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Well Alex’s LG GU280 is hung on the “Please wait…” screen. You can BTW on an LG phone only figure out the model number by typing in the FCC ID into Google. Absolutely no markings on the shell.  

Well I haven’t even seen one yet, but I sure do a want an 11″ MacBook Air. Rennie was right to wait for one. As long as you are doing intensive photography stuff or games, this is a great solution for folks who still need to use spreadsheets and word…

The kids took a holiday from these after I let our audible.com subscription lapse, but now it is time to get back to it, here are the choices: Bookshouldbefree.com. These are cool. They are podcasts, so they just load on iPhones Librivox.com is an open project to record in audio…

Well, the GPS on my iPhone 4 would never actually get position. Strangely it might have worked and not. The GPS Status app I downloaded reported bad fix. It actually works in certain fixed locations. Looking online, seems that people talk about turning 3G on and off and there are…

Back in February 2009, I figured out how to make Zenphoto work with my Canon 5D Mark II. But, my whole server got wiped after a virus on the machine. So I forgot how to make it work. I do a query on zenphoto memory limit and I find my…

How do you keep them from stinking if you live i cold moist northwest: You can wash your booties in the machine and use McNett wetsuit shampoo with a hand wash in the sink and the dry them with PEET Shoe Dryer You can dry your wetsuit with a HANGAIR…

Well, bought some $40 versions of a boat, a tugboat and also el cheapo amphibious car (morphibians). Maybe it is time to get serious. Anyway, first simple upgrade is a battery pack that keeps its charge and doesn’t require 4 hours to charge. What you need is a $11 NiMH…

Well, if you, like me, are just beseiged with things (Rock Band guitars, Apple Mighty Mouse, Remote control toys) that need AA batteries, then you have to get rechargeables, but what are really the best ones. Well, Sanyo Eneloops have really taken over as they don’t discharge over time but…

Both are finally out, so if you have lots of Canon glass, you have a low weight APS-sized alternative at least until the cool small camera come out that are mirrorless. Both are 18MP and have the new autofocus systems of the 7D with the new Canon 60D Also, a…

Can’t thank the folks at Desolatation Sound Yacht Charter enough, they are the closest sailboat charter to Desolation Sound. Their chart briefing alone is worth it. Getting there is a little hard. Either take Kenmore Air up to Campbell River and then Sky High Shuttle down, but seems a waste.…