The Traveling Man

This weekend (4/08-09) I attended “Nikon School” in Chicago. It was two days of pretty intense instruction on all things digital photography. Overall, I would say they did a pretty decent job, although I think there was actually too much stuff crammed into two days. Here is my review.

On Saturday April 1st, I went to the Anime Conference in Pittsburgh (Tekkoshocon). I have to admit that I’m not a huge anime fan like most of the folks there, but my good friend Adam and his brother Walter talked me into going. I just thought I’d share a few thoughts and get into some [...]

Well, I think it might be time for me to get another new computer. My iBook simply doesn’t have the screen real estate or the hard drive space to last me too much longer. So I’ve been doing some comparison shopping and thought I would write a quick entry on what I am finding. I [...]

Since I’m a huge Mac fan, I thought I’d post my thoughts on the new Intel-based Mac Minis apple announced today:
Apple announces Mac mini
Some of the major new features include:

New Intel Core Duo or Core Solo processors
Speed improvements of 3-5X depending on processor
Integrated Front Row with included remote
Built-in wireless and bluetooth
Starting at $599 for the [...]

After being unhappy with my pictures for a while, I decided it was finally time to upgrade. After a lot of comparison shopping, I decided on the Nikon D50 digital SLR. I purchased the camera at B&H Photo Video. I had a great experience and would highly recommend them. Well, I’ve had the camera for [...]