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  1. DanaA

    Time for an official Snow Leopard thread

    I would, but my wife can't find it now. My Apple was a gift from my family on Father's Day. Now that I think about it, the coupon was taken off of Apple's site. I think it was for computers bought right before Snow Leopard came out.
  2. DanaA

    Time for an official Snow Leopard thread

    That's great news Ronald! We have a coupon to get it for $10 and I'll do it.
  3. DanaA

    Time for an official Snow Leopard thread

    My understanding is that if you upgrade to Snow Leopard, all of your personal stuff will be lost. Is that true? I've never switched out the operating system before. I'm especially worried about losing all of my ITunes and programs I bought for my computer.
  4. DanaA

    NCAA basketball, tornadoes, and March Madness 2008

    Whew!!! Thank you Love!!! Thank you Collison!!!
  5. DanaA

    NCAA basketball, tornadoes, and March Madness 2008

    One more time. And, no, I'm not trying to increase my post count.
  6. DanaA

    NCAA basketball, tornadoes, and March Madness 2008

    I'm deleting this post as well as my following post as they're kind of off topic. Sorry.
  7. DanaA

    NCAA basketball, tornadoes, and March Madness 2008

    And now, Vandy is being taken to the cleaners by Sienna, another team that I would have been completely oblivious was in the tournament. Wow!!! What a day!!!
  8. DanaA

    NCAA basketball, tornadoes, and March Madness 2008

    Agreed, they probably are better than their teams the last couple of years, but a pale comparison to teams of the past. Ironically, they had a good shot at Kevin Love who grew up a Duke fan, but, at least from what I heard, Coach K gave him a cold shoulder early in his recruitment, which opened...
  9. DanaA

    NCAA basketball, tornadoes, and March Madness 2008

    I was hoping for Belmont as well and I know nothing about them. This is nothing against Duke, but the the tournament is all about the excitement of a Cinderella team jumping all over the court after a monumental upset, their fans pouring out onto the floor wrapping them like a blanket. Those...
  10. DanaA

    NCAA basketball, tornadoes, and March Madness 2008

    Well, Duke didn't play like a #2 seed.
  11. DanaA

    NCAA basketball, tornadoes, and March Madness 2008

    Carlo, you're obviously someone of extreme taste and intelligence. Never guess what school my wife and I graduated from...huh? Anyway, I'm excited as well. GOOOOOOOOOO BRUINNNNNSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! And, go Pac-10. There are three or four teams this year that could make a loud noise in the...
  12. DanaA

    GPS Anybody got one??

    What's your price range? I'd recommend you at least get one with the text to speech capability, but these can be had for significantly less than even a year ago (I just bought my dad a Magellan with TTS for about $150 from Target). Size also might be a consideration as some people like to...
  13. DanaA

    Buying a Hybrid Car

    My wife has a Prius. It gets fantastic mileage around town, but also great mileage on the road. She was so attached to her old minivan that I had a hard time getting her to think about another car. But, she loves her Prius more than any car she's ever owned and that includes quite a few. There...
  14. DanaA

    DSLR advice? What camera's and lens to consider?

    Chris, I've been spending quite some time of late at forums for Nikon owners and they pretty much rave about the 70-300VR. When I was considering getting the D40, I was drooling over that lens more than the camera itself. You might, if you want, check out some online sites like Beach Cameras, as...
  15. DanaA

    DSLR advice? What camera's and lens to consider?

    Now, somebody else will have to confirm this as I'm the beginner here, but my inkling was that the model number of the lens will contain AF if it contains the AF motor. Ex: Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 AF XR Di LD. This is just an inference on my part though. Steven: Nice pictures, but as a...
  16. DanaA

    DSLR advice? What camera's and lens to consider?

    Thanks, Man... That's the kind of information I need to understand the world of SLR's better. Oh, yes, I'm tempted buy new lenses right now, but know that it's best until I both learn more about both the hardware and software and perhaps move up in a couple of years to owning finer equipment...
  17. DanaA

    DSLR advice? What camera's and lens to consider?

