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  • USB Flash Camera

    More examples of, if it can be made, it will be made: * Camera added to USB Flash drive | The Register . Has a tiny battery in it so you can take pictures. And in this business there is not one, but two of these from JetFlash and Philips * “MP3 Wristwatch”:http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-6455808816405956&random=1084947588008&format=160x600_as&output=html&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theregister.co.uk%2F2004%2F02%2F03%2Flaks_preps_mp3_wristwatch%2F. Another example…

  • Offline Blog Editors

    Time once again for a review of blog editing tools. I’ve been looking for the perfect offline tool and “Messyworkbench”:http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/MyMessyWorkbench/archives/2003/12/editing_your_blogs_offline_not_ready_for_primetime.php provided a good overview to which I’ll add: # I’ve been using “Zempt”:http://zempt.com for a while and like it. Unfortunately, its not been maintained for a while and sometimes doesn’t work. Fails to post. The…

  • MT to WordPress migration guides

    “Make the Switch”:http://wordpress.org/development/archives/2004/05/17/make-the-switch/. Some great posts on how to mechanically switch from Movable Type to WordPress. Some great tips from early adopters. Much is familiar since “Geekfishing.net”:http://geekfishing.net actually startes as a b2/cafelog site. Main question I have is how to convert over to MovableType like links. Main issue is that there is a problem with…

  • iPod to get Video

    AppleInsider | Source describes rumored video capabilities of future iPod. Logical extension and pretty cool idea for Apple. Next iPod will have a screen and video output

  • Anandtech's Monthly Hardware Reviews

    AnandTech: Weekly Buyer’s Guide: Entry Level System – May 2004. A great resource, Anandtech is bascially doing weekly guides to hardware. Every month they cover Entry level (week 1), Mid-range (week 2), high-end (week 3) and overclocked (week 4). This month, the recommendations are: * CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ retail or AMD Mobile Athlon…

  • More Advice for nVidia cleanup

    eDimensional, the reseller of i-glasses had this to say about getting drivers to work: # Go to nVidia “cleaner”:http://download.guru3d.com/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=167 and get the nvidia cleaner. This file will clean the drivers from your system. We have heard from other users that this program works well to get rid of any old drivers that are still on…

  • Starting off fresh to debug nVidia driver problems

    OK, to really figure out what is wrong with an installation, here is what you have to do: # Guru3D.com Forums – How to properly uninstall detonators/catalysts. This is apparently a must. These drivers really leave junk everywhere. Read the guide above first # “Driver Cleaner”:http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/. This is a shareware program that cleans up junk…

  • eDimensional Glasses Don't work

    Stereoscopic 3D Virtual Reality Homepage – Complete Market Surveys of 3D-Glasses VR-Helmets 3D-Software. Well, I tried these eDimensional glasses. Plugged it in, but with the latest nVidia drivers, I get an instant blue screen when I start Windows XP and then get blown into some strange video mode where the screen is blank or blinking.…

  • Debugging Firefox

    Firefox Help: Extensions. I’m really liking Mozilla Firefox. The extension architecture is amazing. You get all the great features. The biggest problem is that extensions are buggy and it is hard to figure out how to reset the application. Even an uninstall won’t help. Nor will cleaning out the registry. It turns out the real…

  • Choosing the 70-200 vs. 80-200 Nikon Lense

    Well, Alaska is coming up as I pointed out earlier, need a great lense for taking those nature shots. Also, the kids are in enough sports now that a good high quality lense would really let me capture some great moments. Here are ones to consider. Thanks to David Ruether – SUBJECTIVE Lens Evaluations (Mostly…