John1940

John1940

Lives in Canada Ottawa ON, Canada
Works as a Ret'd E. Engineer, Software Developer
Joined on Nov 12, 2007
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  • I've got a couple of Canon EF lenses from the 1990s that might just get a second life. One is the original (and first) image stabilized lens, the 75-300 zoom. Then, even better, there's the EF-s...
  • This post is about wasting my time (and probably yours if you continue reading), text being eaten, bad photons entering my camera, changing the photons for better ones, not using software, and...
  • Yes, it's just about right. John1940
  • Replied in I do both
    Your interpretation is correct. And, it's OK to disagree with me. Thanks. It's probably best to leave Google out of this thread, but who knows what they'll do next. Somewhat strangely, they are...
  • Replied in I do both
    I believe you and you are an honest person. However, you did not answer my questions. Do you think that Google and SAP are also unethical since they have used subscription for many years and Adobe...
  • Replied in I do both
    Robert, You have a perfect right to feel as you do about Adobe or any other company, but take a moment to  learn why Google has been doing subscription for Google Earth Pro ($400/year and for their...
  • It must have come with the camera when you bought it. So, you are talking about upgrades. If the  vendor charges for it, decide whether to pay for it. (This has not been a problem, has it?) But...
  • I prefer low frills flying and it is less expensive for me and the airlines. I never liked their food anyway. It;s also safer not to allow too much carry-on luggage. So, don't. That sends the...
  • I agree with stopping the whining and that each of us has to take charge of our own needs. The business world is not a day care center for toddlers nor a nursing home for old people. It was more...
  • By your own observation in other posts, the hammering of mirrorless cameras is happening because the manufacturers are not innovative enough (along with the likes of Adobe and many other vendors...
  • You are right (as usual). John1940
  • There's a lot of truth in that interpretation. John1940
  • Replied in Cheer up!
    Nice post and a great punch line. John1940
  • It does indeed. It happened to me at least twice during the past week. It seems like a timeout. I am using the latest version of Chrome.
  • There is a different way of proceeding, however, and it is used by most programmers. The reason is that it's easy to foul up something and you don' want to go too many steps back to find out where...
  • Replied in Opinion Poll
    In 2013 I would pay more for (or only buy) the D800/pro lens version. I do buy one or more photos during most long trips. The photogs are pros and only seem to use Nikon or Canon FF cameras and...
  • Thanks for a useful post. It was definitely worth the read. John1940
  • I feel much the same way about several other software packages and vendors (in other fields than photography) but not about Adobe. Strangely to many, Adobe is one of the good guys. It's all...
  • Replied in Yes
    I say yes for the same reason. John1940
  • One of the things I learned early on in working for four companies in high tech (continuously for almost 42 years) is that corporations are not people and therefore are neither kind, greedy or...
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