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Lipstick on a Pig? Vista SP1

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

At last, the long-awaited release of Windows Vista SP1 and promised performance enhancements to this “Crap List” product are here.  Is it for real?  I installed the service pack tonight and ran some quick CF card tests.

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Tags: Compact Flash · Software

The Crap List: Windows Vista

February 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Perhaps long overdue, today I add Microsoft Windows Vista to The Crap List.

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Tags: Compact Flash · Crap List · Software

Farewell Adobe Stock Photos

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Adobe has announced that their Adobe Stock Photos service will cease operations effective April 1.  Now’s your chance to get rid of all the bloatware that came along with it.

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Tags: Software · Stock

Shutter Actuations in Nikon DSLRs

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Hidden away in the EXIF data for Nikon’s newer DSLRs is a count of the number of shutter actuations for the camera.  In what is known as the ‘maker note’ section, there are quite a number of Nikon-specific tags, including ‘Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera.’  This is where the magic number can be [...]

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Tags: Cameras · Software