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OK, I have my heavy duty tripod Gitzo 2-series tripod with a nice Markins M10 ballhead and gave away my lightweight set as a gift 🙁 so what to get to replace it. With my LowePro AW 250, I can carry a Canon 5D II, 24-105 F/4 as the base…

Snow Leopard is out and upgrade went smoothly on two Macbook (unibody 2008) and just horribly on an older MacBook Pro (2007): EOS Utility crashes when trying to download photos from my Canon. This is on version 2.6.1 so that is not the problem. 2.5 also crashed. Blank Screen on…

Why is it so hard even with the web 20 years old to get a good answer to the question, where do I get a good massage in Seattle. Anyway, here are some resources: Seattle Times has a list of the best spas. Notables are Banya 5, a Russian inspired…

Mac Rumors: Apple Mac Rumors and News You Care About The current line of iPods is on its last legs, lending more evidence that an iPod refresh is just around the corner. Sources from Apple Authorized Resellers have confirmed to Ars that current stock is dwindling (if not completely gone…

Richard told me about Joseph Campbell and I just love this quote… Joseph Campbell: We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for…

MacRumors iPhone Blog: Apple Forces Removal of ‘Free Memory’ Functionality From iPhone Applications While third parties are limited from developing background applications for the iPhone, Apple allows their applications such as the iPod, Safari, and Mail applications to continue to run. After prolonged use, these background applications may take up…

Right now I carry a monstrous 5d ii with 3-4 lenses (24-105, 16-34, 100-400, 50 f1.4 for available light). But there is a big gap between a 3mp iPhone and 25 pounds of 21mp gear. What’s in between is finally getting filled in with micro 4/3 and high end compacts.…

Given exchange isn’t reliable on calendar how can I use can iPhone, blackberry, iCal on mac, outlook on pc against googles backend mail, contacts and calendar. First off since last year google has done all the work to allow exchange replacement. It is a mess to figure out and I’m…

WikiAnswers – What is the meaning of the idiom ‘on cloud 9’ According to the “Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins,” the phrase is based on U.S. Weather Service terminology. This theory holds that cloud types are numbered, and that “cloud nine” is the designation given to “cumulonimbus” clouds,…

Richard told me about Joseph Campbell and I just love this quote… Joseph Campbell: We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for…