Review: 5th Generation iMac 20"
Yeah, I bought one. No story for why, no long explanation about it. I bought it because I needed a new desktop and I don't regret it. With the addition of this iMac I am 100% Mac now, my Macbook for p...
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Review: 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor
Unfortunately, one of the few camera and photography shops near me is closing. On the bright side though they are selling off everything in the store, from neon lights and shelves to lenses and camera...
New Cameras and Lenses From Nikon
On August 23rd, Nikon released a number of new products. They added/replaced a number of thier professional lenses and released two new camera bodies. They replaced their current flagship cameras, the...
Review: Apple's New .Mac Service
As far as I can tell .Mac (Apple's Website describing the complete service) has been overhauled in a very big way and for the better. For a while now I've been aware of the .Mac service which was basi...
The Wheels of Progress
Well, It's been a while hasn't it? Let me wipe the cob webs of the site (and the servers, but thats another post) and mention a couple of things I have in the works. First off, my Thecus N5200 has bee...
New additions to the Image Gallery
Well, I have returned from Nashville where I went to the Music & Worship Conference. Had a great time down there and I took a ton of pictures. I have posted all of the images that I didn't delete in t...
Followup: Thecus N5200
Well, I have my first real drive failure on my hands. The array has been running for a few months now (though not without issue), and when I logged into it the other day I noticed I have a drive on th...
HP. Not Perfect, but Trying!
I like HP. They make a good product at a competitive price and most importantly they stand behind what they sell. I'm not going to get into details about my job or our server environment ect ect but I...
Treo as a Modem: The Windows (Part 2)
Ok, Well, I took a minute to try out pairing my Treo to my Windows XP laptop to see what I could do. The short answer is that the process works and I can get online using the phone as a modem. The lon...
Cingular Treo 750 as a Modem
Ok, using my Macbook and my Treo 750 it was pretty simple to get online. I'll outline my process here for anyone else who might be curious to try. I will also post about getting it to work with my HP...
Online... From the Highway...
Well, We have just left a fireworks display in Portsmouth, NH. While I was there I was thinking about how to make my Treo 750 work as a modem on my Macbook. I of course was unable to get it to work wh...
New Image Gallery Additions
I've just added some new pictures to the image gallery. They are shots from a local softball team the Saints. They are, for the most part, taken during the evening and night 'under the lights' at the...
Trying to Keep Current
I've been making some changes to the site over the past few days. The most obvious one is that I have setup the front page to only show a few lines of each post and to include a link to the rest of th...
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...