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Comcast DVR is the Motorola DCT6412
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Continue reading →: Comcast DVR is the Motorola DCT6412broadband » DVR From Comcast FAQ. I’m really just learning how to use this thing. It is way complicated. The main issue is that channel switching and input are just so slow. There are some kind of cool tricks though: h2. Copy to a DVD “Replayguide”:http://replayguide.sourceforge.net/dct6412/. This is a great…
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Channel Logos
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Continue reading →: Channel Logos!>http://www.lyngsat-logo.com/images/ls_logo.gif! “Lyngsat Logo”:http://www.lyngsat-logo.com/tvcountry/us.html. An incredibly cool resource. When you are hacking up remote control scripts, I’m always looking for logs. This site has every logo up to date from just about every country. A great service.
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iPod Video conversion
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Continue reading →: iPod Video conversionWell, I haven’t been super serious about this, but “Plastic Bugs”:http://plasticbugs.com/?p=305 has a good guide for Mac users. I use Videora to do the conversion. The worst part is figuring out how to transcode. The short story is that if you have home videos, the H.264 format is the best.…
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Seattle Senior Activities
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Continue reading →: Seattle Senior ActivitiesIt’s complicated to figure out what folks who are 55 years or better should be doing. Here’s a quick list courtesy of google:”Seattle senior citizen”: * Seattle Parks & Recreation: For Seniors. Seattle Parks and Recreation Senior Adult Programs offer a wide range of activities for seniors that change each…
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Sport Game Demos
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Continue reading →: Sport Game DemosSports – Reviews and free downloads at Download.com. Calvin loves sports games. Here is the place to get demo versions so he can figure out.
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Bike Light Guide
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Continue reading →: Bike Light GuideMountain Biking Product Spotlight: MTBR Lights Shine-Off. For years I’ve recommended the Light & Motion HID lights. They are super bright, but the big drawback has been they don’t run that long, so aren’t that useful for more than a relatively short bike commute (2 hours at most) and they…
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Canon Digital Workflow
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Continue reading →: Canon Digital WorkflowI now see why folks are building tools like Aperture. Actually processing a digital image really well is very complicated. The workflow for 35mm negatives to digital I kind of get now (Vuescan to Photoshop), but there is a whole new world if really want the highest quality output. The…
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Good overview of Canon Speedlites
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Continue reading →: Good overview of Canon SpeedlitesCanon Speedlites compared – 580EX, 430EX, 420EX, 220EX, 380EX, 550EX. _The net is that the 420EX was just $180 new vs. the new 430EX at $250 and is just about the same, so get it used on ebay. If I was a typical amateur photographer who was looking for a…
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Continue reading →: Sony Cyber-shot vs. Digital Rebel vs. Fujifilm F11 Size and Weights
So what are the dimensions and weights of the recommended cameras, its interesting to see the tradeoffs, as you can see the Sony Cyber-shot is really in the middle so very convenient for travel. It weights less than a pound, while the whole kits for the Digital Rebel is 1.1kg…