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I have been reading a lot about the upcoming iPhone 3G lately. I currently have the original iPhone, and it has been the best phone that I have ever used. One thing that I have been having trouble finding online is a direct comparison of the battery life of the two [...]

I was just surfing Hulu.com and ran across a great Star Wars spoof “Death Star Repairman.”   Now that Hulu is open for anyone, make sure you check them out.   In the meantime, check out Death Star Repairman.

For the last few months, I have been a beta tester for Hulu.com. This is a free service where you can watch TV over the Internet. It has tons of programming, including content from FOX and NBC. New and old stuff is all over the Web page. Tomorrow, [...]

Intel just announced it is going to start producing solid state drives. Solid State Drives are hard drives that have no moving parts. They use less power and are more reliable than platter-based hard drives. These new drives will initially release with up to 160 gig capacity. [...]

I am at work right now working on upgrading one of my BES (Blackberry Enterprise Servers). I have a support subscription that entitles me to free upgrades. I am in the process of downloading 453 Meg download for this. I have a direct connection Tier 1 Backbone to the [...]

Tide has announced a contest where you can win one of 34 Tide Themed iPod Classics. This all stems from their talking stain ad during the Superbowl. You upload a photo of you and then do some of their web page editing. They are giving 1,000 pirzes a day.
Enter [...]

Apple has released an IPhoto ‘08 Upgrade to version 7.1.2 today.   This should help overall stability.   It is highly recommended that you update today.

This morning (Feb 5, 2008) Apple has released an upgraded iPhone. This new iPhone is the same as the first but now is upgraded to 16 GB of storage. This new phone is selling for $499 while the 8 GB version remains at $399. Apple 16 GB iPhone
Apple has also [...]

Today Apple has updated IWeb ‘08 to version 2.0.3.   This update helps with OSX compatibility.   IWeb is part of the ILife ‘08 software package.   If you are running ILife, update today

Apple today has issued an update for IWork ‘08.   This updates the following applications

Keynote - This update primarily addresses performance issues shile playing or exporting presentations.
Pages - This update addresses compatibility with mac osx
Numbers - This update addresses compatibility with mac osx

I love photography.   I have owned many different digital cameras over the years.   While I am researching the latest and greatest, I am now side tracked in thinking about my favorite photography based website.   What are some of your favorites?

DPReview.com
Bob Adkins Photography
http://www.sportsshooter.com/

Steve’s Digicams
Canon EOS
B&H Photo Video
Photobucket
Flickr
Flukiest

The official Nikon D60 Press Release was leaked pre PMA.   This looks like a great camera.   Check out the press release below.

Nikon D60 digital SLR camera : Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the D60, one of the smallest Nikon digital SLRs ever. The Nikon D60 makes it fun and easy to take breathtaking pictures [...]

Today our government has finally announced what the Tax Rebates will be to help stimulate the economy.   Individuals will get $600 while married couples will get $1200.   There are limitations based upon income and if you have children.   We should start seeing our rebates in June.   Read more on Yahoo News…
 When you receive your check, [...]

Canon just announced Rebel XSI 450D DSLR Camera.   This is a small 12 Megapixel DSLR.   It used a SD Memory Card.    It shoots in both JPG and RAW.   It uses both EF and EF-S lenses.   It has a 3.0 in LCD screen and can be used in livemode.  
Pros: the live view and 12 MP are [...]

I have recently recieved the Sprint Sierra Wireless Aircard 595u USB EVDO Card.   I was looking for a way to get mobile broadband that could be used on both my Dell laptop and my Macbook.   USB was the only option.  
I pulled the USB EVDO card out of the box and put the CD in my [...]

I am sitting here in my office working on a friends computer that will not connect to the internet. I am able to ping all over the place, so the machine can see the Internet, just no Web pages. After troubleshooting this thing for a while, I discover that it is [...]

Apple just posted a video of Steve Jobs keynote from the 2008 Macworld. Watch The Video Now. He presents the following items.

MacBook Air
iPhone/iPod Touch/iTunes Rentals Update
Airport Extreme - Time Capsule
Apple TV

This morning Steve Jobs did his keynote at Macworld where he was unveiling new technologies and software. I paid close attention, while watching four different live blogs of the event. These included Engadget , Gizmodo, Macworld, and Macrumors. I wanted to evaluate who did the best job covering the events.

Gizmodo - Decent content, best photography, [...]

Last week was CES “Consumer Electronic Show” in Las Vegas, NV.   Gizmodo was there along with every other major tech blogging site in the country.   One of Gizmodo’s staffers brought along a TV-B-Gone miniture remote control and kept on turning off exibitors televisions.   This was at both booths and events.   He videod it and posted [...]

I just got finished reading the blog on ZDNet and Rik Fairlie just wrote an interesting article about why he keeps his Home Internet Wi-Fi open for his neighbors to use. I really enjoyed this article. Check it out
Why I run an open Wi-Fi network