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1987: WHEN THE DAY COMESSouth Korea 2017 | 129 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama, History, Period/Historical
1987, South Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student is killed during a police interrogation. Government officials are quick to cover up the death and order the body to be...
Sat, Apr 07 - 8:30PM Dole A
Tue, Apr 10 - 7:45PM Dole A
BEIRUTUnited States 2018 | 109 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Crime Thriller, Drama
Mason Skiles (Jon Hamm), a top U.S. diplomat, left Lebanon in the 1970s after a tragic incident. Ten years later, the CIA calls him back to a war-torn Beirut with a mission only he can accomplish....
Sat, Apr 07 - 8:00PM Dole Cannery C
Mon, Apr 09 - 3:45PM Dole A
DESTINY: THE TALE OF KAMAKURADESTINY 鎌倉ものがたりJapan 2017 | 129 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Adventure, Family Friendly, Fantasy
Based on a famous 1980's manga, DESTINY: THE TALE OF KAMAKURA tells the fantastical tale of author Masakazu Isshiki, his young wife Akiko, and their adventures in the supernatural town of...
Sun, Apr 08 - 5:00PM Dole A
Sat, Apr 14 - 3:00PM Dole A
EATING ANIMALSUnited States 2017 | 94 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Documentary, Environmental, Food
EATING ANIMALS tells the story of the beginning of the end of factory farming. Produced by Natalie Portman and Jonathan Safran Foer, the film is inspired by Foer's critically acclaimed book....
Sat, Apr 07 - 3:30PM Dole Cannery C
Sun, Apr 08 - 1:30PM Dole Cannery C
THE FORTRESS남한산성South Korea 2017 | 139 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama, Period/Historical, War
1636, Qing China invades Korea, forcing the Korean court to take shelter in the Namhan Fortress, where they are quickly surrounded. Unable to move forward or fight the outnumbering enemy, the people...
Sun, Apr 08 - 7:45PM Dole Cannery C
Thu, Apr 12 - 3:00PM Dole A
THE GUILTYDenmark 2017 | 85 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When police officer Asger Holm is demoted to desk work, he expects a sleepy beat as an emergency dispatcher. That all changes when he answers a panicked phone call from a kidnapped woman who then...
Fri, Apr 13 - 8:15PM Dole Cannery C
Sun, Apr 15 - 8:00PM Dole Cannery C
HEARTS BEAT LOUDUnited States 2017 | 96 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Comedy, Drama, Music
A light emptying-the-nest drama in which a father (Nick Offerman) uses music as a ruse to keep his daughter (Kiersey Clemons) from leaving home for college, and through doing so they form an unlikely...
Sun, Apr 15 - 7:30PM Dole A
THE HUNGRYIndia, United Kingdom 2017 | 100 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Crime, Drama
A contemporary retelling of Shakespearian tragedy Titus Andronicus, THE HUNGRY is set in the extravagant surroundings of an Indian wedding in New Dehli. Grand and operatic, the film explores the role...
Fri, Apr 13 - 6:15PM Dole Cannery C
Sun, Apr 15 - 2:30PM Dole A
JIMAMI TOFUJapan, Singapore 2018 | 121 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama, Food, Romance
HIFF 2017 Audience Award Winner! When ambitious Singaporean chef Ryan's wife Yuki suddenly disappears, he sets off to her hometown in Okinawa searching for clues. While Yuki is nowhere in...
Sun, Apr 15 - 4:45PM Dole A
A KID LIKE JAKEUnited States 2018 | 92 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama
Parents Alex (Claire Danes) and Greg (Jim Parsons) are faced with the daunting task of applying to private kindergartens for their 4-year-old, Jake. Competing in this environment means focusing on...
Thu, Apr 12 - 6:00PM Dole A
Sat, Apr 14 - 2:30PM Dole Cannery C
KISS AND SPELLYêu Đi, Đừng Sợ!Vietnam 2018 | 113 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Romantic Comedy
KISS AND SPELL is a supernatural romantic comedy about a magician and a girl who has the ability to see ghosts. Tung is an up and coming magician, who tends to party a bit too much. However, he meets...
Sat, Apr 07 - 5:45PM Dole Cannery C
Mon, Apr 09 - 7:45PM Dole Cannery C
KUSAMA - INFINITYJapan, United States 2017 | 80 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Art, Biography, Documentary
World premiering at Sundance, KUSAMA — INFINITY explores artist Yayoi Kusama's journey from a conservative upbringing in Japan to her brush with fame in America during the 1960s (where she...
Thu, Apr 12 - 8:30PM Dole Cannery C
Fri, Apr 13 - 4:00PM Dole A
LEAN ON PETEUnited States 2017 | 119 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama, Family
Quiet and powerful, LEAN ON PETE is an unapologetic coming-of-age story of a homeless teen who sets off on a difficult journey to find his only known relative, who once lived 1,000 miles away in...
