Technology

This technical post is to warn the unwary to stay away from the much-touted free WordPress shopping cart plugin if you’re running a real business. True, there are thousands of website owners with online stores that run just fine with WP E-Commerce. To all of you, I say congratulations and wish you continued good luck [...]

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Don’t worry, I have the new camera. It’s just that it snowed, you see… The first thing is, I love my new Pentax K-x. For anyone contemplating a purchase, I’d say jump right in. Since buying this particular kit, however, I have a few observations. One, the lenses that come with it, the DAL 18-55mm [...]

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Here’s a quick post for anyone interested in the new Pentax K-x. It arrived today, and I haven’t even taken it outside yet, but already I can tell the image quality is way better than with my old camera. Low-light performance is supposed to be especially good with this model. Check out “Old Taos December [...]

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This post is strictly business! Feel free to add your opinions in the comments… Here’s the deal: my 4.5-year-old Pentax *ist DS camera, a DSLR (digital single lense reflex), has apparently bitten the dust, or rather, the CCD (image sensor) has. Every picture I take comes out mostly black with faint purple streaks, much like [...]

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Has it really been 10 years since I wrote about this? Reader and FarrFeed technical advisor Michael from Adelaide requests an update, so here goes, in order of importance: 1. Live in New Mexico I mean, think about it: the low humidity means that given a little altitude, you can see as far as a [...]

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Yes, I do. I’m on the road right now, and this is the upgrade the rental company gave me, a brand-new Dodge Avenger R/T. It has a double overhead-cam 2.4 liter four-cylinder and an excellent 4-speed automatic. There’s plenty of power, surprisingly, and the transmission is very well matched to the powerplant. What makes this [...]

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Well, that was a fast way to spend $478! You won’t believe how long I agonized over what tires to buy. Then again, you might. The thing about pursuing the perfect car-nut tires when you’re living on the frontier is that one has to endure the cry of the Taos merchant: “We can order them [...]

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