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You don’t own it. You lease it. Read on…
We’ve been using the Rosetta Stone Spanish software for a couple of years, but not as much lately so we decided to sell it on eBay.
My listing was pulled after a few days. No message, no alert. Just gone.
Guess what… YOU CAN’T SELL IT
When I emailed eBay [...]

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As you may recall, I recently posted a brief review of the Tamrac Velocity 7x. The Velocity is comfy, but too small for anything larger than a Rebel-size camera. Plus, I wanted to carry my MacBook Pro and camera gear all in the same bag.
So, I narrowed my list down to two bags:
The Lowepro Fastpack [...]

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Too bad non-L lens don’t come with a lens hood… you really do need one most of the time. I looked at the Canon EW73B, but being somewhat of a cheapskate, I couldn’t justify spending $30 on a 5 cent piece of plastic.
I found a third party replacement on eBay, and decided to give it [...]

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Recently, I started looking for a “quick draw” bag to hold my Canon 40D. My list of options was fairly short.
Tamrac Velocity Series
Lowepro SlingShot 100 AW
Lowepro Fastpack 100
No local stores carried the Tamrac, but I did try the Lowepros at my local Best Buy. They were a little more cumbersome than I had hoped. My [...]

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I recently upgraded my camera to the Canon 40D. This isn’t a full review; but rather, just a few thoughts after using it for several weeks.

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After playing with an iPhone for a few weeks, here are a few of my biggest gripes:

Shorter battery life than my Blackberry
Slower email composition (more steps)
No keyboard shortcuts
No consolidated Inbox
Ergonomics: isn’t as comfortable in my hand
No visual indicator for waiting email/voicemail without checking screen
No voice dialing
No chat

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