Me too. My wife ordered two different products at the same time, from her phone. We got billed the shipping for the FREE one and $99 for the next months. I called to cancel and they would not do it. They said their web site had all the info. Told them we did not buy from there and what was on their site was not the same as the one we ordered from. What we ordered was a month free trial......and there should be no $99 charge until the next month.....they kept refusing to refund so I filed a claim with BBB.......They even refused them. I appealed and told the company one more time to cancel ALL product and refund in full or I would take them to court and it would cost them more in the long run as I had copies of all transactions showing what I said as true, and at the same time I would shut them down for false advertising. I got my $200 back and kept the free sample. There are LOTS of complaints against this company on the internet. I tried to get letters from a lot of them but no one wants to get involved, so I was on my own. Print out their web site and a copy of the EARLY billing to put with the BBB claim. To bad people have to scam to make money.......they just keep telling people they will not refund, so the customers just give up..

HHoggers, I had to close out my old e-mail address, and reapply with my G-mail address. Now I can hopefully catch up on discussions I've missed for the past couple of months. In reacquainting myself with the group, I'd like to mention I was the Technical Editor for Digital Photographer and Pro Digital Imaging, two of the national print magazines for digital photographers in the last decade. Alas, sadly gone due to the destruction by the Internet. But that's in the past- I read with great eagerness all that's happening today in the digital photography consumer/prosumer marketeplace and I appreciate the HH's valued experience.
I've also embarked on a huge project to digitally scan selective portions of my 35mm slide archive to my computer for inclusion in my Life Memoir. I'm the kind of guy who likes to repurpose equipment for practical uses. As a result, I've obtained a classic 35mm film scanner, the Canoscan 4000, and I'm readying it for my scanning project. The main issues are the CanoScan software was used when Windows XP was the reigning PC operating system. I now use Windows 7 Pro. I know that's still old, but it's what I've got.
So my question to HH readers is what's the best solution to get Windows XP OS to function on my Windows 7 computer, so I can get the scanning software to work? I appreciate any and all responses.
Regards,
Tony Gomez

It has been confirmed that Los Angeles, CA will host the 2028 Summer Olympics. This will be the third one. The first one was hosted in 1932, four years before Hitler's 1936 political Olympics in Germany, where American, Jesse Owens won 4 Gold Medals. The next LA Olympics was in 1984, with the energetic pursuit to get it there by the late Mayor Tom Bradley. It was one of the great ones. I remember it well. The Russians boycotted that 1984 Olympics because President Jimmy Carter boycotted the Russian 1980 Summer Olympics because of their involvement in Afghanistan. It was still great without the Russians. The Olympics will be back on American soil. Yes, politics plays a role in the Olympics, beginning with the1936 Olympics. But, what isn't these days. Congratulations to Los Angeles.

Nothing wrong with the Panasonic fz-1000, but the Sony with a much larger sensor and interchangeable lenses is a far superior camera. I've read many comments that the menus on Sony cameras are difficult to master. I don't own one, but even if true, it would be worth the time to put into mastering them rather than giving up on it. If you have to shoot in auto until you understand the camera more fully, you'll still get some good pictures. Don't give up. If you can afford it, you can still buy something like the Panasonic when you absolutely need to have something you can put in your pants pocket. I've read the reviews myself, and it seems competitive with other similar cameras in the same price range.

I started into photography late in life and I've tried to become adept at shooting manual, aperture, etc, but I am not quick enough to make adjustments on the fly and miss many shots. Plus, the Sony is so smart that auto beats my attempts 99% of the time. Am I alone in finding photography difficult?
I travel often and I think I would prefer a good bridge camera that is easier to pack and wouldn't make me feel like I'm driving a BMW in second gear when I shoot in auto.
So I'm thinking about selling my like-new Sony a6000 mirrorless, with 18-50 kit lens and 55-210 zoom. Is there interest and what would be a fair price? They're in perfect condition.
I've been looking at replacing it with the Panasonic fz-1000. I've read reviews and it's in my price range. Any comments?