Author: pavcanada

Snappy Fridays – Take Me Out To The Ball Game!

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Sing with me!

Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out to the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don’t care if I never come back.
Let me root, root, root, for the BLUE JAYS,
If they don’t win, its a shame.
For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out,
At the old ball game!

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Alvin’s Gadget Follies – Samsung Galaxy S6 Randomness

I’ve had the Samsung Galaxy S6 for over a couple months and still can’t stop raving about the camera on the device.

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I didn’t  realize just how many photos I have taken with it (well over 600) and I think it I am still discovering more surprises with it.

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Alvin’s Film Follies (Part X – Experiment With a Flash Gone Wrong…)

In the past few weeks, I’ve had an opportunity to try out shooting with slide film – a roll of Fujichrome Velvia 50.  As I mentioned in my previous post, the roll took 2 weeks to process.  (more…)

Android Update – Google Nexus Devices To Get Monthly Security Updates

In light of the ‘Stagefright’ Exploit that is currently making a splash in the realm of mobile device news, Google has recently announced that it will be implementing monthly updates for certain generation Nexus devices.

More details about the regular monthly updates for Google Nexus devices can be found in the link below.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/05/google-nexus-monthly-security-updates/

https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en-CA&ref_topic=3415518

Snappy Fridays – Killbear Sunset (Taken By the Samsung Galaxy S6)

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“Snappy” Fact: The landscape where this photo was taken (Killbear Provincial Park) may have served as a source of inspiration for the Group of Seven.

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Alvin’s Film Follies (Part IX – Penny Tries Velvia and A Digital Fisheye?)

Over the past couple of weeks, I was camping and was also waiting for my first roll of slide film (Fujifilm Velvia 50) to come back from the folks at DC. Due to my ignorance, I didn’t know that it would take two weeks for the film to get processed.  “Oh well,” I said to myself,  “What to do in the meantime?”

Fujifilm's Legendary Fujichrome Velvia 50 Slide Film

Fujifilm’s Legendary Fujichrome Velvia 50 Slide Film

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Snappy Fridays – Sys Admin Day

I’m willing to bet there are a few IT system or network administrators/(anal)ysts out there who have pulled a practical joke or two on several people in the office!  Well, to those of you who work in this capacity, this one’s for you!  Take a look at the video in the page I’ve linked below.

http://www.cdw.ca/content/sysadminday/default-ca.aspx

Happy Sys Admin Day!

Snappy Fridays – Camping!

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Waited until early today to snap my Friday pic!  Sorry for the tardiness, but I arrived here way too late!

LOL – Vayne “Refresh” With Thresh

League of Legends

League of Legends

Some days after work, my brother and I get a chance to unwind by playing League of Legends.  This game was introduced to us by my son a few years ago (I’m guessing around 2011).  To those who don’t know this game,
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