It was a beautiful morning and if I hadn’t had a dentist appointment, it would have been a great day for a photo shoot. I didn’t want to go to the dentist anyhow and if it weren’t for all those… Read More ›
Technology
Olympus PEN E-PL1
Olympus PEN E-PL1 12.3MP Live MOS Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens Even though Olympus has brought out several new cameras since I bought my E-P3 less than a year ago,… Read More ›
A place to rest …
Messing around with the camera this morning, trying to capture the morning light and in the midst of my artistic endeavor, I had a camera crisis. This story is entirely apocryphal and has nothing to do with the pictures. It is, however, an… Read More ›
Back it up
I was just reminded of something. I go long periods and don’t think about it, but I shouldn’t, and neither should you. By “you” I mean absolutely everyone. Whatever you do — write, take pictures, or whatever — if… Read More ›
Charge!
My world runs on batteries. Mostly rechargeable batteries. Three laptops, two Kindles, two cellphones, three cameras, four mouses (mice have fur and make squeaky noises, mouses attach to your computer using USB transmission), two wireless keyboards, GPS, various clocks, flashlights, who-knows-how-many… Read More ›
It’s Not Your Equipment … It’s a Lack of Documentation!
Maybe I should just give up, but I spent my career writing material to help folks use complicated equipment and sometimes very obscure software. I should probably start by mentioning that I’ve fought this battle for long years … and was… Read More ›
Don’t Touch That Screen!
This is really a two parter …. because the day started out great. We actually went out and had fun. We don’t go out much anymore, so this was an occasion. Noteworthy because we were actually going out, but more… Read More ›
