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Continue reading →: Laptop Hard Drive
Our trusty old ASUS M5p that runs the digital photo printing and scanning setup at home has a failing 60GB hard drive. Nice that this SMART feature tells you that and the thing has been hanging. Its a nice notebook with the Dothan processor, so seems a shame to scrap…
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Continue reading →: Etymotic Accessories
I’ve got a set of ER4-Ps, ER4-Ss and ER-6s from Etymotic. They are all really superb in terms of quality, but over time, I’ve lost the various components. like pouches and bags. “Etymotic”:https://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er4-acc.aspx itself sells the little pouches for $4 each and also has a winder for the cables that…
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Continue reading →: 10K Bonus Miles flying from US to China
MP Registration: U.S. – China Bonus Miles Offer If you fly from the US to China this spring, you get a bonus 10,000 miles on United. You have to register your MIleage Plus number though.
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Continue reading →: Camera Plates
! I got the really amazing Gitzo 2530 and the Markins Emilie Q3, but I didn’t realize that for these high end tripods, they have something called a “camera plate” that adapts the little thingy on the camera to the tripod. It is called a quick release plate and I…
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Continue reading →: Compact Flash Update
I bought a 4GB Sandisk Extreme III card last June when I got my camara, now its pretty clear that a single card is a little scary so time to get a backup. Tong Family Blog: Fast Compact Flash Cards Rob Galbraith did actual in camera testing with the Digital…
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Continue reading →: Laptops Lenovo ThinkPad T60 vs. Sony EZ vs. MacBook Pro
Well, our kids are ready for their own laptops now. So the standard one is: “Lenovo T60”:http://www.notebookreview.com/price/default.asp?productFamilyID=720&ref=list&display=priceDetail. Although the review is for the year old T60 1951 that had the older Core Duo, the latest ones on Lenovo’s site use the newer Core 2 Duo. It is a bit heavy…
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Continue reading →: Photo Printers Canon PIXMA Pro9000 and Epson Stylus Photo R1800
Well, its time to look at photo printers again, PC Mag has some good reviews: * “Canon Pixma iP4300″:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2086327,00.asp. It is only $90-100 and is a good choice for a standard printer. In terms 13×19” photos, I’ve used the Canon i9900 for years, so what’s the updates to printers: *…
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