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When looking at and thinking about either doing, or having done, some type of creative work, and for that matter any type of work really, one should always be thinking of the rule of GFC. What is GFC you might be asking. GFC is basically what everyone uses when going about the process of doing work for compensation. Those letters stand for: Good, Fast, and Cheap.

Below is how most people use those to provide a consistent and reasonable way to manage how much a project, product, or service costs.

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Sometimes it feels like there is too few hours in a day. Or in a week. Or even in a month. Being busy is something that most people either have no trouble with because they like it. But other people can’t seem to find anything to do, or simply dislike the prospect of having to do anything. For the first group, they enjoy the hustle and bustle of life, and flourish with the routine and pace of the game. Yet for the second group, maybe they want to be able to do something but are either unable to because of lack of work, or possibly because of inability to keep busy because of an ailment or other hinderance.

I seem to fall somewhere in the grey area between the two groups. I sometimes enjoy being busy, but also rather like a laid-back atmosphere. For the past month or so, longer if you count the entire time that I have been taking classes and the weather has been decent enough out so that chores have to be done, I have been busy almost non-stop. It is the main reason that there have not been new posts here on the blog. I simply have been too busy to do anything other than what has to be done. (more…)

This is a tale of why I now own, and love my first Manfrotto tripod, yet will never again buy one. I have used Manfrotto tripods for the last 5 years or so. I believe that they are a wonderful tripod and have yet to fail me. This will however, be the last Manfrotto I buy in the foreseeable future. Please continue reading for the complete story behind my seemingly knee-jerk reaction.
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Recently I took the plunge and added yet another monitor to my rig at work, bringing the total monitor count up to three. “Three!!?” you ask, “isn’t that just a little silly, a little overkill?” I say no.  I have 2 Apple Cinema Displays ( 20″ and 23″) and a 20″ Dell monitor, and I feel as though 3 may be the perfect number for my current situation and needs.  Try to follow my reasoning as I explain myself.

 

It all goes back to my freshman year of college when I got the handmedown monitor from my parents ancient Gateway (remember those moo-cow boxes?) and used it as my TV screen since my computer at the time had a cable card installed.  Not too long after that I ended up getting a real TV and therefore had a newly usable second monitor. It was at that point that I realized how much I had been missing out on. I could have the internet open in one monitor, while on the other I could have 3 IM conversations running, and watching the progress of a file transfer.  All at the same time, with no overlapping windows!  I was thrilled to say the least. Obviously I used it for much more practical things such as home work and various projects I was working on. But the doors had been opened to the joy of multitasking and the sense of productiveness that came with it.  Since that time I have always felt the need to have multiple monitors.

 

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