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Continue reading →: Scanners: Christmas Update
Well, time now to figure out the best film scanner for this Christmas. Might actually buy one now that I’m generating lots of 35mm and want to scan in all those old photos too. The day is definitely getting close when real quality adherents like “Steve Hoffmann”:http://sphoto.com/techinfo/dslrvsfilm.htm can compare a…
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Christmas Kitchenware Recommendations 2004
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Continue reading →: Christmas Kitchenware Recommendations 2004MetroKitchen.com. Another good things for the Christmas lists. Here’s someone in Atlanta that has a great selection of super high quality cookware. My personal favorites (that I thought I blogged, but can’t find now): * “All-Clad Cookware”:http://www.metrokitchen.com/all-clad/. Top rated in many places. The most durable is the brushed aluminum of…
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Ski Shopping
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Continue reading →: Ski ShoppingWith all this great snow, I’ve been looking for skis. Missed most of the sales, so I’m off trolling the web. Here are some interesting sites for the Volkl 724 Pro and Rossignol Bandit B2 I’ve been looking at: * 724 Pro Skis by Volkl. Says they have these on…
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Blackberry 7230: Off to Germany…
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Continue reading →: Blackberry 7230: Off to Germany…I’ve been recommending the Blackberry 7230 to a host of folks. Here’s the latest and some FAQs: _Hello Rich, Finally I see someone who has a Blackberry 7230. I have been seriously considering one. I live in Upstate NY but I travel every year to Germany for a month. While…
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80GB isn't enough
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Continue reading →: 80GB isn't enougha little ludwig goes a long way: Installing XIII right now…. You’re right that 80GB no longer is big enough. I’m maxed out right now just with video files on a 120GB machine and my home server has 2x120GB and I’m creaking at not enough space. I just deleted all…
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Continue reading →: Compliments from Ludwig
a little ludwig goes a long way: Tong is on fire.. Hey John, just trying to emulate you buddy!
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2 Years Later: The USE Alien Seatpost
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Continue reading →: 2 Years Later: The USE Alien SeatpostAlien Clamp Fitting Instructions. Well its been two years since I installed this. The reviews are right. It is super light (just 140 grams), but incredibly hard to adjust. When I sit my fat butt on the seat, it literally locks into place. When I disassemble pieces go flying. The…
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Campagnolo Record Bottom Bracket: Use Phil Wood instead
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Continue reading →: Campagnolo Record Bottom Bracket: Use Phil Wood instead_Hat tip to the folks at roadbikerider.com for this one_ Uncle Al’s Rant: Campy Record Bottom Bracket Dear Uncle Al: Uh oh! I’ve read how much you don’t like the Campy Record bottom bracket. I have 5,000 miles on my 2003 Record Carbon crankset so would be interested to know…
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Nero Plug-ins
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Continue reading →: Nero Plug-insNeroPlugins.cd-rw.org. Wow an incredible list of plug-ins for Nero that support an amazing number of codecs. Everything for AAC converts to Mpeg4 to using Ogg Vorbis with Nero.
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Ogg Vorbis instead of MPEG 3
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Continue reading →: Ogg Vorbis instead of MPEG 3Doom9.net – Ogg Vorbis Guide. One thing that is pretty neat is if you use Ogg Vorbis, a much more efficient encoding, rather than MP3 for Xvid movies. Here’s the guide from Doom9. So, the state of the “art” open source movie uses the open source xvid codec and then…
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