Posts for: tsca
Sep 20, 2015 02:15:17 #
Love the feet! Congratulations, you found the missing link in the evolution of reptile to bird!
Aug 21, 2015 16:31:22 #
bweber wrote:
Here is another shout out for the cam ranger. I use it with a Canon and it works very well. I like to show some portrait clients the images as they are taken. I can also control the camera from the iPad in a live view mode.
:thumbup: :thumbup: Works well with Nikon D5300 on my iPad, MacBook Pro, Kindle Fire HD & Samsung S-4 Android phone.
Jul 16, 2015 10:06:11 #
AnnaS wrote:
Nice picture, Tom. Did you use a polarizing filter on that?
Yes, I just edited my post.
Jul 16, 2015 09:58:21 #
Mojoni wrote:
Use a polarizing filter
:thumbup: :thumbup:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest_entry_details.jsp?pcenum=23708
I used a CP filter on this.
Jul 13, 2015 01:11:30 #
Jul 13, 2015 00:50:33 #
Nice series! A great capture of a capture!!!
Jul 3, 2015 00:15:05 #
You might find this helpful, "July 2015 guide to the five visible planets"
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=b7d50b8a91-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-b7d50b8a91-394232297
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=b7d50b8a91-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-b7d50b8a91-394232297
Jun 20, 2015 15:41:33 #
LaurenT wrote:
I have even bought an external drive reader to pull the hard drive out of the PC, but I haven't tried that, as I'm not sure I can read the hard drive on a Mac.
If the external drive reader you mention is an empty housing with a USB cable, then just pull the hard drive out of the laptop and put it inside. It's really easy, the drive is usually under a cover on the bottom of the laptop, with a few screws holding it in place. The enclosure will probably have two screws holding it's cover on. Remove them and slide the cover off. Then the drive can be inserted. Just plug it into your Mac, my MacBook Pro has no problem reading the drive from my Sony Vaio.
Be sure to unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery. Then touch bare metal on the computer to discharge static electricity before touching the drive. You can also buy a wrist strap to discharge the static.
Your charging problem may be with the DC power jack on the the laptop. That's the receptacle that the AC adapter plugs into.
I bought a replacement from Amazon for $14.95. Very easy to install on the Sony. I've replaced others that required soldering, which is a little more difficult. Google "dc power jack repair" and you may be able to find a local place to have it done. There are also several places you can UPS it to that will do it for around $75.00.
If your external drive reader isn't an enclosure, you can get one from Amazon or Fry's for $8.00 - $30.00. There are lots of how to videos online explaining how to do these things.
Good luck, Tom
Apr 26, 2015 23:19:56 #
d-cart24 wrote:
Got this guy today on our journey
Nice, it looks like you had a great journey!
Apr 26, 2015 23:11:37 #
northcoast42 wrote:
My best image of Saturn...so far :-D
Starting to seriously think about a larger telescope :shock:
...someday. I'll keep trying with this one for the time being.
Starting to seriously think about a larger telescope :shock:
...someday. I'll keep trying with this one for the time being.
Wow, that's beautiful! What telescope and camera are you using? Are you hitchhiking on the ISS or Hubble?
Apr 21, 2015 22:29:43 #
AuntieM wrote:
Tomorrow night the Lyrid Meteor Shower is happenin... (show quote)
Good luck! I'm from light polluted Southern California, currently visiting Park City, Utah and hoping to see it as well. This link has some suggestions.
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-lyrid-meteor-shower?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=5c8c415ec7-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-5c8c415ec7-394232297
Apr 17, 2015 15:42:46 #
Chris F. wrote:
I agree, and desalination is not cheap!
Chris
Chris
It's not cheap to save 6 fish either! :thumbdown:
http://www.wired.com/2015/04/california-spend-4-billion-gallons-water-fish/
Apr 17, 2015 07:33:01 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yeah, I've been seeing lots of before & after pictures from out there. It seems a bit late to start conserving, and people are complaining about it. They go to the sink and get water. What's the problem? Pictures like this show the problem. Better planning fifty years ago might have made a difference.
They keep voting this guy in: Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr. is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party who has served as the 39th Governor of California since 2011, having previously served as California's 34th Governor from 1975 to 1983.
And he only seems interested in leaving this as his legacy: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/jerry-brown-high-speed-rail/
Apr 17, 2015 07:18:16 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I think this is for a limited time, but the price of the D750 has dropped to $1,999.95. I have one due to arrive today - at the old price. I'll call the dealer when they open. They'll either give me credit, or I'll return it.
From a Nikon email, it goes until April 25:
Apr 14, 2015 15:45:05 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Remember when the max on an IBM PC was 640k?
When we bought our first computer at the Sears Computer Store in Pasadena, I deferred to my wife's expert opinion. After all, she had taken several computer classes at UCLA where she actually programed on punch cards. She insisted we only needed one floppy and no hard drive on our original IBM PC. The only upgrade worth the money was going from 64K to 128K of memory. As soon as it was available, I put a 20MB HDD on a card in one of the expansion slots, beginning a long string of computer upgrades and replacements, not to mention a lifetime of workarounds to my beloved wife's expert opinion. But to be fair, she does the same with me! :) :roll: