Re: OT Battery for iBook G4
David J Brooks wrote: My battery up until very recently, would last about 2 1/2 hours, now about 20 minutes. I see that Apple is still having issues with these batteries from what i read. Any 3rd party i could look at.?? Mac G4 iBook, 13 screen iBook G4 with 13? I assume it's 12 only. I got any battery from ebay sellers. You never know about the quality that much - especially how new the cells are, since li-ion does degrade by aging. My battery here dropped from 4400 mAh (which it never actually had) down to now 3644 mAh after 486 cycles. Seems to be good enough. It does fit sufficiently well and is slightly more grey than the white casing. Apple batteries are speced at 4000 mAh, AFAIR. There are some better recommended brands - but I'd suggest to ask e.g. in news:comp.sys.mac.portables or any of the common web forums. I think it's my third battery since 2004 - the first one was replaced by Sony's recall action. I'm more annoyed by the fact that Apple claims much better battery quality for the current MacBooks with internal cells, but does not reflect this by any increased warranty - it's always limited to one year only, regardless of AppleCare, for manufacturing defects only. - Martin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: dpreview reviews the k-x....
From what I've seen so far with the K-x I have on test, I fully agree with DPReview's comments. BTW, I've already taken around 800 shots with an old set of Eneloops on the K-x I have and is still running fine (no recharge needed so far). Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT?: Wireless question
On 25/12/09, steve harley, discombobulated, unleashed: can you be more specific? you wrote about troubles with an old PowerBook, but didn't say how that meant trouble for PCs ... I seem to remember Jostein having a whole heap a trouble trying to get his Windows laptop to join an Airport network - I can't remember if we did it in the end or not. Ended up using an ethernet cable I think. IIRC it was to do with setting the password so a PC could enter a hex password or something. I now have that info at hand so whenever a visitingPC wants to get on, it can. More info Dave here: http://tech.ifelix.net/1011.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #43
Great composition and perspective. Very well done! Toine 2009/12/25 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hi! Though I evidently don't stand a chance of posting more PESOs to get to sensible number 52, here is another one... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-042_25.html Be brutal and honest. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
Mark Roberts wrote: I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can support two decent-sized monitors (a 24 widescreen and a 21 widescreen). Any suggestions/recommendations? I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT. I think it has 1Gb of memory but it might be the 512Mb. What it does not have is a fan. Blessed are the peacemakers... http://www.silentpcreview.com/article770-page1.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: How many watt-seconds is the AF-540?
Indeed the true way to compare flash light output is the amount of energy in the flash of light. This is independend of the way the light is directed, bundeled or difused. The basic principle of this kind of flash guns is: 1. The voltage of the battery is boosted to a high voltage on a capacitor, might be 500 volt 2. The (big) capacitor is discharged in to the flash bulb. 3. So all the light energy has to come frome the electrical energy in the capacitor. 4. The energy in the capacitor = 0.5 x C x V x V could be: 0.5 x 2 milli Farad x 500Volt x 500 Volt = 125 Joule = 125 Watt seconds 5. If this energy lands in the light output with with an efficiency of 80% visible light, this would lead to 100 Ws real light energy and this could be called effective Ws 6. To know the Ws figure of your 540, you could open the gun and read the value of the big capacitor and measure the voltage on it in charged condition. :-) Regards, Jos Peter Loveday wrote: guide number Watt Seconds Effective Watt Seconds BCPS (Beam Candle Power Seconds) 16x the light. However its a largely irrelevant measure; GN is completely dependant on any sort of reflectors, diffusers, zoom heads etc etc. So on a white lightening, this figure changes with anything you put on it. As does the 540, but this is less common of course. This is of course also why the 540 changes GN with zoom position; the Watt-Seconds would be the same no matter what; it is an absolute power. Howeer even this is misleading, as it is the amount of power the flash uses, not how much light it puts out. Different efficiencies etc can make this vary somewhat; and it is often only truly useful when comparing a range from one manufacturer. I've not seen BCPS much, but I assume its the american or imperial equivalent of Lux /Lumens/Candela? In any case, this is potentially the most useful, but least quoted spec. - Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT?: Wireless question
My airport is always on, and i dont remember seeing the wireless icon, but i have never really checked for it. I will next time. Me thinks this being and older USB 1.1 PC variety,, it may not have wireless built in. Thanks for the info so far. I just like to have some info when i hit a store so i dont sound like the dunce i am. Dave On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 5:36 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 25/12/09, steve harley, discombobulated, unleashed: can you be more specific? you wrote about troubles with an old PowerBook, but didn't say how that meant trouble for PCs ... I seem to remember Jostein having a whole heap a trouble trying to get his Windows laptop to join an Airport network - I can't remember if we did it in the end or not. Ended up using an ethernet cable I think. IIRC it was to do with setting the password so a PC could enter a hex password or something. I now have that info at hand so whenever a visitingPC wants to get on, it can. More info Dave here: http://tech.ifelix.net/1011.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Do you ever get what you want for Christmas, but can't keep it?
