Schlage FE575 PLY 626 ELA Plymouth Keypad Entry

Installed the Schlage FE575 PLY 626 ELA Plymouth Keypad Entry for a small home upgrade. So easy, so sweet and no more worrying about keys! Only $115 on Amazon. Now I'm eyeing occupancy sensors for my bathrooms :)

Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Fixed!

Bought the Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Rechargeable Toothbrush in September of 2010 for $105 on Amazon. Condensation build-up inside my electric toothbrush killed it, but simply disassembling and letting it dry out brought it back to life! $100 saved!

Red One vs. Canon 5D Mark II vs. Panasonic Lumix GH1 Video Test

DSLR "combocams" in action make it so hard not to make an impulse purchase!



RedOne (body only) - $17,500 (Red.com)

Canon 5D MKII (body only) - $2,699.89 (Amazon)

Panasonic Lumix GH1 - $2,449.95 (Amazon)

• LUMIX GH1 kit lens – the LUMIX G VARIO HD 14-140mm/F4.0-5.8 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S. –provides a broad focal length range of 28-280mm (35mm camera equivalent) and supports continuous AF using the contrast AF system for both photo and movie capture. The low-noise lens design also seamlessly supports video recording by minimizing the mechanical sound generated by AF/AE actions.

Canon PowerShot G10: Prosumer Point-and-Shoot Camera

The Canon Powershot G10 is a great point and shoot camera, but it can't even come close to an SLR.

When I considered purchasing this camera I was in envy of SLRs, but I wasn't ready to make the jump. Plus the thought of lugging around a giant camera was off-putting.

I purchased this camera thinking I could achieve somewhat decent DOF shots in preparation of moving to an SLR. You cannot achieve a shallow DOF on this camera unless you are really close, like 30mm close to an object. Zooming in on a subject will not help, because it isn't a constant aperture. Zooming in actually changes your aperture as well. Here are some examples:



But, if you're really close, you can achieve these results:




So my final thoughts on this camera are this:

• You will have a better understanding of exposure, shutter speed, ISO settings, levels, and RAW images.
• You will not see a difference switching apertures unless you use manual focus with the scroll wheel on abnormally close subjects.
• You will have awesome macro shots.
• You may find the camera a bit too big to comfortably have in your pocket.
• There is no in-between camera from a regular point-and-shoot to an SLR camera.
• If you are in SLR envy, MAKE THE JUMP! Don't be afraid!
  

Blackberry Color Pearl

Want to change the color of your pearl? Type this link into your Blackberry Pearl: http://www.geekandproud.net/blackberry/colorpearl/colorpearl.jad

Author notes:
"To enable/disable and set the color, go to Options->ColorPearl."

For more goodies by this genius go to:
http://www.geekandproud.net/blackberry-software/ (Alan's Blackberry Site)

Logitech Free Pulse Bluetooth Headphones

These headphones are awesome! It's about $100 at your local Best Buy (or cheaper on Amazon) and it's well worth it. I roam around my entire place listening to music freely with these puppies. There is a slight comfort issue when wearing them as advertised, but it doesn't really bother me. I tend to wear them under my chin and that works well too.

It takes about an hour to charge, but they last about 5 or 6 hours. After powering it on it syncs up instantly and you can adjust the volume by simply tapping the right headphone. As you can see, it uses a regular stereo plug, so you can plug it into any audio device, and it comes with an extension cable as well. What are you waiting for? Go out and buy it!