Can anyone recommend a macro lens for my SX-40? - 5 years ago

Looking for a macro lens for my SX-40. I don't know lenses and I see offers all over but no idea if they are junk or not. I don't need a pro lens but I don't want the eBay scam crap either. Ideally Amazon would be the source as I have a pile of points to use. Thanks.

Re: Chocolate scrambled eggs...what do you think? - 5 years ago

I had a similar reaction when offered my first jelly omelet (just a tbsp of your favorite jelly in a plain omelet). Sounded real weird but pretty darn tasty. I'd try it.....once anyway.

Re: LOCHTEd out?!....protesters rush Ryan Lochte on stage on DWTS [ video included ].... - 5 years ago

I would think there would be some public shame shown for what he did at the Olympics. One would think he would just find a nice rock to crawl under for awhile until things cooled off a bit but apparently not.

Re: The 'courage' is wearing them in public... - 5 years ago

At first I thought they were cigarettes through pierced ear lobes. "Well that's a new twist on the 'ciga-butt behind the ear' thing!". And such a nice looking boy too.....what he should be doing playing with cigarettes? Oy!

Re: [Support Call Rant] "Jack, can you help me, I have a black box on my screen and Google doesn't work anymore." - 5 years ago

QuotePaul F. *sigh* Welcome to my job... You want to know what's even MORE disheartening? The dim bulbs I support are TEACHERS. You want to know why kids come home hitting the space bar 27 times to center a title? Teachers who hit the space bar 27 times to center a title! Paul, I have a friend who's wife is a teacher and working on her PHD. He asked me if I could look at her Mac becau

[Support Call Rant] "Jack, can you help me, I have a black box on my screen and Google doesn't work anymore." - 5 years ago

I just spent 90+ minutes on the phone with a friend who has been using both Windows (since 3.1) and Macs (since Apple IIe) FOREVAH! and still doesn't know the difference between a browser and a bagel! I used to support her on a regular basis but it just got too stressful because it was always the same kind of problems and nothing sunk in when I explained it. I'm a good teacher when it comes t

Re: 911 used as a mattress sale advertisement - 5 years ago

QuoteOmbligo The owner of the store has since closed the store through 9/11 and will announce accountability actions against those who put out the TV advertisement. The problem here is the girl in the commercial is the owners daughter AND produces all their marketing materials including this ad. If you read some of the comments on their Facebook page you will see that many people feel the

Re: What can the original RAM in 2012 mac mini (2 2GB be used for? - 5 years ago

Quoteka jowct Troubleshooting or tie clips. Don't forget leveling the wobbly table.....

Re: That 11'8" Bridge/Tall Vehicle Opener now has a "Overheight Must Turn" LED. Will it work? - 5 years ago

I was driving a 28' box truck on Storrow Drive in Boston when I heard a thump. It took a few seconds before I realized I tagged one of the low height signs just before the bridge. It was 7:30 in the AM and traffic was solid but my passenger got out and walked behind the truck waving his way through oncoming traffic so we could back up to the previous exit. @#$%&-A I never want to go through that

Re: U can pick your friends & pick your nose but...?!.....AMC will let all Manhattan pick this.... - 5 years ago

This is what I've been waiting for, higher admission prices and overpriced stale popcorn! Way to boost sales on an old soon to be defunct business model. I'm lovin' it!

Re: Softbank buys British 'Crown Jewel' ARM for $30 Billion - 5 years ago

You know, I looked at ARM but I decided to put all my cash into vacuum tube futures. I don't want to brag, but I have a knack for picking the winners!

They're Here. SETI Investigates Deep Space Signal - 5 years ago

Not a Drill: SETI Is Investigating a Possible Extraterrestrial Signal From Deep Space An international team of scientists from the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) are investigating mysterious signal spikes emitting from a 65 billion year-old star in the constellation Hercules–95 light years away from Earth. The implications are extraordinary and point to the possibility of a

Re: Lightning wipes out 300+ reindeer - 5 years ago

Re: I'm a scam artist, not a doctor!!!: $25 million scam promised Star Trek Tricorder - 5 years ago

An Illinois man could spend the rest of his life in jail for impersonating whole sections of Health Canada as part of a $25-million scam to bilk investors into funding a bogus Star Trek-inspired medical device. On Monday, Howard Leventhal, 56, pleaded guilty to a suite of U.S. fraud charges, including stealing the identity of former Health Canada deputy minister Glenda Yeates. Why does thi

Re: What happened to t-shirts?! - 5 years ago

When I had my big screen shop in the 90's we were a Hanes distributor and sold tons of Hanes Beefy T's. Today I sell mostly Gildan and we offer two shirt weights in 100% cotton - 5.3 ox and 6 oz. The majority of my customers choose the lighter weight shirt. My personal preference is the Comfort Colors preshrunk 100% cotton 6.1oz ring spun garment dyed T-shirt. It comes in 77 colors and up to

Re: Just for discussion's sake: Do you think Apple is losing it's mojo? - 5 years ago

I run both Mac and Windows every day. All the BS that we used to complain about Windows is now in the Mac OS and it seems to me at least that Windows has somewhat mellowed and become more what I would like the Mac to be. I really despise the way Apple tells me what I need and modifies it's hardware and software to that effect. As others have mentioned, I want an optical drive and I don't want to

Re: new neighbor... hmm... - 5 years ago

This is gonna be a big ol suck no matter how you handle it. These type of people tend to get offended easily and if you tell her like it is I think she's going to take it personally and "you're a dick!". If you get ugly with her "you're still a dick". Tough situation, my sympathies.

