Seagate GoFlex – A Great Idea for Portable Hard Drives

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Have you ever had the experience of getting a new computer (like a new Macbook Pro) only to find out that this new computer doesn’t have the right port to connect to your portable hard drive (as in older Macbook Pros had a FW400 port and the new ones don’t, they have a FW800 port)? Fortunately, there are adapters you can buy to make the necessary connections. But what about your portable hard drive needs going forward? This new design by Seagate is a two component solution. It allows you to buy a small case for a 2.5 inch, 7200 rpm hard drive at a very reasonable price, then buy only the special adapter connectors you need for your equipment. CNET reviewed the new drive in the video below.

You can read more about the GoFlex at the CRAVE website. You can check out pricing and buy the Seagate GoFlex from Amazon by clicking on this link: Seagate GoFlex

iPad Wi-Fi + 3G US Launch April 30

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Today, Apple® announced that the Wi-Fi + 3G models of the iPad™ will be delivered on Friday, April 30 to US customers who’ve pre-ordered , and will be available in Apple retail stores the same day starting at 5:00 p.m.

iPad is available in Wi-Fi models in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB and $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available on April 30 in the US for a suggested retail price of $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB. iPad is sold in the US through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores, most Best Buy stores, select Apple Authorized Resellers and campus bookstores. AT&T is offering breakthrough 3G pre-paid data plans for iPad with easy, on-device activation and management.

Apple retail stores will offer a free Personal Setup service to every customer who buys an iPad at the store. US Apple retail stores are also hosting special iPad workshops to help customers learn more about its great new iPad product.

I’m The DPE Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find!!

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Sunrise at SweetwatersWow, am I excited and honored to be Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find at the Digital Photo Experience. This is great!. This photo was chosen by Rick Sammon who is a great photographer and photography teacher.

This photo has a special story. It was taken with a Canon 70 – 200mm f4L IS USM  lens that had just been dropped and broke into two sections. I was setting up to take this sunrise photo in Kenya on the 5th or 6th day of our three week safari. In the darkness of the morning, while trying to attach my camera to my tripod, I dropped the camera. I looked down and there was my lens broken into two sections. My heart sank as I knew that my wife, Cathleen and I still had over two weeks left of the trip.

I picked up the camera and lens and fitted the two sections of the lens together. I looked into my Canon 40D DSLR and it looked Ok. So, holding the two sections of the lens together with one hand, I pressed the shutter with the other and took this photo. It’s hard to believe how it came out. I was blown away.

I taped the sections of the lens together with adhesive tape and continued to shoot with it all day. That evening, at the lodge’s dining hall, I met another Pediatrician (not in our travel group) who was carrying a Canon camera. I told him what happened to me that morning and how worried I was about how well the lens would perform on the rest of our trip. Incredibly, he offered to loan me an “extra” lens his son had been using, as they were done with their trip. The lens turned out to be a Sigma 150 – 500 mm lens. I could not believe it. That lens made the rest of the trip an even greater photographic experience. I was overwhelmed with his generosity. I guess I was meant to meet him. There are good people out there in the world offering to help when things are looking bleak. Thanks Ramy.

To see more of my photos from Africa, check out my Africa Photo Gallery. And please leave a comment here on my blog.