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For everyone that is considering to buy the new Sony a7 camera – you may want to wait a little bit since Nikon is rumored to announce a new full frame hybrid camera with the following specifications: Nikon FM2 like design 16,2MP 36×23,9 full frame sensor (same as in the D4?) SD…

I don’t normally think of Google as a responsive company, so see my surprise when I got this note from a map correction we just did… From: Google Maps Re: Your report near Luritja Road in Petermann (10/8/13 7:13 PM) Hi Rich, Thank you for reporting this problem. We’ve reviewed…

I just loaded the latest build (3.2.3) and it basically works which is amazing, to actually get it running right takes a few tips and tricks: There is this funky thing called HDMI-CEC (what a name!) which let’s the Samsung remote control the XBMC on Raspberry Pi. This sort of…

One of my favorite sites just did (photoreview.com.au) of the A7 (but not the A7r yet). It is sad as an aside that even the guy who runs canonrumors.com is buying one (and Canon has no more announcements planned until April of next year!). Here are the interesting facts: The…

Suddenly there is a file /mach_kernel visible. This is probably the actual kernel of OS X as it uses Mach as its basis. It’s easy to fix as you don’t want to delete it, just make it invisible by starting Terminal and typing in: sudo chflags hidden /mach_kernel

Well, my Canon i9900 (which has been working for over ten years?!) has finally had a real problem. It is a 1403 Print Head issue. As Fixyourownprinter.com says, it is probably the print head which is clogged after all those years of use. The main point is that this happens…

Well just finished ten days of using the Olympus OM-D EM-5 and I have to say it has been the best experience so far, but still not quite perfect. Lensrentals.com is a great site for trying things and here are some of my initial impressions: Wow, the combination of a…

Argh. I’m so stupid. Left my toiletries in a United bin and someone is now using my toothbrush and enjoying my glasses I’m sure 🙂 Here are the replacements: Sonicare. They charge an insane amount for their toothbrushes, but we are trapped. We have all the heads. Normally this is…

Been using the OM-D E-M5 with the Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 Pro and 35-100 f/2.8 Pro lense for a little bit. These are amazing lenses. Accorinding to photozone.de, because of defraction, this lense is actually sharpest at f/4 and declines significantly at f/5.6 (this is the defraction effect which occurs much…

Pretty cool idea, start with Accor and then get matched with Best Western and IHG Rewards. If you do after October 1, then you get it all the way through 2013 Some of these promotions may require you to be an elite member with IHG Rewards Club. You can always…