Journalist or Student Protestor?

I have been reading The Professional Journalist by John Hohenberg, so when I spotted an entry on my Google Reader today talking about a freelance journalist appealing a UC code violation, I wanted to read more about it.

The article, Freelance journalist appeals UC code violation, by Damen Esper was posted today on the Contra [...]

May was… crappy

I’m so glad to be through May and into June, you can not even begin to believe it.

The month started out on a sour note that I would not even realize had happened until roughly halfway though the month when I discovered that it had resulted in unexpected overdraws at the bank. Not good.

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eBay Seller Backout After Sale

A few weeks ago I was talking about a paper cutter I won on eBay. Nice paper cutter, the one I needed for my bookbinding work. Seller even said in the text of the listing that they would ship to Alaska and Hawaii. Yay!

I contacted them to find out what additional shipping to Alaska [...]

Who knew video conversion could be so hard?

I’ve been trying to convert a .mov file from my dad’s HD camcorder to a format that I can edit using Windows Movie Maker. This is a very complicated process that has seen me working for two solid days now downloading and installing a converter program, testing it, uninstalling and searching for another one. Each [...]

Polaroid i836 8.0 MP camera update

Well, after a few days of playing with my little Polaroid i836 I have decided that it is one of the worst cameras that Polaroid has ever made. Why? Because if the batteries are not 100% charged the camera probably will not turn on, and if you use the flash, you can get about five [...]