Re: OT: Digital Slide scanners

[anotherdrunkensot]

I picked up a Beseler slide copier from a lab that was closing down a number of 
years ago. That and the K1 give me a 35mp slide scanner that seems to work 
really well.


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From: Doug Brewer  
Date: 04-07-2017  9:45 AM  (GMT-06:00) 
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Subject: OT: Digital Slide scanners 

I've been cleaning out my storage room in the basement, AKA The Camera 
and Computer Museum, and have uncovered boxes and boxes of slides, some 
of which are passable photos, and have become interested in maybe 
scanning some of them. I've looked here and there at digital slide scanners.

So my query, if you haven't figured it out by now, is if any of you have 
gone down this path, and whether you have found a decent scanner. I'd 
appreciate any guidance.

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Re: Hybrid hard drives, anyone?

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How much improvement was there after the thing was running programs that had to 
use swap.More memory is always preferable to swap.Cherry picking how fast a 
system boots and ignoring operating performance is more than a little 
disingenuous. 


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From: Zos Xavius  
Date: 04-07-2017  9:07 AM  (GMT-06:00) 
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Subject: Re: Hybrid hard drives, anyone? 

You would have to be really starved for RAM if that made more
difference than adding an SSD. My old i5 laptop took at least 5
minutes to boot windows 10 into a desktop on a 5400rpm drive. An SSD
only takes about 10s. A massive difference.

On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 11:11 PM, Bill  wrote:
> On 4/6/2017 10:34 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
>>
>> Paul,
>>
>> In my opinion, this is not worth it. If you require SSD in your
>> system, just buy one such drive, as they are relatively inexpensive
>> these days. If you require proper storage - buy proper HDDs. These
>> SSD+HDD combinations were meaningful when SSD's were very expensive,
>> but not any longer.
>>
>> E.g. my system has HDDs for storing pics and 256 GB SSD for OS and
>> LightRoom caches, scratches, you name it. Works just fine and suits my
>> requirements for system responsiveness.
>
>
> There is a lot to be said for this. My own computer has two SSDs and two
> HDDs.
> The HDDs are storage only, the SSDs are my C drive and Photoshop swap drive.
> Also, you will likely get more speed by maxing out memory than fast hard
> drives.
> At least that's what I've been told.
>
>
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Re: PESO: Meet Rayna

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From: Gonz  
Date: 03-21-2017  8:08 AM  (GMT-06:00) 
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Subject: Re: PESO: Meet Rayna 

Rottie?Yeah. Another Rottie.

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:10 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> Puppy!  a
>
> a
>
>
> On 3/20/2017 11:30 PM, Bill wrote:
>>
>> She's napping in this one, but at seven weeks of age, who can blame her.
>> I'm sure there will be more of her to come.
>>
>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/addons/rayna_sleep.html
>>
>> Enjoy
>>
>> bill
>>
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Re: Diesels

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I think it was a 3 liter V6. At the time, Isuzu was being handled by  GM in 
North America, and like everything else GM touches, Isuzu on NA turned to poo.


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From: Alan C  
Date: 12-15-2016  6:50 AM  (GMT-06:00) 
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Subject: Re: Diesels 

Sheesh. Weird engine you had there. My 1993 bakkie is still going strong. 
Std 4 cyl cross-flow engine. Clutch replaced at 20Km. No other problems 
yet.

Alan C

-Original Message- 
From: Bill
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 2:35 PM
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Subject: Re: Diesels

On 12/14/2016 9:54 PM, Alan C wrote:
> All your problems would disappear with an ISUZU.

Been there. Had a 1995 or so Trooper.  Piece of crap vehicle.
The cylinders leaked oil into the spark plug wells (for some reason the
plugs were about 8 inches deep in the engine), and it had a shitty GM
transmission that not only fell apart (this goes to why friends don't
let friends buy GM), but caused the exhaust to be routed so close to the
starter that the heat fried it annually.
It was the second worst vehicle I've owned, the worst being a Pontiac
Grand Am (back to that GM and friends thing again).


>
> Alan C
>
> -Original Message- From: Bill
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 4:12 AM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: Re: Diesels
>
> On 12/14/2016 10:22 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> Chevy  trucks dominate the J.D. Power reliability rankings, with Ford
>> a close second. Ford trucks outperform Chevy in towing and hauling.
>> Car & Driver ranks trucks  by overall quality and performance and
>> puts the Ford F-150 first and Chevy Silverado second. The Nissan
>> Titan is ranked fifth, besting only Toyota Tundra. Kelley Blue Book’s
>> top ten are all Chevy and Ford models, with Chevy 2500 taking the top
>> spot. Ford Super Duty was Motor Trend’s truck of the year.
>>
>
> Nikon and Canon dominate the camera industry. Maybe you are on the wrong
> camera forum if that kind of thing is all that matters to you.
>


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OT: iPhone question

[anotherdrunkensot]

When find my iPhone is invoked, can it track where the phone has been 
historically or only where it is now?Sorry for the brevity, I hate typing on a 
cell phone screen. 
Thanks
Bill

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