Archive for 2008
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Dec 31, 2008
No CommentsYear In Review ‘08
Two thousand and eight was a good year. It peaked on September 19th, when I got married. For more information on that, check out my “Belated Announcement” post. My daughter celebrated her sixth birthday this year. She’s growing up so quickly, but I’m very happy that I was able to find a job where I...
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Dec 19, 2008
1 CommentCoho Bot
Lately I’ve gotten a few IMs from a screen name that is something along the lines of “_____Coho”. For example, a few that I’ve gotten IMs from are brighteyedcoho, cohobutnotcoho, comfortingcoho, defectivecoho, definedcoho, outofboundscoho, rubbishycoho, storeboughtcoho, etc. After having a nice chat with one of the coho’s, I decided to ignore it for a while. ...
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Dec 16, 2008
No CommentsSurround Sound
So today I spent some time sitting in my car waiting for the defroster to do its work on the thin layer of ice that had formed over my windshield. I had the idea of playing a song on my car radio and at the same time playing that song on my MP3 player –...
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Dec 13, 2008
2 CommentsAn Open Letter to All WWII Veterans
Dear Sir or Madame, I have put off writing this letter far too long, but I was determined to get it done. Just days ago we all stood in somber recollection of the lives that were lost on Pearl Harbor during that unprecedented attack 67 years ago. It is a great honor to have the...
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Dec 05, 2008
No CommentsRemoving Items in Photoshop
This video is a very quick overview of a very fundamental technique in Photoshop to get rid of unwanted items in a photograph. It’s a very simple process, but can be deceptively difficult to master depending on your image. A knowledge of how to use the clone tool in conjunction with the heal tool can...