Fri, Apr 06 - 8:15PM Dole Cannery C
Sun, Apr 15 - 3:00PM Dole Cannery C
LEAVE NO TRACEUnited States 2018 | 108 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama
For years Will and his teenage daughter, Tom, have lived off the grid, in a vast nature reserve on the edge of Portland, Oregon. When a chance encounter blows their cover, they're removed from...
Tue, Apr 10 - 8:00PM Dole Cannery C
Fri, Apr 13 - 3:30PM Dole Cannery C
LIFE IN OVERTIME終わった人Japan 2018 | 125 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Comedy, Drama, Self-discovery, Senior/Aging
The time has come and Sosuke Tashiro (Hiroshi Tachi, EIGHT RANGER) is retiring from the bank where he worked for his entire career. But instead of being excited about his new life of leisure, Sosuke...
Sun, Apr 08 - 12:30PM Dole A
Thu, Apr 12 - 8:00PM Dole A
LITTLE FOREST리틀 포레스트South Korea 2018 | 103 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama, Environment, Food
Get ready Korean food lovers, the much anticipated Korean remake of the beloved Japanese manga and film is here! A love letter to slow cooking and Korean cuisine, LITTLE FOREST takes us through four...
Sat, Apr 14 - 5:45PM Dole A
Sun, Apr 15 - 12:45PM Dole A
LOVE EDUCATION相愛相親China 2017 | 122 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama, Family, Romance
A battle between a man's former wives over the resting place for his grave is the impetus for three generations of women to let go of the past in LOVE EDUCATION. When her mother dies, Huiying...
Fri, Apr 06 - 5:30PM Dole A
Sat, Apr 07 - 1:00PM Dole Cannery C
MIXED DOUBLESミックス。Japan 2018 | 119 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Comedy, Sports
When Tamako Tomita was little she was a table tennis prodigy, forced to practice endlessly by her ping pong obsessed mother. But when her mother passes away Tamako vows to leave table tennis behind...
Sun, Apr 08 - 8:00PM Dole A
Sat, Apr 14 - 8:30PM Dole Cannery C
MORI, THE ARTIST'S HABITATモリのいる場所Japan 2018 | 99 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Art, Biographical, Drama, Nature
Based on an actual account, MORI, THE ARTIST'S HABITAT depicts one day in the twilight years of Morikazu Kumagai (aka Mori) one of Japan's most celebrated 20th century painters. Known as...
Sat, Apr 07 - 3:45PM Dole A
Tue, Apr 10 - 5:30PM Dole A
OMOTENASHIおもてなしJapan, Taiwan ROC 2018 | 96 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama
The young heir to a construction company in Taiwan is sent to Kyoto to oversee the renovation of a hotel they've bought. In the hopes to get back with his ex and sell the hotel, he meets the...
Mon, Apr 09 - 8:00PM Dole A
Wed, Apr 11 - 5:45PM Dole A
ON CHESIL BEACHUnited Kingdom 2018 | 110 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama, Romance
Saoirse Ronan is remarkable — and so is everything else — in this entrancing adaptation of Ian McEwan's novella about a young British couple on their honeymoon in 1962. The film is a...
Mon, Apr 09 - 5:30PM Dole Cannery C
Thu, Apr 12 - 3:30PM Dole Cannery C
OUT OF STATEUnited States 2017 | 79 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Culture, Documentary, Native/Indigenous Peoples
HIFF 2017 Audience Award Winner. Two native Hawaiians, imprisoned in the Arizona desert, discover their indigenous traditions from a fellow inmate serving a life sentence. Upon finishing their terms,...
Fri, Apr 13 - 6:00PM Dole A
PICK OF THE LITTERUnited States 2018 | 81 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Documentary
PICK OF THE LITTER takes us on a journey in the lives of 5 labrador retriever puppies who were bred with the intention of becoming a guide dog for the blind. We join these puppies from the...
Sat, Apr 14 - 6:30PM Dole Cannery C
Sun, Apr 15 - 12:30PM Dole Cannery C
RAMEN HEADSJapan 2017 | 93 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Biographical, Documentary, Food
Love ramen? Then, this is the film for you! Tokyo-based Chef Osamu Tomita takes cameras into his kitchen, where he shares recipes, trade secrets and his thoughts on flavors. The reigning kind of...
Mon, Apr 09 - 6:00PM Dole A
Fri, Apr 13 - 8:00PM Dole A
RBGUnited States 2017 | 97 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Biography, Documentary
As the United States Supreme Court leans increasingly to the right, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's vigorous dissenting opinions and ferocious 20-push-up workouts have earned this tiny,...
Sat, Apr 07 - 1:30PM Dole A
Mon, Apr 09 - 3:30PM Dole Cannery C
THE SATELLITE GIRL AND MILK COW우리별 일호와 얼룩소South Korea 2014 | 81 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Fantasy, Science Fiction
A cow, a satellite girl, and an enchanted roll of toilet paper band together to try to set the world right in this unusual animated comedy. With surreal situations full of laughter, rocket arms, and...
