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Bluetooth Headsets: It’s what all the kids are talking about (and with) these days. We picked one up for one of the iPhones, the other day. Our initial, tentative impressions?

• Good sound quality.
• Comfortable and Snug.
• Lightweight and unobtrusive. 

I know what you are thinking: We chose not to go with the Apple-branded bluetooth headset primarily because we were scared and bummed by the price tag, weighing in well over $100. Sure, there are plenty of other headsets in that zip code and price range, but that doesn’t mean that we are ready to cave, and cough up that kind of money for a simple friggin’ earpiece. Know what I’m saying?

In the coming days and weeks, we’ll update this post, as warranted, based on the performance of this thing in the real world. We are eager to see whether the hype matches reality, with headsets in general. Stay tuned.

Question: what do you get when you cross an Inkjet Printer with a Coffee Machine?

Answer: This thing. It’s an espresso maker. With cartridges.
In the office in which I work, we consume dangerously large quantities of caffeine. It’s not that we are bored or tired or exhausted, it’s just that we like the thrill of making these little espresso shots. Here’s the deal: Some time ago, the boss ponied-up for a Nespresso “Le Cube”, a toaster-sized espresso maker that has ease-of-use written all over it. It’s different than other espresso makers, in that users insert espresso pellets into the machine, pull a lever, and poof! Instant espresso. Continue reading →

Ever since I learned that those body-part enlargement pills really don’t work all that well, I’ve been less inclined to want to read all of those swell email messages that I get each day.

Which is a fabulous reason to pull the lever for filtering spam. It’s common for email client software applications to offer some type of spam filtering, typically configured in the program’s preferences. The problem is this: They don’t always work all that well; some are more effective than others. Continue reading →

I’ve generally had a minor beef with many of the Photoshop volumes that I’ve read. And when I say “read” I’m lying, because I end up not reading them, but sort of stumbling around, looking for interesting, relevant or fun stuff. So, the beef, of course, is not that the content of the book is inadequate–although that’s occasionally the case–but rather that the medium itself doesn’t really lend itself to the mission.
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It’s been a good year for Apple’s Aperture users, so far. Who knew that there would be two major upgraes, only weeks apart, that would change the complexion, functionality and prospects of the young application? Well, plenty of people knew, apparently.

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Omnifocus is freaking me out.
Actually, it’s not Omnifocus, per se, but rather what Omnifocus represents. Let’s back up, for a minute, though. The whole thing started with what the MBA types might refer to as an “emerging paradigm”. In this case, the paradigm is all about an alleged improvement in the centuries-old battle against sloth and procrastination.

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It’s been over a year, and I still get all warm and fuzzy over my Nikon D200. it’s one of those products that exceeds expectations (rare these days). Sure the D300 is out now, but the D200 is still shipping, and available at really, really good prices. Here’s the text that I’d written some time ago:
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You know what makes me mad? I’ll tell you. I spent thousands of hours (that’s an exaggeration) reading “literature” and classics. Voltaire, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Faulker. And not one of those nutbags wrote anything about Zombies. Oh, sure, we got plenty of rambling about the human condition, sacrifice, and even a few fart jokes along the way (courtesy of Chaucer), but not one word about flesh-eating Zombie action. Continue reading →

Okay, we admit it: we play video games on our Mac, once in a while. And we treated ourselves to a new game, since purchasing a brand new Mac Pro with an nVidia 8800 GT video card. Obviously, we justified that purchase by kidding ourselves that we just wanted to test and benchmark the performance of a game. Continue reading →

Who knew? Turns out, the Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G ED IF AF-S VR is a swell value, even at $800. See, the thing is that this lens captures the really, really teensy stuff better than I’d expected, and does double-duty as a fabulous portrait lens. In fact, I’ve begun using this lens way, way more than I ever thought I would.

Here’s a review from Thom Hogan’s website.

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