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    Stuck with Nvidia.

    http://forums.adobe.com/thread/511974?tstart=-1 http://aeportal.blogspot.com/2...cuda-acceleration.html If what's said above is true (I believe that's the case), I guess I'm stuck with Nvidia cards. Well, it's not that I game much but I guess I'll have to give up the ritual of playing all...
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    Video Editing.

    Q6600 @ 3.2ghz has been quite okay for me until I got myself into this video editing thing. After it took an hour to render 2 min. of footage, I realized i7 is quite needed. Thanksfully, my gf is looking for a new desktop which means I can sell her my current setup and go for i7 for myself...
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    i7 860 setup for video editing.

    I was quite okay with my current Q6600 @ 3.2 ghz setup until I got myself into this video editing thing. When rendering 2 min. of video took an hour, I realized i7 is needed and luckily my gf is looking for a new computer. Basically, I can sell her my current comp. and get a new one. I did...
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    Mamiya Debuts DM22 Digital Camera for under $10K

    http://www.coloursmag.com/?p=889 For only $9995, it even comes with a 80mm f/2.8 lens! This is like 5D of MF market.
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    World Wide DSLR sales figure.

    http://translate.google.com/tr...%2FDSLR-Welt-im-Wandel Nikon's come back is quite significant. No wonder Canon came up with 7D; they gotta play the game the way Nikon wants to play. Sony also made quite a progress though it's not as good as Sony wanted it to be. I don't know where Pentax is...
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    Very and very strange HDD problem

    This WB 1TB Black Caviar (WD1001FALS) drive I got 40 days ago has been running fine except a few problems. After some weeks of usage, Windows 7 beta would crash due to system files corruption. I suspected of bad HDD but someone else mentioned how that version of Windows 7 beta corrupts system...
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    Windows Activation Crack

    Long before Win7 is released, there're many cracking methods that's surfacing the web. All, I guess, does their job. And, there's this one that is different. It's the one that actually makes your programs run faster because it shortens authentication processes that Windows checks upon...
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    Does C1E, EIST lag?

    My Q6600 is overclocked @ 3.2 Ghz(400mhz x8) and I do have C1E turned on. With it, the cpu runs at the speed of 2.4(400mhz x 6) when much hosrepower isn't needed. The voltage remains the same regardless of the clock difference. EIST is turned off because it just doesn't make any difference...
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    Best movie ever!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...eature=player_embedded My life is now fulfilled.
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    If your Internet speed is slower than it's supposed to be...

    I was reading a post in this forum and someone there was complaning how AERO slows down his internet speed. I thought it was a ridiculous claim until the other person pointed out how MMCSS(Multimedia Class Scheduler Service) 'can' cause such a problem. Simply put, MMCSS controls all the...
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    What's your upgrade plan?

    Ever since i7 came out and prices of DDR3 ram has gone down, I had this strong urge to let go of my Q6600 @3.2 ~ 3.6Ghz. This is not because Q6600 is a bad performer but the performance of i7 920 and its overclockability looked just way too great for me to pass. I was on the verge of selling...
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    Meet Tmax.

    http://www.tmaxwindow.co.kr/main.asp http://translate.google.com/tr...&tl=en&history_state0= Now, this is very and very interesting: this S.Korean software company officially announced Tmax Windows today. What the hell is Tmax Windows? Get this. It's an OS that is supposed to be 100%...
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    What kind of bird is this?

    I saw my two cats on hunting mode looking at this bird through the window. Usually, all the creatures would run off when the presence of cats are detected, but this bird didn't even care. He acutally came close to the window which drove my cats go crazy. For the kitties, too bad window was shut...
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    5d mk2 firmware released.

    http://www.dpreview.com/news/0...on5dmarkiifirmware.asp Though previous way of video mode okay, it was way too much limited for me to fully enjoy it. Now that the new firmware enabling such feature is out, now that I've tested it, what more can I say? I love it and it makes quite a huge...
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    9550 E0 @ 4Ghz overclocking...

    Past 2 years, I've setup 3 Q6600 G0 @ 3.2ghz machines (full memory banks.) Mine that ran on Gigabyte motherboard(P35C-DS3R), it was not so hard. I just had to go through several voltage settings to find the sweet spot: no headaches. However, on my friends Asus motherboards(P5Q pro and P4KC,)...
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    Using SATA CF adapter as a card reader.

    A frined of mine who runs a studio is sick of slow transfer speed of USB readers. He asked for the fastest possible way and all I could think wasthis. The problem is... I don't know how reliable it is or if there's any downside with it. If it works just like how CF card readers work, it'd be...
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    WD 1TB Caviar Black Edition.

    I'm setting up this new system and having difficulties with WD 1TB black edition Hdd. In BIOS, when it's set to use SATA RAID/AHCI mode, the computer fails to dectect it (Using SATA port0-3 Native or Legacy mode doesn't have any effect.) When SATA RAID/AHCI mode is disabled, the computer does...
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    Used equipment experiences?

    Out of all those lenses and cameras I've bought over the years, nothing was bought as used. It's not that I'm against the idea of buying used but it just feels uncomfortable. When I think about it, in terms of economic approach, it seems to be the silliest thing to do as I only use them for a...
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    How to delete Windows 7 residues?

    Before installing Windows 7 RC on OS partition, I've installed it on the data drive to see how it is. Now that I've installed it on OS drive and parition, I'd like to erase those Windows 7 residues left on the data disk but I get permission errors. I don't have much knowledge when it comes...
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    Pentax K7D!

    http://43rumors.com/pentax-k7d/ Beside above mentioned link, there has been series of leaked photos on this new Pentax camera. Based on all those rumors and photos, I'm sure something new is coming from Pentax but I'm not sure about its spec. The rumor has it that it'll have: 1. 35mm 1.3x...
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    About RED's 617 Mysterium Monstro sensor.

