Time for a New Computer

My Fujitsu laptop is gone. Because it’s the oldest of our three laptops, we gave it away to Marcus’ younger brother. I now use Marcus’ (now mine) super compact 12.4” laptop and I like it but I realized that the screen is way too small for my rapidly deteriorating eyes so I am now in search for a new computer.

Since I work mostly at home, I decided to get a desktop computer with a big LCD monitor. And as for the laptop, I will still keep it so I have something to use when I am on the go. In my search of a new desktop computer, I stumbled upon Dealtime.co.uk. They have a lot of cheap computers on their list and they offer other electronic products too. They have TVs, DVD players, MP4s, cell phones and a lot more. It’s like a huge online department store! So if you are looking for something online, whatever it is, you might want to check out Dealtime.co.uk first.

For Him

I decided to get this for my husband on his birthday. It’s a Nikon SB-400 flash and I thought it would be nice to add this to his photography equipments. It should work well with his Nikon D80 and I am not a camera expert but this flash should be enough for evening pictures or pictures taken in places without sufficient light. And because studio photography doesn’t interest Marcus as much as outdoor photography, I needed not to buy him those fancy and big flashes. A handy, compact, and featherweight flash is more like him so Nikon SB-400 it is.

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Oppsy!

I think I just broke Marcus’ Nikon D80 camera. I am not sure how it happened but I was the last one to use it last week when I got bored and decided to play dress up. I placed the camera on the stand and took pictures of myself using the remote.

When he took the camera out with him last Sunday, he found out that the lens is not properly working. It was not making auto focus no matter what the mode is. The lens is worth like 800 Euro and it would really suck if it is irreparable it. He took it to the store where we bought it and since it is still under warranty, they agreed to try to fix it for free but he has to wait two weeks until he can have it back.

It sucks! Specially for me because like I said, I was the last one to use it. I believe the camera was still working after I used it so I cannot really explain what happened. Ish!

Marcus’ Dark Pearl

We were having a quiet Sunday morning. My husband was reading a magazine while I was reading my emails. When he looked at me and asked if he could take a picture of me, I said okay after asking for what is the picture. He said he wanted to try something—a Photoshop tutorial he got from some magazine.

The photo shooting took no more than 10 minutes because there was no preparation needed and he just wanted one picture. After a few clicks of his camera, he said he got the shot he wanted then he started to work on his computer. It took him hours before he came up with this:

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Very nice.

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PSP: German Lesson Alternative

My husband mentioned about buying his own PSP eight months ago and I remember that I was against it. I told him, the only way he’ll be allowed to buy a PSP is if he agrees to buy a pink one (hehe). Of course he didn’t agree but eight months later he bought one anyway. His new SONY PSP slim costs 1,600RMB (160 EU) –silver colored, brand new with accessories like pocket, silicon case, and external battery.

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So, it’s not bad. It’s not as expensive as I thought it would be.

Now since he goes to work everyday from 7:30 to 6:00, the PSP is free (evil laugh). I never thought I would like such thing but it can really be addicting. Playing PSP now officially fills my time for studying my German.

Change of Heart

I what this now and not the Nokia N70 I previously want to have.

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It’s a little bit more expensive but it is more practical, more advanced, and more chic.