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THE SIMS 2 PC DISCS MINT TO GOOD Manual Key COM CARD CASE & ART MINT HAS CODE $8.75

Diablo 3 III Game Disc DVD (NO SERIAL Key) Just Manual Box, PC Dvd Disc 2012 D3 $5.00

EUROPEAN Air War – CD, MANUAL, KEY CARD – USED $24.99

Diablo 3 game (NO SERIAL Key) Just Manual Box, PC unused DVD Disc $8.50

City of Heroes PC Computer Game Windows Complete W/Key + Big Box + Manual: 2005 $3.47

The Sims: Hot Date Expansion Pack (PC) *** Case, Manual, CD, Key Code *** $6.00

Emperor: Battle for Dune (PC, 2001) Very Good Cond. All 4 Discs, Manual, CD Key $9.99

Grand Ages Rome PC Computer Game Windows 2009 W/Key Code + Manual-Fast Shipping! $2.77

American McGee’s Alice PC COMPLETE Icewand BIG box w/ both discs, manual & key $74.95

MASTER OF ORION III PC DISCS MANUAL KEY COMM CARD & BOX ART MINT! $3.00

Create (PC, 2010) Comes with Manual & Key $14.40

NES NINTENDO GAME Solomon’s Key COMPLETE IN BOX WITH MANUAL AND MAP $11.99

EverQuest II Classic PC Computer Game 2006 Complete W/Manual + Key + Mint Discs $2.07

Star Wars: EMPIRE AT WAR (PC GAME, 2006) & MANUAL & KEY $6.29

Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide (PC, 2003) Mint cd rom, manual, key $9.95

Neverwinter Nights (Gold Edition) (PC Games, 2003) 4 Mint cd roms, manual, key $14.95

Second Sight (PC, 2005) 1 Mint cd rom, manual,key code, box $14.95

Supreme Ruler 2020 PC Computer Game 2008 Complete W/Key Code + Manual Paradox $2.07

The Crystal Key (PC/Mac Games, 2000)-No Case or Manual $6.99

Pax Romana (PC, 2003) 1 cd rom, manual, key code $14.95

Titan Quest: Immortal Throne (PC, 2007) – Manual/CD Key only! $9.99

The Crystal Key (Includes User Manual) (PC Games, 2000) $8.99

CITY OF VILLAINS PC CD Rom Game BOX MANUAL BOOK CD KEY $13.99

WOW WORLD OF Warcraft Iii 3 REIGN OF CHAOS Battle Chest 3 DISCS KEYS MANUALS $14.59

Tom Clancy‘s Rainbow Six: Lockdown (PC Games, 2006) 5 Mint cd roms, manual, key $9.95

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Mini Cooper Navigation, Manual, and Key?

I just bought a 2005 Mini Cooper. The DVD for navigation is missing, does anyone know where I can find a new one? Also it only has 1 key and no owners manual, do I have to contact BMW to get another key for it and a owners manual?

The key and the DVD will probably have to come from Mini.

The owners manual can be downloaded as a PDF if you like, from http://www.motoringfile.com/2004/10/27/2005_mini_owners_manual_pdf_released/

You might also explore the NAM forum.

http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/index.php

Digital Photography: Overcoming Your Manual Fears

When buying a new digital camera, most people start out with the best intentions of becoming a truly creative photographer. One look at that thick, complex technical manual, and they switch the camera to auto…and that’s where it stays. As a result, most of us settle for snapshot photography when our cameras are capable of so much more.

Does this sound like you? Don’t worry, You Are not alone. Camera manuals reflect the technical power of modern cameras, but they are intimidating to any beginner who just wants to take a decent photo.

Digital cameras are like most computer programs; you may find You Can get by with about ten percent of the available functions. So don’t get tied up in knots trying to understand everything. Just learn what you need to know, and learn it well, and you will be well on the way to being a better photographer.

Here are a few tips that may just take the complexity out of photography for you.

Tip #1. Stick with the basics. In the days of film, good photographers used SLR cameras with two main settings; aperture and shutter speed. These were the ingredients of all great photography. Today, cameras come with hundreds of features, but guess which ones you really need to understand? That’s right, aperture and shutter speed.

If you can understand these two settings, you are halfway to becoming a better photographer. Your manual (I never said you could throw it away) will tell you which buttons to press on your camera. However, to really understand what these settings are all about, don’t rely on the manual. There is plenty of information out there; workshops, websites, books and ebooks can help.

Practice has Never Been easier than it is today. Most cameras have semi-automatic settings, called ‘aperture priority’ and ‘shutter priority,’ that allow you to operate one setting while the camera takes care of the other. This is a great way to practice a skill without fear of getting too many failed exposures.

Tip #2. Learn from your mistakes. If you just delete every photo you are not happy with, you are missing a golden opportunity to learn from Your Own experience. Photos you consider ‘rejects’ actually contain useful information – you really can learn from your mistakes!

Let’s say you are experimenting with aperture. Try photographing a scene three times, with three different aperture settings, for three slightly different results. Instead of keeping your favourite and deleting the others immediately, you could transfer them to your computer and take the time to examine them properly. You can see how each setting changed the look of the picture, and which setting worked best for that subject. Now you can learn from your own results, not from some theory in a book.

Did you know that if you right-click your mouse over a photograph on your computer and select ‘properties’ you will find a lot of information embedded in the file? You Don‘t have to keep a note of the aperture/shutter speed information; your photo does it for you!

Of course in the long term you don’t want to keep every single photo you take, but you might want to keep a folder of ‘learning photos’ to refer to later, with maybe two versions of each subject you experiment with. To make it even easier, rename the pictures with relevant titles, for example: Wildflowers/Small Aperture, Wildflowers/Wide Aperture; Waterfall/Fast Shutter, Waterfall/Slow Shutter.

Tip #3. Learn The Art As Well As The Technique. Every problem in photography cannot be solved by the camera. Experienced photographers know that good lighting and creative composition is often more important than up-market technology. In fact, most photos fail not because of bad technique, but because they were taken at the wrong time of day, or the photographer did not put enough thought into the composition. Yet daily I meet people who think that all their problems would be solved by a better camera, or some mysterious technique they are yet to learn.

Remember what I said in Tip #1; aperture and shutter speed are the fundamental skills, and with a little practice, they are not hard to learn. Master them and you are halfway there. The key to becoming a really good photographer is a balance of technical knowledge and artistic skill. Practice both, and soon your friends will be coming to you for photography tips!

About the Author

Anyone can learn the basics of good photography with Andrew Goodall’s simple, non-technical approach. Visit http://www.naturesimage.com.au to see Andrew’s images and ebooks, and learn even more by subscribing to the online newsletter…it’s free!