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ebags: more bags
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Continue reading →: ebags: more bagseBags – luggage, handbags, backpacks, bags and travel accessories. Ordered from them two years ago, but haven’t been there since. A nice job on the website particularly in selecting bags. The cool new things are the geek “bags”:http://www.ebags.com/travel_accessories/e_device_pouches/category_search/index.cfm?N=20010810 for holding electronic gadgets and also the “backpacks”:http://www.ebags.com/business_cases/laptop_cases/wheeled_cases/category_search/index.cfm?N=2006694 for laptops that are…
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Fun things in San Francisco
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Continue reading →: Fun things in San FranciscoNothing beats something that is experiential. Now how do you find what’s playing in San Francisco if you live in Seattle. The internet is how: First of all how to figure out what a good broadway show is: * “Playbill”:http://playbill.com, “Broadway.com”:http://broadway.com, and “Internet Theater Database”:http://theaterdb.com. These are the big sites.…
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Useful Scanning Tips
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Continue reading →: Useful Scanning TipsScanning Basics 101 – All about digital images. Some great contrarian tips here. For instance he mentions that if you want to scan a print, 300 dpi is really enough.
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But which Epson scanner
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Continue reading →: But which Epson scannerEPSON America, Inc. – Product Information – Scanners. Well, the Epson scanners have gotten great reviews. There is a rebate on the Epson 3200 Photo and the Epson 3200 Pro of $100 right now through the end of the year, but what the heck are the differences between them. Here’s…
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Acura MDX Club
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Continue reading →: Acura MDX ClubI wish I had discovered this user forum before I bought our MDX. Oh well, another example of how there are enthusiasts everywhere. This one is just for Acura MDX owners. There is a similar one for Honda Pilot owners. Here are some good things to know: * ACURA MDX…
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New Nikon Scanners
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Continue reading →: New Nikon ScannersNikon introduces affordable Nikon COOLSCAN V ED. Nikon introduced a new line of scanners. The Nikon Coolscan 9000, 5000 and V. These replace the 8000, 4500 and IV respectively. The most interesting for me is the Nikon Coolscan V. It is the entry model but now has 4000 dpi, Digital…
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Holiday Gifts: Ashford for Fancy Gifts
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Continue reading →: Holiday Gifts: Ashford for Fancy GiftsAshford.com. I hadn’t tried this online store before. They have luxury items like watches, jewelry, handbags and so forth at everyday low prices. Certainly beats shopping at least for me. I’ve also heard that Blue Nile is another good place for getting really great diamonds.
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Magazine Subscriptions for the Holidays
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Continue reading →: Magazine Subscriptions for the HolidaysNetMagazines.com: Low Price Guarantee with 1033 Titles!. We’ll see if this works, but I used netmagazine.com last year with good success. This year, they have something called PackageMaker. If you order more than one magazine they juggle things to get you a group buying discount. Saved more than 50% off…
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Converting MPEG-1 to XVID and Ogg
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Continue reading →: Converting MPEG-1 to XVID and OggSupposed you have a bunch of really fat MPEG-1 files around. How can you get them into a modern format. I have one that is 600MB and I was curious to see what it could compress to. It’s not clear from the web how to do all this, but the…
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XP Boot
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Continue reading →: XP Boot305595 – HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP. Still trying to get my dead laptop without a CD-ROM Drive to boot, but it has an NT image on the hard disk. Here’s the way to get an XP boot loader
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