My first 31 days with the iPad

June 2, 2010 Review
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It’s been exactly one month since I received my iPad Wi-Fi 3G on April 30th.  In the last 31 days the iPad has become my go to device for almost everything.  Each morning, after I prepare for my day, I walk over to my night stand where I lay the iPad before I turn out [...]

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Strawberry picking at the Honey Brook Organic Farm

May 25, 2010 Photography
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Honey Brook Organic Farm is one of the oldest operating organic farms in New Jersey, and the oldest certified organic Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program in the Garden State. Today we went to the farm to pick up our produce and pick fresh strawberries. We have been members since 2006. The strawberry fields are at [...]

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Turning Basin Park

May 18, 2010 Photography
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I was in Princeton to pickup a spare battery for my D40 ($45 – he popped it out of a D3000) at New York Camera. On the way back to my car, I stopped by Zorbas, picked up a gyro and a soda and headed back to work. As I drove west on Alexnder Road [...]

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Setup Google Apps (Mail, Calendar and Contacts) on the iPad

May 11, 2010 How To
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Google provides a method for accessing their Gmail service via the IMAP protocol. IMAP is a standard protocol for accessing email but unlike POP3 the email stays on the remote server. With POP3 you are limited to reading your email from one location. With IMAP the email stays on the server and you can read [...]

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My iPad 3G: The first two days

May 4, 2010 Review
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My iPad arrived just after noon On April 30th. I worked from home that day, ears keenly tuned to the sound of my doorbell chime. From my window seat I saw the Fedex truck pull up and ran to open the front door before the delivery man had time to ring the doorbell. My wife [...]

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Composition in the Field with Frank Veronsky

April 27, 2010 Photography
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Frank Veronsky is an editorial and commercial photographer who lived in New York City for over 20 years. He recently moved to Belle Meade, NJ and is teaching both beginner and advanced workshops. I found out about the workshop through his photo group on Meetup. The meetup group is sponsored by the Digital Photo Academy. [...]

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