50 Mpixel sensor hits the scene, my 5D weeps quietly

tech toysPublished July 15, 2008 at 9:26 am No Comments

I know you cannot tell but I do enjoy photography when given the opportunity to pursue my creative interest. Unfortunately there are only so many photos I am allowed to display of my children and family, people who rightfully consume all of my free time for which I am more than willing to give. Though
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$20 Ubuntu? Not that bad of an idea

tech ubuntuPublished July 11, 2008 at 11:34 am No Comments

Worst-ahem-BestBuy has started to sell my favorite distro, and what I am using right now, Ubuntu for $20. To be clear, this is the same distro that can be downloaded for free. It is odd to see something like this during this day and age with the wide availability of broadband access. I mean 15
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Feel sorry for the Exchange Administrator

techPublished June 24, 2008 at 5:09 pm No Comments

At one point in my life I was an Exchange Administrator for a great little liberal arts college in Colorado. I was thrown into the fire and had to learn as much as I could on how to support our Exchange users. It was fun and there are times I do miss that kind of
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Updates on the webcam and other tech

gaming tech ubuntuPublished June 24, 2008 at 11:22 am No Comments

Well it seems that the linux-uvc drivers are working as advertised and Adobe player support is just not in the cards. It seems, as far as I can tell, Adobe Flash does not support V4L2. The UVC drivers only work with V4L2. I guess if I need to record a seesmic session, I will need
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I am modest damn it!

techPublished June 19, 2008 at 10:47 am No Comments

Just as I completed my last post about how I cannot wait for the new projectors to come out, I read a story about bleeders like me who are not very modest and possibly arrogant.  Me arrogant, NEVER!  I like to try things out even if mainstream does not catch on *cough* Sony Reader PRS500
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