tagged by: gadgets
Canon60D
When I first made the move to a DigitalSLR I deliberately bought a cheaper camera - a Canon Rebel XTi/400D. I did this partly to put more money to lenses, but also becuase I knew that technology would move on and I'd be looking to replace the body in a few years.
22 February 2011
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DigitalSLR
Like many geeks I'm into photography. We geeks like photography because it provides the veneer of an artistic endeavor while allowing us to indulge in lots of technical details and spend money on expensive toys. A friend recently asked about my camera buying decisions, a question that prompted me to write them down.
7 August 2009
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MagellanMeridianGps
A couple of Christmases ago Cindy gave me a Magellan Meridian Gold GPS device. Since I'm better than the average bear at navigating, I didn't see it as something I really needed but something to play around with. Since then I've found it more an interesting toy than something I really use a lot.
6 September 2004
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Slimp3
These are now called a Squeezebox.
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ThunderboltDisplay
A few months ago I got issued a new company laptop - a Macbook Pro with the Thunderbolt port. As I got it started idly thinking about getting a Thunderbolt display. I've heard good things about Apple displays, despite their expense, and the idea of a display that would act as a docking station was appealing.
23 November 2011
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CanonS90
Like many obsessive snappers, I've recently got hold of the
Canon S90 camera. It's small enough to fit in your pocket, but has the
kind of things that people with pretensions to seriousness like:
full manual controls, RAW file support, a good sensor, and an f2
lens.
6 May 2010
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HP_N36L
I recently decided to upgrade my home MediaServer and
got an HP N36L. So far I'm happy
with it.
24 June 2011
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MediaServer
I recently decided to upgrade our home server setup. I posted some thoughts about what I was planning to do here, and now I've updated this page with what I did.
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Squeezebox
One of our favorite toys over the last couple of years has been the Squeezebox. It's a very simple device - about the size of a router, with ports for power, Ethernet, amplifier, and aerials for wireless LAN. Its job is to take mp3 files streamed from a server and play them through the amplifier.
21 May 2006
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iPad
I've not seen myself as an iFanboy. I didn't get an iPhone for ages after it came out, and only got one because it was the only way to upgrade my data plan to 3G. I use a mac, but I also have an Ubuntu desktop. But I have got an iPad, and I think it's a significant product.
4 June 2010
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