Booting Windows XP From An External Drive - oh man, this is really crap what Windows offers. I would like to move the 20G partition for Bootcamp to an external drive since I hardly ever use XP anyway. But it's almost easier to give the MBP a larger drive than to jump through these silly hoops to get XP on a USB drive ...
Archive 2. September 2009
Panasonic DMC-GF1 Hands on Preview - "we got our hands on what Panasonic hopes will be the camera to convince those put off by the limitations of the Olympus E-P1." - if this is really it, it would be a hit. Because the E-P1 was already close, just too slow. And the AF was too bad. And the fact that there should be an optional EVF is good - I still find cameras best at the eye.
Panasonic Leica 45mm F2.8 Macro lens with OIS - okay, that sounds like it should eventually end up in my camera bag! A really cute macro lens would be something nice on the GH1.
Panasonic unveils DMC-GF1 Micro four-thirds camera - and my bet on buying the GH1 seems to be paying off. This could be the perfect second body, with the 20mm pancake for in the jacket pocket. I think I'll have a Canon setup to sell sometime next year ...
Set newer portable Macs' sleep mode - because I've looked it up again and again. My MBP strangely doesn't go into Deep Sleep, as far as I can tell - when the battery is empty, the RAM is gone, even though I'm in Mode 3. Hmm. I could just as well switch to Mode 0, delete the Sleep Image, and use the 2 GB for something else ...
The Dropbox Blog - iPhone Sneak Peek! - the best (ok, I think it's the best) online storage is getting even better with an upcoming iPhone app that allows you to quickly and easily access your data (and keep favorites for offline use). Exactly what I need, as I now use Dropbox constantly for all kinds of data transfers between computers.