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well, i’m back at it again and i’ve written two reviews. one on [url=http://www.epinions.com/content_163399700100]the canon 50mm f/1.8 lens[/url] and another on [url=http://www.epinions.com/content_163416673924]the bogen grip action ballhead[/url].

oddly enough, my most popular review is not about electronics or photography at all. instead it is about [url=http://www.epinions.com/beat-review-7734-1686614D-3A12D31F-prod2]biore nose strips.[/url] go figure.

i must have been busy to have not blogged in such a long time. i haven’t really been doing too much except being bombarded at work and then trying to squeeze some time for a little rest and relaxation. i haven’t even been playing the xbox!

so what have i been up to? well, i finally got around to [url=http://www.ocliw.com/things/weekdays/bakerybox/]processing the pictures from the food shoot[/url] the other day. it’s been a while and there were a lot of photos to handle. but it’s done wth and i’m glad that i’m done. quite the time sink.

part of the reason why i haven’t been blogging is probably because my laptop’s been out of comission for a bit. i’ve been trying to get it back up to speed. i decided to reformat the laptop for a variety of reasons and i’ve been slowly installing the applications back on the laptop. i had forgotten how much work it was to get it to this point. the other thing is that i’ve been trying to go down a freeware/open source route for all of the applications that i use. it’s been a challenge to find some good apps, but i’ve found a few gems too.

oh, and i hate spyware/adware. hate it, hate it, hate it. i hate developers who employ ad ware or spyware to release stuff as freeware too. it isn’t free if you have to pay with spyware!

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