My last OMG COMPUTER ROCKS for now: I'm downloading some of the 1080p HD trailers from the Apple website right now, and watching them. I actually have to DOWNSCALE these things to see the entire image on the computer's display, and the MacBook plays them back smooth as butter, with room for other apps to be running too.

My Dual 1.8 GHz PowerMac G5 stuttered on these things, guys. The MacBook is faster than it was, at least for this.

So, who wants an iPod?

Um, in exchange for money. A late 3rd Gen 40 Gig model. I just installed a new battery about 2 months ago.

ION, USB 2.0 seems awfully slow when transfering 45 Gig of music to a new iPod....

I own quite a few LCD's and the ones that I prefer are made by Samsung and Viewsonic.

Thanks, ND. The Samsungs were looking good and less expensive.

I've got two Samsung 15" displays and have been quite happy with them.

tommy, how much do you want for it?

I hadn't gotten deeply into the camera, but the quality of the photos was good enough for someone like me. I like that it had the option to shoot short video sequences although I hadn't yet explored that. Having a bright display so that you can see the pictures you've already taken is good. This camera was chunky so going thinner wouldn't be bad but it's not absolutely necessary if it means a lot more $.

I have a Fuji A345 that can be bought for about $130 - 150 dollars.

Review: [link]

It's not a bad little camera. The memory card that comes with it is useless so add another $25 for a decent sized xD card. It feels a little cheap compared to the Rebel XT that I also use, but I suppose that's to be expected. It is also tiny, really tiny, easily slips into a pocket.

All of these pictures were taken with it

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Also, it worked perfectly with my linux computer.

Thanks for the recommendation, Gud. That's definitely something for me to investigate.

From [link] "Why Windows Vista Won't Suck"

SuperFetch also takes advantage of external memory devices—plug in that spare 256MB USB key (any size will work, really) and Windows can cache a lot of the working set to it. It's not as fast as your system RAM, but it's much faster than randomly grabbing small bits of data from all over your hard drive.

Either they got this wrong in the article or this is insane. Vista will page working data to a USB key? What the hell happens if it gets taken out? Besides, I don't want my USB flash memory being paged to, that can't be good for the longevity of my USE key.

Either they got this wrong in the article or this is insane. Vista will page working data to a USB key? What the hell happens if it gets taken out? Besides, I don't want my USB flash memory being paged to, that can't be good for the longevity of my USE key.

Hopefully it's just an option.

tommy, how much do you want for it?

I was thinking $170 + $10 for regular USPS shipping. This would include the inline remote, but not the separate charger as I want to hang on to that. Also, I'd include a two-way cable (A USB and Firewire connector on one end, iPod connector on the other.) This is (I think) a little less than I could probably get on eBay, because it would save me the bother, and more Buffistas should have iPods.

Email me at profile address if you'r still interested.