Author Archives: Tom Long

Aperture or Lightroom

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Tom Long

On a typical day of shooting, I take over 300 photographs. For years I’ve been using Picasa on the desktop of my Windows and Mac computers. But a funny thing happened when I stepped up to a better camera that … Continue reading →

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Safe Haven Makes My Point

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Tom Long

Runtime 2:26 Sunday evening Joy and I were in Southport where they filmed the movie Safe Haven. We decided that would be the perfect place to actually watch the much anticipated movie based on another of Nicholas Sparks’ books. We … Continue reading →

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Kenneth Cole Reaction iPad Bag

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Tom Long

The Kenneth Cole Reaction “Bag for Good” is a compact, classy, vertical messenger bag. The Colombian leather is soft, supple, and pleasantly thick. The strap is sewn into the buckles so it cannot be replaced. But it is a webbed … Continue reading →

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Best iPad “Man Bag”

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Tom Long

If you own an iPad, you want one of these bags. After nearly a year of shopping, I have narrowed down my top three bags for carrying an iPad to work.  There were certainly other contenders and it was hard … Continue reading →

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NZB Matrix – The End

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Tom Long

Unbelievably, the best indexer of USENET is now done. No longer can I just zip through and find anything I want on USENET. This is a sad tragedy. While it is still possible for me to automate the removal of … Continue reading →

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