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Are Amazon.com feeds still not working? Is there a plan to fix them?
Ed Millard, mjc, Daniel J. Pritchett and 17 other people liked this
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- joey
Joey, I hope so, but it's been broken for a month. For now, I'm using the bookmarklet if I really want to share an Amazon link (and looking for another aggregator)
- Greg GuitarBuster
I'm taking this opportunity to add all the really embarrassing stuff to my Wish List without anyone on FF knowing...
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
Greg, I thought about that but I'd like it all from one place so if it gets fixed I don't want to re-add it. I'd just like to know if there is a plan to fix it or if I should give up.
- joey
Any update?
- joey
I really miss seeing items that my friends share from Amazon.
- Greg GuitarBuster
"FriendFeed.com will continue to operate normally." - http://blog.friendfeed.com/2009... -- obviously Facebook has a different definition of "operate normally" than the rest of us, if they can leave a supported feed broken for so long!
- Scott of Two Countries
Sigh. I would just like to know if it will ever get fixed or not.
- joey
It is October16, 2009 and my favorite feed still does not work :(
- Mark Horne
this is ridiculous
- Lindsey is Fierce!
I know. I hope they fix it
- Shevonne
The wishlist. It's been broken since August.
- joey
Ugh...still broken. Hello? Is this thing on?
- devilok
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- joey
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- Greg GuitarBuster
I love that no one cares to respond to this room at all. It's a wonderful alienation tool
- Lindsey is Fierce!
Whew. It isn't just me. Sure would be nice to have this fixed for Christmas. If they don't plan on fixing it, why is it still an option in the add/edit list?
- Becca
Joey, thanks for asking again. I was thinking the same. It's been 3 months now.
- Greg GuitarBuster
Commentary: Say goodbye to Saturday mail? - CNN.com - http://www.cnn.com/2009...
Anthony Citrano, Elmira Gazizova, SolidSmack and RAPatton liked this
"The postmaster general of the United States, John E. Potter, has gone to Congress and officially asked for permission to do away with Saturday mail. His reasoning is hard to argue with. In the e-mail age, usage of the U.S. Postal Service is plummeting. Just about everyone claims to love the look and feel of a handwritten letter, the giddy anticipation of seeing the mail carrier strolling up the sidewalk and wondering what he has inside his bag for you, the orderly, set-your-watch-by-it routine of mail delivery to your home every day of the week except Sunday."
- Thomas Hawk
from Bookmarklet
The only physical mail I really care about anymore is Netflix and I suspect in a few years from now most of that may end up online anyways. The new Netflix "Watch Now" upgrade for the XBox 360 is awesome.
- Thomas Hawk
Seems that a more nuanced way would be to do away with daily mail in those locales where it is not profitable...go twice weekly or something...part of the USPSs issue is its flat rate pricing. And the Netflix on demand service IS indeed awesome!
- jeff hammond
so much for low income households with no Internet access that have to pay bills via post, eh?
- Joe Silence is not dead
gosh. we (canadians) haven't had mail on Saturdays in... forever!
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
I heard that once mail was delivered twice a day. Before my time personally, but I have a hard time imagining that. The folks I feel bad for are the Netflix folks. Monday they will be overwhelmed with weekend returns. Well, it might be Tuesday but the idea is the same.
- CAJ, somewhere else
Daily delivery may actually be more important in the rural and low population areas because those areas probably are not as well served by internet service providers. Restricting delivery to only a few days a week could represent a substantial hardship. I could see cutting back on Saturday delivery, though.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I don't mind that, but I'm urban. In the country would be a different story. It would be like that weekly trip to the city for food. I can definitely imagine nothing via mail. every bill payment I'm able to make is notified/paid online.
- SolidSmack
I've always thought they should cut at least 2 days from the delivery and perhaps even 3 or 4. I'm not saying shut the offices down, but just think about all the gas that could be saved as well as wear and tear on the vehicles. Yep. Mail delivered on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday would be plenty.
- Becca
Quick question, especially for those who geotag photos: Do you set your camera's time to your local time or GMT? If your timezone, do you change the time for Daylight Savings Time? For GMT, if you geotag as well you can easily calculate the local time of the photo, but are there any other downsides?
Kol Tregaskes liked this
I keep the GPS and the camera set to my home timezone, even when I travel. Occasionally (every day or so) I take pictures of the clock on the GPS (with seconds) so that I can align the times later for geotagging.
- Brian Johns
I leave my times set to my home time too. Good tip about the picture of the GPS clock.
- Becca
A few seasons of Lost are now available to watch instantly. Should we start diving in? Or is it going to just disappoint us?
Do it.
- Paul Reynolds
I really enjoyed the first couple of seasons but now am not as impressed.
- Becca
The first couple of seasons you'll be like, "OMG this is amazing. I can't wait to hear the story behind this". Then around season 3 you'll be all, "I *think* I know what's going on". Then eventually you'll go "WTF is actually going on?" At that point, let me know and I'll tell you 2 words that will make you go "Ahhhhhhhh.... it all makes sense". Then seasons 4 and 5 will be much more enjoyable.
- Paul Reynolds
Can't figure out why I have so many new followers this weekend. Especially since I haven't posted anything new a week.
You must have been recommended using the new 'Recommend' feature!
- Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
Probably mistaken for a famous Becca!
- Ace
Thanks Mahendra. That must be it. Lol @ Ace.
- Becca
I'm in the market for a new camera store, B&H will not get another cent from me!
PENGUIN: MAJOR CAPS LOCK, Kevin Pedraja and Becca liked this
what happened?
- Thomas Hawk
I hope their poor communication and unwillingness to work with customers drives them into the ground.
- Becca
I have always had good luck with B&H. What happened?
- gfurry
Try Adorama.
- Kevin Pedraja
so what'd they do?
- Thomas Hawk
I ordered a specialty item (knew the no return policy). Got the order notice the day of the order, then didn't hear anything from them for 8 days. I contacted their live customer support and asked for a status, I was told they would find out and email me. In the meantime I needed this item fast, so I ordered that same day from another supplier. No sooner did I do that, then B&H sent me a ship notice on my original order. After emails, they still feel like it's totally my fault.
- Ace
When you contacted them to ask about status, did you let them know you were considering ordering from somewhere else?
- Ken Sheppardson
I feel much more loyalty to the second company who still beat B&H by a day even though I ordered 8 days later and was much more responsive. This time around I have to live with my B&H purchase, but telling me one thing after a week of nothing, then to suddenly ship with no warning, doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling.
- Ace
@ Ken No, I did not. All I wanted was a general idea of how close they were to shipping. Their answer left me thinking that it was so far out that I wouldn't like the answer they gave me.
- Ace
In all fairness, it sounds like you made assumptions and jumped the gun. I don't know how you ordered this, but it's been my experience shopping online that you order and when it gets ready to ship, you get shipping email. IOW, exactly what happen to you.
- Anika
Fair would have been B&H giving a status update (like they said) instead of a tracking number after they already sent it. And, some understanding on their part of what they did wrong instead of laying the blame on a customer who wasn't told the item was on it's way. Unless they fix it never a dime and certainly no more positive recommendations.
- Becca
Maybe it's just my contrarian nature, but I'm siding with B&H on this... up to a point. Since the item was about to ship, were they supposed to email you with that status and delay shipment until you responded? It was ready to ship, so they shipped it, and you got notification. They did exactly what I would have wanted them to do, and what I would've done if I were on their end. I think the lesson of the first part of the transaction is if you need something "fast", don't wait 8 days to ask about status.
- Ken Sheppardson
...on the other hand, if you're a loyal customer with a substantial purchase history, somebody at some level in the organization needs to make a trade-off RE return policy vs. customer retention, no matter whose "fault" it is. If you're taken it all the way up the chain of command and they would rather lose you as a customer than make a policy exception, time for Adorama.
- Ken Sheppardson
Ken, you also make a point. I had brought some bras online and paid $50 extra for 2-day shipping. I ordered on a Tues. expecting them on Fri. at the latest. When I didn't get a shipping email on Wed. I called. them. They said they were processing it an it should arrive soon. Nothing arrived Friday & it was Memorial Day weekend to boot. When I emailed them, they said it was SOP for them to take 2 - 3 weeks to process an order before shipping. Nothing on their site said that. I made them refund *all* my $$$.
- Anika
Why Do Flickr and Firefox Hate Each Other So Much? - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
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Mark, mMakino, ramin and 11 other people liked this
because they are both in a zero sum competition to dominate the software title begins with 'F' demographic?
- Nathan Eckenrode
What happens if you turn off Greasemonkey scripts?
- dbcohen
this has never happened to me on any of my PCs or Macs and I use FF exclusively.
- Carlos Ayala
I'd try some of the suggestions here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Images_...
