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Nikon D300s is cheap, getting cheaper

I snapped a Nikon D300s at amazon.com when I saw the price lowered to $1619.86 (with free shipping). The price on this terrific camera is falling. Great opportunity to get one if you, like me, have been eyeing it since it was introduced. Or, if your beat up Nikon D200 or Nikon D300 needs an [...]

I guess I was wrong about Keeble & Shucat

I found Photographic Solutions Eclipse E2 CCD Sensor Cleaner at Keeble & Shucat for cheaper than the cheapest price available online! I paid $8.30 (including taxes). It so happened I was not only one of the folks short on time to end up at that store, I also lucked out with the price. I wish [...]

Windows 7 Install Easier than Expected

Two years back I assembled a computer and installed Windows Vista on it. My Vista PC is still performing like a champ. Although I have been working on various versions of Unix (SunOS, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, etc.) to make my living, I have been using Windows at home since I bought my very own [...]

Ming Xing A008 Quadband Phone: Press RSK to unlock keypad?

My Ming Xing A008 Quadband phone, straight from China, is a nice phone. I wish I could say the same about the user manual that came with it. There is a way to lock the keypad but the documentation isn’t clear about how to unlock the keypad. I figured this out by trying different key [...]

Inexpensive Photo Organizer and Editor

Recently purchased Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. I have previously used Photoshop Elements 5 and Photoshop Elements 6. Although the latest edition does not have any obvious, major improvements over the previous version, but for less than $45 (after $20 MIR) it is definitely worth the upgrade…for many smaller enhancements it has. For someone looking for [...]

Android-powered Phone Announced

From the pictures I have seen and reports I have read, I am not impressed. It doesn’t look as cool as an iPhone 3G. Looks like I will have to hold one in hand and check out its capabilities before making any more statements about it…one way or the other. The wait is still on. [...]

Yahoo! – Microsoft Finally Over?

When acquisition rumors were just getting started, Yahoo! was wildly promoting IE7 (even to Firefox users on Linux). What have you seen on Yahoo!’s frontpage lately? This is what is happening: (if you can’t see it in the picture below, click on the image to see it in higher resolution image) This, on IE7 [...]

Bumper Crop of Cool Digital Cameras

The past few weeks have been crazy with announcements from camera makers about the new cameras that are going to be launched shortly. Canon, Casio, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, etc. all are launching new products in the next month or two. Canon EOS 50D, Nikon D90, Nikon D700, Nikon Coolpix P6000, Olympus SP-565 UZ, etc. [...]

I will stay away from DealExtreme

Early last month, I ordered an i-SmartSim SIM Card Unlock Attachment for my Nokia N75 from DealExtreme.com. About ten days after I placed the order, I received a package in the mail. Upon opening the thick brown envelope, I was shocked to not find the SIM card unlock attachment in it. My emails to DealExtreme@gmail.com [...]

iPhone 3G or Android-powered phone?

I am not going to repeat what the tech world was buzzing with today. What is going unheard in the din is that even current AT&T subscribers need to sign a new two-year contract to get the new iPhone. Are Apple/AT&T trying to keep their users from jumping to Android-powered devices which are going to [...]