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    watch question second hand

    Vintage Bulova Accutrons from the 1960's and 1970's have continuous sweep second hands because the tuning fork movement is vibrating at such a fast rate that nobody's eye can see the steps. Seiko's Spring Drive movement, as previously stated, also sweeps the second hand smoothly. They are...
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    What was your first digital camera?

    That crappy Polarioid Flash was my first digicam also. All internal memory with no external expansion, 640x480 maximum resolution, and serial cable to transfer pics via a TWAIN driver that was never updated to windows 2000 or XP. That was the one and only time in my life I shopped the day after...
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    Chose another Expedition for the time being. *edit*

    Re: Still need help with choosing watch(need a watch guide or suggestions) How about something completely different? The Solsuno LED watch. It is read like an analog watch, but the LED's glow at the appropriate marker postion rather than having hands point to it. It has 3 alarms, and...
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    How are the Seiko "military" automatics?

    Right next to the + and - (with some rule markings in between) is the regulator. It is a wheel with a lever sticking out on one end and a pointer at the opposite end that points to the rule markings between the + and -. After openning the back with the appropriate caseback tool, you use a...
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    Hatred for watch copies, too?

    Watch guys usually make a distinction between a "clone" (ie: fake) and an "hommage". An hommage is styled in the same way as some popular design watch but usually has some small differences, and a brand name of the maker on the dial. Fakes are counterfeits, nothing more. If your friend has a...
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    How are the Seiko "military" automatics?

    That's a nice-looking Seiko watch. I have the fully-luminous dial version (SNK811K) myself. Honestly, if you expect to set your watch only during the shift of daylight savings time twice a year, then stay away from a mechanical watch. Get a quartz movement. It would take a lot of trial and...
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    How are the Seiko "military" automatics?

    The model number of some watches that you are looking at would be helpful, since there are many different "military" style Seiko's on the market at any time. An automatic movement implies spring-powered mechanical movement. The lower end Seiko automatic movement of choice is cal 7S26/7S36. It...
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    How do you carry your cell phone????

    In a canvas holster clipped to a belt-loop with a mini-carbiner. The one I found has a magnetic flap to hold it closed, so no dealing with mechanical closures.
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    Americans are still one cell-phone users

    1 active cellphone for me. It's a prepaid Simple Freedom plan. I dropped my monthly service when I analyzed the numbers. My personal minutes per month was shrinking, and my occupational minutes was increasing to be many more than personal - against my wishes BTW. Since I was not getting...
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    What e-mail client are you using right now?

    Microsoft Mail and News as I recall. The 2 apps were combined into 1 and renamed Outlook Express I believe with the release of IE4. I am currently running Thunderbird. It's about the same skill level to configure as OE, just different. I started using it on a trial basis when I had to buy a new...
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    Why do people always expect you to remember them?

    I have said for years that I think I have face dyslexia. I literally cannot recognize somebody I've known for years in a setting outside of where I would expect to see that person. It's like I can only truly remember about 2 dozen faces anywhere, but after that I have to associate known faces...
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    Laptop Case Suggestions??

    You won't find it in stores, but I have been using an Ebags "Downloader" backpack with a notebook compartment for over a year. Use it daily for my job and it holds all my notebook gear along with other personal items very nicely. It's big enough without being too big, and collapses flatter if it...
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    Which self defense spray works best?

    I would only trust a spray of bullets. I can't for the life of me figure out why more rapists don't get the bright idea to steal a good pair of eye-protection goggles.
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    ID3 Tag Editor that Listens to the Music?

    Tag & Rename can import information from the filename itself to fill in fields for the ID3 tag. It can also attempt to retrieve the tag info online from the IMDB. It actually works right most of the time if you select all the mp3 files of a particular CD at once and have it search the IMDB, but...
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    Direct TV vs Dish Network

    I've been a DirecTV subscriber for years, but not for any particular technical reason, mainly based on available channels for the cheapest package. The 2 services use different satellites, so trees or other obstacles may determine from the beginning which one you go with. The equipment for the...
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