- Kevin Kuphal
That would drive me insane. Not sure what is causing it though because I use FF and have never had that problem. Hope you get it fixed.
- Becca
Kevin, thanks for that link. I'll try those things! A good resource piece. I'll try it without Greasemonkey installed as well dbcohen.
- Mrsth
ok, I've got greasemonkey disabled as well as all other add ons and extensions and I still can't get flickr images to load. This is what my FF experience is like using Firefox. http://i.friendfeed.com/e6bd42a...
- Thomas Hawk
Have you tried creating a new Firefox profile? Could be corrupted.
- Kevin Kuphal
Thomas: Have you tried it with a completely new Firefox profile? (e.g. create a temporary new user on OS X and try from there) But I doubt it's Firefox because it's not happening when you're on uVerse. Hm.
- Holger Eilhard
Is this on all computers on your network? Have you tried connecting from another network? Seems like a bandwidth issue. This type stuff happens to me with heavy network traffic. Several sets watching HD, itunes downloading podcasts, network backups etc...
- gfurry
I'm surprised you get this. I've never had this problem.
- David Cook
from fftogo
That is weird - I've never seen that happen.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Ok, I created a new Firefox profile and for the past ten minutes or so it seems like all Flickr photos are loading now. Anyone know how to copy my old bookmarks from my old Firefox profile to this new one?
- Thomas Hawk
Bookmarks, Organise bookmarks, import and backup, backup, then same process but import on new one. That work ?
- Simon Wicks
There's a bookmarks.html file in your profile. Mine, for example, is at: /Users/he/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/957u4w3n.default/bookmarks.html - Oh wait, I guess you need the places files nowadays :) (same folder)
- Holger Eilhard
I've never experienced that either. Very weird.
- Juan Pablo González
Thanks Holger, I moved the places file and bookmarks.html over to the new profile in Firefox and all seems to load correctly now. Hopefully this holds up for the time being. Appreciate the help!
- Thomas Hawk
You're welcome!
- Holger Eilhard
Are you right-handed or left-handed? (Need this for a survey my son is doing for school, he's 9). Thanks! :)
Tv Series, Steve "Daddy do it!" Lacy, Rob Sellen :o) and 46 other people liked this
left
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
right
- Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF
Right.
- B. Hatin
Right
- PENGUIN: MAJOR CAPS LOCK
right
- Helen Sventitsky
Ambidextrous
- Sally Church
right
- sofarsoShawn
Right.
- i80and
Right
- Alex Scoble
righty
- Dobromir Hadzhiev
Right
- Ha3rvey (not Akiva)
left
- Richard Lawler
lefty
- Vicky
right
- Shirley Wu
Right
- JA Castillo
Thanks team, looks like many righties. I'm a righty too for writing, but am ambidextrous when it comes to sports.
- Mike Reynolds
Right.
- Katie: Witch Of The West
@Mike - same. Right for writing, ambidextrous for most other things.
- Jennifer Dittrich
L
- Todd Hoff
Right
- CW™
right
- Matthew DeVries
left (or "correct" as I like to call it ;) )
- alphaxion
Right
- Sarah Peterman
Right
- Glen Campbell, B.A.
Left, though I feel like if I was right (less unique) I might have skipped answering.
- Kevin Fox
Right.
- EricaJoy
right
- Bryan Clark
left
- sofarsoShawn
Rightie here
- embee
right
- Mattb4rd
ambidextrous
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
right
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Right
- Elmira Gazizova
I'm an ambi
- Keke
right-handed
- Shawn Duffy
from twhirl
Right.
- Stormy
Right
- Sarah Miller
right
- Simon Wicks
Right-handed
- Patrick Jordan
right
- Karen Padham Taylor
Right
- Loren Heiny
ambidextrous
- mjc
right handed
- Rachel Lea Fox
Left (very ambidextrous though as well)
- Penny
Left.
- Rob Schonberger
right
- Jason
I'm the oldest of five. The oldest two (me and my brother Phil) are left-handed, the other three kids are right-handed. Our parents are right-handed too. It's too early to tell for my two kids (1 1/2 and 3 1/2), but I think they're going to turn out right-handed. There you go, nine data points for your son's survey!
- Stephen Mack
Right
- Aaron Hood
right
- Michael Hocter
Right
- Rachel Walden
ambi
- sofarsoShawn
right
- Glenn Slaven
Left. Only one on either side of my family.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
right
- Mark Shoemaker
Left
- Ryan Kaisoglus
left
- sofarsoShawn
Hey, you already answered thrice before.
- Stephen Mack
right
- Cardeen Martinez
right
- mike "glemak" dunn
Right handed. 100%
- Cyrus Lendvay
Right
- Ben
right
- Anne Bouey
left
- Andre
Right.
- Zach Flauaus
im right handed, my wife is right, my son is left (handed)
- Picolo
right
- browneyes
Right handed.
- Beau Liening
left
- Robert Lee
from twhirl
Right. Did Akiva respond? If not, I'll answer for him. He's also right handed.
- Rochelle
Right
- Seek Ground
right
- sofarsoShawn
right
- Alan Simpson
Right
- J. McConnell
left, but ambidextrous for almost everything except eating with chopsticks
- Rebecca
left, but have a feeling that because this survey is opt in, it will be much higher then normal.
- Davis Freeberg
Right!
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
from BuddyFeed
Right
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Left handed.
- Neal Jansons
Ambidextrous
- Shevonne
Ambidextrous but still right dominant
- Kevin Bondelli
Right
- Joe Pierce
right
- Bora Zivkovic
Right
- Carmen
right
- Alejandro
Righty
- Micah Wittman
right
- Josh Haley
right
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
right
- Trevor
Right
- Justin Korn
Right
- Heather Solos
Right
- Steve Lowe
left
- George The Writer
Ambidextrous.
- Mona Nomura
from fftogo
right
- Richard A.
Left
- Mel Buckpitt
right
- Al Degutis
from twhirl
LEFT
- Jeff (the メガマクダジ of FF)
Right
- Rob H.
Right
- Jeanine W.
Right
- Alfredo
Right
- Brian
Right
- Dragos Ilinca
from twhirl
Right
- sofarsoShawn
Left.
- .LAG liked that
right
- Steve Lacey
left
- Kevin Johnson
Right
- Lou Paglia
What?
- Bwana ☠
It's a simple question: which hand are you more at ease using, your left or righ? me I'm a south paw.
- sofarsoShawn
right
- Rodfather
right-handed here... Tad is left-handed. We always have to set next to each other to eat with him on my left or it's no fun.
- Her Lindsay-ness
Right-handed.
- Chris, Taskerrific Guy
Lefty.
- Tom Landini
left
- Melanie Jagolino
right to the death
- sofarsoShawn
right
- Shane Wolsey
Lefty, but can do many thing with both hands, like play trumpet. Just can't write right.
- Eric @ CS Techcast
Right
- Anand Sharma
Right
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Right.
- Nate Pilling
Right!
- Michael Forian
Right
- Chris Rivait
right
- Adam Matthews
Right
- Jasmin Smith
Right handed.
- Lis Miller
right
- Markus Merz
Right
- Grant Bierman
left
- Duncan Riley
Left
- Herb Hernandez
Right
- Rob Kramer
Dexter.
- Phil G
Left
- Ivan Campos
Ambidexterous, but I use my right, cuz flipping between the two freaks people out.
- Steven Perez
Left for everything but playing guitar or golf.
- Christian (Simply X)
Thanks everyone for helping my son complete his research. :)
- Mike Reynolds
Right
- Andru Edwards
right handed.
- Parth Awasthi
Right
- Amani
Left
- Chris Cotsapas
from Nambu
right
- Ivan Zuzak
mostly right (thankyou nuns) but actually pretty ambi
- WorldofHiglet
Write left, everything else right.
- ronin
left
- Selma
right
- Thierry R. Andriamirado
Right. I'm a klutz with the left
-
Right.
- Ton Zijp
Ambi
- BeeLing
right
- Bren, Photophobe
right
- vijay
left
- Tine
right
- Chris Loft
right
- Deborah Fitchett
right
- Keith - @tsudo
righty
- InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)
right
- Chieze Okoye
right
- Shawn aka ringking
Right.
- Roberto Bonini
Right.
- nakachi
Left.
- Richard ¿digame? Walker
right, but i can write backwards with my left, too. it's just not as pretty.
- Trish Haley
Right, as is my wife.
- Paul Jacobson
from twhirl
oh, and three out of my four kids are right handed. josh is, too. too soon to tell for zoe.
- Trish Haley
left
- ★ Esther Rudolph
right
- Henrik Johansson
Both. Cant remember what it is called. Good luck to him
- Martin Liechti
from fftogo
@Martin "Ambidextrous" and I'm right-handed.
