Somewhere out there!

Following up on the ATI post, here is a decent HOWTO for Debian and nVidia.

I’ve been thinking about a new video card. Ran across the follow link which will be useful if I get an ATI card: ATI Linux driver packages for Debian. Although this combined with this and a AMD64 shuttle is top of my list at the moment.

Passive cooling is also an option for sound reduction.

Tech geek candy: I.TECH Virtual Keyboard Full Review at ZDNet UK Reviews. Pricing indication here

LCD monitor prices are finally coming back to sanity. So its time to make an investment in my eyes. I find after a day looking at my Philips 109P that my eyes can often be quite tired. Conversely when back when I used my Toshiba Tecra 8100 everyday I found the 14″ LCD screen very easy to look at.

There are a few choices out there. The many thing is getting something with a fast response time, so if I want I can fire up Half-Life 2 or whatever and have an enjoyable game. The other thing to decided is monitor size, 19″ or 20″? That of course is a cost decision, certainly the price difference between the 17″ and 19″ is such now that the 19″ is the better buy. I’m used though to using 1600×1200 with a large font on my CRT monitor and of the that I’d need a 20.1″ LCD. Question is, should I pay the 1K more for that 1″?

Compare the two following pictures, using the same Canon 300D.

Taken with Canon EF 100-300mm F/4.5-5.6 USM.

Taken with Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L IS USM.

The equipment is working hard to make the photographer look good in the second picture. I picked up the first len at Pro Gear second-hand after taking these shots. The L-series lens is definitely on my wishlist, but at six times the price it’ll have to wait.