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Comment on Being Wise with Your Photos by Guy Danella

Guy Danella — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:50:49 +0000

I agree that photography should be exhibited and at the least, printed. I say this because I am in the business of printing photographs, I am also concerned that the American tradition of keeping a family history through photographs is being endangered by the improper handling of ephemeral digital images….but that is a different topic.
With regard to contest rules, I also agree with the author that photographers should not give away marketable images to trawler type contests. Like many other pursuits, photographers are subject to scams. Traditionally, publishers would sponsor contests, congratulate the winners (all who entered) and then publish a book for them to buy for $69.99. History has proven the “vanity press” to be an effective marketing medium. With the internet, the scams have only been multiplied.
Contests should provide photographers with a reason to practice their art form. A contest is a motivating phenomenon that sets a goal for photographers to accomplish, and sometimes photographers need a goal to jump start the creative process.
If a photographer does not agree with the stated rules or senses that something is wrong, then he or she should simply not enter the contest. In most cases, especially with local contests, any perceived infringement on a photographer’s rights is usually not intentional.

Comment on Lovin’ the TTR1 from Sirius by Planet mezZ » Sirius XM Streamer

Planet mezZ » Sirius XM Streamer — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:12:29 +0000

[...] Lovin’ the TTR1 [...]

Comment on Techno Smart – Dollar Foolish by Robert

Robert — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:30:17 +0000

Ummm….hate to show you this too:

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Comment on Techno Smart – Dollar Foolish by darl

darl — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:15:41 +0000

Don’t be too hard on yourself! The information you provide us on a daily basis far out-weighs any feelings of anger or disappointment you are experiencing right now. You’ve just validated your original rule to “always do your comparison shopping and research first”. I learned a lot from this article, as well as all of your previous articles and am now ready to purchase MY GPS! Thanks, Joe. Keep giving us your excellent works…

Comment on Google’s “New” Search Options by louis barile

louis barile — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:32:01 +0000

Hey, Joe, Happy 5th of July. You are my guru, my idol, my role model, my mentor. Tried to download the video onthe Nikon D90 camera but I could not do it. Can you help. Tried from this e-mail you sent me.

Comment on Use Evernote & Google RSS Reader to Create Your Own Knowledge Base by Ian

Ian — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:41:54 +0000

Thanks for the tip! Just tried it out and it’s working perfectly

Comment on Lovin’ the TTR1 from Sirius by Jonny Pape

Jonny Pape — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:19:00 +0000

Also the remote control buttons on the TTR1 are next to impossible to read.

Comment on The Little Man, Rudeness, and Jazz by TheBoss

TheBoss — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:25:32 +0000

C’mon Joe… We know you will file it away for another day. I would love to be there the next time you go! I am sure you will be prepared to deal with them in your own special way …maybe I should come, eh?

Comment on Lovin’ the TTR1 from Sirius by Jason Crowther

Jason Crowther — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:33:51 +0000

Check out the Squeezebox Boom. My review: http://jasoncrowther.com/2009/02/16/the-squeezebox-boom/

Bottom line: Kinda the same idea, but very net radio friendly, and no service charge. Love it.

Comment on The Little Man, Rudeness, and Jazz by nlford

nlford — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:47:29 +0000

they are terrible there. I can’t hold that type of stuff in. I usually start my attack with, “I’m sorry. Did i do something wrong?? You seem mad at me…” And then it goes from there.

Nice writing though.