DISQUS

Guess i have to export it to H.264 5000kbits before uploading, I was just uploading the video directly from the camera. What a pain.

I just uploaded an HD video from my d90 to youtube, I'm not getting the watch in HD link, not sure what the deal is. Scouring forums to see what the matter is, no dice. Anybody got help for me?

Chris,

backup, backup, backup!!! :)

Heh, I know a good unix admin that can keep your blog in tip top shape for you :)

-Jeff

Time to bust out drupal site :)

The problem is spam is ruining the trust in links for everyone. What google needs to do is some sort of "trust" system. I have no idea of the feasibility of this, just thinking out loud.

-Jeff

I don't care about anything that can't be usable soon. Photosynth, Microsofts Big A$$ Table, whatever this thing is your talking about. It's irrelevent until it launches and is useful.

I would definitely say I'm a problem solver, but I tend to only gravitate towards problems that interest me. Some problems I just don't care about and would rather they just work.

-Jeff

If you look hard enough, you could probably find similar types of links at any company. Think 6 degrees of separation, we are all connected somehow. Currently I think it's a lot conspiracy theory and we need more data to really conclude anything. Just my 2 cents.

-Jeff
http://edmodo.com

Chris, best analogy ever about social media. Of course you know my pub is twitter. Facebook is a pub I visit every now and then but I feel out of place. :)

-Jeff
http://blog.zemote.com

You forgot mybloglog. I have found great people and blogs through the mybloglog widget.

For people worried about privacy, DON'T SHARE!!! I've been enjoying reading people's shared items for the past couple weeks and it has been a joy to see what people think other people should read.

-Jeff

Chris, it may be time to employ a virtual assistant if we don't get the data wrangling tools we need.

I am approaching 500 followers and the weight is finally starting to buckle. I am starting to create a feed of my most valuable twitters, and currently read and reply to most @'s and all DM's. Google reader, yahoo pipes, twitter tracking, twitter search & terraminds. I don't have all the answers either and will definitely be following and participating to this conversation as it's very important to me.

I have

The first time I saw wine library TV I thought, what a crazed lune and thought he was probably an ass. I still think he is a crazed lune, though after seeing him interact with with the online community and even traded a few twitter's back and forth, this is one guy that gets it and is giving the word his knowledge of wine. Gary is great and can't wait to meet him off line and see his passion in full force. He has more passion about wine than I have seen anybody have passion about anything. It's refreshing.

-Jeff
http://blog.zemote.com

Best of luck, look forward to what comes your way next.

-Jeff
http://blog.zemoote.com

Signing my support for podcasts over wifi on the iPod Touch & iPhone.

Signing my support for wifi in the iPod Touch & iPhone.

Can't wait. Chris, I have a beer with your name on it.

As far as business card Tips, I print my own own using Avery's "Clean Edge Business Cards". They look very good and are extremely cheap and I only have to print as much as I need and can change the look of them at a moments notice.

-Jeff
http://blog.zemote.com

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The remote does work on the base D40 model, I own it. Definitely a must have have and it's cheap.

-Jeff

Confidence is a learned behavior, I am always much more confident when I have learned something really well after doing it a few times.

Practice makes perfect, whether you are talking to to people, giving a presentation, or building the next new website. Very few people have confidence right off the bat, and grow more comfortable/confident each time they do something.

You can be confident at anything, it just takes some trial runs.

Here is a link about concert photography from today: http://www.cheapshooter.com/2007/09/26/concert-... Thomas Hawk has an article about concert photography on his blog somewhere. The problem with concert photography is the low light and keeping your camera still, you will want to use the auto iso feature on the D40 and use 1600 as the max iso and min shutter speed of 1/30 of a sec. Also use spot meetering, and use the the smallest aperature you have available. Concert photography is tough on the D40 but can be done with patience.

-Jeff
http://blog.zemote.com

Of your detailed list, I would really consider going to the sb-600, I think filters other than a polorizing filter for bright daylight are a waste of money as most things can be done in software :) Oh, don't forget a good tripod and a ball head :)

The biggest issue with the D40 is there are not a lot of lenses that will autofocus on the camera, and the ones that are coming out seem to be big bucks because they are really good glass. So anything better than the above lenses you may want to upgrade to a D80 or above to be able to autofocus with the older af lenses.

-Jeff

I have the following
- 50mm f/1.8 lens (you will not be able to auto-focus this lens)
- 50-200mm VR zoom lens

I am getting the following
- SB-600 Speedlight
- Sigma 10-20mm HSM check out the flickr group for some shots. The Nikon D40 flickr groups are very good too.

Seriously, you don't need an extra battery, I have never gone through a battery in 24 hours of shooting, you will get 700 shots before having to charge.

This is a good starters kit, above.

-Jeff O'Hara
http://blog.zemote.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zemote
http://twitter.com/zemote