- Dennis Bjørn Petersen
from twhirl
right
- Baard @ Pixum
Right, heres a thread from earlier this year if it helps http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Darren Heydon
right
- Jens Christian Freund
right
- Onur Gündüz
right, as are mum, dad, sister and both kids. Brother is left-handed though.
- i-Zimbra
right
- Manuela
right, but try to use left more for symmetry :)
- Rui Pereira
Right
- Imabug
right. my left hand has an iq of 3.
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
right
- Richard Akerman
right
- Kris
My dad broke is right hand two times in a row when he was six. So things he learned then, like writing, he does with his left hand. He also still eats his soup using his left hand. For the rest he does everthing with his right hand. One cool trick he has up his sleeve is that he can start writing a sentence with his left hand, switch the pen mid-sentence, and complete the sentence with his right hand. As for me, I'm a plain boring righty.
- Jeroen Van Goey
Residual effects of childhood polio have forced me to be right handed but according to medical professionals, I ought to have been left-handed. (That may skew your results a bit!)
- Jill O'Neill
right handed.
- Thomas Hawk
Right.
- Joey Gibson
right
- Hitesh Sawlani
Right. Interesting trivia: my grandfather was left-handed, but was made to learn how to write with his right hand.
- Kevin L
Right.
- jjprojects
Left. And left-footed. And left is my master eye. Though I use a cricket bat right-handed.
- CdL Creative
Right
- Jordan Hofker
Right-handed
- Tyson Key
Right-handed
- Joseph Ferris
I can write with my feet, hahah joking i'm a righty
- Gordon Swaby
Right
- Thomas Power
right
- acedanger
isn't this response somehow amazing for your 9 year old
- Thomas Power
Right handed (I think)
- Joe Dawson
i'm left handed and proud of it! :)
- Les Zaldor
right handed, and also proud of it.
- Nick
right, handed but left foot centric.
- clarke thomas
Right
- Yuvi
Right - bet you wished you used a poll now, rather than having to count all these
- Nigel Walsh
Left - all the way
- Adrian
Right handed.
- James Ferguson
Right!
- Charlie Anzman
I write with my right, but do other things like, pour water and shoot basketball with my left. *shrug*
- Derrick
Left!
- Daniel J. Pritchett
right. except I fish with my left.
- JoEllen
right
- Dennis R.
Kid deciding if he's right-handed "today" http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Micah Wittman
Ambidextrous - write with my right; cut, throw, catch with my left
- Andrei M. Marinescu
left
- Thomas Stromberg
Right.
- Kol Tregaskes
Right
- Lode Nachtergaele
right
- matthew john ernisse
Right
- Lorin Olsen
Mostly right, but ambidextrous for some things (like I iron left handed)
- Patricia F. Anderson
left handed
- nouhad
Right is right.
- Steve C
left
- Joshua Schnell
Right, mostly. Weirdly, I use a bow and arrow, dial a telephone and swing a golf club left-handed.
- Bill Hooker
well, whoa, just saw this thread, i'd have to say left
- sofarsoShawn
Heh heh, sofarsoshawn has now answered about a dozen times.
- Stephen Mack
Left
- Michael Zitek
Right
- Mitchell McKenna
Right (although started left handed, due to seriously broken arm became right. Can still shoot left handed, though)
- Steve Newton
Right for most everything that requires manual dexterity.
- Jeff P. Henderson
right handed for pretty much everything
- Morgan Haley
Right
- Jeremy Brooks
Right
- Russellreno
Right.
- Christopher Harley
left
- Jay
Right
- Samuel Driessen
Left.
- Becca
right
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Right
- Julie Barrett
from twhirl
Right
- Geoff Schultz
Right
- Shannon Jiménez
I've totally commented enough on this, but whatever: right
- sofarsoShawn
left
- Hutch Carpenter
right
- Nir London
right
- İbrahim Uzun [ j ]
right
- Great Scott!
right
- kartik vaithyanathan
Left-handed
- Sally Robinson
Right, but bat and play tennis/golf left.
- Kelly W.
Neither, I lost both my hands in a tragic gold smelting accident.
- Will Higgins™
right
- Sheila Taylor
Rignt and left but more right
- RetiredTeacherD
right
- Yunus Tunak
Both
- Mil∂d
Right (:
- Üçer Aksu
I'm right-handed, but my mother uses her both hands! Now 2 ones were added to your son's survey counter. ;-)
- Bita
right handed
- Rajiv Doshi
right
- Zee.
very decidedly right handed. And right footed, I can't do a thing with my left on a soccer field.
- Martha
lefty (Southpaw!)
- Daniel D. Cole
Genetically L. ETA: mom is R, dad and brother are both L.
- fn (fairnymph)
Right handed
- Abbas Haider Ali
wow mike, this thread is longer than a scobleizer ;)
- mike "glemak" dunn
Right handed
- Robert Hafer
right handed
- Harold
right
- Kamilah Gill
left
- Warren Butler
right
- adf
right
- karchesky
right
- Joshua Smith
from twhirl
lefty :)
- Anna Lynn M.
right
- Melissa dela Merced
from twhirl
right
- amelia arapoff
Right but ambidextrous from practicing in highschool
- @CrystalinaB
practicing what in high school Crystalina?
- Steve C
Are we going to see stats?
- Chris Cotsapas
right, but left-able
- JSNFLMNG
Right!
- Jeff Eddings
right-handed, but I play drumset left-handed(although not very well)
- Cornelius Toole
right
- Eric Berlin
left
- Jorg Jansen
right
- Rob Sellen :o)
both, but naturally right
- Toby Graham
right
- Steve "Daddy do it!" Lacy
right
- Scott W.
Yep!
- Adam Lasnik
Adam - does your "yep" mean you're..."handed"?
- Hutch Carpenter
No, it means I'm indeed either right-handed or left-handed. Okay, so maybe that makes me handed. Or handy? :)
- Adam Lasnik
SERIOUSLY geeky question but how much space do you usually leave free on your laptops (not desktop) HDD?
Nicholas James, VC Freak, Aaron Macom and 20 other people liked this
i'm in the 10gb range...
- Zee.
ok, clearly far too geeky a question for most of you... :P
- Zee.
at least 15%
- xero
about 20gb
- jamar78
Currently I have 14gb free.
- Carmen
At least 30 or I get the shakes.
- Mona Nomura
from fftogo
I leave in the 10-15% range
- Bastard Operator From FF
LOL Mona...
- Zee.
My laptop is my desktop, and I don't necessarily "guarantee" myself space. If I use it up, I'll back up somewhere -- but I don't limit myself to any "you can't have less than 3GB" restriction.
- Tamar Weinberg
20% is probably a better idea, the lower you go the greater chance for fragmentation that the OS will start to not manage... thus the slower your machine will get.
- mjc
I like to have 20gb--though I only have 8.25gb free at the moment... :-/
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
I try to keep at least 20 - 25 GB at the least. Right now I'm around 90 GB.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
10-15% on any boot disk.
- fn (fairnymph)
Currently 90 Gig with most recent laptop. Previously 6 to 12 uncomfortably tight gigs. I know what Mona means :-)
- iSteeve
10% at least
- Eric @ CS Techcast
Is it an old skool thing? I am so OCD about open HD space - it's borderline frightening.
- Mona Nomura
from fftogo
At least 20% to avoid the fragmentation gremlins
- Peter Ghosh
Maintain 10-15% on the boot partition. Data partition I don't care about since it fills up with photos as the year progresses.
- ronin
3GB minimum
- Rodfather
20%
- Jeff (the メガマクダジ of FF)
8GB
- Shailesh S. Khandekar
Currently 60GB, but I rarely let it go below 20GB.
- Timothy Griffin
Photoshop gets cranky when I let the space drop below 30 GB. I try to keep 40-50% free, as I eat up file space pretty quickly.
- Rebecca
At least 10-20 if I can help it. But that's because of the ridiculous amounts of tv shows I have just kept on my computer for no good reason.
- Brandon Titus
i'm with you Mona, i get the same sweats and shakes. "nobody talk to me until i get this baby back up to at least 10"
- Zee.
I try to leave at least 15 GB free. My MacBook Pro freaks if it gets less than that.
- Bill Sodeman
I don't intentionally set a level. If it runs out, then I'll worry, but the Macbook Pro has 160gb total
- Duncan Riley
10-20% of total drive capacity, less than that and you risk performance and/or data corruption issues.
- Susan Beebe
Not geeky, important. Leave 10% plus free on a normal modern laptop, and, if you run a SAN, leave 20% free on its volumes. (there. THAT was geeky :-)
- Rick Cogley
I'd like to leave around 20GB free (about 20%) but it is most of the time closer to 5-10GB
- Alexander Kucera
I try and leave at least half, but normally it's closer to about 30% free. Out of that 30, about 10 fills up weeks and gets cleaned out, just from app testing/downloads. I shift most of my movies/music/tvshows over to one of two external hard-drives, so those end up saving me a lot of room.
