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Two Years….

Max (my son) turned two today. We had a little celebration with some friends–he LOVED it. I just can’t believe I’m a father… much less that I’ve been one for two years now. It really is great–despite the hard times and the times where I feel I just don’t have enough patience, it is the […]

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Painting and Re-Painting

Today we (we meaning Jenny 😉 painted our bathroom. Twice. It’s almost impossible to tell what a room is going to look like as a new color before you paint it. Sometimes you just have to do it then find out what it looks like afterwards and hope for the best. Well, we found out […]

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Storyboarding Content Tool for Flash

Lately at work we’ve had some “issues” trying to figure the best way to get content from the hands of content developers (the people who write the tech manuals) to instructional specialists (the people who develop training or other courses) to the Flash programmers and Graphic Designers who are developing multimedia training pieces as the […]

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Content Management Resources

A few useful links to sites that will help you decide on a Content Management System. I used these today at work. · OSCOM – Open Source (free) content management information. · CMS Review – “The mission of CMS REVIEW is to give you the resources you need to choose the best content management system […]

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Visiting

It seems like there is hardly any time for just sitting around and visiting anymore. With work, family and the Internet and everything else that seems to come up, it’s a rare moment that I find time to relax and get to know someone better. Tonight I had the opportunity do so and it was […]

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Entertainment

And You Thought Your Job was Complex

You’ve probably never thought about how it would be to deliver papers, or the details of what goes into it. Today is your lucky day. I have a first hand account of exactly what goes into getting that paper on your doorstep each morning. This is an IM conversation I had with a friend who […]

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Downloadable Internet Radio

In a previous entry, I mentioned Your Mac Life, an internet-only live radio talk show. At the time, I was contemplating the marketability of such an effort. Recently, I came across some others who have taken the concept and added a twist–one I really like. Steven, at Acts of Volition, has produced and DJ’ed several […]

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Software

Content Management System Information and Comparision Links

Content management systems are something that I am very interested in. By nature (or by lack of study, I can’t figure out which) I am not a programmer, but I am however, a web developer and I have a very real need to present my clients (and myself) with an easy way to manage and […]

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Hardware

Tonight I bought a 160gb hard drive from CompUSA (80 bucks after rebates for the next couple days) and attempted to install it. Isn’t it funny how if you know how to use a computer for anything, ignorant people automatically assume you know how to do everything on computers? Well, I feel sorry for the […]

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Book Review: Photoshop Compositing with John Lund

By John Lund and Pamela Pfiffner. Photoshop compositing starts off giving some interesting perspectives and ideas on how to build (including tips on taking the photos) maintain a library of photographs that could turn out invaluable in future compositing projects. The book talks about John Lund’s work style, technique and computer setup, and has some […]