Just wrote this to Facebook:
"Please, all I want to do is remove my email and phone number from my profile, but you're trying to force me to link more things to my page and share more personal information - I'm almost at the point where I have to delete my facebook account because it takes so much work to keep my information private - I already receive so much junk that my inbox is full of spam, and my home mailbox is full if I'm gone for even a week. Please, please let us make our simple changes or skip things that we don't want to deal with. If it's overwhelming for me (a computer savvy user) you are frustrating the bejeezus out of all the grandmas and grandpas out there who just want to connect with their kids..."
IT's getting really frustrating when all their new "features" keep trying to force themselves on us, and we need to keep altering our privacy settings just to keep our information as "private" as we can. I wish I had never posted my address, email, or phone number now...
Thursday, May 6, 2010
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Monday, May 3, 2010
Sharing your Macbook Pro Connection with your Xbox 360
For those who don't want to buy the wireless adapter, you can do it with your mac!
I copied these off the net - but I had to make one slight change for my own setup - my router was 196.168.2.1
Before you start configuring, open up Terminal (in Applications -> Utilities) and type "ifconfig en0" (zero, not a capital-o). You're looking for the bit that says "inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx". In my case, the number I get here is 192.168.2.1 Second, note down the IP address of your wireless router, which in my case is 192.168.0.1
On your Mac
Connect your Mac to your wireless internet connection
Connect your Xbox 360 to your Mac via Ethernet
In System Preferences -> Sharing, enable Internet Sharing between your Airport and Ethernet connection
On your Xbox 360
Start up your Xbox and navigate to the Network settings menu
Under IP address, enter the number you got from the "ifconfig en0" command earlier on, but with the final number one place higher. In my case, I take the 192.168.2.1, and input 192.168.2.2 in the IP address box on my Xbox 360.
Under subnet, input 255.255.255.0
Under router/gateway, enter the number you got earlier from the "ifconfig en0" command. In my case, that's "192.168.2.1"
Move onto DNS. Enter the IP address of your wireless router (in my case, "192.168.0.1") in both the primary and secondary IP address fields
Leave PPPoE and Advanced settings blank (i.e. OFF and Automatic)
You should now be able to connect to Xbox Live via your internet sharing Mac
If you manage to get this method, or a similar method working, don't forget to drop by the comments thread to record your experience!
I copied these off the net - but I had to make one slight change for my own setup - my router was 196.168.2.1
Before you start configuring, open up Terminal (in Applications -> Utilities) and type "ifconfig en0" (zero, not a capital-o). You're looking for the bit that says "inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx". In my case, the number I get here is 192.168.2.1 Second, note down the IP address of your wireless router, which in my case is 192.168.0.1
On your Mac
Connect your Mac to your wireless internet connection
Connect your Xbox 360 to your Mac via Ethernet
In System Preferences -> Sharing, enable Internet Sharing between your Airport and Ethernet connection
On your Xbox 360
Start up your Xbox and navigate to the Network settings menu
Under IP address, enter the number you got from the "ifconfig en0" command earlier on, but with the final number one place higher. In my case, I take the 192.168.2.1, and input 192.168.2.2 in the IP address box on my Xbox 360.
Under subnet, input 255.255.255.0
Under router/gateway, enter the number you got earlier from the "ifconfig en0" command. In my case, that's "192.168.2.1"
Move onto DNS. Enter the IP address of your wireless router (in my case, "192.168.0.1") in both the primary and secondary IP address fields
Leave PPPoE and Advanced settings blank (i.e. OFF and Automatic)
You should now be able to connect to Xbox Live via your internet sharing Mac
If you manage to get this method, or a similar method working, don't forget to drop by the comments thread to record your experience!
Video Cameras - HD cameras
Hey Everyone!
Just finished looking up video cameras for my brother and Kala, so I thought I'd share some info.
