Does anyone know if there is a web site that compares the write speeds for various SD cards? The Canon XSi uses SD card and I have a Crucial 2GB SD card but I’m looking to buy a 4 or 8 GB card but want to get one with a fast write speed.
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I didn’t expect to receive my camera from Amazon within three days from the time I placed the order. I chose the free Super Saver Shipping and was amazed that it arrived so soon. Thank you Amazon !!
Anyway, been playing with it all weekend and was amazed at the sharpness and quality of the shots as compared to a point-and-click digital camera. There are a million functions and buttons on the camera that I’m still trying to grasp.
So today, I thought that someone might have put a tutorial on the web and googled for it.
Here is the link. Pretty good video.
I just ordered a Canon XSi (450D) from Amazon for $799. The reviews on dpreview and other blogs were pretty good. I wonder if there are any Canon XSi or DSLR User Group on the web.
Can’t wait to play with it when it gets here…
I was just reading an old book that I had on photography tips and where in San Francisco and the Bay Area to go to, to take the photos that you always see online or on the postcards. Here is the publisher’s web site. There are some free online books and tips on taking good shots.
After you captured the audio stream using Wireshark, you want to playback the RTP stream. Unfortunately, Wireshark can only decode G711 streams but the stream that you captured is G729. Follow the steps below to playback G729 streams
1- Open the capture in Wireshark,
2- If you do not see the RTP packets (G729) , you might need to select the UDP packets -> right click and select Decode As… -> RTP (in the scrolling menu)
3- The rtp packets should now show up as G729.
4- Go to “Statistics -> RTP -> Show All Streams”. Select the desired stream and press “Analyze”.
5- Select “Save Payload…”. Save options are Format = .raw and Channel = forward. Name file sample.raw. The file should now be saved on your PC in RAW format.
6- Convert the .raw file to .pcm format using the Open G.729 decoder.
Syntax: va_g729_decoder.exe sample.raw sample.pcm.raw
Or for Linux: wine va_g729_decoder.exe sample.raw sample.pcm.raw
7- Open Audacity and select “Project -> Import Raw File…”.
8- Select the sample.pcm.raw file and choose
- Signed 16-bit pc
- No endianness
- 1 channel (mono)
- Start offset: 0
- Amount to import: 100%
- Sample rate: 8000
UTC, GMT, PST, EST, PDT, EDT, MST, AM, PM ….. I can never remember what time is it over there. Well, here is a pretty handy site that keeps track of all the time zone and let’s you pick the time zone that you are looking for. No more guesswork or mental adding or subtracting.
“Are you about to make an International long distance phone call? Are you planning a trip to a foreign destination? Are you preparing for a web cast or online meeting? Are you looking for a free clock for your own web site or blog? With the Internet bringing everyone closer together, we still have to deal with our different locations having different times. World Time Server is here to help! World Time Server provides correct and current time in any world time zone, country or major city. Accurate adjustments for Daylight Saving Time ( or Summer Time ) are made according to each location’s rules and laws. No matter what time zone a country or city is located in, this is your top choice for a clock resource site.”
Interesting site for your computing questions – How-To-Geek
Published June 11, 2008 For Techies Leave a CommentIf you are looking for tips on tweaking Microsoft Office, XP or Vista or just need help with a question, here is an interesting site that I just stumbled upon.
I have been reading the reviews at this site for a long time now. It’s very informative and useful when trying to make a decision on which digital camera to buy. I always use this site to make comparisons before buying my cameras (I have a Canon A570 which I bought 18 months ago. I settled for that because I wanted to get one that uses regular AA batteries. Used this site to make comparisons)
Ever wanted to recall an email that you accidently sent? Sometimes you reliaze that you sent it to the wrong person (especially with the Auto-Complete feature when typing the persons name in the To: field) or that there are grammatical errors / spelling mistakes in the email you just sent? . I’ve had that happen to me many times.
Well, here’s a good tip that I found on the Microsoft Outlook 2007 blog.
“Delayed send is a simple idea: When you hit Send, Outlook automatically retains the message in your Outbox folder for a short length of time (for instance, one minute) before sending. Most times you won’t notice the delay. And if you hit Send and then realize you made a mistake, you can go to your Outbox, open up the message, modify it, and then re-send it – and the recipients never see the mistake.”
