• Some updates

    I updated my kegerator page with a bit more detail. Namely, the actual part numbers for the Danby kegerator drip-tray, and the name of the parts supplier that I bought it from. I also updated my project studio page, with some of the new toys I’ve added recently. To whit, Cubase SX3, a Mackie Control…

  • More copy-protection ranting.

    This whole End of the World Party episode has got me thinking more about this stuff. Was the CD I bought actually defective? Notice I said “CD”. I was under the impression I was buying a Compact Disc. It sure looked alot like a Compact Disc, and was displayed in a rack containing many Compact…

  • End of the World Party Pooper

    I bought the new Medeski Martin and Wood CD today, titled End of the World Party (just in case). I’ve heard some of the sample tracks on the web-site, and it rocks pretty hard. Very rich palette of keyboard sounds here, lots of “voice chorus” Mellotron, bass-heavy analog synthesizer sounds, and of course the usual…

  • Canon 580EX revisited

    Took it back to Henry’s yesterday. They exchanged it, no problems.

  • Canon 580EX speedlite

    I just bought the new Canon Speedlight 580EX, to use with my EOS 20D. Bought the flash on Tuesday. Took a handful of photos with it. Today, two days later, I turned it on… whirrrr, click click click click, dead. Something in the zooming mechanism is grinding. I have no idea what happened. It wasn’t…