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My First Android

I'm definitely thinking of getting an Android 7 inch tablet for myself for Christmas. Below are the top contenders:

• Lenova IdeaPad A1
• Pandigital Supernova
• Pandigital Nova
• Acer Iconia A100

Whittling it down, there are a few things I will need:

• Must have Android market
• At least 5 hours battery life
• Capacitive screen
• At Least 1000ghz processor
• Under $250.00

I'm not looking to spend too much-I mean I have an iPad and a Nook. I thought about getting the Nook Color but I really want full-blown Android because I'd to start playing with it so I know something about the OS.
I will keep you posted as to my progress with Android as I said I won't be using it heavily, but the first month I have it I will stop using the iPad and only use the Android pad to force myself to get used to it. Eventually it will become my in-between-machine; used to surf the Internet and when I want to watch a movie when if I am trying to travel light but still need some tablet abilities & screen size.

Best Do-it-all Camera Under $200.00

I fell in love with photography using the Fuji Finepix s1800, 150.00 when I bought it. It taught me a lot about photography, and really wetted my appetite for a DLSR. The current version of this camera is the s2950, and it’s still under $200.00, new. I would recommend this camera to anyone who wants to get a little more out their photos on the cheap. The important things to get with a do-it-all starter is:

• Viewfinder to teach you proper composition
• Be able to shoot in Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and Full manual
• Optical zoom of at least 10x

The Finepix is the only one in that price range that has a viewfinder, which I feel really helps you make the switch to a DLSR if you are inclined. Other good Budget do-it-all cameras that are only missing the viewfinder:

• Canon SX150
• Olympus SZ10
• Kodak Eazyshare Z990

Reviews are luke warm about the S1800/S2950, but it’s under $200.00 People! Here is a gallery of pictures I took with it, some of them still my favorites even though I have a camera over $1000.00 now.

I just handed it down to my brother-in law this year and here are some pictures he took on the auto setting:




If you are thinking about going straight to a DLSR, get a used or refurbished (they usually have them refurbished in Canon USA’s store) Canon XSi, best bang for buck DLSR ever, but it will set you back around $400.00.

5 possible defenses Jerry Sandusky’s attorneys can use can use:

1. He believes he is a giant bar of soap, and was just trying to do his job
2. He had his eyes closed
3. He himself is a ten year old boy, but he got this ticket from a old fortune teller machine on Coney Island…
4. He invited a 42 year old Philippino woman name DeSilva to shower with him, and she just happens to resemble a small tanned boy…
5. Some guy in a grocery store sold him a license to shower with boys in 1970, but he lost it last week.

Muspy.com

For all you music lovers I highly recommend Muspy.com. What is it? It is a site that keeps track of your favorite artist and emails you when a new album from them comes out. Here is my current Muspy list:

• Natasha Bedingfield
• Indigo Girls
• Christina Milian
• Ani DiFranco
• Wyclef Jean
• Modest Mouse
• Michelle Featherstone
• JoJo
• Mos Def
• The Fray
• Lisa Lisa
• Rilo Kiley
• Patty Griffin
• Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
• Saint Low
• Anthony Hamilton
• Madder Rose
• The Script
• India.Arie
• Teena Marie

Quality instead of quantity

I'm starting to get back into photography, but I'm not really feeling galleries like I used to. I just look at my old galleries and I feel that they're much more like documenting an area. Nothing wrong with that; my Paris trip is an example, but it’s not creating an image that really speaks to me.  Hopefully, I can find a middle ground. My new focus is to create a body of work that I can look back on and feel like I took some good pictures intentionally. I want to create him a gallery of pictures that I can put in my home and in my office that people will look around and see the kind images that excited me.

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