Canon PowerShot S90 vs. SD780

Canon SD780 IS hand held shot in low light with ISO800 - 1/8 sec - F3.2

Canon S90 IS hand held shot in low light with ISO800 - 1/25 sec - F2.0

Canon Powershot handheld digital cameras are legendary. I have owned many cameras and the image quality from a Canon Powershot is fantastic. This holiday season my Digital Elph SD850 IS was dropped and the "lens error" would be $100 to fix. Instead we just went to Mikes Camera in Boulder, CO and bought a new SD780 IS for me and a S90 IS for my dad. The cameras are both beautiful all black with large LCD displays. They are not competitors in the marketplace as the S90 is more expensive.

The bottom line:
-S90 doesnt have HD video mode and the SD780 does have HD video
-S90 takes excellent pictures in low light, the SD780 does not.
-S90 will bulge any pocket you have, the SD780 is tiny and sleek.
-S90 has many features that the SD780 does not, but for "joe point and shoot" user it may not matter!

SD780 IS

SD90 IS

The Best Do It Yourself Garage Floor Epoxy Review

This fall I finally decided to give my garage floor the ultimate treatment. A heavy duty, commercial grade two part, three coat epoxy floor coating. This is the stuff that shines like glass and you see in a ferrari dealership.

At first I was going to purchase a DIY product that I had seen at a home show in Las Vegas called U Coat It. But right before I placed my order I found a website called www.garagejournal.com. I landed here by doing some k

eyword research about do it yourself garage epoxies. I'm sure the UCoatIt product is a good one, but after reading about a lot of other floors on that website's forum I decided to go with Woverine Coatings. This is a commercial grade, 100% solids epoxy product that is only available through a guy named Fred who posts on that website. Sounds sketchy, right?

Fred runs a company called www.AlphaGarage.com and the guys at Wolverine Coatings gave him the OK to sell direct to the DIY market. He was a great help and offered email and phone support to me during the entire process.

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The worst part about going after a project like this is emptying the garage. Unless you've just moved into your new home, chances are your garage is full of JUNK. You've not only got to clean all this junk up, but you've got to find a place to keep it for a month while you put the magic touches on your new garage floor. After you get it all cleaned out the concrete floor has to be properly prepped for the new epoxy coating. I did two separate acid etching sessions with plenty of pressure washing and sweeping. Once the floor was clean and rough to the touch, I filled my expansion joints with backer rod and a flexible sealant. After everything was dry and cured I began the epoxy process. First a bond coat, the next day the body coat and flake, followed by a clear coat on the third day. Each coat was applied with squeegee, a 18" nap roller, and spiked shoes so you can walk on top of the epoxy.

The Iron Giant (1999)

I just don't understand why you go to all the trouble to make a kid's cartoon and cram pack it full of scary violence, guns, themes of isolation, troubled family home life, and then back it up with guns, cannons, tanks, and the atom bomb.

I'm mean really, am I that old fashion? I had heard this was a great cartoon so we ordered it up last night and I couldn't have been more dissapointed. My poor kids were FREAKED! The movie sucks (production is excellent) bad just because the content is totally inappropriate.

Back to PBS sprout I guess...

Night Rider MTB light location

I have ridden with my Niterider Storm HID mt bike light for about 5 years. I’ve tried it in both locations: handlebar mount and helmet mount. Let me tell you what light location works best for mt biking at night.

Handle Bar Mount:

Pro: the light and battery are not on your body, so you feel more comfortable

Con: the light is only pointed where your bike is facing so switchbacks, looking over your shoulder, etc are not lit up.

Con: if the terrain is bumpy the light beam with shake all over the place

Helmet Mount:

Pro: you’ve got a bright beam anywhere you look and it is more steady than a handle bar mount.

Cons: if its dusty then you lose some visibility and you have to carry the bulk light and battery on your body.

2008 Trek Fuel EX 8 - For Sale

2008 Trek Fuel EX 8

17.5''
Full Suspension
Active Brake Pivot Technology
Fox Racing Shox Front (Float RL) and Rear (RP2)
Shimano XT rear derailleur
Shimano LX Cranks
Avid Juicy 5 Disk Brakes
Bontrager Race Lite Wheels
27 lbs

It’s a clean machine. There are some scratches on the frame and fork, but no dents or major dings. I bought the bike new from the local shop about 10 months ago. I ride once or twice a week all year.

The only reason I’m selling this one is to buy a 2010 model.

Thursday Potato Bar Special

Frank at the Capitol Ave Cafe hooked me up with the very coveted hot potato (last one!) And I hit the toppings bar hard.

Base layer of shredded cheddar cheese
Homemade salsa
Sour cream
Homemade chili
Nacho cheese spread
Thick guacamole
Tapatio on top

BAM!