As I’m writing my book, all sorts of technical issues come up, like what word processor to use, how to manage content, and then this: Can you read your home-brewed
Month: July 2013
Editing the OpenOffice dictionary on the MacEditing the OpenOffice dictionary on the Mac
While working on the draft of my book, Antarctic Tears, in OpenOffice, I accidentally added a word I did not want into the user dictionary. As I’ve been going along,
Thank you St. James!Thank you St. James!
Thank you so much to St. James Lutheran Church in Imperial Beach, CA, for the follow-up blurb in its July 2013 news letter. It was a wonderful time and I
Repaired Nikon 18-105mm lens plastic mountRepaired Nikon 18-105mm lens plastic mount
Nikon makes great lenses. Except for those plastic mounts. The bayonet mount on my 18-105 broke some time last year and I’ve been able to get away with 2 tabs.
Variable ND inducing softness and blurrinessVariable ND inducing softness and blurriness
In an attempt to achieve a shallow depth of field (DOF) with my Canon M-500 video camera, I purchased a Polaroid HD Multi-coated Variable Neutral Density (ND) Filter for that
Alaska wisdomAlaska wisdom
A few words of wisdom from Alaska guide Willi Prittie with 38 years of experience on National Geographic Channel’s Ultimate Alaska Survival: Some of the best things in life –