I've finished cutting all the glut from my mac and cleaning up my music collection. I've never been able to say with certainty that my stuff is in proper order back in my days of working on Tiny and Dell desktops. They were always messy in one way or another. I also found excellent free file recovery software called "PhotoRec", it's part of TestDisk for Mac/PC/Linux etc. and is capable of pulling images, mp3's, etc. from previous states on storage devices from hard drives to flash memory cards. The best part is not having to boot into something like DOS to get it running. In Mac, the Unix window is fairly easy to grasp. It's not perfect by any means (nothing is), but it works and works well. I rigged a dual fan setup off a 12v lead for the video card in my Power Mac that goes between the superdrive and its power connector cable. For now, the two small aftermarket fans keep the nVidia 6600 an average of 15-20 degrees cooler, or about 10-15 celcius- it displays temperature in the latter on the front. I intend to use additional power from that fan lead to power a pair of small led mood lamps inside the case, set up to pulse to the system's audio output. In other news, I'm going to post my resume on my site. I need work, dag nabbit! I've been on the search for good, hard working employment in Salem, OR since 2007. I used to have a small business before setting out in 2006 to learn concrete and construction trades while the economy was in a quiet avalanche, burying many people I know in wretched debt that few really deserve to be subjected to. I finally have some cheap 82mm filters on the way- I've been itching to take my Sigma EX 17-35mm out into the wild on both film and digital. The way I see UV filters on cameras is like cheap insurance. if you can afford to, it may be a good idea to buy several filters from a no name brand that you know will break sooner or later anyway. I'm going this route and will see if a no name brand can take a beating like a Hoya or Tiffen. I'm glad I still have two for my Vivitar Series 1 Macro 70-210mm, I would hate to see that classic die in my hands. Beat up, sure. But broken glass is never fun. Lastly, you might think I'd strictly prefer black as a camera body. Not necessarily! You might think I'd be biased towards Pentax. Sure, somewhat, but I digress. In Japan, they are doing a limited run on the K-x SLR camera in a vast number of color combinations and this is the first time any manufacturer has done so. As for me, I would cry if I could import an olive green body with brown grip. Something about subdued hunter's colors perhaps. Bright lime green with a black grip isn't all that bad either. |