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• Computers & Technology

  Which DSLR to buy? Any thoughts?

  01.30.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Let’s say you have about $800 to $900 to spend on camera equipment. Let’s also say you have no other camera equipment to speak of, and no ties to any specific brand (anymore), other than a little experience. What would you buy? Here is what I’m debating. a. The new Rebel XSi camera kit. (coming [...]

• Computers & Technology

  Could Vista be the final nail in the coffin?

  07.26.07 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  I had this thought while driving to work today. As a lot of you know, I split my time pretty evenly between Windows XP and OS X, and I’m quite happy doing so. I’ve been a Windows user for as long as I can remember and an OS X user for a little over a [...]

• Computers & Technology

  Linux Distro Timeline

  04.30.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  I find this fascinating. It’s so interesting to see how some of the smaller distros came about, and when. Click on the image to make it larger.

• Self Improvement

  O'Reilly School of Technology

  04.10.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  What have we here? It looks like O’Reilly – of O’Reilly Media, not Bill O’Reilly – has opened up its internet ports to all those who are interested in getting an education in technology. O’Reilly School of Technology offers a variety of online courses ranging from programming to system administration to web development. You can’t [...]

• Computers & Technology

  Apple's new mobile phone

  01.09.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Apple finally revealed their new mobile phone. Head over to Engadget to see pictures and more live coverage. The phone is absolutely gorgeous. It runs OS X and has a 3.5″ widescreen / touchscreen (only one actual button). It plays music, movies, and TV shows, and integrates seamlessly with iLife. I’m excited and I’m not [...]