Tong Family (richtong.org sync)

Event ID. Wow, this seems to be the best database of the various events that are occuring. I’m getting a dmio disk write error.

VIA Arena – Drivers. Still having consistency problems with Promise Raid 0 mirroring. Am thinking now it could be the VIA drivers. There is of course a support location at www.viaarena.com that talks about this in much more detail that the www.via.com does.

Total Cycling, Looking for shoes, as usual www.totalcycling has some great prices. $112 for the Sidi Genius 4 which lists for $189 normally.

Men’s Short Sleeve Jerseys. Some good prices at the sports basement

Tape Resources – Frequently Asked Questions. At last a pretty good source for what is a good miniDV tape. The answer seems to be the Panasonic Master MQ which is 1db better than PQ. Then there is Sony EX which is 2db better than their PR. Seems like using professional tapes is the ticket.

Blank Mini DV Tapes at Discount Prices. Wow, a site that specializes in media. Good prices on minidv tapes.

FAQ: DV Format Technology. Strange details about what is really going on in digital video

Game Z, Inc. – BatteryMegasource – Product Catalog. Another third party source of batteries at lower prices, but not clear how reliable they are.

battery, batteries ,Canon BP-511, bp-522, BP-535 canon camcorder battery,lithium ion battery. Cheap batteries for the Canon Optura MC. This is the BP-522 or equivalents.

cameraworld.com. Thisplace usually has the best prices and biggest selection. NOt sure how it compares with b&h or adorama in terms of quality though.

Current Digital Video News – consumerDVreviews.com. Antoher great site for digital video reviews, etc.

Using the Sony TRV900. This is probably the most popular prosumer camcorder. Has 3 CCDs but is in a small form factor.

dvspot review: Canon Optura 100MC. Another good review of the 100M. Less gushing. He didn’t like the small form factor much.

Pro-Am SPS – Traffic Safety : Safety Vests. Didn’t get these, but here is a good site if I think I need even more visibility stuff.

OEM Computer Gear. They seem to have every IDE Raid card in the sun. I finally got a Promise.

Home Cinema Choice Online Reviews. Lookes at this in reviews to see what to get Dad. Finally got him an Outlaw

Progressive Scan & Progressive Shutter Video. A good piece explaining how current camcorders are at 60 frames interlaced, but some can do 30 frames progressive.

Canon Optura 100MC Camcorder Review. They sure seemed to like this camcorder. It competes with the Sony DCR-PC100 and seems like a good choice plus it has progressive scan.

Electronics Reviews – CNET.com. The best place to see reviews, but it looks like they’ve stopped doing reviews since August 2001.

A complete guide to digital cameras, digital photography, and digital video. A good education site digital cameras.

Sony DCR-TRV900 Camcorder Review. This camera seems like the top end, sine it has 3 CCDs and is therefore professional. About to be replaces by the DCR-TRV950 apparently.

Camcorderinfo.com – camcorder reviews, digital video, video production. Top of the list for Camcorder reviews.

Mud Sweat & Gears – Accessories – Pumps $29 Silca Black from Mud Sweat and Gears

Silca Pista Foot Pump. Need to get a floor pump for work

PBS Kids: Arthur: The World’s Most Famous Aardvark. The most favorite online games for the kids.

Interactive, educational activities for children 5 -14.. A site for grace

Puzzles at All-Star Puzzles

CRpuzzles Picture Scramble Puzzles Index. MOre fun PUzzles. Makes a great way to create a priize

Directory: On this site : Games. Alex loves Harry Potter and so does Calvin. Here are some online games

Brain Teasers. A greatplace for math puzzles.