I now have had the chance to make about a thousand exposures with the NEX-7. While I continue to believe that the user interface is a big step up from the NEX-5, I have found many annoyances with the new interface. As mentioned in the previous post, the focus-assist button is hard to find when… [Read More]

The ergonomics of the NEX-7 are a huge improvement over the NEX-5. The three main controls, the two thumbwheels on top and a four-way rocker/selection control on the back, work very well. Their function changes according to the mode that camera’s in, which is a good thing once you get used to it, and somewhat… [Read More]

When the Sony NEX-7 was announced last summer, I was immediately intrigued. In addition to more resolution – not an unalloyed blessing with an APS-C size sensor – it looked like Sony had completely reworked the NEX-5 controls, adding two thumbwheels in addition to the five position button on the back. I hated the user… [Read More]

Upgraded iTunes to 10.5.0.142. Plugged in the iPad running iOS 4.3.3. Started iTunes. Tried to perform a backup. Hung. Tried to quit. No dice. Forced iTunes shutdown with Task Manager. Disconnected iPad. Performed soft reset on iPad. Reconnected iPad. Started iTunes. Tried to sync apps. Error message. Retried backup. Error message. Disconnected iPad.  Hard reset… [Read More]

There is not much to say about settling in with the iPhone 4s. It’s an iPhone, like most of the other iPhones, except faster. The big difference is Siri, and, since you probably read about her other places, I’m not going to say much. I’ve used a lot of devices and programs with a speech… [Read More]