You can make a difference. Just add the i’m logo and sign up at the microsoft i’m site to donate to a charity of your choice. Each time you send an IM, Microsoft will donate a portion to the organization you chose. Finally, we can all make Microsoft pay.
“The i’m™ Initiative from Microsoft™ makes helping social causes easy. Every time you use Windows Live™ Messenger or Windows Live Hotmail®, our free webmail service, we’ll share a portion of our advertising revenue with some of the world’s most effective social cause organizations. Exactly how much will we share with our partner causes? Well, that’s up to you and the growing masses of registered i’m Initiative users. The more messages you send, the more we give.”
National Scenic Byways has a list of interesting and scenic roads to visit. Do you live near any of these? I’ve always wanted to drive some of these but there aren’t many near where I live 😦 -and with the prices of a gallon of gas nowadays, I don’t think I’ll be driving to see any of these in the near future. So the next best thing is to explore it online…
Choose the best seat before you fly – SeatGuru
Published May 16, 2008 Interesting Sites Leave a CommentTags: travel
Here is a site that I found sometime backand bookmarked it. It’s SeatGuru. It lists the seating plans for different airlines, plane types and even recommendations on which seats are the best. It’s pretty useful when you want to find a seat that has legroom and not near the toilets !!!
Do you know what your PC is doing ? You need Wireshark !
Published May 8, 2008 For Techies 1 CommentThis is a useful tool that I use almost everyday – for work and at home, and it’s free.
I can run WireShark and analyze packets and see what the problem is or what my PC is doing. It’s not for the everyday user and you have to be pretty technical. There are a lot of tutorials and web sites that teach you how to use it. I highly recommend it if you think you are having problems with your PC or might have a virus.
Below is a link to Wireshark.
I’ve used other Anti-virus before but have found that they tend to slow down your PC quite a bit. Also, they have other add-ons that I don’t want to pay for. All I want is for a basic anti-virus program that will scan my PC and also my incoming emails and attachments.
For two years now, I’ve been using the free AVG Anti-Virus and found that it does it’s job very well. I haven’t had any virus problems and I like the price – free ! According to their web site, they have 70 million users already. Also have a couple of awards from Cnet and others and they are ICSA certified.
The link below takes you directly to the download page.
This is so useful. SnagIt is a screen capture tool that can capture, edit and share vitrually any part of the desktop, partial window and even a scrolling web page. Great screen capture tool.
Check it out.
A friend introduced this to me yesterday and I think this is a pretty good tool and easy to use. I have tried others like Remote Desktop Sharing through NetMeeting, MS Remote Desktop Connection, VNC, Go to Meeting but surprisingly, this is simple and easy to use.
You just have to go to the web page (http://www.showmypc.com/) and select the link “Show my PC to remote user” . It will ask you to download a small program and then give you the option to share your desktop or just view your desktop. Then when you click OK, there will be a password generated.
For the person who wants to view the desktop, start from the ShowMyPC page and click on View Remote User’s PC. You will be asked for the password and immdiately get connected. Simple as that.
Go here for screenshots on setting it up (http://www.showmypc.com/ShowMyPCUI.html)
It looks like it works over SSH and TightVNC back to the main SSH server in the HQ.
This is a great piece of software. Best of all, it’s freeware !
Irfanview is a small, fast, compact graphics viewer for Windows. I find it extremely useful especially when I’m trying to resize photos and do batch processing. Check it out below.
Long distance phone calls at reasonable rates.
Published April 21, 2008 Interesting Sites Leave a CommentTags: long distance calling
We have been using Onesuite.com for our long distance for about 8 months now and have been quite happy with it. Rates are reasonable and access is good. You can even register your home and cell phone number which lets you bypass entering your PIN everytime you call into their 40-40-028 access number.
There are no connection charges or monthly fees – unlike many of the prepaid calling cards out there.
Example, calls form the USA to Singapore only costs 2 cents a min.
Check it out below. If you enter this code, we can both get bonus minutes (A77P56499)
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