    617 format digital sensor with resolution of 261MP sounds just insane. If it wasn't RED, I wouldn't even consider it seriously but since it's RED, I think it's highly possible. Even so, I just don't get how the camera will handle such a huge MP internally. Even for a still camera, that's just...
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    Coming soon: new Nikon cameras

    D5000: DX format entry level cameras. D400: DX flagship, 15MP+, 8fps. D800: FX mid range. 24MP. Also, there'll be an upgrade to imaging processor. If that gets rid of gray cast and WB problems, that'd really great!
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    Asus P5Q problem.

    My friend got a Asus P5Q motherboard along with Q6600 cpu and 4 sticks of 2GB memory. As I've dealt with 3 different Q6600 setups, I thought overclocking it would be quite simple. I was dead wrong because this MB just won't post if overclock fails. In other words, it won't show me that...
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    The story of how I ended up with this camera.

    As I was in the market for a new camera, I thought about goods and bads of cameras that I was interested in. As always, the point was to find a camera that best suits my 'need' while offering some of 'want.' I knew I can't have both and that's what made things a bit complicated as usual. Anyway...
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    5D MK2 Reviewed.

    I've finished reading a user review on 5D mk2 on this forum I go to and the reviwer there made quite informative points. Keep it mind that below is only a portion of what he said and my translation sucks. Simply put, 1. Once you turn on the NR function, it'll be applied regardless of ISO...
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    5D MK2

    It's been a few days since 5D mk2 came out and users are reporting banding nosie problem; using sRAW with highlight tone priority mode on, you'll encounter such a problem. Not all the time but very likely. If you must use sRAW and highlight tone priority together, you shouldn't buy 5D mk2 until...
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    D3X beta out.

    Based on the post from this guy that I've mentioned several times: D3X has been shipped to testers world wide. It's 24MP camera geared toward ultimate IQ. Nikon worked hard on IQ aspect of this camera especially because of gray cast/wb issues with recent cameras. (However, he says he's...
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    How can I kill a crab....

    I'm trying to steam this crab and I just can't put it into the boiling water; I feel uncomfortable putting an alive crab into boiling water. When it gets close to the water, it starts struggling and that makes it even harder to do it. Ah....I must be getting old or something. I used to...
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    Nikon to come up with a new camera soon.

    This guy who I can trust 99.9% on Nikon rumors said the following: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nikon will come out with a new camera that has at least 24MP and really high image quality. It seems like Nikon is...
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    Jesus Christ as a conservative and Rupublican?

    What I don't understand is that all these hard core Christians who are republicans seem to think that Jesus Christ was a conservative and would be a Republican. I know most, if not all, of religious people are not known for being logical as they're blinded by the faith but the very logic of it...
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    Jesus Christ as a conservative and Rupublican?

    What I don't understand is that all these hard core Christians who are republicans seem to think that Jesus Christ was a conservative and would be a Republican. I know most, if not all, of religious people are not known for being logical as they're blinded by the faith but the very logic of it...
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    Canon engineers held back by marketing department's "megapixel race"

    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/techd...held-back-e870a33.html "I am hugely disappointed because once again Canon engineers are dictated by their marketing department and had to keep up with the megapixel race." .... "The image quality on the 5d1 was so good that it's still as good as the new...
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    WTF can this possibly be?

    wtfisit.jpg I found those things by the garbage that had been sitting there for some days. At first, I thought they were brown rice my girlfriend bought. When she, later, saw those and asked me what they were, I realized those aren't brown rice. Still, I wasn't convinced they were...
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    RED of RED ONE to join DSLR market.

    I don't think I need to explain what it means. Those who know what RED has done only in 2 years would know what this is about. This is what Steven Soderbergh about RED ONE, .."I know this: Red is going to change everything" and I believe same applies to this new DSLR.
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    Fuji to announce digital version of FinePix Natura F1.9

    Digital version of 'Finepix Natura f/1.9' a.k.a the king of P&S might be announced in Photokina 2008. Below is the spec. Sensor: APS-C (23.0mm x 15.5mm CCD ) Lens: 35mm(35mm converted value) F/1.9 lens 10 MP 9th generation of Super CCD SR sensor 3 Inch 3:2 LCD Will hit the stores by...
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    D90 and its movie mode.

    http://chsvimg.nikon.com/produ...lineup/d90/en/d-movie/ Since the affordable FF becoming reality, I haven't been this much excited about new feature/function on DSLR cameras. Now, this movie mode on DSLR...I think it's the market buster. I bet the mass consumers will dig this. As for me...
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    Cat Spanking

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SF7G9UjVi0
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    Fake Building in Beijing.

    http://blog.wired.com/business...08/beijings-brand.html Forget about fake singing, fireworks, goods, and ages. This fake building deserves Gold medal. A fake gold medal that is. I'm just amazed how China could acutally managed to pull this off. Somebody tell me that this whole Olympics...
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    Nikon DRF rumors.

    http://images.quickblogcast.co...23/Nikon_BIG_small.jpg Since last year, there's been rumors of Nikon planning on DRF cameras. Recently, above linked ad was put on the Rangefinder Magazine. For Nikon to say the word 'big' so many times, it must be...uh...big. Many people, including me, are...
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    Canon, Nikon, Fuju Rumors....Well, more than rumors, I'd say.

    These two guys (one for Canon and one for Nikon) who were known for their accuracy predicted pretty much the same thing. Given that, I believe what they've predicted is more likly to come out as the fact. Anyway, below are the 'rumors' from those guys...