New Michelle Page. Michelle was somewhat neglected on this site, so I threw a bunch of pictures of her together and now she has her own page. Click here to see the hodgepodge of photos.
Boomsmith.com Update. Finally, I’ve done a little work on Boomsmith.com. Check it out.
New DVD Database. Sure, my list is still about 2 years out of date, but it has never looked so good! Mostly as a learning exercise, I have written a new PHP and MySQL -based DVD database system. Check it out here or read more about it here. [Minor update: My DVD list is now up-to-date]
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The kids got their school photos back today. Possibly the last photo taken of Holly with her long hair and you can’t even tell it’s long! (Click here if you haven’t seen her new short haircut.) As usual, Andrew is wearing his red “power tie” and looking way more mature than I feel comfortable with. Click these images to see a larger-sized shot. |
Fall Photo Practice Session. Michelle dressed the kids in their “Fall 2002 Studio Photo” clothes and took some practice shots. After seeing how good a couple of these are, I’m wondering if we even need to go to the studio. Sure we need to hide the electric cords or maybe find another spot altogether, but I really like these photos! Now I just need to buy some 8×10 photo paper for the new printer. As usual, click the small images to see a larger-sized shot.
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OU 35, Texas 24 !!! ‘Nuff said.
Holly’s New Haircut! I hated to see it go, but Holly’s long luxurious hair is history. Fed up with tangles and strands falling into bowls of Fruity Pebbles, Michelle finally convinced Holly to get chopped. I personally liked her long hair and would’ve liked to see her keep it, but as you might have guessed she’s still as cute as ever!
I’ve been promising some pictures of the new haircut for a couple of weeks now, and finally, here they are! Click here to see the full gallery.
Coming soon: Holly’s New Tooth. (Hopefully, someday)
New Printer. After months of procrastination, we finally picked up a new printer (our HP 712C had perished in a nasty fall). After reading every review I could get my hands on, I had decided on the Canon S750, but after trips and calls to all the stores around town, it turned out that it was last year’s model, and I couldn’t find it anywhere. I did see that the new Canon models were starting to show up, and even though I hadn’t read a single review on the new “i” series, I went ahead and picked up the Canon i550 Color Bubble Jet Printer. (Fry’s price: $150)
It was weird throwing my research out the window like that, but I definitely don’t regret it. This thing is FAST for text, and borderless 4×6 photos are indistinguishable from anything we’ve had developed at Eckerd’s. I still need to pick up some full-size photo paper to give larger prints a try. One cool feature of the Canons is that the colored ink comes in 3 separate tanks, so if, for example, you run out of blue ink, you only have to replace the blue tank, instead of possibly throwing away a cartridge still partially filled with yellow and magenta.
Maybe it’s standard these days for printer drivers, but I’ve found this one to be especially cool. Not only do you set all the options as to what you’re printing and what type of paper you’re using, but there are neat options like being able to print several miniaturized pages on one piece of paper (2, 4, 6, 9, or 16). I’ve saved tons of paper already. You can also do poster, banner, and booklet printing without needing any other special software. It’s all built in to the driver.
Bottom line: 5 stars. Bruce says, “Check it out.”