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Why not facebook? It's considered a more mature and sophisticated version of myspace.

Well that's the reason I wanted this camera. 10-12 EV DR (depending on how you judge DR) and 14-bit output from the sensor (compared to 8-10 EV and 12-bit usually, for those who don't know) means you have a lot to work with for post-processing. As good as the DR is out of the camera, you can...

Totally agree with you, udaman. 12 MP? Such marketing driven utter bullshit. I was expecting it to be the usual Fuji 6 MP interpolated to 12 deal, but I guess it's actually 12 M photosites on the sensor. Maybe they learned enough about using 12 M photosites from the Super CCD SR sensor that they...

AFAIK, Vista was supposed to bring some real code / architectural improvements in Vista relative to XP -- much more so than 98 to ME. But I guess the end user experience is somewhat like ME -- prettier, slower UI, but not much substance.

You'd better make sure he can disable XP's CHKDSK, as it attempts to "check your disks for consistency". Yeah, it checks your disk for consistency alright. The conformist bastard rips up your disk because Vista did things differently, that stupid control freak.

Yes, I've heard how nice W2k3 server is, but (1) as mubs said, it's horribly expensive and I don't have a copy, and (2) I don't think it runs Photoshop CS3 (and other select programs) properly either.

Vista Home Premium, as supplied by Dell on a horrible install CD.

Forgot to mention that XP hosed a few data folders when it invoked CHKDSK on startup and didn't like (I am presuming) how it was structured by Vista's implementation of NTFS. Good thing I made a backup copy on an external HD that was formatted by XP. I am terrified that it will hose my backup...

I didn't mind Vista until Photoshop CS3 did not want to install. That pissed me off. No problem. I'll just install XP. Or so I thought. I can't find my legit and paid for license key for the life of me, so I used a different copy that was from a... how shall I put this? ... volume license...

LOL... This stuff is as bad as audio equipment. I've blown so much $ on these two hobbies this year that I can feel my retirement slipping away into the future ;)

Fuji S5 Pro on sale. I don't know if I can resist... http://www.vistek.ca/details/details.aspx?WebCode=228998&CategoryID=DigitalSLRs Basically, a Nikon D200 with the Fuji Super CCD SR sensor giving an extra stop or two of dynamic range (most of it in the highlight range) vs its competitors...

Office 2000 at work. You can backup by exporting to a file. Usually, I export to a PST file, which is the native Outlook format, or you can export to a CSV, which can be read by any application. Once you have a backup file, you can put it on any storage device you'd like. Keep in mind that each...

You have admin rights on your work computer? And people blame MSFT for making unsecure products...

They didn't lock down the configuration options on the Symantec stuff timwhit?

I fifteenth the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad T60

Because it doesn't make you look good in their eyes anyways; they won't appreciate your gesture. They approved $1,500 because that's what they thought was reasonable and that's what they budgeted for. If you only use $900, they gotta find somewhere to put the $600 and that actually causes more...

Indexing service also slows things down a bit.

I see... Anyone in the US feel like being a distributor? ;)

AVG 7.5 free, plus: - patching Windows - firewall router/nat or disable all ports in Windows - pop-up and script blocking for browser (I use Firefox + NoScript) - gmail for personal use instead of Outlook

Of course, I can't resist mentioning that it's not too much more to step up to an SLR like the D40 when it goes on sale (or if you want to buy a used D50, for example)... although, when you get good deals like this on the S6000, the pricing gap is hard to ignore...

I am a huge Outlook and Excel fan. Word, not so much. Access is okay, but better than anything else I have access to without resorting to writing SQL myself. I guess I think differently about this stuff partly because I use this stuff 8 hours a day every day for my job, and use the applications...

Just found some nice dynamic range testing done on RAW files by Imaging Resource. Now while you should ideally look at the RAW files and work with them to truly get a sense of how much dynamic range you have, and how much shadow and highlight detail you have after curve adjustments, this test...

I don't know if there is a definitive answer, but for SLR's, some say that Canon's CMOS sensor technology is slightly better than Sony's CCD technology (which is used by Nikon and Pentax) in terms of noise vs sensitivity tradeoff and cost of production. Then there is Fuji's Super CCD HR...

Canon to use CMOS sensors for compact digicams:

Wow, is that a music video? LOL... She's like an Asian Christina Aguilera / Britney Spears / Mariah Carey. Writhing around and hoing it up for the camera. Who needs pron there when they got anime and Jeon videos? I wonder what the older generation must think about that video in Asia. They must...

They forgot to mention the Aero GUI, the file copy bug, and other mysterious stuff in Vista. Wow, Norton is death to performance. Good thing I haven't used it in a while. Pleasantly surprised that AVG 7.1 is relatively benign. I hope 7.5 is the same.

I find there is a lot of work to be done in the area of contrast, black level, and gamma management in the context of variable ambient lighting (bright/dark room) and content that varies widely in the amount of contrast in each scene (dark scenes or sunny days on the ski slopes). The Hitachi...

It's possible, although every speaker that sounds fine with good recordings (Sheffield, Chesky, Mo-Fi, etc.) sounds bright with mainstream rock/pop/jazz from the major labels. I audition speakers with the best recordings I have, but there is so much more music in my collection that I listen to...

