast HDTV PVR Coming
a little ludwig goes a long way: Comcast HDTV PVR. Like me, John now has HD Comcast. Not much to watch although InHD and INHD2 are pretty good and ESPN sometimes can be. Bigger deal is the upcoming PVR box that Comcast has. There is someone locally who is on the beta list. Supposed to…
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Best Point and Shoot
Stylus Epic. With the Yashica T4 Waterproof now dead and gone, you can only buy it on ebay for about $200 (!!!). So the next one that is great is the Olympus Stylus Epic. Great review in Popular Photography. The main thing is that it has a tack sharp F2.8 lenses whereas most of the…
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Nikon D75 vs. Canon Digital Rebel
Popular Photography Magazine. The first really great sub-$1000 digital SLRs are coming out. First Canon announced the Digital Rebel with an incredible lense. Now Nikon announced their D70 at the same pricing range. This is great as it means that really high quality is coming down super fast in price. Still a ways to go…
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Christmas Guide: LC
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Tent Cleaning
Scouting Resources – Camping – Tents. So, what if someone has an accident in your tent. What do you do? Well, apparently, you can wash these, just make sure to use a non-detergent soap. You can get this as Nikwax Techwash which is non-detergent and won’t destroy the waterproofing. Now what do you do about…
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Ski Sizing
Downhill Ski Sizing. A good rule of thumb for sizing and also on fitting. Best short guide I’ve seen. Puts me in a 175cm ski.
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Harpoon Geekfest
OK I’m fully addicted again, playing Harpoon and I’ve forgotten all my old tricks. Here are some site to look at: * Submarine games and sims – SUBSIM Review. EVerything you ever wanted to iknow about submarine simulations if you can believe that. * “JC Press on Harpoon”:http://www.jcpress.com/tailhook/basic.htm. Some good strategies. There was an old…
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What is Fascism?
What is Fasicm?. OK, I admit it, I never did take a political science class. Was too busy doing the engineering thing. The other day, someone mentioned that sounds Fascist. I had always though Fascism was about being in Nazi Germany or Mussolino’s Italy. It has a broader definition though (of course scholars can’t agree).…
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It's Winter Time: What About Chains?
tirechain.com. So the chains I get from Fred Meyer never seem like they’ll work that well. With Connie’s new car and us going in the snow, time to consult the Internet. Of course, there is an expert at tirechain.com to help you out. Never imagined so many different products could get reviewed. The long and…
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Dura Ace 10 for only $1600!
Motobecane for just $1700 with Dura-Ace 10. Hat tip to Joe, check out these new Motobecane “bikes”:http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/lechampteam04pre_pub.htm that are going for $1700. They normally cost $2700. Man, I wish I needed a bike. BTW, this is less than the kit cost of a Dura Ace 10 setup at Excelsports.com
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Lord of the Rings Trilogy at the Cinerama
Seattle Cinerama. There is a god. The Cinerama will have the Lord of the Rings extended editions showing December 5-10 for the first one, then the second December 12-15. Then, it is too bad that it is sold out, they will do all three versions of the Lord of the Rings on the 16th when…
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Ice Age Backup Issues
DVDRHelp.com Forum Archive – Ice Age Collectors edition – problem – disk 1. I’ve had trouble backing up Ice Age. Here are some recommendations on what to do if DVDDecryptor fails. There is “AnyDVD”:http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html, which is a driver that makes the DVD appear to be unencrypted. Pretty smart really. Then you can use other programs…
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DVD Shrink: Backup DVDs to DVD?R
“DVD Help – DVD Shrink”:http://www.dvdrhelp.com/tools?tool=155#comments and DVD?R Digest – Articles – DVD Shrink Guide and “Afonic DVD Shrink Guide”:http://www.polarhome.com/~afonic/shrink.htm.DVD Shrink is the a free software that allows you to “shrink” existing DVD movies (by removing content or reducing their quality) so that they will all fit onto a single 4.7 GB DVD recordable. DVD Shrink…
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Christmas Recommendations: PC Games
Well, I seem to be doing a series of gift reviews. Here’s the latest. Since I used to work at Microsoft, I can still buy software through the Company Store thanks to the “Microsoft Alumni Network”:http://msanet.org. So, here are the best of the Microsoft PC games: * “Top 100 Games”:http://www.gamespot.com/misc/top100_score.html. Interesting to see what Gamespot…
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Academic Office
What’s in the Office 2003 Editions?. Ludwig told me that the new Office Academice Editions (actually called Student and Teacher Edition) allow three machines to use the same version. Cost is $149 list and you can get for $139. The new “licensing”:http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/students/overview.mspx is certainly pretty generous. Boy, do they have lots of versions of Office…
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Performance Ski Rentals
I’ve been renting skis for the last five years. I know, I know, should have bought some, but was never clear the kids would like it. Now, I’d like to try some fancy skis, but need them for a while. Here are some optiosn: * www.wood-ski.com Rentals Woodinville Ski Rentals – www.wood-ski.com. $200 for performance…
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Scanners: Christmas Update
Well, time now to figure out the best film scanner for this Christmas. Might actually buy one now that I’m generating lots of 35mm and want to scan in all those old photos too. The day is definitely getting close when real quality adherents like “Steve Hoffmann”:http://sphoto.com/techinfo/dslrvsfilm.htm can compare a $1,500 Canon 10D with a…
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Christmas Kitchenware Recommendations 2004
MetroKitchen.com. Another good things for the Christmas lists. Here’s someone in Atlanta that has a great selection of super high quality cookware. My personal favorites (that I thought I blogged, but can’t find now): * “All-Clad Cookware”:http://www.metrokitchen.com/all-clad/. Top rated in many places. The most durable is the brushed aluminum of Master Chef 2 , but…
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Ski Shopping
With all this great snow, I’ve been looking for skis. Missed most of the sales, so I’m off trolling the web. Here are some interesting sites for the Volkl 724 Pro and Rossignol Bandit B2 I’ve been looking at: * 724 Pro Skis by Volkl. Says they have these on sale, but you have to…