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  RE: Digital Camera
 
(...) I have had a 990 for a month or two now, and I love it! (I got it for $836 at pcwonders.com) The twist body design is really useful because you can tilt the LCD so you can look in a different direction than the lens is pointed...for example, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Free? Website?
 
I recomend (URL) or (URL) . Both of them do have pop-up adds but they are pretty good. Geocities is pretty good. My old site is still on there: (URL) You can go to (URL) and see what hosting site is good. I also think that (URL) has a list of all (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Perl-script for reading mail from web mail
 
Does there exist a Perl-script which can log onto a web mail service (eg. Hotmail) and pull down unread mail? Or can it not be done to program such a thing using Perl? Fredrik (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Digital Camera
 
(...) If you already own a videocamera you can buy a cheap video editing card for your computer and use it to take still images. The quality leaves much to ask for but it works and if you already have a videocamera it's cheap. If you shoot each (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Free? Website?
 
(...) PLEASE look at your website thru a WebTV unit! I believe Sears may demo one for you if you ask. The is SomeThing wacky with either the way webtv displays it, or your code. I'm not sure which, but either way, it's good to write code that is (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Digital Camera
 
(...) I've got the 3000, got it for $700 from Amazon after using $300 in gift certs. I'm thrilled with the camera - pictures are awesome, HUGE, and easy to take. The included 340mb IBM Microdrive can hold so many pictures I've never been forced to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Digital Camera
 
"Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:G6B5IB.IC1@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) with (...) I have the D490 and I am very happy with it. It is awesome with respect to batteries. I have had it since September, have (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Digital Camera
 
(...) Don't do it. Floppies that is. Depending on how much money you have to spend on a camera: $100 -- you'll get a webcam, or a used Kodak from 1997 with grainy 320x240 pictures. $200 -- Better webcams like the irez.com types with 640x480 but (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Free? Website?
 
Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. wrote in message ... (...) of (...) Try Homestead... you can set it so the ad is just a small footer at the bottom of your page (not in a frame or popup window) so most people never even see it. This is an example: (URL) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Free? Website?
 
(...) Do they still demand that you give them a mail address to which they can send ads? That was te case when I used Xoom a year ago or so. Fredrik (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Free? Website?
 
I use xoom.com (NSBi.com). They have a banner ad at the top, but it's small & loads fast (I'm using 56K modem). Limit of 11 megs I think. I havent reached it yet 8?) Regards, ROSCO (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Digital Camera
 
If you are thinking about the Sony Mavica, consider the Olympus C3000/C3030, incredibly good image quality, 3.3 Megapixel images, 16 or so possible quality settings, I use the HQ setting and a 64MB smartmedia card to get over 80 shots before I need (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Digital Camera
 
ummm, the Mars Exploration Expansion Pack doesn't come with a camera at all... from what i have heard it pretty much sucks. just a few parts that are cool and the longest wires you canget that is all. m. (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Tractor beam?
 
(...) I was, I just know better than to stick my neck into religious debates! 8-) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Tractor beam?
 
(...) The term may be older, but I am positive of its reference in the Lensman series. He also used "pressor", "force field/shield" and many other SF terms used commonly today. Wayne (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Digital Camera
 
(...) Casio. 2000 or 3000. USB, CMF-II, Real glass lenses, Builds webpages with thumbs on the camera(optional Javascript versions), Shutter modes, Panoramma. Could go on... 2000 is not an *action* camera, 3000 is better for sports/action and 3megpix (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Digital Camera
 
"Rainer Balzerowski" <balze2@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G6ALIG.JtH@lugnet.com... (...) 2)Vision (...) what (...) our (...) Yup. (...) Nope. (...) better) Really? (...) Sure!! Email me at Arcanamachi@netzero.net Hows about sending me the same (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Digital Camera
 
(...) You want to buy a vision command set to use the camera for photographing our lego inventions, right ??? Have you ever seen an image made with such a camera ?? (It's a logitech webcam, i find the results from my cheap noname webcam better) If (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Tractor beam?
 
(...) Na... who cares about the mundanes? (...) And I believe I answered the question. (...) You should be so lucky. <bigger grin> (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Tractor beam?
 
(...) What's fantasy got to do with it? Just because bookstores misfile David Eddings in the SF section doesn't make fantasy science fiction. As for using SF vs. scifi, it's simple. It's an insider vs. outsider thing, if you call it scifi, you're (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)


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