My best Autostitched panorama yet

(This entry refers to an earlier post at http://theviewfromlandmark.blogspot.com/2005/10/free-panorama-software.html.)

My best Autostitched panorama yet -- a composite of 32 one-Megabyte-sized frames. It's quick-and-dirty; I didn't use a tripod or spend much time lining up my landmarks, so the margins are ragged. The software did a beautiful job nevertheless. See if you can get this to display full-size, so you can scroll around. Lots of detail, and the original has even more. (In Internet Explorer, point to the picture and you'll get a resizing box. In Firefox, just click on the photo.) I cut the size for Web posting, but it's still a 1.1 Mb. file.

http://www.theviewfromlandmark.com/graphics/Landmark-fall-day-2005.JPG

The camera is a Sony Mavica MVC-CD500, a 5 Megapixel unit with 3X Zeiss zoom lens. A bit unwieldy, but takes great photos (movies, too) on mini-CDRWs. More info.

More panoramas coming soon.

DSL provider in Washington, DC?

I need an internet hookup on Capitol Hill for my business. Do you have any suggestions? Verizon DSL is not an option in my area.

I punched in your phone number at www.verizon.net/dsl and it indicates that you ARE eligible for business DSL. But if you're sure that service won't work for you, there are other high-speed providers.

Although there is no comprehensive list of high-speed Internet providers, a few informal search tools exist. Punch in the first six digits of your ten-digit phone number here: http://www.dslreports.com/psearch?b=Search+for+DSL+ISPs+by+Phone+number and you'll get a list of possible providers. Of them, I'd take a look at Earthlink, Atlantech Online, and Covad in that order.

For residential service, Verizon beats them all hands-down with its 700Kbps service at $14.95 a month.

If you don't need broadband service, then try www.all2easy.net. They offer accelerated dialup service for $9.95/month.