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Re: New product release today (Scripting News)

themusicminister — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:33:39 -0000

Hey! Brian Bailey's tweet sent me here to check it out, and I'll admit I'm intrigued. This looks cool, I'll be checking it out. Thanks!

Re: Testing disqus can you leave me a comment to see if/how it works ?

themusicminister — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:24:20 -0000

Hi Loic!

yes, this is a unrelated threaded reply, I know.

Re: The Return

themusicminister — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:03:17 -0000

sweet. AND you're using Disqus comments too, which is very nice, very nice.

Re: I

themusicminister — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:27:28 -0000

Hey PC,

I totally agree that you should skip the middle step and get a DSLR. The choice of which one to get is somewhat agonizing (at least it was for me) because there's so much to compare, but one thing that you shouldn't overlook is how it feels in your hand. As you've been shooting since 12, you'll probably know this already. Where the controls are, and what controls come to your hand, are just as important as megapixels and ISO. If it feels right in your hand, and you can make the changes you need to make with a minimum of fuss, you're more likely to be ready to shoot when that magical instant happens.

I shot with a first generation Canon Digital Rebel for a year, borrowing lenses from friends and renting when needed, and I quickly ran into its limitations. (I'm glad I bought it refurbished, and even more glad I sold it on ebay at only a $300 loss)

I decided to follow Vincent Versace's advice and "buy your last camera first". It's expensive advice, but you will always have room to grow and your camera won't be holding you back. So I ended up with a used D200 and I couldn't be happier.

Anyway, there are lots of groups on Flickr with lots of advice about which camera is better, or which manufacturer is better. I would probably advise sticking with either Canon or Nikon, just because you'd hate to be stuck with something that you can't service or get support for because the company went out of business or something. Hey, it happens.

I'd also like to mention that Nikon has been pretty good at keeping the same lens mount for the last 30+ years. I wish I had started with Nikon when I started in high school, that way I might have a lens or two that I could still use on my D200! Incredible.

- EH

Re: sMoRTy71.com: I really like the Blackberry Storm

themusicminister — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:20:28 -0000

I'm so torn about getting a Storm, but I'm glad to see that at least somebody has something positive to say about it.

Re: Remix reviews Akai MPK49 USB/MIDI controller keyboard with MPC-style drum pads

themusicminister — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:23:02 -0000

Nice review! So it's been almost a year, has anything changed in your opinion? Can you comment on how the drum pads feel in comparison to a real MPC2500, for example?

Re: How I went from Apple store newbie to lifetime ban in one week

themusicminister — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:23:21 -0000

Try emailing Steve. I hear he does customer service now. :)

Glad to see you're taking it all in stride.

Re: Predicting September 1st by looking at the past

themusicminister — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:24:43 -0000

I think I may have been slightly misleading, the photo in the post is not the one from the Apple Event. Sorry about that. The Apple image is a acoustic guitar with a Apple logo soundhole.

Some sites have tried to look into the hole, by bringing up the exposure to see what's inside, but it's not clear what they see, whether it's just the internal bracing of the guitar, or something else.

Re: iTunes 10 adds social network Ping

themusicminister — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:50:18 -0000

I'm hoping that it will be ready by the end of the day... but yes, it's not available quite yet. I suspect Apple is watching their servers to wait for traffic to calm down a bit. :)

Re: iTunes 10 adds social network Ping

themusicminister — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:52:53 -0000

It's available now. I just got it for both Mac and PC. Follow me on Ping if you get the chance!

Re: Apple TV 2.0: Apple’s potentially hidden winner

themusicminister — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:14:28 -0000

Each country has it's own regulations about content and different copyright and licensing issues, so it's a lot of work for these companies to work through all that so they can deliver the content. Sometimes it just takes time.

Re: Most commonly used words in App Store Reviews

themusicminister — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:18:36 -0000

Thanks for your comment, animadversion, annotation, backtalk, buzz, comeback, commentary, crack, criticism, dictum, discussion, editorial, elucidation, exposition, footnote, gloss, hearsay, illustration, input, judgment, mention, mouthful, note, obiter, observation, opinion, remark, report, review, two cents' worth, wisecrack.

Re: Microsoft holds a funeral for the iPhone

themusicminister — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:22:52 -0000

I love how in the photo, there's like 11 people watching the 'parade'. Did people miss the memo?

Re: Steve Jobs stopped at Japan Airport over throwing stars?

themusicminister — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:51:59 -0000

It did have the ring of crazy to it... :)

Just goes to show you, you can't always believe what you read in the Japanese tabloids.

Re: Save Harddrive Space with Modern Audio Compression

themusicminister — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:57:40 -0000

Cool. I hadn't noticed this option previously. Is it only available at the lower bitrates? I usually encode mine at the iTunes Plus setting, 256kbps.

Re: Now Playing: Plants vs Zombies (XBLA)

themusicminister — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:05:01 -0000

Isn't it better on the iPad/iPhone? More immediate, and you're touching the plants, which helps them grow, of course. :p

Re: Pwnage Tool 4.1.2 released and will jailbreak Apple TV 2G

themusicminister — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:58:57 -0000

Maybe Apple could just buy Nintento, that would solve the whole problem right there! ;)

Re: Pwnage Tool 4.1.2 released and will jailbreak Apple TV 2G

themusicminister — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:59:38 -0000

I'm sure someone out there is working on it already!

Re: We’re in the top 100 on Technorati!

themusicminister — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:50:34 -0000

first! :p

hey congrats, you put in tons of hard work here and it shows.

Re: http://katiberz.tumblr.com/post/1462120659

themusicminister — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:12:21 -0000

whoops! I accidentally hit Cha-Cha with my hammer, he doesn't seem to mind... #monsterhuntertri

Re: Steve Jobs: “We don’t see USB 3 taking off at this time”

themusicminister — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:04:02 -0000

Definitely it's due to Lightpeak. Apple is content to wait things out until the next thing comes out, and is happy to leapfrog the competition when it's ready.

Re: Update: There might not be squatters on the Mac App Store after all

themusicminister — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:51:06 -0000

This whole thing doesn't make sense. There must be a way to allow a distinction between iOS app names and OS X application names.

Re: The GameLuv Show is dead! But only this week

themusicminister — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:16:44 -0000

aw snap, I was looking forward to listening to it too!

better tech next time! cheers!

Re: http://yougenius.me/post/1539507854

themusicminister — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:42:32 -0000

tumblr is terrible for replying to notes, I can't figure out how to. But I'll be playing later. My Monster Hunter ID is MARIZD

Re: http://yougenius.me/post/1534892912

themusicminister — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:20:02 -0000

Thanks for your reply! I will definitely check it out. Danke schoen!