My eyes opened, so i'm good.:-) Dave On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: A friend showed up to my get together today with his niece. His extremely attractive niece. Who rides motorcycles and is the staff photographer for Motor Trend. It *might* be a very slight exaggeration to say that I'm besmitten. By the way, she did get a chuckle out of Doug's quote about photographing flowers versus photographing racecars. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Battery for iBook G4
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:22 AM, Martin Trautmann tr...@gmx.de wrote: David J Brooks wrote: iBook G4 with 13? I assume it's 12 only. I got any battery from ebay sellers. You never know about the quality that much - especially how new the cells are, since li-ion does degrade by aging. My battery here dropped from 4400 mAh (which it never actually had) down to now 3644 mAh after 486 cycles. Seems to be good enough. It does fit sufficiently well and is slightly more grey than the white casing. Apple batteries are speced at 4000 mAh, AFAIR. There are some better recommended brands - but I'd suggest to ask e.g. in news:comp.sys.mac.portables or any of the common web forums. I think it's my third battery since 2004 - the first one was replaced by Sony's recall action. I'm more annoyed by the fact that Apple claims much better battery quality for the current MacBooks with internal cells, but does not reflect this by any increased warranty - it's always limited to one year only, regardless of AppleCare, for manufacturing defects only. - Martin Thanks The drop seemed to happen all at once. I went on the apple store site, and read a lot of battery reviews and most of them are very negative in regards to reliability from apple and or the supplier, thus the inquiry for 3rd party. I'll have to dig up my BOS and check, i always thought it was 13, but maybe i'm flashing back again.:-) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: That was fun! Thanks for doing this, Mark. I'll read it again in the morning when I'm sober! :-). Cheers, Christine If that's the pre requisite, i'll need to re read Jan 10th.:-) Dave - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 7:05 AM Subject: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday! Like all the rest of you, I'm sure, I always celebrate December 25th as the birthday of the discoverer of the visible light spectrum. There's nothing like gathering around the calculus tree, exchanging gifts (to observe everyone's action and reaction) and later conducting some (alcohol-induced) experiments in the effects of gravity. And in honor of Sir Isac's birthday, I'm starting a new tradition by presenting my annual gift (the PDML Quotations List) today. Enjoy: http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #43
Very nice shot. Well sone. Dave On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Though I evidently don't stand a chance of posting more PESOs to get to sensible number 52, here is another one... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-042_25.html Be brutal and honest. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #43
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Though I evidently don't stand a chance of posting more PESOs to get to sensible number 52, here is another one... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-042_25.html Be brutal and honest. Well, this ~must~ be art, because there's no bloody reason that I can think of that I like it - but I do! Inexplicably cool shot, Boris. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Christmas Window
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 5:51 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Thats a wonderful shot, sort of Its a wonderful Life type. Thanks, Dave! cheers, frank (bleary eyed on Boxing Day morning) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Battery for iBook G4
David J Brooks wrote: I went on the apple store site, and read a lot of battery reviews and most of them are very negative in regards to reliability from apple and or the supplier, thus the inquiry for 3rd party. I don't know their expectations. Mine here just says Replacement Li-Ion Battery for iBook Model No.:A1008 11.1V 4700mAh ... Made in China No real manufacturer, model number, date code of manufacturing, but probably much cheaper and not really worse than the original type. - Martin -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - Mister Nobody's Day
A couple of weeks ago as I walked by a local gallery I thought what was on the wall looked familiar, and as I walked in, sure enough it was an exhibit of works by a friend of mine, Tanya Reid. She consented to my photographing her exhibit, a portion of which is here: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/12/mister-nobody.html I kind of like the light. Comments welcome. Hope you enjoy. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - On Christmas Morning - GDG
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: With felicitations and salutations for all folks on the turn of the year ... http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/on-christmas-morning Happy Holidays to all, and to all a great New Year! Godfrey -- a photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com Lack of Flash prevents my viewing them. ;-( cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!
Lots of fun. Thanks for putting in the time. Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 1:19 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: That was fun! Thanks for doing this, Mark. I'll read it again in the morning when I'm sober! :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, December 25, 2009 7:05 AM Subject: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday! Like all the rest of you, I'm sure, I always celebrate December 25th as the birthday of the discoverer of the visible light spectrum. There's nothing like gathering around the calculus tree, exchanging gifts (to observe everyone's action and reaction) and later conducting some (alcohol-induced) experiments in the effects of gravity. And in honor of Sir Isac's birthday, I'm starting a new tradition by presenting my annual gift (the PDML Quotations List) today. Enjoy: http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Paris by PS
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: What's so bad about adobe's flash? I like it. It's not that it's bad, it's that I don't have it. Tried downloading it onto my new-to-me computer with newly-installed Ubuntu OS (which I really like) but Ubuntu didn't like that so it didn't install properly. Whatever's there is corrupted so I can't uninstall it, and all freeware Flash equivalents won't install as long as those corrupt Adobe files are there. So I'm stuck without it until I can figure out how to clean the corrupt ones out. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Best of the Season folks
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Bran Everseeking bran.everseek...@sasktel.net wrote: hope every one has some relaxation over the the past while and the while to come. Yesterday was having fun day and today's relaxing day. All the best of the season to you, Bran! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christmas morning
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Nothing like a pannukakku to start the day! http://www.zenfolio.com/smhPhotos/p155717848 Best wishes to all for a healthy happy holiday. A delicious photo! Best of the season to you and your family, Stan. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO (x8) - Recent stuff
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 1:18 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: Merry Christmas All, Well Chrissy lunch is done I'm about to enjoy my alcohol buzz by watching Gran Torino. But before I do I thought I'd share some of my recent stuff:snip Really like Fuel, Browsing and Feisty - those are excellent! Blue Steel really looks more like Magnum to me, but whatever... ;-) All in all a wonderful set. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
Christian wrote:
http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html
You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-)
Why, yes we were, in fact. You've let us down.
I'll try to make up for it:
CORMORANTS FOR CHRISTMAS (by Speck Roberts)
Cormorants for Christmas,
They make me very glad!
(A Christmas without cormorants,
Ought never to be had!)
If you've no cormorants this year,
I surely wish you well,
But you won't have as much fun as,
We of the PDML.
I've found most congenial way,
This day to celebrate,
I'll raise my glass until I drink,
Frank's horizons straight.
It's Cotty whom we have to thank,
For all this cormorant fun,
It's clear he's gone to the dark side,
In more ways than just one.
But Christian was first to see,
The ideal that we seek:
A dirty, smelly seabird,
With a dead fish in its beak.
Paul Stenquist shoots a lot of cars,
In motion and at rest,
But - no offense - we all prefer,
Snaps of his grandkids best.
Should any PDML member,
Get a little out of hand,
We know Bill Robb will offer,
A gentle reprimand.
And when Doug Brewer gets upset,
You'll surely hear him shout,
The traditional invective:
Marnie, clean your mailbox out!
The PDML's official drink?
Of course it is tequila,
('Cause it's the only word I know,
That rhymes with Christine Aguila)
Shall we renounce our cormorants?
Not till it snows in hell!
(Or not, at least, until Dave Brooks,
Learns how to type and spell).
And so another Christmas day,
Is almost in the bag,
I wish you all a cormorant,
Or at least a damn good shag.
Who says we're not a cultured lot, with poetry (I used the term
loosely) like that!!
Thanks, Mark, for a good laugh. All the best to you and Dr. Lisa!!
cheers,
frank
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Re: Do you ever get what you want for Christmas, but can't keep it?
