Blog Master G

Imagine it: You wake up in the morning and you want to know what the weather is like. What do you do? Go to the window? Take a step out the front door? Turn on the radio or the Weather Channel? Nah. Too much work. Just look at the magical egg on your nightstand. Ditto […]

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It’s official, but a bit unreal: Jen and I just purchased our first Mac together, a refurbished PowerBook G4 (867MHz 12″ model). I was glad to find this past week that the great deal on the refurb, which I first wrote about in this posting, came back after not being available for a couple weeks. […]

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As I wrote on Monday, I had narrowed down my choice in a new Mac either to an iBook or a PowerBook G4. After tons of great input (thank you!), the choice is obvious: PowerBook G4. But the bummer now is that the 12″ refurbs on the Apple store that were going for $1399 just […]

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Within the next few weeks, Jen and I plan to begin production of my Dad’s next book, a new version of 100 Faces of Marin. I am a Mac man at heart (and logged 4 years doing tech support and sales in the Apple Computer Store at Vassar), so I’m thrilled that this project gives […]

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Those of us who rely on our Windows-based PCs and Internet connections to do pretty much anything we normally do in our jobs were reminded today just how dependent we are on technology. One little worm sneaks in and half a day of productivity is lost, thanks to the W32.Blaster.Worm. We’re more vulnerable than we […]

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I just sent a single email to nearly 100 people (I guess I know a lot of people, huh? and I didn’t even send it to everyone in my email addressbook) to let them know my new cell phone number. That makes me think about how cool email is. In a matter of minutes, I […]

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Today at lunchtime I’m planning to get my new Nokia 3650 as part of the focus group in which I’ll be participating for the next six months (they’re still looking for people who live outside the Bay Area, so let me know if you’re interested…free phone — to keep — and free service for six […]

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After much deliberation going back to May 10, 2003, I finally decided to purchase the Sony DCR-TRV22 MiniDV camcorder! Woohoo! From a field that started with 5 camcorders randomly selected from Amazon, I narrowed it down to the TRV19 and the TRV22. With tons of help from the great discussion boards on camcorderinfo.com, I found […]

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Since my last entry on the topic, I’ve shifted my contenders in my search for a new MiniDV camcorder to focus solely on the Sony models. From everything I’ve read, the consistent message — especially in the message boards on Camcorderinfo.com, where there are quite a few strings comparing the TRV19 and the TRV22 — […]

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I’m in the market for a new MiniDV digital camcorder and am looking for recommendations. From my original list I’ve narrowed it down to three models: the Canon ZR60, ZR65, or the Sony DCRTRV19 MiniDV. Any experience with any of these models? Recommendations? I’ve read the review on CNET about the ZR65 not being good […]

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