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Do You Still Scan Photos With A Flatbed Scanner?

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

My cousin was scanning a bunch of photos into into his computer using a flatbed scanner. For each page of scanned photos, I saw that he was cropping and rotating them by hand. I showed him this easy to use automated method using Photoshop CS2. Following is a short video ...

What Do You Use the Yellow Pages Book For?

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Before the dawn of time (pre-internet days) there was this giant book that was yellow in color. That book would mysteriously show up on your front door. Today, most of us Internet junkies go online instead of using the yellow pages to find stuff. So what to do with that ...

Using Digg.com On Your Pocket PC

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

When I am not hacking, I'll likely be either reading, thinking or entertaining myself on Digg.com. When I'm on the road, my xv6700 Pocket PC keeps me connected to the Internet. While there is DiggRiver.com to make viewing the stories easy, my Pocket Internet Explorer does not allow me to ...

An Idiot’s Guide to Your First Professional Camera

Monday, July 9th, 2007

It is always frustrating to start something with nothing at all. That was how I feel when I first decided to turn my admiration of photography to a hobby. I know I wanted to buy a camera, but what and where is a huge question. I tried posting my question ...

Netflix Revisited

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

When taking a break from hacking ThemBid.com I like to relax and watch a good movie. I don't go to the theater anymore because I now have a two year old daughter who requires too much attention to enjoy a movie. So I usually go to the neighborhood video store. ...

Help! I’m Morphing into a Caveman!

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

A good portion of my time is spent working at home. Sometimes, when I'm working on ThemBid.com the world around me ceases to exist as I enter "the zone". This state can last days where sleep is minimal (and even my dreams are of ThemBid.com these days) and this leads ...

Networkers say the darnest things…

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Being at a networking event last night reminded me of this. The very first time we attended the New Member Welcome Event at the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce, I met a very nice lady who owned her own business. As we were talking, she got more and ...