Every year I get calls and emails from my customer about a “bill” they received that apparently requires payment to keep their domain. The letters are intentionally formatted to look like an invoice complete with a spot to fill in your credit card number.…
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I’ve been thinking about zoom lenses lately. I bought my first SLR camera back in 1990. It was the then new Canon EOS 10s. With it I bought an EF 50mm f/1.8, an EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5, and an EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM.…
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As discussed in my previous post, the cost of always-on data plans are too high for users like me who only occasionally need mobile data and occasionally need data overseas. While looking for a data plan for overseas use, I accidentally solved my domestic data needs.…
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I have an iPad Mini 5 that I use as my primary computer when I travel. I got the version with a cellular modem so that I can use it anywhere without having to worry about finding WiFi. This is not my first iPad with cell service.…
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My experiment with Citibank’s AAdantage MasterCard is (almost) over. Their security verification features pushed me over the edge. Every time I tried to talk to them on the phone I would come away frustrated.
Citi + Pay advertisement
Their phone verification system assumes that all their customers will have a land line or addition accounts with Citi.…
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Recently I picked up the 1992 movie for $4.99 starring Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, and Sylvester Stallone named after a 1981 song by The Police, Demolition Man. There’s no way this 1993 rated R film could/would get made today. It is a very strange film mixing violence, action, satire, and comedy.…
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I broke down and ordered the Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo. It satisfies the deficiencies of the Mavic Mini and costs half what the Mavic 2 Pro would cost. My two key needs, 4k video and Occusync, cannot be satisfied by the Mini.…
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Texas is reopening for business and I’m not sure how I feel about that. Last month I started seeing more masks appearing in public. Maybe one in three people wearing masks at Total Wine. Yesterday I made a quick dash into a local convenience store and there was no one but me wearing.…
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This is the third drone that I have owned. I have had it long enough to be familiar with its strengths and weaknesses. With the imminent release of the Mavic Air 2, I have had a chance to review my purchase.…
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While cleaning out my digital desk I found this image from 2014 listing places in the world that I would like to visit. Six years later I have checked off six places that I have visited since then. The Chichtzen Itza on irks me because I was in Progreso this past summer but did not have time to get into the jungle.…
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Movie Poster for Highlander
Probably my favorite movie is
Highlander from 1986. When planning a trip to Scotland, I had to make sure the Eilean Donan Castle was on the agenda. To me this castle is the epitome of what a castle should be.…
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Back in 1988 I had the idea to take pictures of models that I’d built. I was new to photography and used this as an experiment. These shots were all done with a 35mm camera.
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Snow Speeder from Empire Strikes Back
Eagle from Space: 1999
With the new King Kong vs Godzilla movie coming out in a few months, I thought I would put together a list of King Kong movies to re-watch in preparation. I’ve left off the cartoon and other TV appearances. Let me know if I’ve missed any theatrical outings.