Damn. Now I want beef and I have a fridge full of turkey. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:20:31 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Do you ever get what you want for Christmas, but can't keep it? On Dec 25, 2009, at 7:29 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Julia LaPalme? Yes, that's her. Lovely lass, and very nice. We'd start talking cars, motorcycles or photography and after about two minutes August and Zab's eyes would glaze over. On a slight tangent, I'm happy to say that the traditional whiskymas roast came out yummy, even if the experimental wasabi crust didn't quite work out. And while we didn't get around to the single malts, the '97 Rosenblum zin was very nice. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4214011229/in/set-72157623070248768/ On Dec 25, 2009, at 9:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend showed up to my get together today with his niece. His extremely attractive niece. Who rides motorcycles and is the staff photographer for Motor Trend. It *might* be a very slight exaggeration to say that I'm besmitten. By the way, she did get a chuckle out of Doug's quote about photographing flowers versus photographing racecars. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Boris PESO #44
Hi! Usually I am photo-active during the weekend. So, I reckon it will be the last photo until the next week or likely until the next year... I realize it is imitation of Godfrey's, but what can I do. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-044.html Be brutal and honest. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
As Bill would say, HAR!
Well done, sir!
Paul
On Dec 26, 2009, at 9:17 AM, frank theriault wrote:
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com
wrote:
Christian wrote:
http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html
You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-)
Why, yes we were, in fact. You've let us down.
I'll try to make up for it:
CORMORANTS FOR CHRISTMAS (by Speck Roberts)
Cormorants for Christmas,
They make me very glad!
(A Christmas without cormorants,
Ought never to be had!)
If you've no cormorants this year,
I surely wish you well,
But you won't have as much fun as,
We of the PDML.
I've found most congenial way,
This day to celebrate,
I'll raise my glass until I drink,
Frank's horizons straight.
It's Cotty whom we have to thank,
For all this cormorant fun,
It's clear he's gone to the dark side,
In more ways than just one.
But Christian was first to see,
The ideal that we seek:
A dirty, smelly seabird,
With a dead fish in its beak.
Paul Stenquist shoots a lot of cars,
In motion and at rest,
But - no offense - we all prefer,
Snaps of his grandkids best.
Should any PDML member,
Get a little out of hand,
We know Bill Robb will offer,
A gentle reprimand.
And when Doug Brewer gets upset,
You'll surely hear him shout,
The traditional invective:
Marnie, clean your mailbox out!
The PDML's official drink?
Of course it is tequila,
('Cause it's the only word I know,
That rhymes with Christine Aguila)
Shall we renounce our cormorants?
Not till it snows in hell!
(Or not, at least, until Dave Brooks,
Learns how to type and spell).
And so another Christmas day,
Is almost in the bag,
I wish you all a cormorant,
Or at least a damn good shag.
Who says we're not a cultured lot, with poetry (I used the term
loosely) like that!!
Thanks, Mark, for a good laugh. All the best to you and Dr. Lisa!!
cheers,
frank
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Re: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under
Wow! That's up close personal! Cute bird. Hope you're having a great time. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:49 PM Subject: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
On 12/25/09, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Or at least a damn good shag. I'm fresh out of carpet pictures this Christmas. But a merry one, nonetheless! -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #44
Nicely titled, Boris. Adds greatly by giving it the additional benefit of meaning. Jack --- On Sat, 12/26/09, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Boris PESO #44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, December 26, 2009, 7:41 AM Hi! Usually I am photo-active during the weekend. So, I reckon it will be the last photo until the next week or likely until the next year... I realize it is imitation of Godfrey's, but what can I do. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-044.html Be brutal and honest. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Holidays PDML!
You have to be quite a fan to want to understand the dialog in Mel
Gibson/s movie about Christ.
On 12/24/2009 10:41 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:
From: Bob W p...@web-options.com
Teach Yourself Welsh!?
The tapes were moved, now we can't find them, so I never got very
far. How goes it with Amharic? :-) Cheers, Christine
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Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
On 12/25/09, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: BTW Matt, did you see the shot of you in this video? Yes that's you stood photographing the tonal gradation of the ridges, penultimate shot. http://www.vimeo.com/8226245 I missed that the first time around, but excellent video! -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #44
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Usually I am photo-active during the weekend. So, I reckon it will be the last photo until the next week or likely until the next year... I realize it is imitation of Godfrey's, but what can I do. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-044.html Be brutal and honest. Beautifully rendered, interesting composition. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Paris by PS
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 09:08:32AM -0500, frank theriault scripsit: On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: What's so bad about adobe's flash? I like it. It's not that it's bad, it's that I don't have it. Tried downloading it onto my new-to-me computer with newly-installed Ubuntu OS (which I really like) but Ubuntu didn't like that so it didn't install properly. Whatever's there is corrupted so I can't uninstall it, and all freeware Flash equivalents won't install as long as those corrupt Adobe files are there. So I'm stuck without it until I can figure out how to clean the corrupt ones out. Did you install using an Adobe tarball or something? (If you give me more information I can probably tell you what to do to fix it, though you're safer getting somebody to come by and look at it. If all else fails, getting a list of the files and using rm -f as the superuser (root) _will_ remove those files.) Ok, Rule 1 -- if it's not in a package (I think the current Ubuntu package manager is called synaptic; if you can't find it in the package manager GUI regardless) you don't install it. Period, end of sentence, full stop. Instructions for installing flash on Ubuntu 9.04 and subsequent: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/flash Rule 2 - Adobe hates and fears Linux; we don't know why, but we *do* know that you're much, much better off letting someone else figure out how to really get the Adobe application to run on your linux distro, so you never use the Adobe version of anything for linux raw, you find the website that the crazed guy who has figured out how to make it work has put up and use the download from there. Rule 3 - There are open source browsers so standards compliant that almost all JavaScript and flash don't work when they load the page. It doesn't mater if you have Flash properly installed or not, the browser is expecting the web page to conform to the standard, it doesn't, and the Flash or Javascripty part of the page doesn't load. This is usually useful -- many ads, pop-overs, etc. never manage to load, never mind display -- but it means you should use something using the Gecko engine (Firefox, Galleon, etc.) for looking at JavaScript or Flash heavy websites. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #44
Excellent. Like the tonality and the composition. Stuff laying on the pavement is a genre that precedes Godders by many decades. Shoot away, it's yours as well!! Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Usually I am photo-active during the weekend. So, I reckon it will be the last photo until the next week or likely until the next year... I realize it is imitation of Godfrey's, but what can I do. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-044.html Be brutal and honest. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
That's an interesting test site. I'm in the market for a power supply. My old desktop makes a lot of noise. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2009/12/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: Mark Roberts wrote: I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can support two decent-sized monitors (a 24 widescreen and a 21 widescreen). Any suggestions/recommendations? I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT. I think it has 1Gb of memory but it might be the 512Mb. What it does not have is a fan. Blessed are the peacemakers... http://www.silentpcreview.com/article770-page1.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!
