After you purchase your camera, you may find your manual a bit "boring and hard to get a full grip on your camera's features. There are two ways to learn your camera in a friendly and easy to understand way.

1. Go to your camera manufactuers site. Canon, Nikon, Sony, HP and so many more have tutorials to help you learn your specific camera.

Nikon....go to nikon usa site. Find your camera....look for DIGITUTOR... This link will take you to the index of Digitutor for various Nikon cameras.

Canon also has tutorials.

This is a great Flash tutorial for the Canon Rebel (It could be used for any entry level D-SLR user.

Canon Learning Ctr

TECHNOLOGY BUYING HELP

Before you buy online or at any store, you should compare prices. The best way to do this on the web is to use a price comparison websites. These sites aggregate the price of items across a number of different websites and allow you to find the things you are looking for at the best possible price.

pricegrabber.com for the best comparison prices.

edealinfo.com is incredible site for finding deals. I have helped a number of clients save $100's on Dell computers, even car rentals. Make this a site you check out weekly. edealinfo even shows breakdowns of comparision prices. Again, when I am ready to buy an item, I check out this site to save the most money possible.

epinions.com also provides pricing as well as some reviews of products. (I would not rely on these reviews, but look for other advice from other research sites.

buy.com is a site that offers products, but also links with other retailers for best price offering.

Reliable Web Seller check site:
Use Websites such as http://www.resellerratings.com/ to see if a seller has good / or bad reputation.
Remember the old adage: If a price looks too good to be true.....it could be a problem.

Digital Camera Buying Tips Click here!

Great Prices on Software:

Use the sites listed here to get comparision prices on software and hardware.

*** IF you are a student, parent, or teacher. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL

(If you are a teacher or a student ALWAYS check with your local school system to see if they have a relationship with a software dealer. Many schools have relationships which allow students and teachers to get amazing discounts on software including MS Office Suites.

For example Fairfax County Public Schools offerers this site to parents and teachers. http://www.fcps.edu/DIT/techathome/index.html

Another great site if you are a student or teacher is the Academic superstore.

Digital Photography Training

Peppy Techie provides digital photography training to aspriring photograhers. If you are a new owner of a digital camera and want to learn the basics we can help you to feel comfortable with all the buttons and choices that your camera offers.

If you are a user with some experience with your digial camera but desire help on techniques to take better photographs, then Peppy Techie can assist you to become a better and more confident photographer. More info here on Digital Photography Training.

email: peppytechie@gmail.com for more information on setting up a training experience.You can also call 703-400-3888 and ask for the Peppy Techie!