    Ok, I'll readily admit I'm new to this and I've read over and over that kit lenses aren't that good, but, if you have the time and inclination, take a look at these pictures of Cameron Diaz that someone took with his Olympus after sneaking through the lines at the opening of Shrek III. He...
  18. DanaA

    DSLR advice? What camera's and lens to consider?

    To be honest, it seems that all I've done of late is research entry level SLR's. Today, I finally purchased one, my third digital since April, but my first SLR. The only reason I didn't buy the digital SLR I wanted at this time was that I wanted to hold down the spending given the other two...
  19. DanaA

    OFFICIAL HTF REVIEW: PANASONIC PT-AX100U 720p FRONT PROJECTOR

    Thanks, Parker. I'll go check one out today, so as to figure how I'd set things up strategically in my room, as in where to hang the projector and how to hide wires/cables to my wife's satisfaction. I'll order Carada from the link as well.
  20. DanaA

    OFFICIAL HTF REVIEW: PANASONIC PT-AX100U 720p FRONT PROJECTOR

    Please excuse my ignorance, but... Okay, my Mitsubishi rear projection TV bit the dust tonight, so I immediately came over here to get information on a front projection system. I have a great audio system, but have NEVER been able to get the fullest of the sound due to the fact that I had the...
  21. DanaA

    New to classical...HELP!!

    That's pretty exciting, Felix. What was the occasion? Also, I thought I was pretty topped off with Mahler, but maybe I should give Zander a spin.
  22. DanaA

    New to classical...HELP!!

    Assuming you don't have the soundtrack that is... Here's a link to a review of the CD I'm referring to. http://classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=8329
  23. DanaA

    New to classical...HELP!!

    Why not get the Shostakovich? I think it's on his three disc Jazz and Ballet Suites/Film Music with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine led by Kuchar. I have the disc somewhere and really enjoy his lighter music, some of it a real joy to listen to. I can't find it for some reason right...
  24. DanaA

    New to classical...HELP!!

    "I listened to The Planets and fell in love with it. It reminds me more of a modern score you might find in an action/sci-fi film. I was unable to find the Dutoit/Montreal recording so I settled for the Telarc/Previn version. It sounds terrific to my ear." Don't worry about the Previn on...
  25. DanaA

    Adding A Power Amp To A Receiver ?

    I'll never forget the difference adding an outboard power amp gave me years back when I bought a Parasound to go along with my old Onkyo receiver. This was to drive very efficient Klipsch speakers I was using, so logically it shouldn't have made such a huge difference, but it did. Power amps rock!!!
  26. DanaA

    After all my auditioning.....Klipsch it is

    Just wanted to say that reading this thread brought back the golden days of HTF. I don't get the chance to stop by much these days and usually am a bit disappointed that there's so little traffic in things like amps/speakers. A spirited debate. Like: All amps sound alike. Speaker...
  27. DanaA

    Honda vs Toyota...opinions wanted

    I've owned two Toyota's, an FX-16 GTS and a Camry LE, and currently drive a 2004 Honda Accord EX. The FX-16 GTS was a pocket-rocket which was probably the most fun I've ever had driving a car, not terribly fast, but adequate there, but the handling was just a joy. The Camry, a 1996, was...
  28. DanaA

    24 - Season 5 ongoing thread

    I, and I'm sure many others, was thinking the same thing. Sometimes in the past they've completely glossed over plot elements though. Be interesting to see how they weave it all together should they address what happened last season though.
  29. DanaA

    Recommendation on HT receiver/speaker setup under $1K?

    I recently recommended someone I know give consideration to the Panasonic digital receiver and the Hsu Ventriloquist/ STF-2 Package. For a bit over the $1000, he might even be able to score the STF-3. I haven't personally heard the things though, but might if my friend decides to give them a try.
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