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 * @subject Another Frenzy of Camera Accessory Purchases
 * @topics Photography
 * @permalink Another_Frenzy_of_Camera_Accessory_Purchases
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 * @author john
 * @created 3/9/09 10:12:48 AM
 * @modified 3/9/09 10:12:48 AM
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I have a small pile of gear on its way, and it's taking forever to arrive:

  • Flash bracket frame thing (maybe to modify)
  • CTR-301 radio/optical slaves (last effort before buying PocketWizards)
  • Bamboo Fun Wacom Tablet
  • Macro Extension Tubes (the best quality air $10-$60 can buy)

In that mess, I have a shiny new ASUS eeePC 1000HE netbook for Claire arriving some day as well. It'll be nice to have a new Linux machine, but I'll need to figure out how to install Ubuntu from an SD card. That should be exciting.

I don't know how people stand online shopping for everything. With the closing of Circuit City, etc, we'll just need to order more and more stuff online and wait for delivery. I have a theory that getting enough stuff constantly in flight (go economy!) will keep a steady stream of interesting toys, and it'll save me the anxiety of waiting for stuff.

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 * John Flinchbaugh
 * http://www.hjsoft.com/blog/
 * 3/9/09 10:24:59 AM
 * inspiration
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When inspiration wanes, the credit card picks up the slack.
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 * 3/9/09 10:32:25 AM
 * Forget the SD install
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Forget the SD install, install off of the pen drive. It's incredibly easy ubuntu has "usb-creator", and there is also "unetbootin".
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 * John Flinchbaugh
 * http://www.hjsoft.com/blog/
 * 3/9/09 10:51:32 AM
 * Great tip!
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I was anticipating a "chicken and egg" problem, where my only existing Ubuntu box no longer has working external USB ports, so it would make running Ubuntu to create installers difficult.
Fortunately, I found unetbootin in Debian, so I'll build the installer on the server.
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 * Joshua Boyd
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 * 3/13/09 4:55:46 PM
 * Toys
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Circuit City was a pretty crummy place to deal with anyway. Don't you have a Best Buy near you? Or a Cyberwarehouse of computer stuff?
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John Flinchbaugh: I think I rectified the misfiring problems just by replacing the batteries. The random firings were a bit misleading, but they seem to be better now. >>
John Flinchbaugh: I think my original set of CTR-301's are going to crap. When I paired the old CTR-301's with the new YN-360-II strobes, they've started liking to misfire. At first I thought it was interference, but it seems to be happening any time. Maybe I'll test more empirically -- old strobes on old triggers vs new strobes on new triggers. Maybe I can only rely on the CTR-301's for a year or 2, then they need to be replaced. >>
John Flinchbaugh: I installed thunderbird and wired it all up, but I still just really prefer mutt for most my quick email reading. >>
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