Hooked up the system on Friday and played it virtually continuously all weekend to break it in. Listened to it and found that there was more than enough bass. Actually, too much bass overall, although could use a touch more extension in the lowest octave. Also found the tweeter a little bright...

I quite enjoyed Pixar's Ratatouille a few weeks ago. Thought it was one of the best films I watched in the past year. Same day, I watched Live Free or Die Hard, which I found surprisingly good as well. Yesterday, the CBC had a double-bill movie night: Minority Report and Mission Impossible...

Well my previous neighbour was quite annoying with his setup. He must have had a sub along the adjoining wall, 'cause the bass went right through. I think he might have been a DJ or just into electronic keyboards / bass, etc. as he tended to play the same passages over and over again, as if he...

Well, the NHT 2.5 has what amounts to its own internal sub. No question it would have an abundance of bass. Unfortunately, it would be too big (15.5" deep) for my room. Now the Rega seems interesting. A bit like a junior version of the NHT side-firing sub layout but a more manageable 13.5" of...

True, the F10 is not the same as the F30/31, but it is close, and did look over all the test results of the F31 before deciding to purchase the A710 instead. Basically, didn't look like enough improvement over the F10 to counter my disappointment. Although... if they would have fixed the...

Wow, that looks like quite the deal! I'll keep that in mind for other applications (it would be perfect to hook up to a PC to drive real speakers instead of PC speakers), or for friends / family recommendations. Basically, I fell in love with the sound of the Parasound P3/A23 + MA RS6 + modded...

I know what you mean... I thought I could have used a bit more bass myself, I don't feel that I would need a sub or that it is lacking in bass... in fact, I find it to be pretty neutral and accurate in its frequency response. A tad brighter spectral balance than I usually prefer, but the overall...

Allow me to explain... There are 2 ways to prevent noise (assuming you don't have a Panasonic or Leica, in which case, don't bother... noise is a part of ownership): (1) use low ISO (regular P&S), or (2) use a sensor with a higher SNR (Fuji). Two approaches to the same problem with similar...

Well, mid-priced meaning under $1,000 per component usually, which is still within the realm of reasonable. You can get a very nice 2 channel audio system for $3,000, or a very nice home theatre system for $6,000, the big TV, A/V receiver, and 5.1 speaker system representing the bulk of the...

Depends how dark your room is apart from the candle-lit table. You might be able to do it with an SLR at 1600 ISO and some post-processing to remove noise and recover shadow detail if the room isn't too dark. But if that cat has dark colour fur and is backlit somewhat from the candle light, good...

Spent the afternoon auditioning components and speakers for a potential new 2 channel audio setup. Looked at the following: Amps NAD c372 Roksan Kandy L.III Cambridge Audio 540R Parasound Halo P3 + A23 pre/power combo CD Players NAD c542 Roksan Kandy CD Cambridge Audio 840c up-sampling...

I'm not that impressed with the Fuji's image quality, despite signing its praises in the past and having an F10 myself. Fuji uses a contrasty tone curve designed to bury noise in the shadow region and use a bit heavier NR and sharpening for in-camera processing. Combined with the high chromatic...

As for what I do with the other cameras... Fuji F10 is gathering dust, as it's been replaced by the Canon A710 as my preferred travel camera. I will probably use it for those situations where I want to bring a camera, but I can't bring a case for it and can't leave it lying around somewhere...

Udaman, a lot of stores have a 14 day or 30 day return policy that applies to most things except for things like software, music, consumables, etc. I bought the S3 at a mainstream consumer camera store called Black's http://www.blacksphoto.com I don't know if camera stores in your area will...

Just wanted to share my recent discovery of an excellent photo editing tool called Unshake: http://www.hamangia.freeserve.co.uk/ It's a deconvolution program, which supposedly uses some FFT and sinc algorithms to "undo" blurring caused by poor focus and motion blur / camera shake. It also...

What's he waiting for anyways? Trying to make it coincide with Friday the 13th or something?

I did get the 70-300/VR and the D80 after all. Generally happy with both. The only thing I was a little disappointed with on the D80 was the metering. I was a little surprised with how much the matrix metering was willing to blow the highlights to get the rest of the scene exposed properly. I'm...

Do you mean the LCD is blacked out and the flash icon is flashing for 3-4 sec after your previous shot and you can't take another picture yet? Or, do you mean everything is ready to go but the camera just doesn't "fire" after you press the shutter all the way? I ask because sometimes I have the...

LOL... he was joking, Coug. Back when it was 1 CAD = 0.63 USD, it felt like we were using pesos whenever we had to order anything from the states.

Recently purchased a BenQ FP241W 24" 1920x1200 LCD. Very nice. Wide screen is great for photo editing, as I can have all the tools flanking the editing area on the sides and still have enough room for the image at its full 3:2 width. They are the main OEM manufacturer for the Dell UltraSharp...

Good points, LM. The D80 uses the ubiquitous Sony 10 MP sensor also found in the D40x and Sony Alpha 100k. The main differences are in the op-amps and to a smaller extent the A/D converters downstream that affect signal quality. Yes, the D40x does not have the screw-drive motor, but I have...