Tech Side of Things http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech Witty Tag Line Soon? Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:21:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en 365 Photos http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/11/17/365-photos/ http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/11/17/365-photos/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:21:31 +0000 admin http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/?p=57 I am now on day 22 of my own 365 days of photos project. For those that don’t know the goal of someone participating in the project is to simply take a photo everyday. Some folks go for a theme, some just grab a quick snapshot. Me, I am just taking my camera everywhere and taking photos of anything interesting. The long dark winter of Vermont may make for some challenging days ahead or an optimist might say “provide some opportunity for something a little different”

You can follow my results here
http://tgelston.smugmug.com/keyword/365
or here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobiasg/sets/72157608541615619/
or here
http://www.blipfoto.com/tobiasg

And see some shots that almost but not quite made the cut here
http://tgelston.smugmug.com/keyword/365reject

]]> http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/11/17/365-photos/feed/ Digi Camera Choices http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/11/04/digi-camera-choices/ http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/11/04/digi-camera-choices/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:14:00 +0000 admin http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/?p=51 Canon PowerShot SD770IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
$185.30
Review

Canon PowerShot SD850 IS 8.0 MP Digital Elph Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
$230.00
Review
No real manual control but otherwise excellent camera

Canon PowerShot A720IS 8MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
$315.00
Review

Happy to talk in detail about any of the above cameras. I think you would be happy with any of them.

And just for fun. . . very nice manual control and excellent image quality
Panasonic DMC-LX3K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 2.5x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
$599.00

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Why Shoot Raw

]]> http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/10/30/why-shoot-raw/feed/ Rapid Reviews - My All time favorite books http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/10/27/rapid-reviews-my-all-time-favorite-books/ http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/10/27/rapid-reviews-my-all-time-favorite-books/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:14:44 +0000 admin http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/?p=42 Imagine you have been asked to review 6-10 of your all-time favorite books, I have. Each review should be a minute or less, yikes!. I have what I believe to be seven books and thought I would share. I hope to post reviews here to as I get a chance to put those thoughts together.

In no particular order

Snow Crash

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914

Last Chance to See

The Education of Little Tree

The Time Traveler’s Wife

The Lord’s Oysters (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf)

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Click for a bigger version.

]]> http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/10/13/fall-panorama/feed/ Amazon now selling 1.5 TB drives http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/10/12/amazon-now-selling-15-tb-drives/ http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/2008/10/12/amazon-now-selling-15-tb-drives/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:50:59 +0000 admin http://www.gelstoncafe.com/tech/?p=37 WOW - For less than $200 you get 1.5 TB. . . BIG DIVES!

Ah I remember my first computer - Apple IIE with no HD. First computer with HD. . . 540mbs.

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Vote for my photo!vote

Just for fun!

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Extra memory

You may also want to buy the accessory kit that gives you an extra battery and a carrying case.

Canon Digital Elph Accessory Kit for Canon SD950 IS, SD900, SD870 IS & SD850 IS Digital Cameras

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