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Archive for November, 2007

It’s a Good Book, but Don’t Take Her Word for It

Ella empties her book basket and sits down for a reading. Smile!

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Ok, Ok I Hear Ya; The Blue Swirl Is Gone

So if you’ve been a frequent visitor of this site over the past year and a half, you will have noticed the same static image set as the header of this website. Well, it’s finally gone! I’ve added several photos that rotates as you click… enjoy!


How to Miniaturize a Scene in a Photo

Great article over at Wired about Miniaturing a Photo Scene. In short, all you need to do is use the Gradient tool in Photoshop, set to Reflected Gradient, and then move the cursor in the direction of the blur. Then use the Filter > Blur option to finish it out.

Here’s my first attempt.


My Attempt at a “Tilt-Shift” Effect

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Ella’s Turning 2!

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Lazy Mornings with Daddy

Ella and I one morning this past month.

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Uptime

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This Monkey is Going to Climb, No Matter What

Amongst other things, Ella is pretty determined to make her toy monkey climb. Daddy’s determined to run and chase her, too!



Remembering: Mexico 2003

Ahh the Caribbean. How I miss it.

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Watch TV Online. No, Really - it’s Joost!

tvonyourpc64.gif So as the internet continues to mature and grow in regards to content delivery and media, more and more companies are popping up on the radar for online videos. In comes Joost. This is a pretty cool service that allows one to use it’s client-side application to watch TV online. Tons of shows and there’s not any annoying commercials you have to push through. Check it out, it’s free!


Blogging Absence, But Kinda…

So, if you’ve been browsing this site over the past year and a half, you’ve noticed a bunch of articles. However, as of late I’ve been posting a lot of videos and pictures, but not a lot of real updates.

There’s been a lot going on with the family and myself as of late; especially with Ella growing, Jenn keeping our family in order, and myself with Speakeasy. The BestBuy acquisition has been good, but really keeping us busy up at work. I’ve been traveling a lot to Seattle and back. And Jenn and Ella are just bee-boppin’ like normal.

At any rate, I’ll be writing more. Updates on the family, life, and some articles like I used to do. Stay tuned for some more videos, too!


Happy Halloween!

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