- Angelo Rodrigues
With all these series almost nothing is left :( About 8Gbs on each drive.
- Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
photos go on and off as I process them, usually 5gb to 40gb.
- Thomas Hawk
usually don't fill a laptop all that much - have network storage and a pocket usb drive for all the files, so it's mostly apps and work in progress
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
1Gb (I try) but will change to 2GB
- Marcos Marado
from fftogo
I try to have 5GB free at a time on my 1TB of drives. I have lots of archived files that I'm happy to delete though.
- Will Higgins™
I don't pay too much attention but I'd say I don't want to go lower than 10GB free. I assume this question is about the actual internal hard drive on the laptop.
- Becca
I'm really weird about my laptop. I don't use the HDD as storage. I just install apps on there and anything like Word dox, img files, MP3's...they all go onto a porty HDD. So I regularly have like 75% of my HDD free. I think it's latent stress from back in the day of my old laptops and never having enough room and bogging the system because I'm eating up my swap file space. :)
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
I used to only have 6G free on my main drive, but I moved all my photos "into the cloud," so it's now about 35G free. However, I can't fit all my videos onto my main drive, so they reside on a 500G external HDD that has about 45% free at the moment.
- Glen Campbell, B.A.
right now i'm at about 80% of a 160G HD free. I like to keep as much free as possible and I usually track that by percentage. If I get lower then 70, I break out in a cold sweat.
- Jim Hearts FF
I'm old school...Space obsessed. I offload the big stuff to externals and leave at least 40% free.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
I try for 20-30% on active drives
- Matt Jones
Now at 6GB, but should at least 10-12GB, for a new leopard install..
- George Tziralis
1gb but it's hard
- Dobromir Hadzhiev
optimally about 35-40% free space
- Cee Bee
I have about 100gb free currently. I try to keep it like that for large files and new virtual machines.
- CW™
I saw at Fry's last night there are 500Gb sata drives for laptops now, I might go looking for a 7200RPM version and upgrade yet again. I've gone through 5 HD upgrades since I had my original 120gb drive.
- CW™
I always end up having around 10gigs free left on my mac. I tried getting a bigger external hdd, but no matter how much space I have, I end up filling it up :)
- Dragos Ilinca
from twhirl
i average between 30-50gb free
- Adam Matthews
I have about 26gigs left, but I'm using my iPod as a portable HD, so it could be worse
- Ciaoenrico
no lower than 10-15%
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Usually a good 75% free. I live on the web as does much of my data. I should disclose that my digital audio files are stored on an external USB drive, although I'm moving them slowly online as well.
- Kevin C. Tofel
52 GB free (25%). I usually like to leave at least 10% (depends on the size of the VM cache)
- Mitchell Tsai
I usualy run down to 0 bytes on both the two 40GB partions on my laptop when downloading netcasts! I have too many files, so rarely have more than 4GB free to start with, and The Totally Rad show is like 250MB! :)
- Rui Pereira
I got down to 1% and then bought an external drive
- Sean Carmody
from Nambu
I don't usually attempt to keep space free. However, I rarely reach capacity.Not enough downloadin'!
- Arlan Koizumi
Sampling chili, I'm voting for #6 - http://brightkite.com/objects...
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6 was the winner for me too. 3 was a close runner up though.
- Becca
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On my DSLR (Nikon D50): Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 because a fast, sharp super wide lens is the most versatile lens in my kit. I can use it to shoot compelling portraits, as well as shots of anything in my immediate physical environment, straight on or from a range of angles of view. I used to be addicted to my in many ways far superior 85mm f1.4; but the 11-16mm leaves me ready for most of the street and indoor shooting that I'd want to do.
- Ben Greenberg
On my Konica FS-1 (film SLR): Hexanon 50mm f.17 because it is the fastest non-telephoto lens in my Konica kit. I can do street shooting and portraiture and handle low light conditions without a flash reasonably well. If I could get a 28mm or 35mm Hexanon or Vivitar f1.4 lens for the Konica body, that would be my default...
- Ben Greenberg
I have only one right now, the one that came with the body, a 18-200 f3.5-6.3. I like it but definitely need a faster lens.
- Juan Pablo González
I have a 28-70 Sigma 2.8 that is the walk around lens.
- Brian Sullivan
Canon 50mm f1.8 II - it's faster and sharper than my 28-135mm; handles low-light better too.
- JA Castillo
24-70 f2.8 is my standard walkaround lens. 35 f1.4 indoors.
- ronin
Canon 28mm f/1.8 USM rarely comes off my camera.
- Yuval Atzmon
24-70, even though it's a bit narrow on my camera.
- Brian Johns
On my Nikon F100 I've been using the 28-105D a lot. It's not the fastest lens ever, but I like the zoom range. Otherwise I have the 50mm f1.8. I'd like to get a wider, faster prime, like a 28mm or 35mm that I can use on both my F100 and D80 (though I am also scheming to buy a D90 before the wedding I have to go to in May).
- Cheryl Jones
Canon 50mm f/1.2 is always on my 5D—it's the only one I have.
- Jason Chen
A 50mm f/1.4 is sitting on my 5D.
- Tom Harrison
The 100mm f/2.8 macro. It's my favorite lens.
- Jeremy Brooks
Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 12-60mm SWD. Not as fast as a prime.. but fast enough for my pocket :)
- Parry Pon
I have several bodies out right now, so... Canon 5D + Canon 28-70/2.8L (fantastic all-around lens), Canon AE-1 Program + Canon FD 50/1.4 SSC (fast + sharp) , Nikon F + Nikkor-S 50/2 (they just go together), Contax G1 + Carl Zeiss 35/2 (favorite street photography combo)
- Michael Hocter
My only lens at the moment is Canon's 70-200 2.8L IS. http://flickr.com/photos...
- Russellreno
That's your ONLY lens? Wow.
- ronin
Thanks for all the replies. I received a 17-55 f2.8 for Christmas. It's my widest and fastest lens so I currently have it mounted on my 40D. My 100-400mm is mounted to my XTi just in case but I figure the 40D setup is more practical for getting that quick shot. When I get a 70-200 2.8 (notice I said when!) it will probably knock my 100-400 out of its pre-mounted state.
- Becca
In my bag, my 40D usually has my 100mm f/2.8 macro on it. But I find I mostly shoot with an adapted Olympus 28mm f/3.5. It's my go to lens for street photography.
- Bill Scherer
I've had my 18-200VR on my D40 since I've gotten that lens. When I get my 35 1.8 or 50 1.4 I will be switching more often.
- Tony Vota
Usually my 1.8 60mm.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
My 17-55/2.8 has become my walkaround lens as of late
- Aaron B. Hockley
50mm f/1.4 for around the house kid shots
- TranceMist
24-70 2.8L for ease of use. Always sharp, always fast, and always delivers.
- Chaz Carlson
Most of the time a Canon f/2 135mm. But I've also got a 14mm f/2.8, 24mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.2, and 100mm f/2.8 macro with me at all times.
- Thomas Hawk
most of the time it's a 50mm f1.8, great, lightweight, and the f1.8 is wonderfull at night or for portrait
- Olivier
wouldn't it be cool if you really could have a lens attached to your real life body. Like a lens attached to your eye that took a photo and saved it to a hard drive you had embedded in your body. You could then later pull a usb cable out of your belly button and download all the photos to a computer for processing.
- Thomas Hawk
Thomas -- what did you have for breakfast this morning? Mushroom omelette maybe? ;-)
- Brian Sullivan
haha. bagel with artichokes and cream cheese and black coffee. But I've also had a few of those thin mint girl scout cookies this am.
- Thomas Hawk
Facebook Photos Pulls Away From The Pack - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
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If Facebook has one standout application it has to be Photos. Measured on its own, it is the largest photo site on the Web. A full 69 percent of Facebook’s monthly visitors worldwide either look at or upload photos, based on comScore data. And more than 10 billion photos have been uploaded to the site. And it’s been pulling away from its competitors. As can be seen in the comScore chart above, as recently as last September the top three photo sites in the U.S. were running neck-and-neck, with Facebook Photos at 23.9 million unique visitors, followed by Photobucket at 21.3 million uniques, and Flickr at 19.5 million uniques. But by January, the number of monthly U.S. visitors going to Facebook Photos shot up 41 percent to 33.6 million. Meanwhile, Photobucket is up only 7 percent to 22.8 million, while Flickr is up 12 percent to 21.9 million. (Picasa is a distant fourth in the U.S. with 8.1 million).
