Vista wifi troubles

• great thread: http://www.vistax64.com/vista-general/113351-help-dependency-service-group-failed-start.html
• http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/itprovistanetworking/thread/bf4f3d94-09ca-4549-abe1-bfa3aae90458/
• http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-delete-a-system-file-in-windows-vista/

go to start menu and type cmd in the search bar and open cmd with administrator rights 1.type netsh winsock reset and hit enter....nevermind if it sais something about an error 2.type netsh int ip reset and hit enter.... 3. restart you computer...and the error should be gone and the internet working what you just did was a TCP/IP stack repair

"hot pixels" in digital cameras

After playing around with my new Nikon D90, I noticed that some of my dark pictures have a red spot near upper right corner. It turns out this is a "hot pixel". Further research led me to the following interesting pages:

• http://www.shutterasia.com/forum/showthread.php?s=15d8e681214727cd9818820599fc1f45&t=24484
• pixelfixer - a tool for filtering out hot pixels from images
• good intro to hot pixels

proper exercise technique

Bryan pointed out this interesting link:
http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/excercise.html

research notes from DSLR hunt

Camera reviews at dpreview.com:

• http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond80/
• http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond90/
• http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos450d/ (Canon EOS Rebel XSi)

Lens reviews:

• http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-17-85mm-f-4-5.6-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
• http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/181-canon-ef-s-18-55mm-f35-56-is-test-report--review
• http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/355/cat/all (Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II ...)
• http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/349/cat/31 (Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro)
• http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/136/cat/11 (Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM)
• http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Tamron-17-50mm-f-2.8-XR-Di-II-Lens-Review.aspx (Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8)

Shopping links:

• http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0926INGFS10101163&catid=20222&logon=&langid=EN
• http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10082166&catid=26562
• http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HenrysItemSearch?type=2&departmentId=10404&categoryId=10852&catalogId=10001&filter=manufacturerFilter:Canon:CANON| (Henry's Canon DSLRs)
• http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HenrysItemSearch?keywords=canon&sort=price&type=1&departmentId=&filter=categoryFilter:DSLR%20Lenses:c11802|&imageField.y=15&imageField.x=6&pageNum=2 (Henry's Canon DSLR lenses)
• http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ItemsDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&departmentId=10404&categoryId=11802&itemID=166701# (Henry's SIGMA 17-70)
• http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ItemsDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&departmentId=10404&categoryId=11802&itemID=174602 (Henry's Tamron 17-50)
• http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ItemsDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&departmentId=10407&categoryId=10416&itemID=37135 (Henry's Canon EF 50mm f/1.4)
• http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ItemsDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&departmentId=10404&categoryId=10429&itemID=233858 (Henry's XSi w/18-55)
• http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ItemsDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&departmentId=10404&categoryId=10429&itemID=246103 (Henry's Nikon D90 w/18-55 VR Nikon)

Focal length comparisons:

• http://www.tamron.com/lenses/learning_center/tools/focal-length-comparison.php
• http://www.usa.canon.com/app/html/EFLenses101/focal_length.html

Other links:

• http://web500.us/best-canon-lenses-for-canon-digital-slr/