A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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It would seem that interactive smart boards are the latest thing to sweep the EdTech world. Whether it be a SMARTboard, Promethean Board, or some other brand, districts in our area are racing to put these into every classroom, along with an accompanying projection system. I have mixed feelings about these investments. I was roundly … Read More “Boards versus Tablets” »
By the time we had recovered sufficiently to get out and about, our breakfast at Stax became brunch. From there, we headed over to the Motortrend Auto Show that’s playing this weekend. There were some interesting vehicles. The little convertible roadsters were drawing lots of attention, as was the Toyota FJ Cruiser. Several clubs … Read More “Auto Show” »
In all of the gluttony of television ads for Black Friday, one product really caught my eye. Fisher-Price now offers a digital camera in its "Kid Tough" line of products. A digital camera marketed to kids isn’t anything new. I’ve seen several really cheap versions in stores for years now. I think the difference here … Read More “FP Digital Cameras” »
I’ve discovered a major drawback with PDAs that include phone capabilities, such as Treos and Blackberries. First, you can’t multitask. There’s no good way to look at your calandar while you’re on the phone. More importantly, I find it hard to view data on my screen because of ear prints. I may have stop making … Read More “Please, no wax” »
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Well, maybe instead of Dickens we need to paraphrase Shakespeare: Two cameras, both alike in dignity.. One of the reasons I selected the D50 was because it was so similar to my N60. The controls are almost identical, and lenses can be … Read More “A Tale of Two Cameras” »
I’m getting the hang of this new camera. It’s simplicity makes taking great shots almost as simple as point-n-click. On my Nikon N60, I had never really learned how to use the controls like I wanted. The frugal part of me didn’t want to waste film with experimentation, so I never really got good with … Read More “Playing with the Camera” »
This week has been the perfect storm for consumerism, at least as far as electronic gadgets are concerned. Last Saturday we got new cell phones, mid-week it was the Blackberry surprise, and today I finally got a digital SLR camera. I’d had my eye on the Nikon D50 for awhile, now. First, it’s one … Read More “Nikon D50” »
Day before yesterday my boss walked in my office and dropped a brand spanking new Blackberry 7250 on my desk to replace my worn-out Nextel i205. So, now I’ve got a gadget dilemma. The Blackberry has most, but not all, of the same functions as my Palm Life Drive. Do I stop carrying the Palm? … Read More “Crackberry” »
Ohh, those to most conflicting of emotions – the love of gadgetry versus miserly tendencies. The internal battle raged as I tried to select a new phone. Turns out that unless you get the most basic model, you can’t get a cell phone without a camera, at least with our carrier. This is a problem. … Read More “The Ultimate Gadget” »
One of the very first RandomConnection posts was about "a place for my stuff." Here I had bemoaned the fact that as men start carrying more mini-tech gadgets, we don’t have a place to carry all our gear. It seems that Lore Sjoberg over at Wired.com has also recognized this problem. If I try and … Read More “Another Place for My Stuff” »