- Thomas Hawk
from Bookmarklet
also too bad that they compress photos into the ground and steal your copyright
- Adrian
yes, Facebook is not ideal for uploading large beautiful high res photos from a Canon 5D M2. The compression is also pretty crappy. The only photo I have on Facebook right now is a photo of a woman breastfeeding and only because apparently they censor those and I wanted to see if they would censor me. Between the compression and the file size limits Facebook is a terrible place to host serious photos in my opinion. probably fine for iphone snaps with friends and family though.
- Thomas Hawk
And unless they're going to charge for photo storage then ... it's just another ROI negative part of their business.
- AJ Kohn
similarly photobuckets size limitation make it less than ideal as well.
- Thomas Hawk
Facebook's compression is terrible. I'd use it for my photography because it would reach my friends in a way that Flickr can't but the compression is laughable. Compare the details in the foam: http://www.facebook.com/photo... and http://flickr.com/photos...
- Benjamin Golub
Facebook is top through convenience - it's not through any kind of superior offering. The issues over compression, size of the pictures, the limitation on number of pictures in an album, and also the total lack of any privacy for the pictures - with the URL anyone on Facebook can see any picture.
- Richard Peat
Why isn't this thread from over the weekend (comments on the original post) showing up as a "Related Item": http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Ken Sheppardson
Richard - the superior part of Facebook is the convenience and the ability to share with people that you're connected with. My iPhone photos of my kids aren't something for which I sweat compression and file size. It's more important that my family and friends can view them when they want. And there may be some Innovator's Dilemma here (start low tech, migrate upwards).
- Hutch Carpenter
Picasa, on the other hand, while a dedicated photo hosting service, has equally awful compression and resizing algorithms.
- Michele Campeotto
Interesting. I wonder if it will still hold true through the whole TOS fiasco. I know I deleted all my better photos from facebook and will only use it for cellphone uploads and maybe a few choice pictures now.
- Becca
You can tag the people in your photos and it automatically shows up for them and their (and your) friends. That's the killer app you don't get elsewhere, beyond just having your photo albums all in one place. I don't really understand why anyone would have uploaded pictures for another reason, or yanked them during the TOS flap.
- Richard Lawler
The problem I've had is sharing FB photos. So many workplaces have FB blocked that it's inconvenient for photo sharing...
- Kev
Looking at this graph all I can wonder is this....Will Yahoo EVER figure out what to do with Flickr? It has so much potential but it just sits there. And without a solid revenue stream how long will Yahoo hold it up?
- ChiliMac
+1 ChiliMac
- Hutch Carpenter
@ChiliMac - how do you know if Flickr has a solid revenue stream or not? It seems possible that it makes more than some other Yahoo properties
- Nick Lothian
Facebook photos is definitely the easiest way to share photos with friends.
- Benno
@Nick Lothian: Flickr has not ads. Yahoo is based mostly on ad revenue. I'm infering from this and from comments friends at Yahoo have made that Flickr is not a solid revenue stream for Yahoo......yet....I hope. :D
- ChiliMac
I don't think Flickr is very well monetized at all. Unfortunately one of their best opportunities to monetize (selling stock photography) was largely turned over to Getty where it is a tiny shell of what it could have been.
- Thomas Hawk
thinks Flickr should retain the same links to a picture when a picture is replaced.
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This just doesn't make sense to me...
- Justin Korn
Someone could be linking to an image in their blog, and the uploader could screw everyone up by putting some explicit image up. Pros and cons for all situations.
- Andrew Trinh
Andrew - that is a good point that I didn't think of, but still think it's stupid. If you are linking to an image on Flickr, you take that risk/responsibility on. Typically, if I link to an image that isn't mine, I'll actually download a copy and include the appropriate link back.
- Justin Korn
I know what you mean, I link to my own photos and on occasion I have reuploaded the image. Little red crosses everywhere.
- Andrew Trinh
so lame.
- Justin Korn
from IM
yep, absolutely.
- Thomas Hawk
Amen, brother.
- Blake Caldwell
What is the point of "Replacing" if it DOESN'T retain same link. That is not replacing...just re-uploading.
- Kreg Steppe
I think flickr should have more then a 200 photo limit. That is pretty silly really.
- Will Higgins™
Why not get a pro account then?
- Ryan
Indeed... drives me crazy
- Shawn Duffy
from twhirl
I've been a red X victim before. I added location information to some pics and did the replace then had to redo my blog links. It would definitely be nice if replaced photos used the same links as the originals.
- Becca
Agrees
- TranceMist
facebook can't be serious about this shit? not uploading my photos and videos to that site no more :-) http://consumerist.com/5150175...
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EVIL.
- atul abraham
from twhirl
Oh. Yeah. That sucks.
- Anika
If it was Google, I'd expect a quick retraction... http://friendfeed.com/search... But Facebook seems to be moving the opposite way.
- LogEx
was it so that the content will still be treated in line with the privacy rules you had set? e.g. if I set a photo album to be visible to no-one, would they still be allowed to republish it?
- Davide D'Incau
@Davide, in the termination section : it says, the "Privacy practices" will survive the termination. I hope it means the "privacy settings".
- Olivier Castets
I removed all my info from Facebook about a year ago. I'm glad I did.
- Paul Grav
The tech geeks and privacy advocates will cry foul about this, and we are. Yet, the rest of the population, that is the majority of Facebook users won't care. And they shouldn't: the probability that this will become an issue for anyone is low. Life goes on.
- Nitesh Dhanjani
nitesh: how about you send me snaps of your family for me to do with as I wish - ? will you buy that ? no. why will " the majority of Facebook users " then ?
- atul abraham
from twhirl
@Atul. Because the majority of facebook users will not be confronted with a situation such as you describe.
- Paul Grav
@Olivier: That is what I was thinking too, but the legal texts are always hard to read for someone not practicing law ;-)
- Davide D'Incau
paul : you still dont get it, FB is going to take any image, text - whatever they please and do with it as they wish. if that doesnt strike you as very wrong, im sorry, you have no clue what you are taling about. FB was supposed to be social networking, they are now behaving like Stalin.
- atul abraham
from twhirl
and to address the point - it IS the majority who will be affected, FB can choose to " own " any and all content, as i see it the majority is already owned.
- atul abraham
from twhirl
@atul. Where have I stated, or even implied, that I believe what Facebook is doing is correct?
- Paul Grav
paul:you did not say that and i didnot assuem you did, but you said the majority wont be " confronted by a situation like .. " thats where your way wrong - it IS the majority - i have friends on FB who struggle to use the site, but they are there cos their friends are there and friends of their friends. they are going to be fed on.
- atul abraham
from twhirl
@atul. To be clear. I think that Facebook can write whatever it wants in its Facebook EULA. Personally, I think the EULA is unnecessarily nasty. Subsequently, I've chosen not to share my info with Facebook. Unless the media draws attention to the nasty parts of the EULA, most Facebook users will be oblivious to it and even if they do become aware of the problems, I doubt the majority of users will take the action that I've taken.
- Paul Grav
paul:you did not say that and i didnot assuem you did, but you said the majority wont be " confronted by a situation like .. " thats where your way wrong - it IS the majority - i have friends on FB who struggle to use the site, but they are there cos their friends are there and friends of their friends. they are going to be fed on.
- atul abraham
from twhirl
im sorry paul, i dont know one person who will allow FB to own pictuers of them with family and friends, just doesnt wash.
- atul abraham
from twhirl
anyway im on CET, its a work day, i have already alerted my network, and now im getting back to other work.
- atul abraham
from twhirl
Very concerning and also not very public to all those Facebook users.. but then they have a loose understanding of copyright issues anyway
- Ian D. Nock
from twhirl
@atul. My point is that most users are not aware of the content of the EULA.
- Paul Grav
i hear you paul, and thats why you need to tell your friends who need to tell theirs and so on. facebook is the new dumb and NASTY.
- atul abraham
from twhirl
I think the only photo I've ever posted to Facebook was one of a woman breastfeeding (goes to check if I've been censored there yet or not), Nope, looks like she's still there: http://www.facebook.com/home...
- Thomas Hawk
It isn't just content you post. Take a look at the definition of "Post", it includes content you may have elsewhere and link to in Facebook. Just posted my analysis to http://webtechlaw.com/what-fa... if you are interested.
- Paul Jacobson
from twhirl
@atul. I mostly ignore things that I don't like, don't agree with. Others can go inform themselves, no skin off my nose if they continue to use Facebook.
- Paul Grav
I don't think terms like this are necessary: http://ourdoings.com/2009-02...
- Bruce Lewis
Thank you for the heads up. I'll be reading through the legalize and most likely removing my content in the next few days.
- Becca
I second you on that too!
