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Remote Controls
RC: Philips Pronto NG TSU3000 Remote Control Review (1). I love the Pronto’s. Here’s the next generation of them coming now. The TSU3000 is monochrome and the TSU6000 is color. The best thing is that they are completely programmable with ProntoEdit.
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Best LCD Monitors
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Yet another ripping guide
Copy your DVD to XviD with AC3 surround sound. This one tells you more closely what is really going on.
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Comcast HDTV PVR Coming
a little ludwig goes a long way: Comcast HDTV PVR. Like me, John now has HD Comcast. Not much to watch although InHD and INHD2 are pretty good and ESPN sometimes can be. Bigger deal is the upcoming PVR box that Comcast has. There is someone locally who is on the beta list. Supposed to…
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Best Point and Shoot
Stylus Epic. With the Yashica T4 Waterproof now dead and gone, you can only buy it on ebay for about $200 (!!!). So the next one that is great is the Olympus Stylus Epic. Great review in Popular Photography. The main thing is that it has a tack sharp F2.8 lenses whereas most of the…
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Nikon D75 vs. Canon Digital Rebel
Popular Photography Magazine. The first really great sub-$1000 digital SLRs are coming out. First Canon announced the Digital Rebel with an incredible lense. Now Nikon announced their D70 at the same pricing range. This is great as it means that really high quality is coming down super fast in price. Still a ways to go…
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Christmas Guide: LC
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Tent Cleaning
Scouting Resources – Camping – Tents. So, what if someone has an accident in your tent. What do you do? Well, apparently, you can wash these, just make sure to use a non-detergent soap. You can get this as Nikwax Techwash which is non-detergent and won’t destroy the waterproofing. Now what do you do about…
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Ski Sizing
Downhill Ski Sizing. A good rule of thumb for sizing and also on fitting. Best short guide I’ve seen. Puts me in a 175cm ski.
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Harpoon Geekfest
OK I’m fully addicted again, playing Harpoon and I’ve forgotten all my old tricks. Here are some site to look at: * Submarine games and sims – SUBSIM Review. EVerything you ever wanted to iknow about submarine simulations if you can believe that. * “JC Press on Harpoon”:http://www.jcpress.com/tailhook/basic.htm. Some good strategies. There was an old…