Re: Concast rep tried to tell me... - 5 years ago

I just last week put a brand new SB6141 on line with Comcast. They gave me the EOL story and offered to rent me theirs. I told them it's on their approved list and we're hooking it up. Then they asked me if it was new AND where I bought it! I countered with how is it any business of CC where I bought my modem? He said they needed the information for the record and because they care about my expe

Do you think there are ANY people who would be stupid enough to respond to this SPAM? - 5 years ago

Got this today. Mrs. Elizabeth Nkiruka seems a little eager to get my particulars. I can't believe anyone would be taken in by this pitch. If nothing else, the horrendous grammar should be a clue. From: Mrs.Elizabeth Nkiruka <ifamotochi@yahoo.com> Subject: YOUR BANK OF OFFICE NEW ACCOUNT ATTENTION PLEASE, Rejoice! Rejoice!! Rejoice!! The lord has answered your prayer this

Re: refrigerator water filters - 5 years ago

I don't know what make fridge I have (without getting my butt off the couch) but it's about 4 years old. I have never replaced the filter and the light has never come on saying to do so. That being said I'm not too worried about toxins or heavy metals because we are on a Merrimac only town well as opposed to a municipal system serving a large area. The town regularly checks water quality and

Have you ever unlocked the bios on a Win machine without the password? - 5 years ago

I'm toying with buying a Lenovo ThinkPad T520 Laptop 2.60GHz Core i5-2540m 4GB RAM No HDD BIOS IS LOCKED. on ebay. It says it boots to the bios so it's not the power on PW but I'm thinking there's a supervisors PW so you can't change any of the hardware settings etc. or boot to Windows. For $35+ is it worth it to try getting in? I've done some reading and there are many suggestions from rem

Re: RIP: Kenny Baker dies [ Star Wars ]...... - 5 years ago

You would think that the Empire Overlords would have a cure for this by now. Thank you Mr Baker for your portrayal of one of the most famous vacuum cleaners droids in cinematic history.

Re: Getting old, things they don't tell you about - 5 years ago

I cut my own firewood for the winter. Two years ago I got tired of pulling muscles along with the chainsaw so I got me one of these. Now I just plug it in, add some bar oil and pull the trigger. Of course this doesn't help me if I'm cutting trees on site somewhere but once I get the 4 foot log lengths (I cut em into 4's now a days because the wife is gettin old too and she can't carry the

Re: Did anyone see the Perseids this morning? - 5 years ago

I stood out in the backyard and fed the mosquitoes around 2:30. Got to see lots of action but after about 15 mins the bugs got to me so I went back inside. No pictures.

Re: Today was homemade sausage day - 5 years ago

Quotebillb We used to get real good spicy linguica and chourico here until all manufacturers had to meet or exceed government guidelines for content and preparation. Now all the manufacturers slop out the same identical tasteless worthless glop. I haven't tried to make it yet myself but Emeril has a recipe I was going to use when I do. Homemade Linguica Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagass

Re: Today was homemade sausage day - 5 years ago

Quotemrbigstuff QuoteRacer X Lipitor LOL What temperature? Thanks for the tip on Market Basket sale I use cure#1(pink salt) in the kielbasa then smoke to an internal temp of 155F so it's safe to eat "as-is". Then you can further cook it by grilling, frying or boiling when you want. Other sausages are just raw with no cure and I fully cook them when they thaw

Today was homemade sausage day - 5 years ago

Pork butt ($1.69) and pork shoulder ($.99) are on sale at Market Basket this week so I spent the day making sausage. Stuffed up 3 flavors for the freezer. I now have enough to last at least two months...maybe less if it's real tasty. This is 10 lbs of fresh kielbasa in the fridge waiting to hit the smoker tomorrow. Four hours of hickory with a touch of mesquite and these beauties will be d

Food pRoN: Elvis' favorite sammich Fool's Gold Loaf - 5 years ago

Just random surfing and came upon this at Wikipedia. I know there's a few variations of the sandwich out there but this one is supposedly from the place that invented it. Although I will definitely probably almost never make one, I thought the picture makes it look great. Of course mine would probably have more bacon in it and a fried banana....if I ever decided to make this evil looking thing...

Re: Invite People To The Forum Day - 5 years ago

YOU WHAT? How many times have I told you that you need to let us know beforehand that you're inviting friends over to visit? I'll need to sweep the server, clean up the rubber room and post some new fresh threads in the front room! Oy! And how many will be staying for supper?... We're having SPAM and eggs tonight and I only opened one can of SPAM, I'll have to call your father and have him p

Re: Manhole Cover with Built-in Cleanout? - 5 years ago

I was going to suggest the custom fab route like Speedy but you could also take the existing cover to a fabricator and have them add the center port.