NZ Tekonverse
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Using Android
Well after a few days of setting things up and testing (with a prepay account) I have finally switched my phone to my regular on account plan. I have a couple of coloured backs on order for it too, although they are difficult to get in NZ; fortunately it doesn’t cost too much to have…
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My first Android phone
So I bought a Motorola Moto E on special (end of line) from the Warehouse. This is the 2014 model, seen above with the Lumia 520 on the left and the Lumia 635 in the middle. The screen just happens to be the same size as the Lumia 635 despite the latter’s larger package. This…
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How to print to a colour PCL printer from a Mac
If you know the Mac platform well, then you know that PostScript is the preferred printing system for OSX and all its precedessors way back to the very early Macs. This comes about because Apple virtually invented PostScript printing and desktop publishing about thirty years ago partnering with Aldus, the inventors of PostScript (which later…
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Mozilla Thunderbird
So I am trialling out Tbird again. For some reason I disliked it for quite a long time even though I used it a lot, years ago. I suspect the interface was kind of clunky, but of course there are all these styles available now. Really easy to set up with Google and Hotmail accounts,…
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Inkscape Vector Graphics Editing Software
Inkscape stands out as a very good vector graphics editing software package with a breathtaking array of features and functions. Simply finding your way around the user interface is somewhat daunting but gives a clue as to the scope of the development of the project to date and the lengths to which the project has…
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SX 170 arrives
So this came down from Smiths City in Nelson, they must have about the last remaining stock in the whole country. Here it is side by side with the SX150 on its right. There are a few differences which don’t really bother me that much. The lens zoom ratio is a little higher as is…
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Camera Totals
As of today IXUS135: 2229 – now finished with unless I need to use it for something in the future. SX150: 2881 – going back into mothballs for now. EOS600: 6966 SX170: just starting with it (arrived today) SX260: 5496
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SX170 last of its kind
Six weeks ago I wrote about my plan to get a Powershot SX170 as a replacement for the little Ixus camera I had. I am now following through with that plan as the model has been officially withdrawn in NZ. Fortunately LV Martins / Smiths City still have a few as just about everyone else…
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Canon SX150, Lowepro Dashpoint 20 & Lowepro Apex 60
Once upon a time… Lowepro made the D-RES series of camera pouches. I had one of the smaller ones. It held every one of my AA battery pocket cameras and had plenty of internal pockets for extra batteries. With the AA cameras I had a spare set of rechargeables and a spare set of lithiums…
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SX150 again
So back to using the SX150 for the first time in 20 months and it’s great to be using such a good camera again. One of the reasons I stopped using it is because I couldn’t get a pouch that would hold two additional NiMH AAs as well as two lithium AAs for “emergency” backup.…