I wonder if cumulative wisdom of PDML (quotes) can ever approach that of the man who's birthday is being celebrated in the subject line... ;-) Boris On 12/25/2009 3:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Like all the rest of you, I'm sure, I always celebrate December 25th as the birthday of the discoverer of the visible light spectrum. There's nothing like gathering around the calculus tree, exchanging gifts (to observe everyone's action and reaction) and later conducting some (alcohol-induced) experiments in the effects of gravity. And in honor of Sir Isac's birthday, I'm starting a new tradition by presenting my annual gift (the PDML Quotations List) today. Enjoy: http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Hard drive enclosures?
My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use that enclosure for any SATA 3.5 drive. I'm going to replace it with a 1.5 terabyte Seagate 7200 rpm 3.5 SATA. Are all enclosures created equal? BTW, amazon currently has that Seagate drive for $114 with free shipping. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hard drive enclosures?
- Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: OT: Hard drive enclosures? My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use that enclosure for any SATA 3.5 drive. I'm going to replace it with a 1.5 terabyte Seagate 7200 rpm 3.5 SATA. Are all enclosures created equal? BTW, amazon currently has that Seagate drive for $114 with free shipping. You should be able to just drop a new drive in and keep playing. I think bigger drives produce more heat, so if the enclosure doesn't have a cooling fan, the new drive might have a rather short life. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hard drive enclosures?
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 12:49:30PM -0600, William Robb scripsit: - Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: OT: Hard drive enclosures? My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use that enclosure for any SATA 3.5 drive. I'm going to replace it with a 1.5 terabyte Seagate 7200 rpm 3.5 SATA. Are all enclosures created equal? BTW, amazon currently has that Seagate drive for $114 with free shipping. You should be able to just drop a new drive in and keep playing. I think bigger drives produce more heat, so if the enclosure doesn't have a cooling fan, the new drive might have a rather short life. I'm reading Paul's description as the *drive* is nigh 10 years old, and the enclosure is newer. (I certainly don't remember SATA external enclosures being available in 1999 or 2000.) If that is the case, *and* if the enclosure is one of the solid hunk of aluminium extrusion ones, terabyte drives won't be a problem; the enclosure gets warm but that's _why_ it's a solid hunk of aluminium extrusion. If the enclosure is the bulky, air-gap kind, yes, you should probably make sure it has some kind of cooling fan. The other possible issue is the SATA standard supported by the enclosure and its various generational permutations; a very first generation SATA enclosure will work, but it'll be a good deal slower in terms of read/write throughput than a new terabyte range drive itself is capable of being. That might not matter for one component of a backup. The thing I will note is that terabyte range drives are not particularly robust; I wouldn't plan on getting nigh 10 years out of it. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: amaryllis
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3wj7AowTcVM/SzZY_DCvGQI/DSc/_La1HhzeEA0/s1600-h/amarylis.jpg DA35, in conditions that were not that dark -- pretty dim, but not that dark. The rendering is the result of trying to get a similar look to what the in-DNG preview JPG looked like. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
I learn something everyday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag Wasn't sure of the meaning of shag... Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Mat Maessen tomatoe...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Christian let you all down but I won't! On 12/25/09, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Or at least a damn good shag. I'm fresh out of carpet pictures this Christmas. But a merry one, nonetheless! -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: amaryllis
Ya think it might be a little big for most monitors ? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Graydon o...@uniserve.com Subject: PESO: amaryllis http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3wj7AowTcVM/SzZY_DCvGQI/DSc/_La1HhzeEA0/s1600-h/amarylis.jpg DA35, in conditions that were not that dark -- pretty dim, but not that dark. The rendering is the result of trying to get a similar look to what the in-DNG preview JPG looked like. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: amaryllis
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 02:46:03PM -0500, Ken Waller scripsit: - Original Message - From: Graydon o...@uniserve.com http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3wj7AowTcVM/SzZY_DCvGQI/DSc/_La1HhzeEA0/s1600-h/amarylis.jpg DA35, in conditions that were not that dark -- pretty dim, but not that dark. The rendering is the result of trying to get a similar look to what the in-DNG preview JPG looked like. Ya think it might be a little big for most monitors ? Whups! Pardon the the-neuron-you-have-reached-is-not-in-service moment; forgot to scale that at all. Try http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wZcVQxu9JTbWUCvkzoGGYw?feat=directlink for a more reasonably scaled version. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
In a message dated 12/26/2009 11:43:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: I learn something everyday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag Wasn't sure of the meaning of shag... Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f === Cough, you forgot to also consult the online urban dictionary... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shag HTH, Marnie - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - On Christmas Morning - GDG
Thanks for your comments! On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 6:04 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/on-christmas-morning Lack of Flash prevents my viewing them. Hi Frank, The link to the individual photos off the blog post should take you to a screen which then links to an HTML display if you cannot use flash. The direct link is http://www.gdgphoto.com/2009-holiday_cards/html/ :-) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
On 26/12/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Cough, you forgot to also consult the online urban dictionary... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shag ' shag (a softer sound) sounds more like an enjoyable fun activity.' Can't argue with that! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com Subject: Re: Christian let you all down but I won't! In a message dated 12/26/2009 11:43:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: I learn something everyday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag Wasn't sure of the meaning of shag... Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f === Cough, you forgot to also consult the online urban dictionary... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shag HTH, Marnie That's more like what I initially took it to mean. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Hard drive enclosures?
