Monthly Archives: March 2010

View 115: Silent Auction

There was a silent auction at the 2010 Men’s Basketball Hardwood Club Celebration Dinner for the Syracuse University Orange team last night.  There was signed posters and jerseys of the players both past and present, donated items from local businesses … Continue reading

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Book Review: Practical HDR

When I first learned about High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography last fall.  I was very excited about it.  I had some early successes but some were not coming out as I had hoped.  My December trip to Walt Disney World … Continue reading

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Featured Product: Western Digital 1TB My Passport Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive

Western Digital 1TB My Passport Essential SE Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive (Black) The world’s most popular portable drive now features maximum capacity to store all your favorite videos, music, photos, and important files. Still sleek and compact, you can … Continue reading

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Winter’s Back is Broken

I first encountered the phrase, “Winter’s back is broken”, while reading Jean Auel’s The Mammoth Hunters,  the third book in her Earth’s Children series (excellent books, by the way).  I had never heard it but Google shows me others are … Continue reading

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View 114: Sold Out

I attended the Syracuse University Orange Men’s Big East Basketball game on Saturday night along with 34,615 other, mostly Syracuse, fans.  The Orange went on to a 95-77 victory over the rival Villanova Wildcats from Philadelphia.  SU called this a … Continue reading

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