The top three models right now are made by Panasonic, Canon, and Sony. Although I love the Canon interface on my Powershot S90, the winner of this most recent battle is Panasonic. If you don't want to read any more, just order the Panasonic HDC-TM700 HD from the Camera Store for about $1050 and you'll be happy - guaranteed.
The three top models are:
1) Panasonic HDC-TM700 HD
2) Canon HF S21
3) Sony HDR-CX550V
There is no review out for the Sony yet - the above links are for reviews from www.camcorderinfo.com and they seem to have the most comprehensive reviews.
All three are good choices. The Panasonic wins because:
1) Price - it costs 1050 compared to 1350 for the Canon and 1200 for the Sony
2) Video quality - it consistently has better video quality according to the tests
3) Large control ring - the ring that controls things (focus, exposure, etc) is large and surrounds the entire lens as opposed to a small ring below the lens
4) 60P - it can record at a full 60 frames per second, although the editing software on the mac, namely imovie, can't support this yet
5) It's lighter - 380 g for the Panasonic, 440 g for the Sony, and 520 g for the Canon (all weights without batteries)
6) It can film with less light available than both the Sony or Canon.
The Panasonic has faults as well:
1) It's LCD screen is smaller at 3 inches compared to 3.5 inches, and is low resolution at 230,000 pixels as opposed to 920,000 pixels for the competition. It's sensitivity is also not as good - Sony seems the best, then Canon.
2) the hand strap is the worst on the Panasonic. Canon has the most comfortable, followed by Sony.
3) The battery reportedly lasts 107 minutes, and an extra battery (double capacity) costs $235 at the Camera store! Sony has the cheapest options for extra batteries, followed by Canon.
This is all I'll say for now - this is based on research alone! Just ordered one from the Camera store for my brother Ivan - he'll let us know how it actually performs when he takes it to Hawaii next week!
Just finished looking up video cameras for my brother and Kala, so I thought I'd share some info.
The top three models right now are made by Panasonic, Canon, and Sony. Although I love the Canon interface on my Powershot S90, the winner of this most recent battle is Panasonic. If you don't want to read any more, just order the Panasonic HDC-TM700 HD from the Camera Store for about $1050 and you'll be happy - guaranteed.
The three top models are:
1) Panasonic HDC-TM700 HD
2) Canon HF S21
3) Sony HDR-CX550V
There is no review out for the Sony yet - the above links are for reviews from www.camcorderinfo.com and they seem to have the most comprehensive reviews.
All three are good choices. The Panasonic wins because:
1) Price - it costs 1050 compared to 1350 for the Canon and 1200 for the Sony
2) Video quality - it consistently has better video quality according to the tests
3) Large control ring - the ring that controls things (focus, exposure, etc) is large and surrounds the entire lens as opposed to a small ring below the lens
4) 60P - it can record at a full 60 frames per second, although the editing software on the mac, namely imovie, can't support this yet
5) It's lighter - 380 g for the Panasonic, 440 g for the Sony, and 520 g for the Canon (all weights without batteries)
6) It can film with less light available than both the Sony or Canon.
The Panasonic has faults as well:
1) It's LCD screen is smaller at 3 inches compared to 3.5 inches, and is low resolution at 230,000 pixels as opposed to 920,000 pixels for the competition. It's sensitivity is also not as good - Sony seems the best, then Canon.
2) the hand strap is the worst on the Panasonic. Canon has the most comfortable, followed by Sony.
3) The battery reportedly lasts 107 minutes, and an extra battery (double capacity) costs $235 at the Camera store! Sony has the cheapest options for extra batteries, followed by Canon.
This is all I'll say for now - this is based on research alone! Just ordered one from the Camera store for my brother Ivan - he'll let us know how it actually performs when he takes it to Hawaii next week!
Vaccines - Frontline PBS Documentary
Just watched this excellent, informative, and balanced documentary on Frontline regarding vaccines. An excellent way to spend an hour of your life, and especially important to parents out there. I hope this embedded video link works, but if not go to frontline and you'll find it on the right - it was published April 27th, 2010.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/
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