Author: Carly Rahl

Tamron Flash Sale

Carly Rahl

Tamron USA Announces Up to $100 Instant Savings

Tamron Flash Sale (8/17-8/23)

August 17, 2020, Commack, NY – Tamron USA, Inc. announces a 7-day Flash Sale on two popular zoom lenses designed for Sony’s full-frame mirrorless cameras. The Flash Sale starts Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd. Purchasers of the Tamron 17-28mm/2.8 or 28-75mm/2.8 get $100 and $80 Instant Savings respectively when purchased through an authorized Tamron USA retailer.

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DriveSavers: How Does a Hard Drive Work?

Carly Rahl
How does a hard drive work?

Story courtesy of DriveSavers

The first hard drive was invented by IBM in 1956. Since then, this piece of technology has completely transformed the way we compute, work and live.

Hard disk drives have been in a nearly constant state of change for the last seven decades. Manufacturers are on a near constant quest to decrease their physical size and cost while increasing their data storage capacity. Considering the average 1GB flash drive today costs less than $5—down from $849 for a 1GB external hard drive sold by Seagate in 1995—it’s safe to say significant progress has been made.

So how are they doing this, what does a hard drive do and how does a hard drive work, anyway?

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Jim Wright’s New Book & Birding Spots

Carly Rahl

Feel free to stop by Bergen County Camera to check out Jim’s newest book, and to purchase a signed copy!

Missed Jim’s Focus Session? Check out the replay here.

Book cover - The Real James Bond by Jim Wright : A true story of identity theft, avian intrigue & Ian Fleming
You can order a signed copy of The Real James Bond here.

You can contact Matt Wozniak of Conserve Wildlife Foundation about contributing your N.J. wildlife photos to CWF’s social media campaign at matt.wozniak@conservewildlifenj.org

You can read the interactive e-book I did about Bald Eagles for Duke Farms and Conserve Wildlife Foundation here.

You can see my Cuba photo e-book here.

You can see the e-book I did last year featuring my “Bird Watcher” columns for The Record here.

Bird Police: Identify and Correct Badge
You can contact Katie Andersen about ordering a “Bird Police” sticker or badge at birderkmandersen@hotmail.com.

Some locations

Apps

  • Merlin Birding App (mentioned by Jim)