- Sampad Swain
Just removed all the content I care about and won't be adding anymore
- Ace
I think people are making the EULA say more than it really does. There is another clause that limits what FB can do with the content - "each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof".
- Brian Milby
Rather than interpret the Facebook ToS, or debate whether Facebook is trustworthy, here's a specific feature request that would seem to meet the privacy needs of users and the stated privacy philosophy of Facebook: Enhance the 'Delete This Photo' feature on Facebook by adding an optional checkbox [x] I own this photo, so please replace it with a placeholder saying 'this photo has been deleted' when anyone tries to look at it (e.g. in an Inbox Message, on a Wall Post, or as part of a third party application)
- Bob Hitching
Techcrunch's summary is that "It's complicated". However, the reality is that it really is not. Facebook can easily delete content upon request (and mark the content no longer available to someone else that sees this). For example, try viewing a deleted user on Flickr. The problem is Facebook does not seem to think that it has any incentive to do so. It's a fairly simple programmatic problem.
- Jauder Ho
damn i missed this entire thread. i hate lack of bandwidth sometimes and having to use a mobile to access this site. hard to participate. maybe a blackberry client will come from Bret, Paul & Company :-)
- Om Malik
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I just got a Kata 3N1-20. Look it up, it is awesome.
- Nick Humphries
It's a bit big but I love my Compurover AW from Lowepro. Doesn't really scream "laptop and camera in here" http://products.lowepro.com/product...
- Andrew Smith
I should add though, it's not the most convenient to access the camera.
- Andrew Smith
Lowepro SlingShot 100 AW is what I have. Will not cover you as far as a laptop is concerned, but I am very happy with the product and the company.
- JA Castillo
Lowepro SlingShot 100 AW and a Lowepro Nova Mini AW. I use the SlingShot when hiking or doing a dedicated photo walk. The mini is great for places the Slingshot won't go (like museums, they tend to not like the slingshot since it sticks out behind you).
- Benjamin Golub
Thanks, guys. Will make a note of all of these when I head over to the camera shop.
- Derrick
I second the Lowepro SlingShot 100
- Carlos Granier-Phelps
I'm not a big backpack user since camera-dedicated backpacks tend to be big, bulky things. But my boss just got the Kata Sensitivity-V (http://is.gd/jnM7) which I think is great. It's just too bad it can only fit up to a 12" laptop.
- ronin
the Crumpler bags are really nice. I like the courier bags myself.
- John Ford
I have a LowePro Computrekker Plus AW backpack that fits all my camera gear and my laptop. I have not taken it out walking around and don't know that I will because loaded it is heavy. I just it got it for Christmas with it's main purpose being transporting everything on trips. I have also have a Tamrac 3380 Aero 80 Photo/Laptop which is what I typically use for walking around. I leave the laptop out (just makes it heavier), hook my little point and shoot case to the strap (for quick easy access), stuff
- Becca
pens, notebooks, cords, kleenex, etc. in the top half, and can fit 3-4 lenses with my body in the padded camera area. My 100-400mm is a tight squeeze but it does fit as long as it's not mounted on the body.
- Becca
I am a big travel compact fan -- I have a LowePro Off Trail 1 - http://products.lowepro.com/product..., The Off Trail 2 is a bigger bag but similar. I like it because it sits up front where you a can get at the camera quickly. As small as is, it holds my D50 with a 28-70 2.8, a 70-300, a 50 1.8, my Peleng fish eye, plus extra battery and other small accessories. I take the it biking, skiing and hiking.
- Brian Sullivan
I just bought the Lowepro AW SlingShot 200 from Costco, but haven't had a chance to travel with it. I used to have the Crumpler Sinking Barge and didn't like it, you can read my review here: http://www.amazon.com/Crumple...
- Roshan Vyas
I'm using a LowePro CompuDayPack. It holds my camera, 3 lenses, macbook pro, power bricks, lens cleaning crap, a small tripod, and random junk. I carry it everywhere; it's a great bag.
- Jeremy Brooks
I recently bought a BBP bag (bbpbags.com) because I like a messenger bag form factor for its size and flexibility. However, a normal messenger bag doesn't work for me because the weight on one shoulder is too much. The BBP bag (I got a Hybrid Hampton in medium) combines a messenger bag with convertible backpack straps. Their design claims to be better for your back, but I haven't really...
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- Cheryl Jones
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Check out Think Tank...they're designed by photographers for photographers and they have a large inventory of different styles. I don't own one (yet) but am looking into one for plane travel to carry my camera gear and 15" MacBook Pro
- Susan Dennis
I got one of these http://www.amazon.com/Kata-KT... a Kata DR467, plenty of poclets and storage for camera lenses flash etc as well as personal items and a laptop section.
- Rory
My main camera bag is the Tamarac Velocity 7 (http://www.tamrac.com/5767.htm) I like it because it is uncumbersome and does not scream camera bag. I can comfortably fit my Nikon D50 mounted with a hefty telephoto or wide angle plus a couple more lenses, memory cards, lens cleaning cloth and solution, moleskine, pen, batteries, card reader, leatherman, and my digital audio recorder.
- Ben Greenberg
10-22mm lens just arrived. taking the afternoon off to photowalk Chinatown, Fi-Di and The TL.
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I've only photowalked once so far but that lens (I borrowed it) was my favorite.
- Becca
If You Think Marijuana Should be Legal and Kellogg is Idiotic For Dropping Phelps, Digg this here - http://digg.com/food_dr...
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IN MA you can carry around an oz
- John Flynn
@John - it's decriminalized variously in a dozen states or so, but there's still federal law to contend with.
- Anthony Citrano
I am glad they dropped him. Pot may be no worse on a person than alcohol and cigarettes but it's still illegal.
- Becca
was only ever made illegal cos of cotton.... and that is irrelevant now.
- Rob Sellen :o)
@Becca - sorry, but I despise that uncritical way of thinking. It is why this good country has the serious problems that it does. Voting as a black person or a woman was illegal once, too - does that mean it was wrong? Is illegality the end of the conversation when it comes to what's right and what's wrong? How intellectually stultifying.
- Anthony Citrano
well, no more fruitloops for me I suppose. Not so bad because sugar cereal probably isn't the best thing for you. At least this leaves more room in the mornings for bacon though.
- Thomas Hawk
@ThomasHawk: amen brother.
- Randy Hall
@Anthony I think your example just backs up my own point. I don't know that voting was illegal but certain people were definitely not allowed to do so. The laws changed and now more people have that right. Just because you don't agree with a law doesn't mean you have the right to break it. Work on changing the law instead of breaking it if that's what you think is right.
- Becca
sure I should be decriminalized, but the golden boy got kissed by the fate, many careers got flushed down the toilet for the same, money talks
- Dobromir Hadzhiev
@Chris I have no idea. I am so far removed from politics I wouldn't have a clue as to where to start. But, I do agree with legalization.
- Becca
my point exactly, he's very lucky to be able to keep his career barely untouched... unlike many others
- Dobromir Hadzhiev
@Becca - I sure am glad that people like Martin Luther King, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Harriet Tubman, Gandhi, and our Founding Fathers weren't taking your advice about not breaking "the law", in all its glorious and divine perfection.
- Anthony Citrano
To compare the civil rights movement to the legalization of marijuana is idiotic! People are missing the point about him losing this sponsorship, he by signing these contracts, which I am sure have clauses that dictate the kind of persona he is to portray, is in effect a brand name. Regardless if he wanted to be a role model or not, he is a brand name and should act accordingly in order to keep said sponorship. So I don't feel bad for him. He made his bed so sleep in it.
- jamar78
Really, Joel?? The drug war in this country is an assault on civil liberties that has destroyed millions of lives - most of them poor and black. Many of these laws are modern day "black codes." So, I don't think it's an idiotic comparison at all, nor do many of the civil rights leaders with whom I have talked about this very issue. (Do agree with your angle on the contract though - a deal is a deal, however stupid it may be.) Please see my article from today on this, which goes much further.
- Anthony Citrano
drug use however is a choice....I don't know anyone that chose their ethnicity or skin color
- jamar78
just seems sort of hypocritical that they'd stand by him when he was convicted of drunk driving which is in fact very dangerous and could kill somebody, but need to seem to make a point of dropping him for marijuana use at a party which is arguably far, far, less dangerous.
- Thomas Hawk
Maybe this is all economic -- Kellog's (and Subway it seems as well?) just need a way out of paying -- and have their excuse to terminate the contract?
- Brian Sullivan
I agree, Brian - so many threads on this that I'm losing track of what I said where, but I think it's about money and courage (or the lack thereof).
- Anthony Citrano
dugg
- Pete Delucchi
Didn't Kellogg drop the whole Olympic sponsorship and not just Phelps? Seems like a swim-goat to me.
