I recently bought a new camera, after not quite getting the quality pictures I wanted from the Canon S50. The S50 is a top-end digital camera, but does not nearly get to the standard of even the basic DSLRs. Initially I was looking at the Canon 450, but found a really good deal on the 40D, which is miles better than the 450, with some professional photographers saying that the image quality is very close to the 5D.
Author: Baldy
Belated photos of Abby
Since deciding to move my content from FB to here, I have not had chance to do a lot. At 22 weeks into the pregnancy we went for the 4D scan (most people try to correct me into saying it is a 3D scan, but you keep on forgetting the time dimension. The snapshots are 3D, but you get video with Time-lapse, that is why it is called 4D)
Anyway, here are the first photos of our daughter's face, belatedly here, but up on FB for some time.
Exchange server stops working
I wrote a quick post on the fun I've had with an Exchange server that stopped working for no apparent reason. The full article can be found here.
Hanselman
I had the privilege of meeting Scott Hanselman the other day while he was here in SA. I have to say he's an absolutely awesome guy, and it is nice to meet someone in the flesh after following their blog and podcast for some time now.
Old school rules for cycling
This is blatantly copied from cyclingnews.com's reader letters…
How your mindset influences your life
I read an interesting article today on mindset research done on various age groups and walks of life. Go ahead, read it, I'll wait.
The interesting parts for me is that as long as you have a growth-mindset, you will always be able to improve yourself, whether it be skills, emotional, etc.
The lawnmower – very fitting considering my gardener is on leave
Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is usually the husband. When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But somehow I always had something else to take care of first: the truck, the car, e-mail, fishing, always something more important to me.
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