This week on The Image Doctors: Jason & Rick bring you tips on setting white balance, discuss how and when to use your camera’s auto ISO setting, and give suggestions for shooting locations in Colorado. Download The Image Doctors #39 (NPC-ID-2007-04-26.mp3; 53:38; 18.8MB; MP3 format)
All the latest about The Nikonians Academy expansions, Sony memory cards, and memory cards in vending machines! Download Nikonians News Flash #46 (NPC-NF-2007-04-21.mp3; 7:46; 7.2MB; MP3 format)
My buddy Shaun Eutsey had his first ASP Alliance article published today: CodeSnip: Taming the Page Flash Beast in ASP.NET 2.0 Since SmartPageNavigation has gone to the wayside, there has been no real, non-AJAX way of eliminating the flash when a postback occurs. This code snippet will explain how to eliminate the page flash without using AJAX. Congrats Shaun! Read the full article at http://aspalliance.com/1232_CodeSnip_Taming_the_Page_Flash_Beast_in_ASPNET_20 .
Tune in for what’s hot in the Forum of the Week, and find out how you can get your very own Nikonians t-shirt! Download Nikonians News Flash #45 (NPC-NF-2007-04-14.mp3; 7:20; 6.8MB; MP3 format)
Did you win? Listen in for the winner of the final HP Photosmart printer, as well as all the latest from the Nikonians community! Download Nikonians News Flash #44 (NPC-NF-2007-04-07.mp3; 8:09; 7.5MB; MP3 format)
Tune in for the latest from the HP printer contest, what’s hot in the Nikonians Cafe’, and find out who’s released new camera bags! Download Nikonians News Flash #43 (NPC-NF-2007-03-31.mp3; 6:52; 6.4MB; MP3 format)
In this week’s show, Rick and Jason preview the HP Photosmart Pro B9180, discuss the concept of adding motion to your shots, and give their Top Ten Photo Tips. Of course, their “Top Ten” goes to eleven! Congratulations to our contest winner, Bob Geohegan, whose correct response to our trivia question won him a copy of ” The Photographer’s Guide to Capture NX ” on CD-ROM. Download The Image Doctors #37 (NPC-ID-2007-03-29.mp3; 45:55; 16.1MB mp3 format)
Contest Winner!!! Tune in for the latest news about Nikonians Workshops, as well as to see if you’ve won the first HP printer…and how to enter to win the second! Download Nikonians News Flash #41 (NPC-NF-2007-03-17.mp3; 8:50; 8.2MB; MP3 format)
PMA 2007 Show Report Jason went to Las Vegas to attend PMA 2007. Hear his first-hand report of the show, and then take a trip down memory lane as we recall the classic Nikon FM and FE bodies
Nikon, Sigma, and Tamron all have new lenses! Tune in to find out more, and hear about the latest News Flash Contest! Download Nikonians News Flash #40 (NPC-NF-2007-03-10.mp3; 7:02; 6.5MB; MP3 format)
This week’s new is all about the web! NikoScope plug-ins, Photoshop in a browser, and a Nikon website about VR! Download Nikonians News Flash #39 (NPC-NF-2007-03-03.mp3; 7:25; 10.4MB; MP3 format)
Rick and Jason team up again to answer listener questions about Nikon remote cords, and offer suggestions for a good camera strap. Rick has a Lightroom preview, and then the “doctors” have a philosophical discussion on digital workflow. Download The Image Doctors #35 (NPC-ID-2007-03-01.mp3; 55:26; 19.4Mb; MP3 format)
Tune in for information on the latests releases from Adobe and Lexar, as well as what’s new in the CoolPix world! Download Nikonians News Flash #38 (NPC-NF-2007-02-24.mp3; 7:40; 7.1MB; MP3 format)
Over the years I have seen quite a few problems with computer fans. Not too long ago I was called to look at a user’s Dell Optiplex GX280 who said his fan was really loud. As soon as I walked in there was no doubt there was a problem since the computer sounded like a jet ready to take off! The CPU fan on this computer is a variable speed fan and only runs as fast as necessary to keep the CPU cool. I ran some diagnostics on the fan. During diagnostics the system tells the fan to run at 3000 RPM and then the fan’s sensor is supposed to report back the speed it is running at. I discovered that this fan had a bad sensor so it was always reporting that it was running at zero RPM even though it was screaming at full speed. I ordered a new fan and that took care of the problem. Later, however, I was called back because it kept giving the error message “Previous fan failure,” which was accurate since there had been a previous fan failure. I went into the BIOS under “Post Behavior.” I went to “Keyboard Errors” and set it to “Do Not Report” and rebooted the computer. It came up without reporting the “Previous fan failure” error. I returned the setting to “Report” and now the fan error is no longer there. I’d have to say that this was one of the more unique problems with computer fans that I’ve seen.
In mid-January, I had the chance to visit Oce North America in Chicago for its Productivity Challenge—an Oce-sponsored press event where I had the opportunity to test some competitive monochrome and color CAD systems hands on. It was certainly a unique event that brought up some interesting questions and ideas about the true measure of productivity and speed and what it really means to have a workable, usable piece of equipment. I made some mention of this in my February editorial, but didn’t have the space to go into any details about what I did.
This week, learn more about wireless TTL flash with Nikon’s Creative Lighting System. We’ll discuss the R1C1 macro speedlight, and uses for the SU-800 commander module. Also in this episode: Jason shoots a panoramic image with his D2X
This week Jessica brings you news of a new underwater housing from Fantasea , an inkless printer, Nikonians Workshops, and more! Download Nikonians News Flash #36 (NPC-NF-2007-02-10.mp3; 6:09; 5.7MB; MP3 format)
This week’s episode includes Photographers of the Year 2006 Segment #6 winners, new search capabilities in NikoScope, and all the latest from Nikon! Download Nikonians News Flash #35 (NPC-NF-2007-02-03.mp3; 10:27; 9.6MB; MP3 format)