The new MaximumPC magazine website (version 6.0) is now up and running, and it’s a winner. Some of its new features include:
If you missed my Windows Vista Survival Guide article from the March issue, it’s now a featured article on the website.
Windows Vista continues to draw reviews ranging from raves over its new multimedia and security features to users raving about problems. Whether you’re raving about or raving mad at Vista, check out this article at the London Telegraph website.
Popular Photography magazine (and website) reports that the new entry-level Nikon D40 digital SLR camera no longer includes a built-in motor for autofocus lenses. The article points out that omitting the motor makes the camera body smaller and lighter (and, I would add, probably cheaper to make), but it prevents the D40 from using a lot of existing lenses, both those made for other Nikon DSLRs and those made for older Nikons. See the compatibility listing by clicking the Tech Specs tab here.
If you’re considering buying a D40 as your first Nikon SLR, limited compatibility with older Nikon and Nikon-compatible lenses might not matter (although current Tokina and Tamron lens lines won’t work, Sigma makes lots of lenses featuring HSM motorized autofocus that will).
However, if you’ve already invested in Nikon lenses, and especially if you want to use some classic Nikon F-series glass on a modern SLR, the D40 (6.1MP) or its higher-resolution sibling, the D40X (10.2MP) is not the best choice.
Sigma lens fans can read the compatibility listing here.
MaximumPC is my favorite hard-core, take-no-prisoners, tell-it-like-it-is computer magazine. My article, Windows Vista Survival Guide, is the cover story of the March 2007 issue on newsstands now.
Grab a copy today!
In addition to blogging here at Traffic Circle 2.0, I also blog on technology subjects at Amazon.com. Here’s a collection of my recent technology posts:
I’ve also written a Viewpoint op-ed for BusinessWeek.com recently: Getting the Skinny on Vista Security. Read it to learn how Microsoft is finally taking security seriously, and the missing pieces you need to provide when you install Vista.
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