simlock

@simlock (28)

United States • Age 54

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Have you ever had to pay a big vet bill?

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...

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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...

7 Dec 08

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Colour??

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

digital camera

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

5 Dec 08

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Kid's Digital Camera

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...

5 Dec 08

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Do You Edit Your Photos after You have Taken using Your Camera?

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?

edit photograph

microsoft office

picture manager

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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...

4 Dec 08

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How to Set the Correct Aperture?

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...

aperture

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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...

4 Dec 08

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Drawing Tablet

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

Nikon or Canon?

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.

slr

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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

choose: tv or internet?

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...

3 Dec 08

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IPC instant cash

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...

1 Dec 08

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my internet getting slower , do you know how to optimize my internet speed ?

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....

1 Dec 08

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Which was your first digital camera?

shajian @shajian (213) • India 25 Oct 08

Hi Friends, My first digital camera was Nikon Coolpix 4100. I still use this camera and like very much. I have purchased Sony Cybershot H9 last year. WHich was your first digital camera?

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simlock My first digital camera was a Canon G5. It was a point and shoot that thought it was an SLR but it took great pictures. (still does). Also rare at the time in that it shot RAW images. Currently have a slightly long-in-the-tooth Nikon D200.

30 Nov 08

which mp is sufficient for ordinary ppl??

karthikklp @karthikklp (75) • India 28 Nov 08

well what megapixel is sufficient for a ordinary person and which companies product can he go for????

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simlock Companies love the megapixel game because they can market cameras that way but megapixel count by itself means almost nothing. A 12 megapixel digital SLR is not always the same thing as a 12 megapixel point and shoot. If you're shooting pictures for e-mail...

30 Nov 08

choose: point and shoot or digital slr?

shiloh_222 @shiloh_222 (5479) • Philippines 30 Nov 08

hi there... which one do you prefer? point and shoot digital camera or a digital slr? why? i have a point and shoot and i have with me for over 2 years already. i have been drooling over slrs though. it's kinda...

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simlock i think they both have their own strengths. I had a Canon G series point and shoot for a while which I loved and could take into full manual. Point and shoots are small, relatively inexpensive, and as long as you're not shooting high ISO images(the sensors...

30 Nov 08

focusing object pictures

maddizzle @maddizzle (8) • United States 30 Nov 08

What do you think is the best way to take one? On someones face,a flower,..what?

pictures

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simlock It depends what you're shooting. Basically if you are taking pictures of people, animals, etc, you want their eyes in sharp focus. If you're taking pictures of landscapes you might want everything in focus. Focus is strongly related to aperture and focal...

30 Nov 08

Work from home

roxy101 @roxy101 (72) • South Africa 28 Nov 08

Hi, I'm a mother and a wife. I used to work, but got retrenched last year September when my boss found out I was pregnant.I need to do something from home to earn an extra income, because I do not want to leave my baby or put her...

earn extra money

extra income

making cash on the internet

work at home

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simlock Hi Roxy! I don't think your boss can do that;) assuming you had worked for your company past a certain length of time. I can guarantee that you will not make enough money to live on from this site alone. At best it will provide you with some pocket change. Ask...

30 Nov 08

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The Best Pizza I've Ever Eaten

wendybrock @wendybrock (131) • United States 30 Nov 08

Was at a little restaurant called "Papaleno's" in Berea, Kentucky. It's simply delicious. Where's your favorite place to get pizza?

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simlock The best pizza I ever had was a deep dish at this restaurant/bar called "The Nines" in Ithaca, NY. Probably wouldn't hold a candle to specialized pizzerias but twenty years ago it was great.

30 Nov 08

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