Without regard for the age of the drive, if the enclosure and it's power supply are 5-10 years old, I'd replace it as well. Just to get a pore modern and probably more robust power supply. More than 50% of my hard drive failures over the years turned out to be power supply failures. In a new enclosure, the old drives worked fine. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com On Dec 26, 2009, at 11:09 , Graydon wrote: On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 12:49:30PM -0600, William Robb scripsit: - Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: OT: Hard drive enclosures? My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use that enclosure for any SATA 3.5 drive. I'm going to replace it with a 1.5 terabyte Seagate 7200 rpm 3.5 SATA. Are all enclosures created equal? BTW, amazon currently has that Seagate drive for $114 with free shipping. You should be able to just drop a new drive in and keep playing. I think bigger drives produce more heat, so if the enclosure doesn't have a cooling fan, the new drive might have a rather short life. I'm reading Paul's description as the *drive* is nigh 10 years old, and the enclosure is newer. (I certainly don't remember SATA external enclosures being available in 1999 or 2000.) If that is the case, *and* if the enclosure is one of the solid hunk of aluminium extrusion ones, terabyte drives won't be a problem; the enclosure gets warm but that's _why_ it's a solid hunk of aluminium extrusion. If the enclosure is the bulky, air-gap kind, yes, you should probably make sure it has some kind of cooling fan. The other possible issue is the SATA standard supported by the enclosure and its various generational permutations; a very first generation SATA enclosure will work, but it'll be a good deal slower in terms of read/write throughput than a new terabyte range drive itself is capable of being. That might not matter for one component of a backup. The thing I will note is that terabyte range drives are not particularly robust; I wouldn't plan on getting nigh 10 years out of it. Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: amaryllis
It looked nice on my cell phone. ;-). Very sharp with impressive Dof for a macro shot. --Original Message-- From: Graydon Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: amaryllis Sent: Dec 26, 2009 2:54 PM On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 02:46:03PM -0500, Ken Waller scripsit: - Original Message - From: Graydon o...@uniserve.com http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3wj7AowTcVM/SzZY_DCvGQI/DSc/_La1HhzeEA0/s1600-h/amarylis.jpg DA35, in conditions that were not that dark -- pretty dim, but not that dark. The rendering is the result of trying to get a similar look to what the in-DNG preview JPG looked like. Ya think it might be a little big for most monitors ? Whups! Pardon the the-neuron-you-have-reached-is-not-in-service moment; forgot to scale that at all. Try http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wZcVQxu9JTbWUCvkzoGGYw?feat=directlink for a more reasonably scaled version. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!
If Isaac Newton hadn't discovered gravity, one of us surely would have. :-) Tom On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if cumulative wisdom of PDML (quotes) can ever approach that of the man who's birthday is being celebrated in the subject line... ;-) Boris On 12/25/2009 3:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Like all the rest of you, I'm sure, I always celebrate December 25th as the birthday of the discoverer of the visible light spectrum. There's nothing like gathering around the calculus tree, exchanging gifts (to observe everyone's action and reaction) and later conducting some (alcohol-induced) experiments in the effects of gravity. And in honor of Sir Isac's birthday, I'm starting a new tradition by presenting my annual gift (the PDML Quotations List) today. Enjoy: http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Hard drive enclosures?
-Original Message- From paul stenquist Subject: OT: Hard drive enclosures? My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use that enclosure for any SATA 3.5 drive. I'm going to replace it with a 1.5 terabyte Seagate 7200 rpm 3.5 SATA. Are all enclosures created equal? BTW, amazon currently has that Seagate drive for $114 with free shipping. Paul Paul, I'd be surprised if it is SATA - I don't think SATA was around 10 years ago. I reckon it's more likely to be ATA, (aka PATA or IDE). If that's the case, the enclosure won't work for a SATA drive - the interface is different. The power connector is different too... See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA for info (not guaranteed to be definitive of course) Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!
Same procedure as every year. With one exception; both of my scores are deliberate this year. Spank you Mark. Happy new year! -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2009/12/25 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: Like all the rest of you, I'm sure, I always celebrate December 25th as the birthday of the discoverer of the visible light spectrum. There's nothing like gathering around the calculus tree, exchanging gifts (to observe everyone's action and reaction) and later conducting some (alcohol-induced) experiments in the effects of gravity. And in honor of Sir Isac's birthday, I'm starting a new tradition by presenting my annual gift (the PDML Quotations List) today. Enjoy: http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?
On 27/12/2009, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use that enclosure for any SATA 3.5 drive. I'm going to replace it with a 1.5 terabyte Seagate 7200 rpm 3.5 SATA. Are all enclosures created equal? BTW, amazon currently has that Seagate drive for $114 with free shipping. Hi Paul, As others have suggested you may run into problems, you might be best off just buying a new integrated external drive. Often they can be picked up for the same price or less than a bare drive less the hassles. Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
On 2009-12-26 6:55, mike wilson wrote: I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT. Even a Geforce FX5200 can do dual monitors at those resolutions, and those are generally available for under US$50 here in the States. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
On 2009-12-26 14:57, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shag 2) A sea bird, A small cormorant. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: [OT] Hard drive enclosures?
On 2009-12-26 12:09 , Graydon wrote: I'm reading Paul's description as the *drive* is nigh 10 years old, and the enclosure is newer. (I certainly don't remember SATA external enclosures being available in 1999 or 2000.) If that is the case, *and* if the enclosure is one of the solid hunk of aluminium extrusion ones, terabyte drives won't be a problem; the enclosure gets warm but that's _why_ it's a solid hunk of aluminium extrusion. If the enclosure is the bulky, air-gap kind, yes, you should probably make sure it has some kind of cooling fan. yeah, plus many (most?) new drives produce less heat than their lower-capacity forebears The other possible issue is the SATA standard supported by the enclosure and its various generational permutations; a very first generation SATA enclosure will work, but it'll be a good deal slower in terms of read/write throughput than a new terabyte range drive itself is capable of being. That might not matter for one component of a backup. all the consumer grade spinning disk drives are significantly slower than even older 1.5Gb/s SATA, and anyhow the external interface (USB? FireWire?) is certainly the limiting factor; if it's a 10 year old enclosure it may even be USB 1, and if so definitely not worth saving; if it's PATA/IDE (not SATA) then the only reason i'd suggest saving it is if the user has other PATA drives to put in it -- since it has survived 10 years it's likely to survive many more -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's not an SATA. I'll pick up another enclosure. The last one I bought isn't really an enclosure, it's just a dock. It's called EZ- Dock, and it's made by a company called Kingwin. The drive plugs into a slot and stands up vertically. With no enclosure it seems to run quite cool. I think the dock sells for around twenty bucks. Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 4:31 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 27/12/2009, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: My oldest external drive failed. It's close to 10 years old and is only about 130 meg. It was fully backed up, so it's not a problem. It's a 3.5 SATA drive in an enclosure. I'm wondering if I can use that enclosure for any SATA 3.5 drive. I'm going to replace it with a 1.5 terabyte Seagate 7200 rpm 3.5 SATA. Are all enclosures created equal? BTW, amazon currently has that Seagate drive for $114 with free shipping. Hi Paul, As others have suggested you may run into problems, you might be best off just buying a new integrated external drive. Often they can be picked up for the same price or less than a bare drive less the hassles. Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Trafalger Square, That's in London, right?
