On the right is a comparison photo of the Nikon Z8 and Nikon D850. I have owned nine of the Nikon D850. Everytime I buy one, someone comes along and offers me too much money for it, and I sell. Then I miss it. It is one of the highest rated cameras in the world. Outstanding image quality and...
I've owned one of the best routers ever made. It's an ELU ... bought out by Dewalt and rebadged as the DW624/625. It's a beast with advanced features still leading the industry today. I also have several other routers. The most recent, and I expect will be most used, is the DCW600. It's handheld...
This is the final build. I need to add the ratchet straps, and the fall arrrestors. We downsized from a 2500 sq. ft. house to our current home at 1400 sq. ft. That's a major change. I was fortunate to have my brother-in-law (Barry) help me build two lofts at opposing ends of the garage. Both are...
I heard it again last night. Photography is dying. The meaning is that photography as a career option or business opportunity is dead (or dying). That's dead wrong. And totally wrong thinking. When I hear this, I really think the communication should be that the photography industry is...
The Nikon 8* series DSLR cameras and the new Z8 are among the highest rated cameras in the world. I've owned them all, except for the Z8 (and that will change shortly). I've actually owned nine D850's and would rank that as the best camera overall. It even surpasses the Z8 in dynamic range. DXO...
Back in the fall of 2024 I wrote an article about going back to driving school bus. It took me a while to get my Class "B" license back (needed to update medical and get doctor referrals). I started mid-month December 2024. In the article, I offered some data – reviews of school bus operators...
Like most people (I guess), I have quite a few applicaitons and websites that I need a username and password for. I refuse to use the password manager functions in browsers or the specialized password management apps. The concern is for ID theft – having your passwords and usernames all in one...
I previous wrote an article Automation software: AutoHotKey vs AutoIt. The purpose of the article was to rant about AutoIt, an automation scripting language I have used for at least twenty years now. The original purpose of AutoIt was to automate a series of processes on a remote computer. I wanted...
For the past year and a half, we have been focused on renovations to our basement apartment and then renovations to the garage. The basement apartment was finished in mid October 2025. No rest after that, we had some health emergencies to deal with ... then right into the garage reno. I call it a...
Marketing messages really push the megapixel wars further and further. Hobbyist cameras are typically in the 20 to 24 megapixel range. Enthusiast and professional cameras are 40+ megapixels. My last two cameras were Nikon Z9 and Nikon D850, both 45.7 megapixels. That is 8256 x 5404 pixels. If you...