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Brian's Notes: April 2010
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Tinkering with things I like. Thursday, April 29, 2010. Found a very useful notepad-like program to encrypt your notes with a password:. Over the years I've tried them all and this one is the one I've decided to keep. My security needs are pretty simple, so all I need is a way to secure some text, but if I'm going to do this, it needs to be done right - even at this simple level. The beauty of this program is also the fact that the program and the text you create with it are always together. Thus you...
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Brian's Notes: May 2010
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Tinkering with things I like. Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Solio hybrid solar power chargers. The ZEN of patience! Or how I learned to love photons). If you like, skip the review and get to how it works about half-way through). There are hundreds of reviews on these Solio solar-powered rechargers. So I guess I'll have to add my own to keep up. Radio Shack also sells custom versions of the Solios. I'm fascinated by solar-power. And in fact if I wanted to charge these up even faster, I could attach my much more ...
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Brian's Notes: Canon A490 test
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Tinkering with things I like. Monday, July 12, 2010. Testing the inexpensive Canon A490! This is Canon's lowest-priced compact entry as of 2010, powered by AA batteries. Over the years I've had a few Canon compacts, and I am still impressed at the overall image quality, despite the small sensors. No, it's not a DSLR, but they were never meant to be. I normally just shoot the "P" or other programmable auto exposures, and leave the scene modes alone. Untouched original flower close-up macro. I also try to ...
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Brian's Notes: July 2010
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Tinkering with things I like. Monday, July 12, 2010. Testing the inexpensive Canon A490! This is Canon's lowest-priced compact entry as of 2010, powered by AA batteries. Over the years I've had a few Canon compacts, and I am still impressed at the overall image quality, despite the small sensors. No, it's not a DSLR, but they were never meant to be. I normally just shoot the "P" or other programmable auto exposures, and leave the scene modes alone. Untouched original flower close-up macro. I also try to ...