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Effective Advertising

Posted on June 24, 2006 | Comments Off on Effective Advertising

 

Liberty Mutual - Responsibility

 

Not too often I come across an Advertisement that I really grabs me, but the recent Liberty Mutual – Responsibility commercial by Hill Holliday is really a good example of perfect advertising.

It very simply and effectively gets the message out about Liberty Mutual while showing everyday people being inspired to be nice to others by watching others do simple and good things. You can see the video on their Blog. Very Cool spot, I hope they get an award for it.

Music I'm listening to right Now:
"Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley from the "St. Elsewhere " Album.

 

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How to Cancel an AOL Account…

Posted on June 22, 2006 | Comments Off on How to Cancel an AOL Account…

Among the sites I go to is Slashdot.org where I read about Vincent Ferrari’s ordeal when he tried to simply cancel his AOL account. Being told it was a painful process, Vincent recorded the call for posterity.

 

I visit Vincent’s Flickr site on a fairly regular basis and I thought “There can’t be two men named Vincent Ferrari!”. After hearing the above audio, I have yet another reason to respect Vincent. He was a lot more polite than I would have been.


Music I’m listening to right Now:
Nothing at the moment.

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Madonna and Child

Posted on June 21, 2006 | Comments Off on Madonna and Child



Madonna and Child

Originally uploaded by S.D..

During my walk, I came across Mr. Hani Shihada. Looking him up in Google was really worth it.

Being on a lunch Break, I couldn't really stay long but even watching him work for a few minutes was well worth it.

I wonder how long these last? I'll try to go back tomorrow.

 

Music I'm listening to right Now:
"Walk Away" by Kelly Clarkson from her "Breakaway" Album. 

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You know you’ve hit the Big time when…

Posted on June 13, 2006 | 1 comment

Geek LoveSomeone cross links one of your photo's. 

Occasionally, I review my web server logs to get a feel for the traffic that goes there and one of the things I've noticed was cross linking from a Xanga Site. In general this could ba a bad thing but the traffic isn't all that much so it's not really a problem. Since my photo's or blog doesn't usually attract that Age group, I visited the site. There it is, my photo as a Centered Background image. Maybe I should take it seriously, but I'm pleased that someone actually likes one of my photos enough to put it on their personal site. 

I'd link to his site but I've just contacted him via Email and since the Site is entirely in Chinese it's possible that he did give me credit. Also, people might flood his site which I'd like to prevent prior to hearing back from him.

I've sent him an Email formerly giving him permission to use it on his Xanga site and to put a small text saying he has permission from the Owner. 


Music I'm listening to right Now:
"Come" by Namie Amuro from her "Style" Album.
I first heard this from the Ending theme from an Inuyasha episode. Since it's almost entirely in Japanese, I Have No idea what's being said but it sounds great.

 

 

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Busy two weeks

Posted on June 4, 2006 | Comments Off on Busy two weeks

Busy Bee Let's see:

  • Back from Vacation.
  • Cleaned up Yard
  • Wedding the day after getting back.
  • Catching up on the 650+ Emails from various projects and Business-as-Usual stuff.
  • Fixed dead server
  • Another Wedding one week after the last one (600+ guests! Fun Party!)
  • Work needed by Monday so I did work from home today.
  • allergies really kicking in…

Been a little busy. I'm trying to get the time to put some of the wedding photos up but it's been tough this week.


Music I'm listening to right Now:
"Pretty Vegas" by INXS from the "Switch " Album.

 

 

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Flickr Beta is no more, Long Live Flickr Gamma

Posted on May 16, 2006 | Comments Off on Flickr Beta is no more, Long Live Flickr Gamma

Gamma Apparently Flickr has entered into "Gamma" release.
Other than the Look and Feel, it seems pretty simular.

Update:  The Post Upload page via Firefox is a little Screwed up. Flickr is aware of it. See it after the break.

Update: They Fixed it. 

 

Music I'm listening to now:
"Everything in Its Time" by Corrinne May
from her "Safe in a Crazy World" album.

 

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LivePreview 1.0 by Arvind Satyanarayan from Movalog

Posted on May 11, 2006 | Comments Off on LivePreview 1.0 by Arvind Satyanarayan from Movalog

Movalog


Every now and again I visit Arvind Satyanarayan's blog just to see what latest goodies he has come up with. After using EnhancedEntryEditing and SCode, He now has LivePreview. You can read about it here .

The long and short of it: It allows you to preview the Entry Prior to publishing. This saves a lot of time and effort. Like his other plugins, fairly straight forward to set up.

Music I'm listening to now:
"Wisemen" by Jame Blunt from his "Back to Bedlam " album.

 

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MG Gyan

Posted on May 7, 2006 | Comments Off on MG Gyan

mg-gyanOk, I’m *trying* to save money but Bandai is NOT making it easy.

Danny Choo was nice enough to scan images from Hobby Japan and Dengeki Hobby on his Web Site. It’s looking like areally good kit and looks incredibly posable. I have quite a queue of models waiting to be assembled and painted, but this is VERY tempting to get.

Music I’m listening to now:
“All These Things That I’ve Done” by The Killers from his “All These Things That I’ve Done” album.

Image from www.dannychoo.com

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Athena Up close

Posted on May 1, 2006 | Comments Off on Athena Up close



Athena Up close

Originally uploaded by S.D..

I'm Really liking my new lens that my wife got me! The Nikon 18-200 DX VR lens is working very well. The Image on the right is an image of Athena 16 Stories up. I took this image free hand from accross the street at full extension (200mm).

Normally, a shot like this is is impossible for me without a Tripod. With the Vibration Reduction in play, I was able to do it in Normal Program mode.

Music I'm listening to now:
"Walk Away" by Kelly Clarkson
from her "Breakaway" album.

 

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Nikon 18-200mm DX VR Lens is on it’s way!

Posted on April 27, 2006 | Comments Off on Nikon 18-200mm DX VR Lens is on it’s way!

18-200 DX VR III am a very Happy Camper! I just got an email that my new 18-200mm DX VR lens is on it's Way. This is my birthday present from my Wife! Needless to say, she's the best!

I was a little surprised to get that shipping notice since I've only ordered it two weeks ago. I thought that there would be at least a month wait to get it. This lens is in high demand and no store can keep it in stock.

I take a lot of walks and this will come in very handy. I'm currently using the Kit lens, the 18-70mm DX lens that comes with the Nikon D70s kit. I'm very happy with the lens , but I'm really looking forward to the new lens. 

Music I'm listening to now:
"Angel in Disguise" by Corrinne May
from her "Safe in a Crazy World" album.

 

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