Warm up. Stretch. Work out. Stretch. If I overdo it (like too many frog-jumps on my quads!), I rest an extra day and use vitamin I and the slather of the gods: Biofreeze.

ACE: try [classicshaving.com] or other similar web sites. A really decent DE (safety) razor can be had for $40.

By the way, they do make Feather brand blades for double-edged safety razors. Not just straights. I love them. They're ninja-sharp.

More than a year ago I switched over to traditional safety razors, badger brushes and high-end shaving creams.

Totally. Especially if you set up the camera, position everyone, take your place, and say "push the button now."

Very cool. I grab shots of myself through PhotoBooth or iChat. When I do point a real camera at myself, I sometimes do use a mirror, sometimes not.

Look, I don't hate open source software. I ran my web site on a LAMP server in my closet for years. All I'm saying is that when I think about software to manage my 60,000 image photo library, I get a sinking feeling inside when someone suggests "PicPerk," which I've never heard of. Sorry, but no. I'll be going…

@ keeblerelf: By political, I don't mean that it's necessarily pimping open source software (although one does often see that). Instead, it appears to be avoiding the big established players. Why hand over "total control" (whatever that means) to a big vendor? I'll tell you why: because if it ever goes wrong I have…

The fact that two of the biggest players in this area—iPhoto and Photoshop Albums—are excluded from the list indicates to me that it is more of a political statement than a meaningful review of the software in this space.

What I remember most about Kyle is his 10 unconventional diet tips.

Well I got ya the first time! :)

Great points made by all. That's the best part of these articles, IMO—the contributions from the lifehacker community.

No need to get all defensive about it. I don't hear anyone saying that TV is the root of all evil, or that everyone should throw out their sets. I myself began my comments with such a disclaimer.

I don't think all television watchers are uncouth mouth-breathers, nor do I think everything on TV is worthless. Be that as it may, I quit watching television years ago and I'm much happier for it.

Rampras: I think using post-processing software like Photoshop is an art in its own right, even if it's not strictly photography proper. And besides, before digital photography, photographers used all sorts of darkroom methods to enhance their photos like pushing the developing, dodging and burning, etc. I say go…

Yes, it's true that there are DSLRs out there whose controls are different than described. The article is meant to indicate the process by which most of the entry level dSLRs work, but there are of course exceptions, and I should have mentioned it.

Lens hood, shade.. even your own baseball hat can be a decent shade on your lens if you hold it just right. Exposure compensation can be good, too, as the camera will meter the scene as much brighter than your actual subject unless you compensate. Spot metering is awesome. I just wish my Nikon D50 has an easier way…

Thanks, Adam. Me, I've white balanced on a t-shirt. I admit it. I just had someone stretch it out so that it was all one flat surface and I made sure there was nothing but white. It seemed to work okay, but YMMV, of course. I guess it may depend on what brand of bleach they use in their laundry.

Well, I'm sure it helps the people at Flickr! :)

Yeah, that's part 2! But I don't agree about never using program mode. it's the perfect walk-around setting. You never know what you'll encounter, and if you only have a brief opportunity to get a shot, program mode is your best bet.