Thursday, January 27, 2005

Friday, January 21, 2005

MS jump into faster desktop searching. I like the interface better than desktop searcher by Google, Yahoo, and Copernic (2nd choice)
MSN Toolbar Suite Beta with MSN Desktop Search

Monday, January 17, 2005

Warning!! Don't Buy Kodak Digital Cameras! Update 12/28/05: I just recieved a friendly email from Henry Korotnicki. In it he suggests a possible fix for this little problem. I haven't tried it out yet, but plan on it. He writes:

Hi Greg,

Was just trying to get my kodak DVC325 camera working on Win XP Pro SP2 and I came across your blog post through google.

This might be a little too late but in case you are still interested I later managed to find a driver for the kodak camera that works here: http://www.pcdrivers.com/scanner2.htm#31
You'll probably need to uninstall any of your previous DVC325 Kodak drivers before installing.
Good luck

Worked!! Thanks Again Henry. Don't you just love helpful people!

Update 4/26/07: Just reinstalling again (BTW kodak driver still locking up windows on the install) and I couldn't find the driver in the link above anymore... I think I found it again here http://www.digipark.co.kr/db/dvc325w2k.zip
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Warning!! Don't Buy Kodak Digital Cameras!
In a year it may not be supported. Kodak's answer, go drop another couple hundred dollars on a new one that works with the latest systems. See the following email conversation I had with Kodak tech support. [It starts at the bottom and goes up] Do you get the feeling these are 'canned' automated responses, as the last response had nothing to do with my problem. I have no idea where Nancy Kodak came up with Asus motherboards from my previous emails. I emailed back again after this reply from kodak and have been waiting some time for a response.


Greetings Greg,
We have received your e-mail regarding the KODAK DVC325 Digital Video Camera and Windows XP.
If you have a Asus p4 motherboard it is not compatible with the KODAK
DVC325 Digital Video Camera will not work on your computer.
We are glad to be of service and are here for you if you need us in the future. If you do, please reply "with history."
Best Regards
Nancy K.
Kodak Information and Technical Support

Original message follows:
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I think you need to come up with a better answer than "why don't you go drop another couple hundred on a new camera and chuck that worthless piece of unsupported crap we sold you". Are you telling me there are no plans of supporting your products with future operating systems (new drivers)?
If that is the case, I can tell you what brand I won't be choosing next time.
That is so disturbing, I had better post this conversation to all the relevant newsgroups and websites, so no one else gets confused about your product support.
Sincerely, Greg Williams

-----Original Message-----
From: Kodak Digital [mailto:askdaitech@kodak.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:00 AM
To: gregwilliams@
Subject: Re: Your question to Digital_Cameras_English in Topic: DVC325
(KMM7412200C0KM)

Greetings Greg,
We have received your e-mail regarding the KODAK DVC325 Digital Video Camera on Microsoft Windows XP.
The DVC325 Digital Video Camera is not supported on Windows XP Service Pack 2. I would suggest you upgrade to a new camera that is supported on this system.
We are glad to be of service and are here for you if you need us in the future. If you do, please reply "with history."
Regards,
Ara T.
KODAK Information and Technical Support


Original message follows:
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UserEmail: gregwilliams@
Topic: 51

Name: Greg Williams -Interactive Troubleshooting: No - System: Windows XP Pro - Processor: Pentium 4 - RAM: Over 1.0 GB - Network: Other -
Browser: Other - Country: US - Question: Computer locks up completely when installing webcam. Gets to file usbcamd.sys and freezes everything.
I tried shutting down all other programs thinking it might be a conflict but still freezes. I have to do a hard reboot to get my computer running again.
Running XP pro sp2. ?

Id: 101

Another Picture of the Flood in Bloomington Utah. Looking NE (upriver) from the Country Club across what use to be the driving range. [Camera phone photos taken by ALW] Posted by Hello

Picture of the recent flooding that happened in Bloomingtion Utah. Looking East from the Bloomington Country Club across what to be the bloomington park. Posted by Hello

Saturday, January 15, 2005

test number 2

My first post by email didn't go through right away. I wonder if the
attached picture gave it some problems. this one is plain.
Here is a link to Hello.com's picture sharing chat. Makes it possible to post pictures to blogger blogs using bloggerbot. I'm user: gregwilliams

Hello : Introducing BloggerBot

screenshot from Gary's mod for Half Life 2 Posted by Hello
New Half Life 2 Mod
This is a link to an entertaining mod for Half Life 2 that I saw on TechTV. [Tangent] Yes I still watch, even though it is going through a tough time right now. I find the new female cohost (not Sarah) practically unbearable to watch. The other new cohost, Kevin2, is tolerable when he's not being disgusting. (If G4 ever sees this post. I beg you to get back the last cohost Alex, he was a perfect match to the old Kevin.) [End Tangent] Anyway, give this mod a look for a few hours of physics fun. I'm going to, (just finished downloading the mod myself).
Garry's Half-Life 2 Mod v5

Testing my email blogger

Wow, is there no end to the ways you can blog? This is very much!
Going to try attaching a pic too just to see if it will post too