- Nancy Babyak
well, wait, do they make capt. crunch? cuz I can't NOT have capt. crunch when i'm getting high. JK
- BEX
Make marijuana legal first. As long as that law is in place, I don't blame Kellogg's for being cautious.
- Morton Fox
Nancy, whatever the reason Kelloggs dropped him *how* they did it by mentioning the incident as the reason was a statement. They stood by him when he was arrested for a DUI but not when he took a bong hit something arguably far less harmful to himself and society. They could have dropped him quietly or said they were dropping all Olympic sponsorship but they used their soapbox to make a statement about marijuana usage instead.
- Thomas Hawk
good for subway. Their $5 subs are a good deal in a bad economy. I don't buy my lunch much these days but if I need to I know where I'll go next.
- Thomas Hawk
Heh, did he only appear in their US commercials? I can't say I've ever seen him in the UK ones.
- Tyson Key
The federal laws are those that need to be rescinded. Many states' marijuana laws are already pretty liberal. The states should have a right to choose, the feds need to keep out of it.
- coldbrew
Breaking news, Phelps gets endorsement contract from Screaming Yellow Zonkers. "they'll stone you when you're trying to be so good, they'll stone you just like they said they would..."
- Greg GuitarBuster
War on Drugs is a Huge Colossal complete Waste of $$$ + Resources + People's Lives!! complete + utter Bullshit! + all da PIGS aka Judges + Cops + Lawyers + Bureacrats + Politicians + Lawmakers Waddle up to the Trough to Snort that Tax $$$ Money!! PIGS!!!!!!!!
- Billy Warhol
@Morton, in re: "laws in place," isn't DUI illegal? They didn't seem too "cautious" in that regard. @Chris: Kellogg's been getting hammered on this for a couple days now. I also heard last night that the company was now saying that the marijuana incident was merely coincident and had nothing to do with his non-renewal.. Could they be that silly? I haven't bothered to look.
- Anthony Citrano
interestingly, subway apparently yanked every reference to phelps from their website, even though they said they support him.
- Richard Lawler
Anyone use software to do their taxes? I think I've done Turbo Tax, H&R Block...is there any real difference?
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I've only ever used Turbo Tax. I might try something different because i'm sick of their constant, nagging up-selling for features that should be included in the basic package.
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Turbo Tax - happy with it
- Janet
I just use the online HR Block. $15 total and i'm all set. They keep all my info from previous years and it's super easy
- Lindsey is Fierce!
I've used Turbo Tax and H&R Block's...I've just found Turbo Tax to be a lot easier. Only reason why I switched was because of the BS DRM that Intuit was doing with Turbo Tax at the time, but they stopped doing it.
- Alex Scoble
I use TaxSlayer.com. It's $10. My tax situation is pretty simle, though.
- James (@willia4)
QuickTax (web service) - Canada only. Looks like the US brand is TurboTax (Intuit parent company)
- Micah Wittman
I think I use Turbo Tax, but I'm not 100% sure.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
I use an accountant named Howard. Had always done my own before getting married, Dave had never done his own and begged me to use someone our first year filing. Meh.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I'm doing TurboTax. I once did it on TurboTax and H&R Block to see which one gave me more money. TurboTax did.
- Shevonne
I like TaxAct. Free and easy.
- Rochelle
I use TurboTax.
- Michelle Jones
Ufile.ca
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
I use H&R (have since they went online) - mostly because they have a free version that I've usually qualified for, and at the time I started, they were the only ones that didn't try to charge me DC taxes when I lived there (worked for home state Sen. and "paid" WA income, not DC)
- Jennifer Dittrich
TaxAct here too.
- Carlos Ayala
I've been using turbotax for years and have never had a problem with it.
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
I've used TurboTax for 10 years. No problems. It's quick, as detailed as you need it to be, affordable, and their selling up attempts are much easier to skip than they were a few versions ago. They still try to get an order of french fries on the tray with your burger, but the 'no thanks' button only has to be clicked a couple times now. I'll stay with TurboTax until I win the lotto. Then I'll probably just let Wesley Snipes handle my finances.
- Morgan Haley
I've used TurboTax for many years. Seems to always be the best software available according to reviews.
- Eric @ CS Techcast
TurboTax. Always. One time I used TaxCut because I got it cheap. Never again.
- Joey Gibson
Turbo Tax it is. Thanks all.
- Derrick
i have only used turbotax. i've been pleased with it, so i haven't tried anything else.
- Duane
I do mine online on TaxCut.
- Steven Perez
Used Turbo Tax for about 12 years now and love it. Super easy to use.
- Ms_Krista
used taxbrain then turbotax online
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Turbo Tax as well. Very happy with it too.
- David Cook
H&R Block online for a few years now
- Rodfather
Not that I know of - they both charge for State. Bastards.
- Mona Nomura
I use H&R Block online, but I was schooled in Federal taxation during my accounting days, so I don't listen to a thing it tells me and just do it my way. I itemize like a bitch and see a fat refund every year. :) But for basic tax users, it's very helpful and a decent price. My roommates use it religiously.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
I am a TurboTax user. I tried TaxCut once and hated it. I have a BS in Accountancy but prefer handing money over to the software companies to make everything easier. If something doesn't make sense I'll look it up but I've always found TurboTax to be spot on.
- Becca
I think my CPA uses Turbo Tax.
- Melissa
Is Photoshop Cheating? | XposurePro | Digital Photography Tips - http://xposurepro.com/2009...
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"Many photographers today have never stepped foot in a traditional darkroom, let alone spent 10-20 years working in one. This is a major factor that fuels a lot of the confusion surrounding Photoshop. Photoshop is not a magical piece of software. In fact, the only reason Photoshop can be considered a groundbreaking piece of photographic history, is in its cost and efficiency. The tools in Photoshop used by Photographers are based off traditional methods. In fact, I cannot think of a single thing that Photoshop can do for me as a professional photographer that I myself cannot accomplish in a chemical darkroom. In some cases, it might take a little trial and error, an enormous amount of time and end up requiring a costly investment in supplies … but I have complete faith that I could do it. What Photoshop actually does is it allows me to get the exact same thing done in a fraction of the time and with absolutely no expense in supplies. The benefits of digital imaging relate to nothing more than profit and pr"
- Thomas Hawk
from Bookmarklet
Do you think it's worth upgrading to iLife '09?
- Caleb
It depends what you term "cheating". Colour correction - certainly not. Reshaping a model's face and body - hell yes. There is a public backlash coming against the latter, but it might take a few years to really dig in.
- Jonathan Beckett
Caleb, I've never used iLife.
- Thomas Hawk
Thomas, I'd love to see you do some clone tool magic using an enlarger. ;)
- Bill Koslosky
If you're a skilled photographer who is also skilled in Photoshop, you're a force to be reckoned with. Said a different way, if you're an excellent traditionalist without skills in the digital darkroom, the day will come when you can't compete. Just IMHO.
- Peter Liu
I do miss the days of the real darkroom. They were always an especially nice place to take a date. ;) I pretty much had access to school darkrooms all through high school and college working as the yearbook and newspaper editor. Working in a darkroom can be a lot of fun. But I can't image the tedious and time consuming work today with digital tools that are so much better.
- Thomas Hawk
(unfortunately for me) Peter has it right. The person with combined darkroom/mad PS skills takes the cake. I learn things I'd never pick-up on Lynda watching this type of individual...including the origin of PS tools. Who knew they came from actual photography methods(sadly I'm not kidding)?
- Jess
@Caleb - I just got iLife 09... face detection was the major reason i got it. It's got some cool ties into flickr and facebook too - tags syncing (I believe two-way), etc. So far, so good. I'm moving my photo organization to iPhoto, only using Aperture for initial upload and processing. Check out the face detection screenshot I put up: http://tinyurl.com/bn54k5
- Blake Caldwell
I think it is cheating. I would consider changes made in the darkroom to be cheating too. Guess I'm a purist with crappy photos, but I can easily say none of them are doctored.
- Becca
People fear what they don't understand and besides, change is hard.
- Rodney Urton
All photography is "cheating." There's nothing realistic about a photograph. It's an object, a manipulation of light. It's a fallacy to believe that a photograph captures reality. The only area where one needs to draw the line is in photojournalism or other forms of documenting visuals, but even in those cases the photograph manipulates. I could take 10 photographs of a battlefield and tell 10 different stories about what happened there.
- Rod Bauer
from twhirl
I *loved* working in the darkroom and miss it too. I think it will be around for a long time for artistic reasons. It's like charcoal drawing vs. watercolors--two different media. But we manipulate in the camera, we manipulate in the darkroom and we manipulate in Photoshop. What's the difference?
- Rod Bauer
Saying Photoshop is "cheating" is like the music industry saying iTMS is "cheating". It's lower cost, lower effort, higher output and it's here to stay. Also, + (everything that Rod Bauer said two comments above mine).
