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Most if not all of the pictures on this site were taken with Nikon equipment. On film an Nikon F401 35mm SLR, and digital a Nikon 990 3MPixel. I am always on the lookout for something to upgrade to and now Nikon have two very nice bits of kit.
The D70 SLR kit is a camera that has een having rave reviews everywhere and might just make me jump into the digital SLR relm. The kit comes with a zoom Nikkor 18-70mm lens. The only thing that is making me say hold on is the cheaper, non SLR Coolpix 8800 with a larger pixel count, x10 zoom and image stabilisation.
I am one for simplicity, and anything I need to install into the car means hassle as far as I'm concerned especially if there is an easier route. Enter the Blue Tooth hands free kit. No wires or holes to drill in the following cases too.
I was a fan of the original BT200 with 3 hours talk time and 96 hours standby and not only did it look unique, it was comfortable to wear and the quality was exceptional. It became the standard Blue Tooth kit for the company mobiles at work..
The BT250V is still available at £39.99 but the BT250 at £49.99 adds an extra 5 hours talk & standby time plus adds Blue Tooth hands free profile to the head set profile only found on the BT200 (as a result of this the BT200 is not compatible with the Nokia 7650).
The ability to roam around the house with the laptop and connect up to broadband at the sametime was something I investigated last Christmas. I also have another PC that I wanted to use as a server so I then got into home networking!
The Linksys Wireless G Router was the ideal piece of hardware to get this little project up and running. I am on NTL cable broadband and the output from the broadband modem plugs directly into the back of the router. Set up was completely painless even on the wireless side. Ensure that you activate WEP and MAC adress filtering for maximum security out of the box.
The same but now with speedboost is the Linksys WRT54GSUK Router.
If you are on ADSL then the you will require a different product that also includes an ADSL modem, and the Netgear DG834GUK comes highly recommended.
Alternatively Linksys also can provide the ADSL solution DG834GUK comes highly recommended.
For a straight wireless access point try the Linksys WAP-54.
The ultimate printer?
The ultimate storage drive at the moment is the LTO Ultrium and Amazon have very good deals for media.
Imation - LTO 1 Ultrium 100/200 Tape Cart With Case
Imation Black Watch LTO Ultrium - 200 GB - storage media
Imation - Cartridge Ultrium Lto 2
Standard CD-R media
BenQ CDR-80 (52x) 100pk Designer Boxed
Verbatim CDR-80 (48x) 10pk Slim Jewel Case - Coloured
Standard CD-RW media
Verbatim CDRW 80 (2-4x) 5 Pack S/Case - Colours
Storage for the storage!
Imation - Slimline Empty Jewel Cases 25Pk - Black
Case Logic CD Wallet Holds 64CDs - Navy Blue CDY64NB
Case Logic CD Wallet Holds 32CDs - Navy Blue CDY32NB
Taking over from the floppy drive for convenience of moving and transferring data around the Bytestor 512MB pen drive and even bigger than a CD-R/W the Bytestor 1GB pen drive extremely convenient.
Not including those on the Impreza Books page of course.
Going Postal - Terry Pratchett the latest Pratchett out in paperback.
The Monsterous Regiment - Terry Pratchett
A Hat Full of Sky - Terry Pratchett a kids book yes, but a very good book for adults too.
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents - Terry Pratchett again a kids book but I wish more would read it. A tale involving many tails and far far better than that Potter guy at Hogwarts. This book is funny clever and keeps you reading just one more page.
Flanimals - Ricky Gervais again a kids book but hey its cool!
And we have this year More Flanimals - Ricky Gervais !
From a technical standpoint there are quite a few books in the reference category that are worthy of mention.
Autodesk Inventor Release 8 Intermediate Level: Mastering the Rubicon by Elise Moss
Autodesk Inventor Release 8 Fundamentals: Conquering the Rubicon by Elise Moss
Cause and Effect Lean: Lean Operations, Six Sigma and Supply Chain - John Bicheno
Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation - James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones
Luton and Stevenage (Explorer Maps) - Ordnance Survey
MCSE: Windows Server 2003 Certification Kit - Microsoft
Dilbert day t0 day desk calendar.
I am first to admit I have a wide varied range of musical tastes. So I will add to this list as I find something I like and you will see how my taste does really change.
The Cream of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
Disraeli Gears [Original recording remastered] - Cream
Led Zeppelin I [Original recording remastered] - Led Zeppelin
Aero [CD + DVD] - Jean Michel Jarre
Don't believe the truth - Oasis
The Silent Force - Within Temptation
Neil Young - After the Goldrush
And something to listen to them on? How about this little nifty Goodmans Micro system and it has DAB radio too.
OK so I admit to being a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan! All the better then that Amazon have the following box sets for the series at very good prices at the moment.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Series 4 Box Set
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Series 5 Box Set
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Series 6 Box Set
Yet more coffins.....
Six Feet Under: The Complete First Series
A few cartoons...
Shrek 3D - 2 disc box set. Note the only part that is in 3D is a 15 minute short animation on disc 2. This is the same animation that is used on the Shrek 4D theme park ride. Disc 1 is the original film.
Some blockbusters
Day After Tomorrow - 2 disc set
Queen and Paul Rodgers - Return of the Champions
Wallace and Gromet - Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace and Gromet - Three Cracking Adventures
How about something to play them on? In fact a bargain at the moment is the Philips DVDR75 DVD Recorder for under £170!
Once you have your DVD recorder then you are going to need some DVD media.
Verbatim DVD+RW (4x) 10 Pack J/Case
Various bits of software and again Amazon are quite keen on their pricing.
Office Visio Standard 2003 - Microsoft
Office Visio Pro 2003 - Microsoft
A few PS2 games.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run Platinum
8MB Memory Card and Dual Shock Double Pack
Draper value 71271 - 61 Piece tool kit includes socket set, spanners, screwdriver bits etc.
Draper Value 71369 - 95 Pce Automotive Tool Kit extensive kit
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