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keelymcilwain @keelymcilwain (797) • Canada 7 Dec 08

Have you ever had to take a pet into the vet and end up coming home with a huge bill? When my oldest dog was about 2 she got a bladder infection. She was peeing thick red slop. It was the middle of winter and It looked like I...

bladder infection

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simlock We have a pug and of course they're known to be high maintenance. Even with a monthly health plan we still had to pay close to $1200 to have kidney stones removed...and of course the "free" vet visits are never free. $100 for antibiotics is pretty...

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sdas86 @sdas86 (6076) • Malaysia 3 Dec 08

Hi, I will do some edit to my photos. I need to make the colors and contrast look nice. Normally, I use Microsoft Office Picture Manager to edit my photos. What software do you use?Do you edit the photos you take?

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simlock No, it's not cheap...but you can also get a 30 day trial to play around with it.

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sdas86 @sdas86 (6076) • Malaysia 3 Dec 08

Hi, I will do some edit to my photos. I need to make the colors and contrast look nice. Normally, I use Microsoft Office Picture Manager to edit my photos. What software do you use?Do you edit the photos you take?

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simlock Hi, no Lightroom isn't free - the commercial version is $299 or I believe you might be able to get an educational version for $98 if it's applicable to you. If you use a Macintosh you might also want to look at Aperture. If you're not already, go become a...

6 Dec 08

Anne18 @Anne18 (11029) 5 Dec 08

The picture for this discussion shows the digital camera being pink, this has got me wondering what colour is your digital camera? If you are wondering what colour ours is .. its silver

colour

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simlock Mine's black! Nikon D200 DSLR....

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Shar19 @Shar19 (8231) • United States 5 Dec 08

I'm thinking about buying my daughter a digital camera for Christmas. Nothing expensive just something that is made for kids. Has anyone every bought this before for their child? If so what brand was it and how much did you pay?...

digital camera

fisher

fisher price

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simlock Hi, I'm not sure how old your daughter is (assuming 6 or so?) but yes the Fisher Price Kid Tough Digital Camera is a great buy and will survive falls off the table, etc. They run about $130 or so. Another option is the Hello Kitty VGA digital camera but it's...

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sdas86 @sdas86 (6076) • Malaysia 4 Dec 08

I borrow a Sony Alpha 300 from my friend. I am trying to capture a good landscape photo which can have clear foreground and background image. I am trying different setting of the aperture to get different effect photos. The...

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simlock nice pic on the viewbug site; only thing I could say is focus seems to be more in front than on the foreground flower itself but you have more than the right idea and the colors are good. If you want to do more of this kind of work consider getting a 50mm f1.8...

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sdas86 @sdas86 (6076) • Malaysia 4 Dec 08

I borrow a Sony Alpha 300 from my friend. I am trying to capture a good landscape photo which can have clear foreground and background image. I am trying different setting of the aperture to get different effect photos. The...

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simlock Hi, yes a larger depth of field for landscapes is better - but selective focusing can be used creatively and that would be a function of your aperture and zoom range. (ie shooting a bed of flowers and you want the focus to drop off front to back - of courser...

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simlock @simlock (28) • United States 4 Dec 08

With all the options for editing photographs in post, do you find yourself not knowing when to stop. Do you set yourself parameters and try not to go beyond them? At what point do you consider the editing "finished" or do you find...

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sdas86 @sdas86 (6076) • Malaysia 3 Dec 08

Hi, I will do some edit to my photos. I need to make the colors and contrast look nice. Normally, I use Microsoft Office Picture Manager to edit my photos. What software do you use?Do you edit the photos you take?

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simlock I usually use Lightroom 2; it's good cataloging and RAW conversion software. An alternative is Aperture for Macintosh computers. Both of these programs are in the "couple hundred" dollar range - if you want to use something free try Google's Picasa which gives...

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sdas86 @sdas86 (6076) • Malaysia 4 Dec 08

I borrow a Sony Alpha 300 from my friend. I am trying to capture a good landscape photo which can have clear foreground and background image. I am trying different setting of the aperture to get different effect photos. The...

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simlock Basically for a landscape with everything in equal focus you want to set a smaller aperture. The higher the f-stop, the small the aperture, so f16 is a smaller aperture than f3.5 for example. Lenses tend to have a "sweet spot" for aperture. Probably your...

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greyy21 @greyy21 (181) • Ireland 3 Dec 08

Could someone please tell me how much a good drawing tablet would cost? Or where I could buy one.. Thanks :)

drawing

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simlock Wacom has the largest share of the market; you can get into them for about $70, or often free if you catch a bundle offer. Be prepared to spend several hundred dollars for one of their Intuos line and well over a grand for their Cintiq line (basically an LCD...

3 Dec 08

tangorange @tangorange (67) • Philippines 3 Dec 08

I am planning to buy my very first SLR camera. I want to buy nothing but the best. What brand, model do you suggest for a newbie like me? What are the things that I should know before buying the camera.

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simlock They're both very very good brands: I'm more familiar with Nikon cameras and would recommend the D300 or D90 if you can afford it - but the D40 and D60 are good cameras which should keep you happy for a while and are quite a bit more affordable. If you want...

3 Dec 08

shiloh_222 @shiloh_222 (5479) • Philippines 3 Dec 08

for me, the second. it's like months that i haven't watch and switched my TV. it's just been collecting dusts. recently, i have been mylotting alot and doing some oniine work. if i want to take a rest, i would simply watch a video...

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simlock Definitely internet right now - but it took years to realize I was paying a fortune to a cable company and only watching one or two things on television. Oddly enough, my loss if interest in cable programming coincided with buying a 50inch LCD and being...

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simlock @simlock (28) • United States 1 Dec 08

Hi, I have a 13 month old and he loves to watch Baby Einstein. He started mimicking the action on screen a couple of weeks ago and lights up when he sees objects on screen that we might have around the house. At what point did you...

fierceearner @fierceearner (45) • India 1 Dec 08

Recently, I came across a newly established internet marketing website, wherein, they claim to give us $5000 if we successfully prove that their system doesn't work and they charge $97 to become a member and say they would give 5...

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simlock So many of these are scams so be careful. "Good" reviews on-line mean nothing. And remember that for every one person who is successful, there are thousands others who make nothing. It's a reason why we're not all rich, just a combination of luck, smarts, and...

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dominichan @dominichan (302) • Malaysia 1 Dec 08

How do optimize internet speed ?

internet

internet speed

optimize

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simlock I know it's a cliche but unplug your modem, wait a minute, then plug it back in. Now go to dslreports.com, click on tools and go to the free speed tests. See if your download/upload speed is at least close to what your service provider is supposed to give you....

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