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Well...I've run into another technical problem. My upcoming video project is threatened (at least to some degree) by my camera breaking down. I'm having a problem with the "mosaic" interference on MiniDV tapes that's normally caused by a dirty play head, but in this case it seems to be connected with the recording process since my old tapes play just fine. I've made 21.5 tapes with the camera, basically, and since the 12th tape, the problem has been intermittant, mostly in the first 15-25…

As I explained in my last blog, this entry will attempt to examine the situation of train simulators at present. I should emphasize that I make many generalizations below based on experience. If you want me to elaborate further, get back to me. Sometimes I expect you'll know something that I don't. Introduction and Background Strangely, my experience as of late has been that train simulators are in a far better position than flight simulators, at least at the consumer level. They…

I know that it's only been a short time since my last blog entry, but I should announce that I've uploaded some more photos from the Krivoklat steam trip, with many more photos, from my Sumava trip of a few months ago, being put on hold until I have them all scanned.  I have higher hopes for them, but we'll have to see what you think.  I still also have several rolls of Prague photos, my photos from Warsaw, my photos from Copenhagen and Malmo, my photos from Liberec, Litomysl, Lipnice, and Plzen…