Why I choose to not use Dell
It seems that I have in the past spoken about how I'm not a fan of Dell computers. I used to be, who doesn't like a cheap PC? I encouraged my mom to buy one, as well as my sister and both of those mac...
Vacation - Thinking ahead, and thinking back
Well, I have a much needed vacation coming up towards the end of summer and I am already thinking about all of the items I want to make sure I have. It was last years vacation that got me inspired to...
The Lens Hath Arrived
I'm an amateur photographer, which I'm sure is obvious. I'm a guy in my mid-twenties that 'discovered the joy of photography' only about a year ago. A few months back I bought my first DSLR, the Nikon...
Apple MacBook - 9 Months Later
Well, I bought this Macbook a while ago now and I thought it might be nice to give it a solid review after using it for so long. Everyone loves hardware they but when they buy.. but what happens month...
New Lens!
Ok. I've bought my first accessory for my Nikon D40. I bought the Nikon 70-300mm VR lens. With any luck it will show up this week and I can start taking some shots. I'll keep you posted... Topslakr
A New Blogger is Joining the Ring!
I am pleased to announce that CodeC11b is coming aboard to do some blogging. Keep an eye out for some post from him in the next few days. I would also encourage you to leave feedback for him to let hi...
:: Shakes Fist at Apple ::
Hooray! Apple has released Dual Quad-Core Mac Pro's today. Boo, they simply added a new (more expensive) model with the new processors. They are still selling the (now) older Dual Dual-Core Mac Pros f...
Review: Honda Fit
Well, I've had 2007 Honda Fit Sport for about 4 months now and I've already put about 14,000 miles on it. Who knew I was doing so much driving. Overall I'm very happy with the car. The size is great,...
In Remembrance...
Well, it has finally happened and though I have never mentioned anything about it on the Blog, my mixing board has died. While I do enjoy servers and photography my first love is audio. I am in the pr...
Review: Thecus N5200
I've had this device for about 6 weeks now and at this point I think I'm ready to post a fair review. The Thecus N5200 is essentially a NAS RAID box. It's built around a Intel Celeron 600Mhz chip and...
Server Woes
Server Downtime. Yeah, I know. No one noticed. I'm going to explain it here anyway... I won't go into detail here about my actual server setup, that is a post for another time but I'll outline the bas...
Ice Storm Pictures
I have posted my final pictures from the ice storm that happened at the beginning of the week. I pulled down all of the originals and replaced them with the ones I liked best. I did do some cropping a...
Nikon D40
Well, I bought it. No regrets. I love the camera. It's honestly no more work to use then my Canon Powershot and I get such better pictures. It is so great to be able to grab the camera pop in a couple...
New Year... so new and fresh
What is the point of a New Year celebration? Is it really that big of a deal to change the calendar on the wall? I mean iCal and Outlook don't pop up on January first and scream about the change from...
New Raid Array
In a not so distant past I had 1.5 Terabytes of storage on one of my servers. That array met with it's sad end one day and all my data was lost. I had bought a raid card and 6 250GB Western Digital dr...
The Nikon D40 is for me
Well, I went down to a local photo shop (Eagle Photo, New Hampshire) and took a look at some cameras. I have decided to get the Nikon D40. When I went down to the shop it was the middle of our first(i...
A Journey into Photos
Photography, not something I ever thought I would enjoy. I've had a camera for a few years and I used to bring it out for the usual School Band Concerts or awards night but little else. Then over the...
New db400971999 Blog
I used to be a Drupal user but I have switched (back) to db400971999. Sometimes the easy way is the best way. I had been looking for a good way to integrate my image gallery into my blog and db4009719...