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Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400: Long-term Review
Shutterbug: Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400. Two years ago, I bought the then brand new 5400. It had a resolution advantage then over the Nikon 4000 and since then the technology has plateaued. Most film has about 4000 dpi and I’ve actually found that for most photos, 2700 dpi is just fine unless you are…
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Magazine Subscriptions
So how much on the Internet can you save if you want to subscribe to a magazine. Here’s one journey (and test) to get the lowest price on _The Atlantic_ * “eHow”:http://www.ehow.com/how_109077_deal-magazine-subscription.html recommends going to the publishers site directly. For the “Atlantic”:https://ssl.theatlantic.com/sub/17580/IPC0506H, this is $2.45 per copy or $24.50. They do have an “educational”:http://www.theatlantic.com/a/eduorder.mhtml discount…
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB
Barracuda 7200.10 750GB Hard Drive (Seagate-ST3750640AS) – PriceGrabber.com. Just installed this on our server. Wow, it is amazing density. Also, the prices are dropping. Last week it was $477 and this week it is $439. Expensive, but it is hard to get that much density in any one drive.
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Nexus 120mm Real Silent Case Fan
Nexus 120mm Real Silent Case Fan. Well, the temperatures for the hard disks in our main server seem high, so the price of these really great Nexus fans has fallen from $16 to just $12.50, so time to get a bunch. Nexus does it again with the quietest 120mm case fan available anywhere! The Nexus…
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Vast structured search
Vast – Search for Jobs in the United States. A kind of cool idea. Add structure to your searches, so it isn’t just full text, but you look for things like jobs, cars and personals. Bill Burnham mentioned it in his blog.
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StyleCatcher finally working
Blog Administration: Fixing Movable Type StyleCatcher. It has taken me a year to get this finally working. Turns out the README for StyleCatcher isn’t complete. You also have to change some parameters in the settings, it picks up the wrong real path and web path defaults for my installation. The StyleCatcher 1.01 README.txt file says…
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Maxtor Warranties and Backup Now!
Maxtor.com – Warranty Services. Don’t get caught like me. One of our three brand new Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB hard drives just failed. I suspect it is the luck of the draw plus maybe the fact that we defragged it quite a bit and maybe the heat, but in any case, make sure to backup…
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High-def Camcorders: Sony HDR-HC3 or HDR-HC1
“Camcorderinfo”:http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-HDR-HC3-Camcorder-Review.htm highlights the new HC3 and says ironically the older “HDR-HC1”:http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-HCR-HC1-Review.htm is a better unit for prosumers because. See the “Sony HDV Info”:http://sonyhdvinfo.com/ and “intechspot”:http://intechspot.blogspot.com/2006/03/sony-hdr-hc3-review.html for more data, but the “HC1”:http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__Sony_Handycam_HDR_HC1_Mini_DV_Digital_Camcorder,__9108731/sort_type=bottomline is about $1350 and still available while the “HC3”:http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__Sony_Handycam_HDR_HC3_Mini_DV_Digital_Camcorder,__9108731/sort_type=bottomline is about $1250 right now: * The HC1 is less sharpened, you also need to…
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Camcorder Buying Guide: Sony DCR-SR100
Well that Panasonic VDR-D300 never did show up, something wrong with my credit card information or something. So, time for another look at the camcorders before Vfinally getting one quick for the summer. I really need two of them. An idiot proof one that is good for Connie and the kids. The DVD camcorders are…
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Best Notebooks in the Sony TX Series
SonyStyle.com | TX Series. Shawn was asking me, what notebook to get, I’ve been in favor of the ultralight Sonys because I generally don’t need the speed of the Intel Core Duo and most importantly the weight. These models use a very low power Pentium M, but the result is that they get unbelievable battery…