I shoot with a Pentax K200D. I don't hate Cannon or Nikon or Olympus or Sony. I shoot Pentax because of familiarity and value (more on that later). Our pictures are not stamped with our brand (yes, I know about EXIF data). Its not the brand of camera but what you do with it. So I will try to keep things brand neutral. With one big exception. If I am talking value for money, all things are not equal. I know, value judgements are subjective. Im not forcing anyone to do anything, just giving my opinion.
Im a Mac guy. I don't hate Window/Intel machines or Linux machines. I just prefer my Macintosh. A lot. So screen shots will be from my Mac unless it is a specific Windows program. Yes, I own two Dell laptops. But no Linux. Sorry, just too old to learn one more OS. That said, I will try as much as possible to be system agnostic but I may lapse into some Mac speak. Its laziness not hate.
I wont recommend anything I don't use or try. This might limit what I can write about but anything else would be dishonest. I might recommend a site with a tip or project I didn't try but I will say so. If I find something that is priced well but have no personal experience with it, I will say so. Hmmm....let me qualify that too. Updates to products I know well or are pretty close to something I have used may get recommended too. If I have used lots of a certain brand of memory card, I have no problem recommending a size different from the one I actually own.
I own individual stock in Apple and I invest in two mutual funds - an S&P 500 index fund and a NASDAQ 100 index fund. If I ever reach a position where my opinions can "move markets" I will divest.
If I ever reach the point of companies sending me "loaner" equipment, I will say so.
If I ever reach the point of companies paying me directly for ads, I will say so.
thats all I can think of for now.