William Robb wrote: This might be of interest to our British compatriots. http://photographernotaterrorist.org/ Trafalger? Never heard of it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!
Mark Roberts wrote: And in honor of Sir Isac's birthday, I'm starting a new tradition by presenting my annual gift (the PDML Quotations List) today. Enjoy: http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm Thank you once more. It seems that I need to stop my mind running off at the fingertips. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?
On 27/12/2009, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's not an SATA. I'll pick up another enclosure. The last one I bought isn't really an enclosure, it's just a dock. It's called EZ- Dock, and it's made by a company called Kingwin. The drive plugs into a slot and stands up vertically. With no enclosure it seems to run quite cool. I think the dock sells for around twenty bucks. I use a dock system along side my integrated external drives, the dock unit connects via USB2, Firewire and eSATA, the latter being my preference as it makes the drive as fast as the internal unit. I generally use the dock and drive to make live clones of my system partitions. The Vantec enclosures/docks are pretty good, if you do go for an enclosure try to get one that has a dual supply, ie 5v + 12v. http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/view_detail/377 -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
Beautiful. Tears forming... choking up... sniff
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Mark Roberts wrote:
Christian wrote:
http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html
You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-)
Why, yes we were, in fact. You've let us down.
I'll try to make up for it:
CORMORANTS FOR CHRISTMAS (by Speck Roberts)
Cormorants for Christmas,
They make me very glad!
(A Christmas without cormorants,
Ought never to be had!)
If you've no cormorants this year,
I surely wish you well,
But you won't have as much fun as,
We of the PDML.
I've found most congenial way,
This day to celebrate,
I'll raise my glass until I drink,
Frank's horizons straight.
It's Cotty whom we have to thank,
For all this cormorant fun,
It's clear he's gone to the dark side,
In more ways than just one.
But Christian was first to see,
The ideal that we seek:
A dirty, smelly seabird,
With a dead fish in its beak.
Paul Stenquist shoots a lot of cars,
In motion and at rest,
But - no offense - we all prefer,
Snaps of his grandkids best.
Should any PDML member,
Get a little out of hand,
We know Bill Robb will offer,
A gentle reprimand.
And when Doug Brewer gets upset,
You'll surely hear him shout,
The traditional invective:
Marnie, clean your mailbox out!
The PDML's official drink?
Of course it is tequila,
('Cause it's the only word I know,
That rhymes with Christine Aguila)
Shall we renounce our cormorants?
Not till it snows in hell!
(Or not, at least, until Dave Brooks,
Learns how to type and spell).
And so another Christmas day,
Is almost in the bag,
I wish you all a cormorant,
Or at least a damn good shag.
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Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?
eSATA is absolutely fabulous when it works. My laptop has a good hot-swap support for eSATA. My stationary is a little more quirky, allowing dismounting an remounting if the disk was present at startup, but not otherwise. But that's Windows. I recently read somewhere that OSX does not support eSATA hotswap. It may have been outdated information, but it could be worth the bother to check out before buying. Jostein 2009/12/26 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: On 27/12/2009, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's not an SATA. I'll pick up another enclosure. The last one I bought isn't really an enclosure, it's just a dock. It's called EZ- Dock, and it's made by a company called Kingwin. The drive plugs into a slot and stands up vertically. With no enclosure it seems to run quite cool. I think the dock sells for around twenty bucks. I use a dock system along side my integrated external drives, the dock unit connects via USB2, Firewire and eSATA, the latter being my preference as it makes the drive as fast as the internal unit. I generally use the dock and drive to make live clones of my system partitions. The Vantec enclosures/docks are pretty good, if you do go for an enclosure try to get one that has a dual supply, ie 5v + 12v. http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/view_detail/377 -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under
Thanks, Christine. Having a great time with the in-laws. This kookaburra was very patient with me and let me get multiple angles from just a few yards away. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Christine Aguila wrote: Wow! That's up close personal! Cute bird. Hope you're having a great time. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:49 PM Subject: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: dpreview reviews the k-x....
2009/12/25 Margus Männik mar...@eol.ee: I don't like small-sized bodies. Nikon D3x was quite perfect for me. OK, if it can't be K20D body, then let it be at least the digital version of Z-1p. K-7 is a bit too short from left. Megapixels... as long as there's enough pixels to fill A4 (8x12) at 300dpi, I'm happy. It's APS-C body and there's no reason to increase the sensor density without end. If I really do need more, I still have my film bodies and possibility to use Imacon scanner. No digital camera can beat 'em :) If even that's not enough, I have also some 6x6 cameras. But that's just my point of view. BR, Margus I'm exactly the opposite, the small size of the K-7 was the biggest draw for me (although the Oly E-30 ended up being my choice due to offering a better everyday zoom in the 14-54 II at a significantly lower package cost). I don't like today's oversized bodies, my preferred size is that of a mid-sized AF film body(think Nikon F801s or Minolta Maxxum 7) down to a mid-sized MF film body (Nikon FM2n) -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Samsung NX10
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 6:04 AM, Martin Trautmann tr...@gmx.de wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Just came across this while looking for something else. http://forums.steves-digicams.com/pentax-samsung-dslr/163567-samsung-nx10.html Does this have basically the same sensor as the K20/K7? What puzzles me more: what kind of mount is this? I can't imagine that Samsung does want to build a full range of lenses on their own. - Martin It's a short register mount like Micro-4/3rds and will likely have an available K mount adapter which supports auto-aperture and possibly AF with SDM lenses. Given that lenses are a major profit centre, I'm pretty sure Samsung wants to get into them when possible. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card On 2009-12-26 6:55, mike wilson wrote: I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT. Even a Geforce FX5200 can do dual monitors at those resolutions, and those are generally available for under US$50 here in the States. Mike has the silent version of the Asus that I used up until I thought it had croaked. Mine has a fan, but I didn't think it was terribly noisy. I'm pretty sure is isn't croaked though. Anyway, it is really a very nice board. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO here's one for Knarf
About a week ago, when I left the dojo after the morning Aikido class, the weather was too nice to do what I was supposed to, so I went down to Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz, grabbed a bite to eat then spent some time wandering around the area learning to shoot with my 20mm lens. I was somewhat surprised at how educational it can be to go on a photo walk with a new focal length, especially one that isn't in the standard range. I'd say that my chief lesson of the day is to use a wide angle lens to include more of the background, no matter how much of the frame the primary subject fills. With all of the work that I've been doing on the house, I didn't get around to processing those shots until this afternoon. When I was processing them, I saw this street shot of a 20ish year old roadbike and thought of Frank, so I processed it in black and white: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4217410740/in/set-72157622951220933/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #44
On Dec 26, 2009, at 7:41 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Usually I am photo-active during the weekend. So, I reckon it will be the last photo until the next week or likely until the next year... I realize it is imitation of Godfrey's, but what can I do. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2009/12/peso-2009-044.html Be brutal and honest. It really sucks that I didn't take that shot. I like it. I was just thinking that it would be a fun challenge to pick a member of the list and have everyone who wanted to play take and post a picture or two in their style. I have to admit that I'm a little curious about what people see my style as. People would probably each post galleries of 327 photos of just about anything, many shot when normal people are sound asleep. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
On 26/12/09, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: Tears forming... choking up... That Australian beer'll do that to you. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?
