Some Goodies coming from B&H

true but you would need an external to install some programs, no?

 

Or you copy them onto the local harddrive over the network. ; It has both wireless and an ethernet port

 

I see Tim's point, but most if not all of the programs I could think of can be downloaded from the internet (trial versions), and then a key entered to fully unlock it, even if you have the retail copy.

Taking an external DVD drive (the cheaper ones) would take a ton of space, when you consider power supplies, etc.

I've seen the new travel HDs...I can't believe how small they are, and can run from USB power.

 

Those small form factor portable hard drives are nice but they tend to have slower write speeds than the ones that need external power. ; But, if you setup the file transfer before you go to bed, it's usually done by the time you wake up the next day

 

i have (2) of the 320gb western digitial bus powered drives and i love them. ; the speed is really not bad at all - definitely not worth noticing when you factor in the size and lack of power bricks to lug around. ; recommended.

CLICK HERE

 

And Seagate has their own as well: ; I also noticed a portable FW version for those with FW equipped laptops:

<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/577278-REG/Seagate_ST903203FDA2E1_RK_320GB_FreeAgent_Go_Portable.html/BI/1824/KBID/2466">CLICK HERE FOR RUBY RED USB</a>

<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/577283-REG/Seagate_ST903203FJA105_RK_320GB_FreeAgent_Go_for.html/BI/1824/KBID/2466">Portable for "Mac"</a>

 

I've got 2 of those 320GB Western Digitals as well, as supplements to my larger 500GB Maxtor rigged to my desktop. ; I mainly use them as backup backups, with one storing primarily photos, the other a compressed full backup of my desktop, and the 500GB Maxtor as a full desktop backup.

I could easily bring one of the WD portables along with the netbook for redundant backup of photos on the road, and still save a ton of space over my current laptop. ; I'd probably still keep everything on the CF card too, unless I really ran out of space - I subscribe to Gary's stance AND everyone else's...for me, the more backups the better!

 

I wish the Flickr would let you upload RAW image files. ; I'm already batch converting and uploading my pics to Flickr but it would be nice if you could also throw the RAWs up there as a backup. ;

 

Ray, have you tried using myPictureTown? ; I know the free account maxes out at 2GB, but for $2.99 a month you can get an extra 20GB.

http://info.mypicturetown.com/en/quick/ ... icing.html

They accept NEFs. ; And have a link to Flickr. ; Here's a sample, something I quickly grabbed (NEF!!!!!) from my hard drive to upload:


<img src="http://a03-b03.mypicturetown.com:80/P2PwebCmdController/cache/lY2HMJI1fY0c*UFkEor3tE.V%26TucBNFrsga%26%25tbT13FsJX-SINF4NrCq2sWQZds/item.NEF?rot=1" title="" alt="" width="640"height="425">

 

i will be keeping the idea of a netbook in mind... almost ordered one today but went with the g-10 instead. ;

 

The package arrived today. ; I haven't opened the netbook's box yet, but it's small! ; 13"x11"X3.5". ; Cannot wait to fire it up tonight and set it up!

 

Congratulations on the stuff Ray!

Dina and I have been looking at the netbooks a lot lately too. We only want a laptop to do internet surfing and email while on vacation and on the couch, and on the porch, but I've always been afraid of having hardware issues if I put xp on a laptop that came with vista. So, when these really small netbooks came out really cheap, thats exciting!

 

Scott, that's easy. ; It's called relocating referenced files. ; I've done that numerous times. ; It's easier if you let Aperture do it though.

 

I'm loving the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE laptop so far. ; My only complaint, as of yet, is that the case is made of that same shiny plastic that Apple iPhone's are made of that collect fingerprints.

The computer initializes up fast and has very little bloatware. ; I did uninstall the trial version of Office 2007 Home Edition and Microsoft Works.

I went to the support site and the only thing that needed updating was the system BIOS. ; I couldn't say the same for the Windows updates. ; Took me all day to get it current.

I'm in the process of getting the essentials installed: ; Thunderbird, Firefox (and add-ins), Picasa, NX View, NX Transfer, and Capture NX2

That reminds me, I probably should flash the firmware on my camera before I go to Cali tomorrow as well