Category Archives: How To

ESPN SUCKS!

These idiots have never heard of picture in picture? I DON’T CARE ABOUT LACROSSE! I want to see the NCAA hockey semi final that is already 1/2 over because these kids can’t score one lousy friggin point in OT!
UPDATE: They finally scored, so what do we see? NO HOCKEY! OH NO, we’re still watching fans [...]

Not enough server storage is available to process this command. error.

I recently had to upgrade storage in my always on machine. I moved some files onto the bigger drive and shared out the folders. The drives are mirrored and hold my photos and my wife’s graduate homework, etc. For a while they worked fine, after a while though, I couldn’t access the shares over my [...]

00 Photo Tips & Tricks: Experiences of an amateur photographer – Introduction

Recently I gave a talk to the New Hampshire Adobe User’s Group which meets the second Tuesday of every month at 1:30 here at the University of New Hampshire. It’s open to anyone who wants to come. If you have any interest in any of the topics listed for upcoming talks, you should stop in [...]

‘Inexpensive’ Time lapse. Kind of…

I’ve messed around with time lapse a few times with my Nikon D40 and D70, but it usually means being tethered to a laptop (PC) and using Nikon’s expensive Nikon Camera Control Pro software. It works for in house set ups, but what if you want to do something in the field?
I spent some [...]

Excessive Macro

Good macro lenses cost a lot. I’ve found a way to utilize some lenses you might already have to reach crazy reproduction ratios, like 2:1, 3:1 or more. Now NOTHING beats a REAL macro/micro lens. Nothing. However, if you want to have some fun with a different way to get extremely close, check out [...]

Geotagging, a general guide

In the last couple of weeks I got back to trying something out that I’ve been trying to piece together since 2000/2001. I always thought it might be interesting to track GPS data with images taken from a webcam pointing out the windshield when on a road trip. If you’re wondering why I might think [...]

Protecting your data. . .

Thanks goes to Jay for pointing out this group that will securely destroy your data when you retire that old computer.

Use Server 2003 to get files to your Xbox 360

EDIT: It seems I should have read all the comments. Apparently 2k3 lacks two services that won’t allow it to share media using wmp11. I set up sharing using my desktop to test if it was worth it, seems I see a tiny fraction of my media, it looks like only stuff in Microsoft format. [...]

Belated. . .

I’d make a horrible Dad. I know it. Know why? Got any clues? Well, in 2006 on 10-25 at 9:57 P.M. I posted my first article here on Brickblog. Why, I remember when this blog was still in diapers, I was excited to get 1 visit after posting oh so many articles. To date, I’m [...]

Fog Machine and Lego

I picked up a small fog machine this weekend. I saw an example of usefulness in photography recently and just had to get one. Most likely it will help me add mood to my Lego scenes.
The setup was fairly straight forward, but required some dialing in. I have a D40 and an SB-600 flash. [...]