thejokker

anyone have experience using the photo editing program GIMP on those small netbooks (eeepc, dell mini 9, hp mini, etc.)?

As i search the net i find a bunch of ads for places, but never any way to do it yourself. Is it possible?

Was planning on warming some banana, apple and pomegranate in a brown sugar glaze and then putting in tart dishes topped with whip cream and a touch of fudge.

Oh, i've never done anything with a pom before, just bought a few at the store because i wanted to try it.

I just got back from Afghanistan and i have a ton of photos to share with the guys i was out there with, i don't want them to be publicly available, but i want them to be online. Maybe if i go through them and edit it some more i can make it into the 5 GB range, any thoughts on how to get them online for free?

There was a tutorial about making high contrast photos in there. i seem to have lost my issue and i forgot to right down the steps. Does anyone have that issue and can remind me?

I want to try my hand at some local rock concerts, and i know i need a faster lens to do it with. I've got a D80 with the stock 15-55 (f3-5.6) and i was thinking about adding either a 50mm or a 35mm 1.8 or 1.4. The nikon 1.8 is only $100, is the 1.4 worth the 200 premium? Also i was considering the 35mm, because it would be closer to the true 50mm on my non-full frame camera.

samples of non-concert photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thejokker/

Im interested in shooting local bands, but i want to make some cash doing it. Has anyone had any experience approaching local bands or local papers about earning cash doing these gigs. I was thinking of trying to put together a photo essay and shopping it to the local mags/papers.

Found a used D80 w/lens with 20,000 actuations for $525

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An unopened D40 w/lens for $400

I am not new to dslrs, but this is the first time ive had to buy my own so im cautious about the used one, but i want the extra controls the 80 offers.

While i see everyone has their opinions, are the real differences just the little things? Like, ergos, menu interface, button placement, and where in the product line they include certain features? I dont have a preference so far, but havent done much with nikons (i work with canon, am loosing access to all gear soon), and now i found a d80 kit with lens for 570 so im probably going to buy it.

i saw the micro 4-3 from panasonic (G1) and im impressed because it reduces moving parts. Thinking about beginning my kit with a 4:3 camera.

used or new

current or discontinued model

thinking about d40x with lens for 350 or maybe rebel xti with lens for 600

http://www.barefeats.com/mbook3.html

according to this link the benchmarks look pretty even. I do a lot of photo-shopping work and plan on putting 4gb of ram in the macbook. Am i missing something or are they very similar for my needs. Dont need firewire 800, dont need expansion port, dont need lighted keyboard, and found out i can add a larger monitor with better resolution.

Is there a way to compare and find which monitors display 'true' color better than others? i'm planning on buying a laptop but want a larger monitor for editing at my office.

I bought a 1 TB drive and want to back up my PC and then use it on a mac, will this be a problem. Do i need to format the external for a different file system?

looking to buy Titanium or Tungston rings

military family looking to move to one of these locations in early 09. I know they both get cold, but is there something that is special about either one? We like the idea of being near a big city and i think both offer that.

I am deployed to the middle east and am looking for a cheap laptop that i can use to skype and web browse on a wifi network we have here. The only reason i considered the dell was because i found a sub-500 priced 1525 on their refurb page. If i got the dell i could install photoshop which would help because i am a military photographer.

I dont want to spluge on something and then the dust kill it, thats why i like the all solid state eeepc.

Are the sub $500 1525 dell laptops worth the bloatware for the possiblity of running a sluggish photoshop?

I dont play computer games or watch a lot of movies so the optical drive/linux doesnt bother me.

looking at buy a house there.