- Gary
I don't think Photoshop is cheating. Photography is an art form. The importance is the end product and the meaning behind it not so much how you go there. If you use Photoshop to "fix" your photo then so what? If you use it to create something very creative, great.
- Kol Tregaskes
I have only used Photoshop on several occasions , I have relied on either the best image out of the camera or small tweaks out of Ilife or other photoediting . Photoshop can create works of "Art" . Google "Bert Monroy"
- johnpiercy
I have little desire to spend 1 hour on one photo to make it look "perfect" . I enjoy spending the time taking the photograph's and not fussing over them
- johnpiercy
Honestly, there is photography (where you make sure the photo is great before it comes off the camera), there is digital art (no photography involved), and there is a the cross between the two. Photoshop has it's place in each category, to a certain extent. I think that it is never cheating, used in the right context. But, if you are working with photography, in a photography industry, you need to learn the basics of photography. You can't fix a bad photo with good Photoshop skills, no matter how you try.
- Danielle Closs
I agree with ScottBourne and Rod Bauer. Unless you're a photojournalist, whose job is to accurately represent what he/she sees, then your photography is a work of art. Art is about what the artist wants to convey. Maybe what you captured in camera isn't exactly what you "meant"... Why should you limit yourself to that one step in the process when there are tools to help your achieve your vision? Use them... make wonderful things... don't be ashamed of it... that's what they're there for...
- Her Lindsay-ness
so reading my post link.... what do I do? photoshop or not?
- Rob Sellen :o)
That doesn't mean I'm not proud if I happen to capture something in camera that doesn't need any tweaking. It's nice and it saves me time later. But I enjoy taking a drab, otherwise boring (but well composed) picture and processing it into something that really communicates the mood or message I saw in my head when I took the picture. Photoshop enables me to do that cheaply and efficiently, and it does take some skill to do that, and I am always trying to improve my skills with the camera and after.
- Her Lindsay-ness
@Danielle - as for bad photos... you'd be surprised what you can do with them. I have "saved" many a photo with Photoshop... And I have "repurposed" many bad photos as well... using them for the basis of some abstract art, as a color palette inspiration, in pieces for collage...
- Her Lindsay-ness
Lindsay, exactly. I've saved many a "bad" shot by reprocessing it as an abstract. In fact these sorts of shots have sometimes been amongst my most popular.
- Thomas Hawk
Photoshop is to photos as make-up is to humans (male or female). It is all in the eye of the beholder. ;)
- Mona Nomura
This whole idea of photography as REAL and Photoshop is fake is a losing battle. Every step in the process of photography is a manipulation. Which moment you chose, which lens or camera, which angle, whether you moved the bodies on the battlefield before capturing them on plate glass, which things you decided not to photograph, which can on the shelf you decided to professionally light and photograph for the client's catalog, how you cropped the photo in the enlarger or even in an app... (part 1)
- Paula W
Past photographers had a greater arsenal of techniques for manipulating photos than you realize. Perhaps it took a lot longer, and required special skills, but photography was never a pure art for capturing the real, not even from the early days when it took so long to take a photo in low light, people had to be strapped into devices, so they could stand long periods at awkward poses. The photographer always had the power to manipulate and present truth as they wished, as far as their skills and art allowed
- Paula W
Did someone remove that link I mentioned?
- Rob Sellen :o)
93-year-old freezes to death at home after utility firm limits power use - Yahoo! Canada News - http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s...
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"A 93-year-old man froze to death inside his home just days after the municipal power company restricted his use of electricity because of unpaid bills, officials said. Marvin Schur died "a slow, painful death," said Kanu Virani, Oakland County's deputy chief medical examiner, who performed the autopsy. Neighbours discovered Schur's body on Jan. 17. They said the indoor temperature was below zero Celsius at the time, the Bay City Times reported Monday. "Hypothermia shuts the whole system down, slowly," Virani said. "It's not easy to die from hypothermia without first realizing your fingers and toes feel like they're burning." Schur owed Bay City Electric Light & Power more than $1,000 in unpaid electric bills, Bay City manager Robert Belleman told The Associated Press on Monday."
- Thomas Hawk
from Bookmarklet
sad. It kind of sucks that the utility would turn the power off on a 93 year old man with temperatures that low.
- Thomas Hawk
What an awful way to die.
- Michelle Martinez
ahh
- Thomas Power
I understand that people need to pay their bills. But somehow this feels wrong to me. It would almost feel better to me if a utility might get a lien against someone's property or estate if there's any value there rather than killing a 93rd old man this way by turning off his power in that weather.
- Thomas Hawk
While the company are total assholes and I hope they have to shut down due to bad press, I would like to take this man's community to task. Where were this guy's neighbors, family, church, bowling team, etc.? We had elderly live alone neighbors. My parents would have us knock on their door during tough weather, power outages, etc. Do people not know who their neighbors are any more?
- Matthew DeVries
Some places have laws forbidding turning off the power in cases like this during cold months.
- Shamir Katsu
It's too bad this poor man doesn't have relatives that can sue the hell out of the power company. Sure, neighbors should check on each other, but with cold weather like this, it is beyond inhumane to just arbitrarily shut off the power.
- Rene Wirtz
"Neighbours need to keep an eye on neighbours," Belleman said. "When they think there's something wrong, they should contact the appropriate agency or city department." I would have thought that a utility company would have checked personally with a homeowner in that environment before disconnecting service. The elderly are especially vulnerable to hypothermia.
- Anne Bouey
In MN, we have laws against this. Utilities can't cut you off from heat from Oct - Apr.
- Jared Mehle
Wow, that is just plain horrible! In this day an age, money is apparently more valuable than life itself.
- Scott Jarkoff
From someone in the area: Not aware of any distant relatives - he was a widower with no children. Reports are that he was hard of hearing and was also suffering from mild dementia - so the utility's habit of knocking and if no response, leave note was/is an issue as well. Supposedly - they've removed all limiters (80 to 90). This is a BIG public relations fiasco ATM. Bay City residents...
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- Rene Wirtz
This article leaves out many things. Feel as bad as you want for the man who died, but I have to believe the utility company gave him ample notice before installing the limiter. At that point (or even before) the gentleman could have contacted several different people about the issues he was facing to get them rectified. I'm surprised so many people are blaming the company for his death when HE could have prevented it.
- Becca
Does Mr Burns run that Utility company?
- Toby Graham
Companies just care about profits. Neighbors care about jobs. It is a SAD world we living in!
- Igor The Troll יִצְחָק
Becca, I think he suffered from at least mild dementia. Yes, people should pay their bills. But sometimes old people aren't the best at knowing what to do. He could have been confused or who knows. Society deserves to treat these people better than allowing them to freeze to death. Let the utility get an order to take the money from his bank or take a lien against his property or estate, but don't let the guy freeze to death.
- Thomas Hawk
The article written after the death says he has dementia but how would a large utility company know that about a particular customer? Maybe the 93yo was confused, or maybe he saw this as a way out of debt. I think it's odd he put money with the bill but didn't actually pay it. And, why would you stay when you know there is no power? There are just too many unanswered questions for me to place all the blame on the utility company. As with other similar issues, I doubt all the facts will ever be known.
- Becca
I'm planning to make a photo book with my best pictures of 2008. Any suggestions for services who make good photo books at a decent price? I'm using Mac so software must be available on that platform.
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I hope it will be available via internet? :)
- Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
Absolutely. And allow delivery to Sweden.
- Håkan Dahlström
Making mine with Blurb :)
- Phill Price
Phill, I've heard about quality problems on photo books from Blurb. What's your opinion about that?
- Håkan Dahlström
I use York Photo for prints, though I haven't made a photo book there or anywhere before. I've had no issues with their quality.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Blurb is great
- Glen Campbell, B.A.
We had good results with Snapfish
- Martha
http://www.myphotobook.se/ They have a Mac version of their photo book software.
- Baard @ Pixum
+ for Blurb
- Hitesh Sawlani
Blurb seems good.
- Rutger Blom
http://www.gordinegenbok.se/ Here you can make a photo book online
- Baard @ Pixum
I have been thinking to do photobook also. I definitely wanna see yours when it's done:)
- Nia
definitely blurb
- mirko
No idea about Macs but I used snapfish and am impressed with the quality. I had to use internet explorer instead of my beloved firefox to put it together though.
- Becca
The good: my 5yo has decided he loves to vacuum. The bad: my head is pounding.
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I've read that they don't understand relative size. They see a paperclip get sucked up and think the same could happen to them. That and they are noisy which is threatening all by itself.
- Heather Solos
Aren't 3 year olds incredibly noisy though? I can understand the getting sucked up part being scary though :).
- Becca
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