This last weekend, my wife and I stopped by the Chicagoland Family Pet Expo. I took pictures. Most of them were pretty bad because I was trying to take them in ambient light with a handheld camera and they came out blurry because of camera motion. I also took a few pictures with the flash. I usually hate my flash pictures, but some of these didn't look too bad. First up, a … [Read more...] about Pet Show
Citizen ICAM
I've added a new link in the Resources section to Citizen ICAM, the Chicago Police Department's online map of recent criminal activity. It's nice to see that my neighborhood is still remarkably free from criminal activity. When they first put this up, you could also use it as a shopping guide. Are you planning a visit to Chicago and want to find where to go to get street … [Read more...] about Citizen ICAM
Road Trip
Last week I drove into Indiana to visit a couple of old friends from my days at the IIT Research Institute. I decided it would make a suitable topic for this week's photoblogging. The trip started—as all trips beginning in Chicago must—with mind-numbing traffic. I had to drive from my house on the northwest side of Chicago straight through the city to the … [Read more...] about Road Trip
Network Security
This is Buffy. I put up a picture of her first because she always hides when people come over. Many of our friends probably think she's a figment of our imagination. … [Read more...] about Network Security
Photoblogging
I think I've had enough template tweaking for a while, so how about some content? My wife gave me a digital camera for Christmas, so I've decided to try to learn photography. I'm just taking pictures of things, trying to teach myself how the camera works, and something about composition. Now that I've upgraded my server, I can do some photoblogging. It's fun, and it's less … [Read more...] about Photoblogging