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Photography isn't a hobby- it's a lifestyle. Bought my first 35mm Camera at the age of 15, and haven't put in down since. Have shot over 200 weddings. http://normthephotoguy.com

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Remove a background using Photoshop CS2

Removing a background from an image is probably one of the most requested techniques in Photoshop. Luckily there are numerous ways to do it in Adobe Photoshop CS2. In this Podcast I’ll explore two ways to do it. One is pretty basic and the other one requires a little more finesse.

Remove a background using Photoshop CS2

Removing a background from an image is probably one of the most requested techniques in Photoshop. Luckily there are numerous ways to do it in Adobe Photoshop CS2. In this Podcast I’ll explore two ways to do it. One is pretty basic and the other one requires a little more finesse.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

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Gibbs Technologies Ltd, the world’s only High Speed Amphibian (HSA) technology specialist, today unveiled a prototype of the first commercially viable high-speed amphibian Quadbike/All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) - Quadski.

Quadski is the third demonstration of Gibbs’ HSA technology following the successes of the Aquada and the Humdinga. It is capable of travelling up to 50 mph (72 kph) on land and water and makes the transition at the flick of a switch.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Olbermann's special commentary on Clinton vs Fox

Finally we have some good reporting that isn't simply regurgitating the same old BS that Bush is feeding us all the time, but rather actually speaking the TRUTH about what's going on in US politics right now. nice job KO

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

YouTube Video Hack

Enter The Jdragon: "YouTube Video Hack

Ok, so you want to download videos from YouTube (or video sharing sites that serve FLV files) to your MacBook and view them locally and/or on your video iPod? Follow the below steps:

1. First, you have to use the Firefox internet browser.
2. Download and install the VideoDownloader extension for Firefox.
3. Download and install an FLV to MP4 convert iSquint from http://www.isquint.org

Ok, once you've done all of the above, you're ready to grab video's from YouTube. Let's do it:

1. Launch Firefox
2. Go to YouTube and find a video you like.
3. Once you're on the page of the video you're viewing, click on the little VideoDownloader icon located at the very lower right corner of Firefox. If you don't see it, then you haven't installed it!
4. A popup window will appear with download info of the video you're viewing.
5. Click on 'Download Link' and save the file to a folder on your machine. MAKE SURE YOU ASSIGN an extension .FLV to it. IMPORTANT NOTE: STOP THE VIDEO IF IT'S PLAYING OR LOAD A DIFFERENT YOUTUBE PAGE AFTER YOU'VE LAUNCHED THE VIDEOLOADER POPUP BECAUSE YOUR ISP MAY NOT ALLOW CONCURRENT DOWNLOAD OF FILES WITH THE SAME NAME.
6. Once the download has finished, launch iSquint.
7. Locate the FLV file from the Finder folder and drag it into the iSquint queue-like area.
8. For the Saving In section..click on Change and select the folder where you would like the converted video file to be stored.
9. Click on start and let iSquint do its magic.
10. Once it's done, you should see a new file with an extension .mp4 in the folder you specified above.
11. Double click on the file and Quicktime will load and play the video! Enjoy!

Download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, MySpace..."

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Bless You Boys


I found it! I've been looking for the 1984 Detroit Tigers anthem since I packed my stuff in Austin. Many of you in Detroit have asked me to post it and here it is, BLESS YOU BOYS! This song was recorded by Saturday Night Music Machine winner Curtis Gadson (sp) in 1984. It was played over and over during the Tigers run to the World Series title in 1984. It brings back great memories from "the day." Enjoy. Send it to radio station in Detroit and ask them to play it, they will.

The Phrase Bless you Boys was started by channel 4 TV anchor Al Akerman in 1983 as a put down for a team that lost more games than it won. Al then used it in 1984 when the Tigers launched the 1984 season with a 35-5 record. The 1983 team did finish above .500 but Al was expecting them to compete for the pennant.

This is the original song, Gadson did "Bless You Boys, Do it Again" in 1985. I have that too but haven't found it yet.