Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens was introduced back in May 2006. It is the best EF-S lens that Canon makes so far. And it is the most expensive EF-S lens too. It is sharp, fast, fixed f/2.8 aperture and come with 3-stop Image Stabilizer (IS). It is the best general/multi purpose lens. It mounts at my Canon EOS 400D Digital body most of the time. π
Windows XP driver for HP Compaq Presario C749TU Notebook PC
HP Compaq Presario C749TU Notebook PC does not have Windows XP driver supported officially. Only Windows Vista driver supported at HP website. However, this notebook does not perform so well on Windows Vista. Therefore, we need Windows XP driver to make all the functions work in Windows XP. We managed to load these drivers on HP Compaq Presario C749TU Notebook PC to work in Windows XP environment without any problem. Get your unofficial support for this laptop here. π
Download all the HP Compaq Presario C749TU Notebook PC required driver for Windows XP here…
HP Compaq Presario C749TU Notebook PC – Windows Vista Performance
Everybody will be wondering… Can HP Compaq Presario C749TU Notebook PC run Windows Vista? Can it run with Intel Celeron 540 1.86GHz, 512MB RAM, 80GB HDD? I am using Windows Vista Home Premium to do the test. In short, Windows Vista cannot run on this system with 512MB RAM or less. 1GB RAM and above is highly recommended. Windows Vista uses up around 600MB RAM after boot up. Some memory was used as Video memory. It uses up to 800 RAM when play movie with Media Player. It does eat a lot of memory in Windows Vista.
Processing power is another factor we have to look into. Intel Celeron 540 1.86GHz which is single core processor will not run smoothly in Windows Vista on some applications. Dual core and higher frequency CPU is highly recommended. However, it still can run most of the office application, entertainment and web browsing. No 3D gaming with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator x3100. It is way too slow to run any popular 3D games. A dedicated powerful 3D card is required. π
Here are the Windows Vista base score that HP Compaq Presario C749TU Notebook PC gets…
Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash Review
Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash Review… I should come out Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash Review for a very long time ago. I have been using Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash for more than 1 year. It is the most powerful flash from Canon for the moment. However, you have to pay the price because it is heavy.
How to check Sony Ericsson mobile phone manufacture date?
Want to buy Sony Ericsson mobile phone? Scare that you get an old phone? Here is a simple guide to check the manufacture date or your mobile phone birthday. π
Open the case, get out the battery. You will see a lot of serial number. Find something like 07W11 in there. 07 indicate the year while W11 mean 11th week. This tell that your mobile phone was manufactured at around end of March 2007.