Tim’s Thoughts

I’ve had a great response to my post on the BDA Monitor and my issues with it.  Most of the traffic comes from the forums of Snapstream where I posted a link to my post. 

In light of this response, I’m going to try to post some product reviews over the next few months.  These products include:

SKYFI3 XM Radio and Car Kit

XM CommanderMT

ExactMats for 2008 Toyota Camry

and a few other things… let me know what you think, and what you’d like reviewed!

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And you wonder why students around the world are better spellers than Americans! Check out this picture!

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It was a beautiful Spring day in Columbia on Saturday and the wedding festivities were beautiful.  Nichole was beautiful, Danny handsome, and the Best Man didn’t look half-bad either!

I choked through my toast, but got out the thoughts I wanted to convey.  I am so excited to have Nichole as a part of the family, both to enjoy her company and to keep Danny in line!

There were dozens of cameras around, so if you took pictures at the wedding, post them online and post a link in the comments.  I’ll bring that link to the main post page.  I’d imagine that Danny will add links to the dannyandnichole.com page once they return from Hawaii.

From my Mother-in-Law Maureen Mitchell:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mormtch2/NicholeDannySWeddingInColumbiaSC

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My brother is getting married next weekend, and I’m the Best Man. I’m also into videoing weddings and am going to record their wedding. Being on the alter and running a camera at the same time should be interesting…

Meanwhile, I decided that I’d try my hand at shooting in High Definition. I’ve acquired a few HD cameras, including this one from Amazon, the HDV-HC7. It’s brand-new and the update to the HC3 that I’ve used once or twice before. I love the picture from the HC3, so I figured I’d get a newer camera for the weekend. It’ll be a third camera. Since they’re all going to be static (no one moving the cameras around during the ceremony) I’m looking forward to the widescreen view of the cameras.

I’ve also picked up a Sony FX1 to use hand-held during the reception, and other times throughout the weekend. It’s gotten great reviews, except for low-lighting. I have two Sony VX2000’s and their low-light quality is very impressive. I’ve heard that the FX1 isn’t quite as good, but it should work for this wedding.

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This summer I got a new widescreen laptop from work, upgrading from a 15″ laptop. The new HP laptop (nc8230) is pretty nice…good battery life, nice screen, pretty light. Problem was, my old laptop bag wouldn’t hold it.

After looking around for a while, I finally settled on this backpack, the Maxxum Red Wenger bag. Using the Swiss Army logo on it, it is just as useful as a Swiss Army knife. Plenty of room and pockets, convenient pocket on top for keys and an iPod, cable management system for headphones, etc. I love the backpack, and wanted to let you know too!

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