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Well this 18Mpixel sensor baby (aka the Canon 550D) is now available as a body only. It’s bigger brother, the Canon 50D is about to updated to the Canon 60D, so you might want to wait until August when it ships. The rumor is that it will also get an 18MP and be much faster…

I got comcast phone service and suddenly I’m getting all kinds of junk calls and random mail to my home address. Think they must sell the names. Working on the do not call registry and unlisting the number now. So beware! 

Alex asked what does flashing green light mean? Yahoo answers…http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080105000631AAia3Rd Flashing green means that all other traffic has a red and you are the only ones moving, generally they are for left turns against oncoming traffic but not always, you may have flashing green for both left turns and straight ahead. As far as pedestrians,…

Cookie sheets and things. Cooks illustrated is really then best source of tests. I got the Lincoln foodservice half sheet model 5314 which lists for just $16 and the Vollrath 68085 cookie sheet. Swear by both. See http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=lincoln+foodservice+5314&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari&cid=16878581429678172520&ei=BY4xTKXSBIKyiwTcsbnPDg&sa=title&ved=0CAcQ8wIwADgA#p

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2012244893_din_tai_fung_opening_in_bellev.html?syndication=rss says that din tai Fung is finally coming to Seattle. So now we will have Bellevue version and hopefully their xiao long Bao will be hee and delicious. Opening in the fall

I don’t know if it is the perfect car, but the Nissan Leaf sounds pretty amazing. $33K with $25K if you qualify for the federal subsidy. It looks pretty cool, goes 100 miles and uses Lithium Ion batteries. Plus, it is a hatchback. Wow.  It has a 240V charger that recharges in 30 minutes to…

If you have a little time to visit DC here are some nits 0. Its hot in DC so do yourself a favor and tour at night. The monuments are amazingly open way into the night. There is a wonderful walk from Lafayette park past the treasury to the eisenhower executive office building and the…

Quick notes on accessories for the iPad. They are just coming out but the apple case really works well although expensive at $40. Having the stand is nice although I don’t use it as much as i would expect. The screen protector is a good thing although unlike the iPhone the screen is usually protected…

Hey i posted mono price.com cables were great and cheap but they only sync they don’t charge ipads at all. Don’t know why. See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11618818&#11618818

Ok, the latest things acquired: The water pistols that are electrically powered and which look like real guns are actually pretty cool. Lots of fun squirting Used my Leatherman Wave over the weekend. What an amazing tool. Was top rated by Outdoor magazine three years ago, but never got around to it. Calvin loves it.…