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A geotagging tip for iPhoto
I one of my articles about using PhotoLinker and i-Got-U GPS, I had kind of a cumbersome method for geotagging the photos. Well, today I discovered an option in iPhoto "Rescan for Location". So now my process is as follows:
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Acquiring a GPS signal
Lately, I've come to realize that certain GPS units (including the Garmin Forerunner 305 and the i-Got-U 120) really only acquire the initial GPS fix when the devices are stationary. This can be a problem if I walk out the door and want to start tracking. Despite giving the units ample time to acquire a signal, they just never get one. Both units, I believe, use the SIRFStar III chipset. Is this issue inherent in this low power chipset or does it happen in all GPS units?
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HD vs SD pictures
I've been using the EyeTV for recording and watching most of my TV in the last few weeks. This has given me the luxury of watching shows in HD and I just realized that I'm now spoiled.
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Review: Harmony 880 Remote
Never goto Costco when you're hungry. The other day I went to Costco to pick something up and walked out with a Logitech Harmony 880
remote. I had a Harmony 520 remote before and wasn't all that impressed with it, but it has been a few years, so I decided to give it another try. With my new media center and TV, I now have 4 remotes to deal with everything, so life is much more complicated. Prior to my new TV and media center, my TiVo remote controlled the TV and TiVo, so I wasn't used to multiple remotes.