On 27/12/09, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: I recently read somewhere that OSX does not support eSATA hotswap. It may have been outdated information, but it could be worth the bother to check out before buying. This page may be of help: http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/faq-esata.php -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?
On Dec 26, 2009, at 6:10 PM, AlunFoto wrote: eSATA is absolutely fabulous when it works. My laptop has a good hot-swap support for eSATA. My stationary is a little more quirky, allowing dismounting an remounting if the disk was present at startup, but not otherwise. But that's Windows. I recently read somewhere that OSX does not support eSATA hotswap. It may have been outdated information, but it could be worth the bother to check out before buying. I turn drives off or unplug them all the time. OSX issues a warning that a device was removed and data may have been damaged. Data is never damaged. Not once in probably 1000 removals. I also plug drives in or turn them on randomly. OSX doesn't seem to care about that and mounts them immediately. Ignorance is bliss:-). Paul Jostein 2009/12/26 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: On 27/12/2009, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's not an SATA. I'll pick up another enclosure. The last one I bought isn't really an enclosure, it's just a dock. It's called EZ- Dock, and it's made by a company called Kingwin. The drive plugs into a slot and stands up vertically. With no enclosure it seems to run quite cool. I think the dock sells for around twenty bucks. I use a dock system along side my integrated external drives, the dock unit connects via USB2, Firewire and eSATA, the latter being my preference as it makes the drive as fast as the internal unit. I generally use the dock and drive to make live clones of my system partitions. The Vantec enclosures/docks are pretty good, if you do go for an enclosure try to get one that has a dual supply, ie 5v + 12v. http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/view_detail/377 -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Hard drive enclosures?
On 27/12/2009, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I turn drives off or unplug them all the time. OSX issues a warning that a device was removed and data may have been damaged. Data is never damaged. Not once in probably 1000 removals. I also plug drives in or turn them on randomly. OSX doesn't seem to care about that and mounts them immediately. Ignorance is bliss:-). The potential for data loss in the case of removable drives is due to data not being written back to the drive from the RAM cache, it depends how the OS is configured. Windows XP and up provide an option to optimise external drive for performance (with cache enabled) or quick removal (cache disabled), I would assume the current Mac O/S's have a similar configuration option. Luck comes into it too of course ;-) -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card On 2009-12-26 6:55, mike wilson wrote: I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT. Even a Geforce FX5200 can do dual monitors at those resolutions, and those are generally available for under US$50 here in the States. Mike has the silent version of the Asus that I used up until I thought it had croaked. Mine has a fan, but I didn't think it was terribly noisy. I'm pretty sure is isn't croaked though. Anyway, it is really a very nice board. I think mine cost me about £60. Another plus. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card I think mine cost me about £60. Another plus. Good deal. I think mine was closer to 3x that amount. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under
On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:28 -0600, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Wow! That's up close personal! Cute bird. Hope you're having a great time. Cheers, Christine Cute!?? Kookaburras have many attractive features but I don't think 'cute' is among them - especially when one swoops down and steals a sausage off your picnic table :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:49 PM Subject: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!
Ken Rockwell made gravity, but it was under saturated for him. Dave On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: If Isaac Newton hadn't discovered gravity, one of us surely would have. :-) Tom On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if cumulative wisdom of PDML (quotes) can ever approach that of the man who's birthday is being celebrated in the subject line... ;-) Boris On 12/25/2009 3:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Like all the rest of you, I'm sure, I always celebrate December 25th as the birthday of the discoverer of the visible light spectrum. There's nothing like gathering around the calculus tree, exchanging gifts (to observe everyone's action and reaction) and later conducting some (alcohol-induced) experiments in the effects of gravity. And in honor of Sir Isac's birthday, I'm starting a new tradition by presenting my annual gift (the PDML Quotations List) today. Enjoy: http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy Isaac Newton's Birthday!
On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:14 +0100, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Same procedure as every year. With one exception; both of my scores are deliberate this year. Spank you Mark. Mark!! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ Happy new year! -- MaritimTim 2009/12/25 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: Like all the rest of you, I'm sure, I always celebrate December 25th as the birthday of the discoverer of the visible light spectrum. There's nothing like gathering around the calculus tree, exchanging gifts (to observe everyone's action and reaction) and later conducting some (alcohol-induced) experiments in the effects of gravity. And in honor of Sir Isac's birthday, I'm starting a new tradition by presenting my annual gift (the PDML Quotations List) today. Enjoy: http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: amaryllis
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: Thats better.;-) Nice flower, good detail. I'd just nip that bit of green at the bottom off. Dave Whups! Pardon the the-neuron-you-have-reached-is-not-in-service moment; forgot to scale that at all. Try http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wZcVQxu9JTbWUCvkzoGGYw?feat=directlink for a more reasonably scaled version. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Christmas morning fire
There was a nasty little file in a 2nd-rate commercial district of Vancouver yesterday morning. Not relevant to anything, but I thought the local paper's photog's work was outstanding. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Gallery+Christmas+morning+fire+strikes+Vancouver/2379986/story.html BTW, the businesses that burned down included a medical-cannabis dispensary. Maybe that's why the photog had to crank the saturation so the pictures would look the way he saw it. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO here's one for Knarf
Nice framing of the bike. But the background is too distracting. A lot going on back there. Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 6:53 PM, Larry Colen wrote: About a week ago, when I left the dojo after the morning Aikido class, the weather was too nice to do what I was supposed to, so I went down to Pacific Ave in Santa Cruz, grabbed a bite to eat then spent some time wandering around the area learning to shoot with my 20mm lens. I was somewhat surprised at how educational it can be to go on a photo walk with a new focal length, especially one that isn't in the standard range. I'd say that my chief lesson of the day is to use a wide angle lens to include more of the background, no matter how much of the frame the primary subject fills. With all of the work that I've been doing on the house, I didn't get around to processing those shots until this afternoon. When I was processing them, I saw this street shot of a 20ish year old roadbike and thought of Frank, so I processed it in black and white: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4217410740/in/set-72157622951220933/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under
Excellent pic, as usual. Keep 'em coming. Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 6:12 PM, Christian wrote: Thanks, Christine. Having a great time with the in-laws. This kookaburra was very patient with me and let me get multiple angles from just a few yards away. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Christine Aguila wrote: Wow! That's up close personal! Cute bird. Hope you're having a great time. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 7:49 PM Subject: PESO - Happy Holidays from Down Under http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bush.html You weren't expecting anything else were you? :-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Merry, Merry
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10401013 Hello Kitty leads to dating bikers at age 14. Must be true, I read it on the Internet. But think of the savings on college tuition. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - On Christmas Morning - GDG
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: With felicitations and salutations for all folks on the turn of the year ... http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/on-christmas-morning Lovely. I suspect most here already know this, but for the one or two who might not: It's really easy to make a customized calendar with your pictures. Download templates (they come in Excel, PDF, whatever), drop your pictures in, print on letter-size matte photo paper, get it bound at any old office-services store. Guaranteed to make grandparents melt in front of your eyes. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Merry, Merry
The kitty is king here. Hopefully, college won't be my problem. Did that four times already to the tune of about half a million. One more? Perhaps. Paul On Dec 26, 2009, at 9:55 PM, Tim Bray wrote: On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 11:31 AM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10401013 Hello Kitty leads to dating bikers at age 14. Must be true, I read it on the Internet. But think of the savings on college tuition. -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Paris by PS
--- On Fri, 12/25/09, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: What's so bad about adobe's flash? I like it. Things load s-l-o-w-l-y. One is given less time than one wants with some pix, and more time than one wants with others. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - On Christmas Morning - GDG
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.gdgphoto.com/2009-holiday_cards/html/ :-) Thanks, Godfrey! I especially like Little Polar Bears and Holiday Lights (but they're all quite good). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 26/12/09, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: Tears forming... choking up... That Australian beer'll do that to you. I thought it might be more the result of Australian wine. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christmas morning fire
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: There was a nasty little file in a 2nd-rate commercial district of Vancouver yesterday morning. Not relevant to anything, but I thought the local paper's photog's work was outstanding. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Gallery+Christmas+morning+fire+strikes+Vancouver/2379986/story.html BTW, the businesses that burned down included a medical-cannabis dispensary. Maybe that's why the photog had to crank the saturation so the pictures would look the way he saw it. -T Maybe the photographer was really an incognito Ken Rockwell... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: amaryllis
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: Try http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wZcVQxu9JTbWUCvkzoGGYw?feat=directlink for a more reasonably scaled version. That's quite beautiful! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO - At Saint Lawrence Market
Not much more than a slice o' life (or should that be a slice of meat?) shot. St. Lawrence Market is downtown Toronto's largest indoor market, with lots of meat, cheese, bread and fruit/vegetable vendors. I actually rarely buy anything there as there are cheaper places in town, but it's a fun place to visit. Hope you enjoy: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/12/at-saint-lawrence-market.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO here's one for Knarf
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 9:38 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Nice framing of the bike. But the background is too distracting. A lot going on back there. I have to agree with Paul here (although I recognize that I can be the king of distracting backgrounds). Interesting lugs on that old thing. Did you notice what make of bike it is? Looks like it's seen better days, but still, all bikes are beautiful (in their own way). As Paul said, the framing of the bike is very well done, and I like the conversion, too. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:13 -0500, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 26/12/09, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: Tears forming... choking up... That Australian beer'll do that to you. I thought it might be more the result of Australian wine. I don't mind jokes at the expense of Australian beer, but them's fightin' words.. Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
I learn something everyday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag Me too. Unfortunately I also forget something every day, hence I'm unsure of the balance. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Christian let you all down but I won't!
Thanks, Mark. Quite nice. sniff That pretty much covers the lists
preference for birds and drinks.
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
CORMORANTS FOR CHRISTMAS (by Speck Roberts)
Cormorants for Christmas,
They make me very glad!
(A Christmas without cormorants,
Ought never to be had!)
If you've no cormorants this year,
I surely wish you well,
But you won't have as much fun as,
We of the PDML.
I've found most congenial way,
This day to celebrate,
I'll raise my glass until I drink,
Frank's horizons straight.
It's Cotty whom we have to thank,
For all this cormorant fun,
It's clear he's gone to the dark side,
In more ways than just one.
But Christian was first to see,
The ideal that we seek:
A dirty, smelly seabird,
With a dead fish in its beak.
Paul Stenquist shoots a lot of cars,
In motion and at rest,
But - no offense - we all prefer,
Snaps of his grandkids best.
Should any PDML member,
Get a little out of hand,
We know Bill Robb will offer,
A gentle reprimand.
And when Doug Brewer gets upset,
You'll surely hear him shout,
The traditional invective:
Marnie, clean your mailbox out!
The PDML's official drink?
Of course it is tequila,
('Cause it's the only word I know,
That rhymes with Christine Aguila)
Shall we renounce our cormorants?
Not till it snows in hell!
(Or not, at least, until Dave Brooks,
Learns how to type and spell).
And so another Christmas day,
Is almost in the bag,
I wish you all a cormorant,
Or at least a damn good shag.
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