Taking pictures without a flash - No Flash Photography!

Since I’ve learned a thing or two about using my digital SLR camera, it seems like my most favorite thing to teach people is how to take pictures without a flash. Granted, it’s not easy with some cameras, but chances are that if you’ve bought a decent point-and-shoot in the past two years, you shouldn’t have a problem.

Not using a flash has become especially important to me ever since baby Hannah arrived. “Look! Her eyes are open!” *FLASH*

I wrote an article over on GeekInspired.com that tries to explain how shooting without a flash is possible and lists a few benefits of going sans-flash. Check it out if you’ve got a few extra minutes: No Flash Photography.

Do you backup your computer? Try Mozy!

A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine had a hard drive go out on his laptop. That’s a hassle in itself, but the unfortunate thing is that the hard drive contained a collection of family photos that did not exist anywhere else. Unless he can work some magic and somehow restore the pictures from the dead drive, those photos are gone forever!
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Gift Ideas for Gadget Lovers

In case you need a little help with finding neat gifts for the gadget lover in your family, Bo has assembled a great list on our Geek Inspired site.

So instead of buying us guys another flashlight (unless they use LED’s), check out the list of cheap gifts and gadgets. Guys, feel free to pass this along to your girlfriends and wives. There’s no shame in it.

Turner Boswell Has Arrived!

We have another baby in our circle of friends! Bo and Traci Boswell had their baby boy yesterday just before 4:00 pm. Bo has the whole thing documented at his “Baby Blog.” Read more

Gustav putting Katrina’s lesson to the test

Well, its looking more and more like Gustav is going to be the real deal. Right now, forecasters are saying Gustav will be a Category 3 hurricane when it makes landfall… in Louisiana.

Gustav has already killed 51 people in Haiti and 8 in the Dominican Republic, and I believe that it has only briefly achieved hurricane status. Right now it’s only a tropical storm but is expected to strengthen considerably once it makes it out into the gulf.
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Nice Asphalt

As most of you know, we moved into our new house about a year and a half ago. We’ve really enjoyed the new house and the location, but one little thing has persistently annoyed us: the road.

When we began to build the house, there was only a gravel road out front. We assumed that shortly after the house was finished, they’d come out and put down the first layer of asphalt. Boy, were we wrong.
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He Who Must Not Be Named President

I don’t know if you guys have seen this yet… it’s all over the Internet. Apparently, sources have just learned that Obama is actually a dark wizard bent on enslaving the world. The photo seen here was taken just before “you know who” disappeared into a flash of green light.
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Upgraded to Wordpress 2.6

If you happened to visit JaredHolt.com this morning and noticed that it wasn’t working or looked funny, my apologizes. I was upgrading the system that manages this site, known as Wordpress.

I’ll have to upgrade every other month or so. Hopefully it won’t be much of a nuisance. In case you’re curious about the awesome things I can do in with this latest upgrade, here’s a list of newly added features:


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No Ethanol

Yesterday, there was a pretty bad wreck on I-24 just as you get into Smyrna. I heard about it on the radio just as I was leaving work, so I decided to take a different route home. I ended up going down Murfreesboro Road, which was a huge mistake.

Anyway, I finally made it to Waldron Road, which connects with I-24. I was running low on gas, so I decided to make a stop before hitting the interstate. I stopped at a Quik Pak (on the East side of the interstate) since it seemed like the easiest place to get in and out of.
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My New TREK 3700

I’ve been wanting to get back into the routine of exercising in the mornings, but walking circles around the neighborhood absolutely bores me to death. About a month ago I started looking around at difference bikes and thinking this might be my ticket to get back into better shape.
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