It’s here. I shot it a little. Pretty nice so far. Unfortunately, I don’t have my old f/1.8 around to compare to see if I really consider the extra 0.4 worth the 3X 2.5X price. So I’ll just enjoy my new fast glass.
Windows Feedback Program (free Office Ultimate 2007 offer) update
I got this email just on 1 Feb:
Thank you for participating in the Windows Feedback Program!
This message is to notify you that you are a registered member of the program, and so far you have met all requirements to qualify for the free product offer. Congratulations!
As a reminder, when you registered for the program, we stated that you will receive your product only after we have confirmed that you have:
· Entered a valid e-mail and shipping address.
· Fully completed the survey.
· Downloaded and installed the software on Windows Vista or XP.
· Used our software for at least 3 months on a Windows Vista or XP computer that is periodically connected to the Internet.
As part of the registration process, we indicated that if we detect your computer not to be sending data, you would be notified accordingly.
We are currently receiving data from your PC on a frequent basis, and as soon as you complete the 3 months participation term, your free product selection will be sent to the mailing address you submitted at registration. We will send one free product per person.
Your product selection:
Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
Your address:
[redacted by me]
You may also receive an occasional invitation to participate in a Windows product survey, though this is not guaranteed.
If you have any questions, or if your mailing address has changed, please contact us at winpanel@microsoft.com.
Thank You,
The Windows Experience Team
Back to my desk
Yesterday (Sunday) I finally cleaned up my desk (unused as a desk for 9+ months and developing a deep piling system) and started using it instead of my wife’s desk. I even moved my new 24″ Gateway monitor to it from my wife’s desk where I’ve been using it since it arrived a month or two ago.
Now I’m using my Apple bluetooth (old plastic, not new aluminum model) keyboard for the firs time. I bought it right before Apple released their redesigned aluminum bluetooth keyboard. I didn’t like that the bluetooth model of their redesigned keyboard didn’t have a numeric keypad. In retrospect, I hardly use it so I’d have probably been just as happy returning mine and getting their redesigned one. But whatever.