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Another Topaz Filter–Glow
Topaz Labs came out with another filter a couple of weeks ago. Glow is another amazing filter. I’ve only had a few minutes to work with the filter since I purchased it. Here are a couple of before and after pictures using the Glow filter. The pictures are from a couple of years back and…
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The HP Stream 7–A Very Good $99 Windows 8.1 Tablet
While everyone generally thinks of iPads and Androids when they think about tablets, there is another major player in the tablet market, Microsoft. Earlier this year they dropped the price of Windows for tablet manufacturers. Now we are starting to see the result. There are several vendors now offering Windows tablets with prices much lower…
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Dinner Last Night – Filet Mignon w/Mushrooms and Madeira
I have several recipes that I return to because they are really good. Gayle and I are watching what we eat, but that doesn’t mean we can’t splurge a bit here and there. (I splurge often!) This recipe is one of my favorites for filet. It’s quick and easy and has great flavor. I didn’t…
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The New Topaz Impression Filter Is Amazing
It’s been a wile since I posted here, I know. I have been very busy with SSGI and it is football season for my grandsons, so I have pretty limited time these days. But, I wanted to talk about this new filter I purchased from Topaz Labs, Impression. It’s amazing! I have several Topaz filters…
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Spending an afternoon in the Revolutionary War
A couple of weeks ago I took Nathan and Makalya to see a Revolutionary War re-enactment. This is the second one I have been to and the first for them. The weather was excellent and the Old Wethersfield location was a great for it. I was really impressed by how much Nathan knew about the…
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My iPad Air Just Got Way More Useful With Microsoft Office Installed
I have to admit that I am a Microsoft fan. I’ve been involved with Microsoft products since the days of MS DOS. I survived the mouse, Windows, Office, Servers, SQL, Exchange, pretty much all the products that Microsoft has created that relate to small business. I was not lured into the Apple world at all.…
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Let the day trips begin!
2-22-14 Day Trip, a set on Flickr. Saturday was the first nice day we have had in quite a while. The sun was out and the temperature got up to about 54. I got the urge to head out on a day trip with my Nikon. Gayle and I like to just hop in the…
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Working on the new blog site
A couple of months ago I moved my blog to WordPress.com. I liked WordPress.com. It was easy to setup and there wasn’t really any maintenance. But, once I started getting more familiar with WordPress, I realized that hosting on wordpress.com had some limitations regarding using plugins and customizing my site. For instance, one of the…
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2014 Small Brewery Tour – Two Roads Brewery Stratford CT
Two Roads Brewery Stratford CT, a set on Flickr. So I finally got my blog site back up. I started it on wordpress.com and decided to move it to Rackspace using wordpress.org so I can use pluggins and have more ability to customize it. I had some minor DNS issues to rectify, but here it…
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My kitchen smells like a brewery
Several years ago I brewed a few batches of my own beer. Some came out good, some not so much. Over the last couple of years I have been on the microbrew train with a lot of people. I can’t believe how popular microbreweries are doing here in the US. It’s great. Lots of really…