Tongfamily Website

Well, unless you are going for a pro-grade compact camera like the soon to launch $500 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, probably your main criteria is being small and OK pictures which is what you are going to get. Overall, it is interesting how cameras have not improved much from my trusty SD500 and Fuji F11 [...]

[Read more →]

Well, been looking for a high end compact camera. When I was on film, used a Yashica which was compact, but had a great fixed focus lense and excellent quality. There really isn’t a good answer yet for digital. What do you need for a prosumer that is different from a point-and-shoot. Well, the ideal [...]

[Read more →]

Had a long discussion with Mac about Blackberry Bold vs. the iPhone 3G and it is indeed land of riches. Personally, I’m probably more in favor of the iPhone because although it doesn’t have a keyboard, it has a big screen and I find on my iPhone (which I’ve lost! boohoo!) that I can [...]

[Read more →]

I love how Mac OS X changes the wallpaper automatically. With Windows XP, there is a Creativity Fun Pack PowerToys Wallpaper Changer that does the same thing essentially.
Like the Mac one, the main drawback is that it won’t search through lots of directories to find lots of wallpapers, so everything has to be in a [...]

[Read more →]

Jim asked me, what’s a good camcorder for someone who isn’t a serious pro but who wants good pictures. It can’t be too big. There is really just one afictionado choice right now, the Canon HF-10 and Pricegrabber has it for $830 or so right now.
The reviews have been very good, it is high [...]

[Read more →]

The ultraportables are some of the most interesting improvements being made now. With the X300 out now, you can really make a comparison. The long and short of it is that the X300 looks like a PC rather than a style marvel and has a solid state disk like the MacBook Air option. It does [...]

[Read more →]