My mini-DV camcorder is acting up. I think it’s a JVC GR-DVF21U, circa 1999. There’s nothing particularly good about this model, it was small for it’s day but is quite large by 2005 standards. It’s giving me an E04 error. The Internets tell me that the primary fix is to give it a good whack, […]
Archive for December, 2005
Camcorder Woes
04Dec05Hibernation Update
04Dec05I’ve long had a problem with hibernation on my laptop that happens on XP systems with >1GB RAM and is especially persistent on 2GB systems. My post on the subject is the #1 result on Google for the error message, Insufficient system resources exist to complete the API (with or without quotes), and somewhere around […]
Dell 3007WFP
03Dec05The Dell 3007WFP - Dell brings the 30-inch LCD love:
There’s no official announcement yet, but apparently Dell is going to roll out a massive 30-inch LCD monitor to compete with Apple’s lust-inducing 30-inch Cinema Display. The 3007WFP is said to have a a resolution of 2560 x 1600 (that’s WQXGA, baby!), a 14ms response time, […]
Section Targeting for Adsense
03Dec05What is section targeting and how do I implement it?
Section targeting allows you to suggest sections of your text and HTML content that you’d like us to emphasize or downplay when matching ads to your site’s content. By providing us with your suggestions, you can assist us in improving your ad targeting. We recommend that […]
New toys (of a sort)
03Dec05Got some presents for myself at last weekend’s gun show (Happy Thanksgiving!):
The bottom one is my Glock 26 9mm, which I picked up in 2003 right after I got my concealed weapons permit, with new +2 mag extensions for a 12+1 shot capacity. I’ve grown quite fond of this little gun, it performs surprisingly well […]
DMC-FX9
03Dec05I ordered a Panasonic DMC-FX9 first thing Monday morning. I ordered it from one of those “prices a little too good to be true” New York web sites, the sort that passes off grey-market imports as US products and pressures customers into buying ridiculously overpriced accessories. On Tuesday I read about Thomas Hawk’s horrible […]
