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PrairieRimBen

  1. As long as the pain is fresh in my mind, I'm gonna upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 just a few days after moving from 11.04. Wish me luck. about 3 hours ago via web
  2. Good citizen tip: never just drive past a neighborhood lemonade stand, even if you'rere not thirsty. Mmmmm... via.me/-1ogbuys 3:05 PM Jun 2nd via TweetCaster for Android
  3. There, that's better. It's now officially summer! via.me/-1octmgu 12:42 PM Jun 2nd via TweetCaster for Android
  4. I had great help washing the YJ today. I'm way overdue taking the hard top off for the summer. Gonna fix that now. via.me/-1oafa4u 11:05 AM Jun 2nd via TweetCaster for Android
  5. Enter to win a $2000 Gift Certificate from @BorrowLenses & Scott Bourne. Please RT. Info at: bit.ly/LSh9kM 4:40 PM Jun 1st via TweetCaster for Android
  6. Updated Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10 tonight. Have I cursed & sworn @ Canonical in public lately? I should. I hate Gnome3 almost as much as KDE. 10:16 PM May 31st via TweetCaster for Android
  7. Got 16 new Powerex Imedion AA NiMH batteries today. Curious to see how they compare w/ my Eneloops and Duracells. via.me/-1m6x5hy 5:14 PM May 31st via TweetCaster for Android
  8. Upgrading my desktop from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10 tonight. Wish me luck. Wish the ordeal was unattended. 4:25 PM May 31st via TweetCaster for Android
  9. Look @ those layers of clouds. Wish I had my 135mm lens for a tight, high-contrast, B&W, vertical shot w/the capitol. twitter.com/PrairieRimBen/… 4:39 PM May 30th via Twitter for Android
  10. QOTD: "Meat is murder. Tasty, tasty murder. It's not the cow's fault that he was born delicious." 1:11 PM May 30th via web
  11. My 7D is en route to Canon Factory Service in Jamesburg, NJ, to have its shutter replaced. Godspeed, my friend. We're golfing on 15 June. 8:37 AM May 30th via web
  12. Nope, new firmware didn't help. Good news is that whacking the body will free the stuck shutter... temporarily. 7:56 PM May 29th via TweetCaster for Android
  13. Well, 92 rapid-fire frames (w/o CF card) produced no errors w/ the 1.2.5 firmware. Alas, that means nothing. 5:37 PM May 29th via TweetCaster for Android
  14. Any bets on whether upgrading my 7D's firmware from 1.2.1 to 1.2.5 will affect my Err 30 shutter problem? via.me/-1iyecvo 5:27 PM May 29th via TweetCaster for Android
  15. Trying to diagnose an "Err 30" (shutter problem) on my Canon 7D. Hoping I can fix it myself & not pay $250 to be without it for 2 weeks. 10:28 AM May 29th via web
  16. Enter to win your choice: a Nikon D800 or Canon 5D MK III from @viewbug & Scott Bourne. Please RT. Info at: goo.gl/ufeJx 9:33 AM May 29th via web