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I've tried three times now and just can't seem to figure out how to get a portable USB Hard Drive set up in such a way that my PC will boot Ubuntu from it when it is plugged in. I'm a fairly competent guy when it comes to Linux and technology in general. So the […]

The last time I looked into Portable USB hard drives, in the end, I simply gave up. I ended up purchasing a 160GB Acomdata drive unknowning what a nightmare connecting it to two USB ports would be. This particular drive requires either an external power connection, or two USB ports to be occupied in order […]

Long story short, my day-job is locking down our company laptops leaving me with no computer for personal use when on business trips. Not really eager to carry two laptops on a business trip and already having one laptop in the family,  I'm not really considering buying another full-blown laptop. However, I am potentially in […]

Radio Popper is the new kid on the block when it comes to wireless radio strobe triggers. In fact, they are so new you can't even buy the product just yet. But, when you can, the promise the difference will worth the wait. And I, for one, believe them.
There are basically two product types Radio […]

I took today off as well knowing I would want to spend some time with Jess and Celeste to make up for the weekend as well as getting my bags unpacked, all my equipment cleaned, and my images at least mostly processed.  It's not starting off well.
First, I realized that my mobile blogging method wasn't […]

Disqus announced the addition of OpenID support yesterday. YAY!
But they get it all wrong. BOO!
They have implemented OpenID through the use of another site, ClickPass. This is where the problem lies. Instead of implementing OpenID themselves and allowing additional functionality through ClickPass, ClickPass has basically become a required stop in the chain of event […]

This little tip just changed my life… I swear. I've been looking FOR-EV-ER for a way to filter my Thunderbird Inbox so that I see only the "starred" messages. Despite my poking and prodding and searching I couldn't figure out how until today.
When you're building your filter/custom view/folder criteria, "starred" is not an option […]

As some of you may know, I've been using ExposureManager for quite some time now. I'm not 100%  happy with them and never have been, but, they seemed to be the best option for me at the time. Things may have changed.
I've recently been introduced to Zenfolio and I feel they offer a very compelling […]

I've had each of these commenting systems installed in various places in my network of blogs. Additionally, I've used the blogs of other people using these services to get a feel for the user side of it. I've also tested a handful of other systems brought to my attention, none of which were as personally […]

Lately, I seem to have rekindled my public internet voice. It's not that I ever stopped writing, it's just that I practically stopped writing anything of importance to anyone outside of my circle of friends. But, I feel change coming, which is a good thing. Furthermore, as time goes on and the face of the […]