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DIY Digital Picture Frame – The laptop

After a week of patient waiting, the well-packed package finally arrives via FedEx.  I open it and inspect the contents.  All items as stated in the eBay listing were there and it seemed to be in good physical condition as … Continue reading

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DIY Digital Picture Frame – Buying off eBay

I was initially looking for laptops (and laptop parts [*]) in my CPU speed range – 166MHz to 350MHz – made by any of the manufacturers (IBM, Toshiba, NEC, etc.)  This gave me a large number of items that was … Continue reading

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DIY Digital Picture Frame – Getting a feel for eBay

The specs I had in mind for the picture frame was a 500MHz+ CPU, a 10"+ LCD panel capable of at least 1024×768 with at least 64MB of RAM, a small hard disk (5GB+) and with onboard WiFi or a … Continue reading

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DIY Digital Picture Frame

For the past 5 years I have been clicking digital photographs, first with a Nikon Coolpix 950 and now with a Nikon D100.  I post a few of them on my website to share with friends and family.  I also print some … Continue reading

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