Sun, Apr 08 - 3:00PM Dole A
Sat, Apr 14 - 1:00PM Dole A
SEXY DURGAIndia 2017 | 85 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Drama, Thriller, Women
Durga, a north Indian girl and a Keralite youth named Kabeer are running away at the stroke of midnight. They are picked up by two small-time gangsters, transporting arms. The hapless...
Wed, Apr 11 - 6:15PM Dole Cannery C
Sat, Apr 14 - 4:30PM Dole Cannery C
SWEET COUNTRYAustralia 2017 | 113 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Culture, Drama, Native/Indigenous Peoples
The latest film from Warwick Thornton (SAMSON & DELILAH), SWEET COUNTRY is an unflinching Aussie western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s. Lawlessness and justice itself is put...
Sun, Apr 08 - 3:30PM Dole Cannery C
Wed, Apr 11 - 3:30PM Dole Cannery C
THE THIRD MURDER三度目の殺人Japan 2017 | 124 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Crime, Drama
Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defense of murder-robbery suspect Mikuma (Koji Yakusho) who served jail time for another murder 30 years ago. Shigemori's chances of winning the case...
Fri, Apr 06 - 8:00PM Dole A
Sat, Apr 14 - 8:00PM Dole A
TREMBLE ALL YOU WANT勝手にふるえてろJapan 2017 | 117 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Comedy, Magical Realism, Romance
Yoshika is a young 'office lady' at an accounting firm. She has had a crush on her former classmate "Ichi" (one) for 10 years and never had a boyfriend. But one day, her...
Thu, Apr 12 - 5:45PM Dole Cannery C
Sun, Apr 15 - 5:30PM Dole Cannery C
ULAM: MAIN DISHUnited States 2017 | 80 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Documentary, Food
Filmmaker Alexandra Cuerdo follows the rise of Filipino food via the award-winning chefs crossing over to the center of the American table. ULAM: Main Dish stages this new culinary movement as not...
Tue, Apr 10 - 6:00PM Dole Cannery C
Wed, Apr 11 - 4:00PM Dole A
WE MAKE ANTIQUES!嘘八百Japan 2017 | 110 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Art, Buddy Picture, Comedy
From the director of 100 YEN LOVE comes a comedy about two crooked antique dealers that come together in a most unlikely way. Norio is a washed up antiques dealer trying to make a buck scamming...
Sat, Apr 07 - 6:00PM Dole A
Wed, Apr 11 - 8:00PM Dole A
WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?United States 2018 | 93 min.HIFF Spring Showcase | Biography, Documentary, Family
Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville's latest documentary takes an intimate look at America's favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers. A portrait of a man whom we all think...
Sun, Apr 08 - 6:00PM Dole Cannery C
Tue, Apr 10 - 4:00PM Dole Cannery C
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During my twenty-eight years of eating, i have never once been tempted by those overgrown, bulbous bean pods that occasionally pop up at the grocery store. No way. If I couldn't see the big picture, the possibly meal, by looking at the prospective fruit or vegetable, I was moving on. I have become more adventurous as my relationship with food has developed.
It is a natural growth we all go through. As our tasted buds fade away, we can enjoy bolder tastes. I see it with my nine year old niece. Her diet consists of pasta with no butter, white bread with no crust, and chicken with no spices. She has recently started fanning out. She plays around with eating greens, she tasted a falafel, she is on her way to discovering a whole world of exciting flavors and textures.


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Since taking a journey into minimilism, the focus of my tech purchases have changed. By changed I mean it has been pretty null in void. Then WWDC 2017 happened and my ears perked and my eyes bulged as I marveled at the posibility of IOS 11 on an iPad Pro. A fool doesn't reflect on thier history. My history shows that I would like to have a single device that I can take with me at home and at work comfortably.
I have tried the Motorola atriux , two stints with surface and Surface Pro , and even a chrome book. All the previous attempts had come to no avail so the journey still continued. I am now trying to work with something new. That leads me to the IPad Pro 12.9 inch. This thing is amazing!
Previously I have been working with the 13 inch MacBook Air. It was more than ok for me but after using this iPad Pro 12.9 for a while, the MacBook Air looks well blah!
The screen is huge and bright giving me room to move around. I previously had the iPad Air 2 and it was plenty fast. I wont pretend like others and act as though I noticed a lag a week after I argued how it was blazing fast. The large screen allows me to run this browser I am typing in now on half the screen as if I am using the iPad Air in vertical mode and I'm looking at video and content on the other screen. This is amazing! With IOS 11 you can actually use 3 apps at once. This helps me work on my iPad the same way I work on my MacBook. I usually like to keep up with twitter, while scrolling through facebook or YouTube, while typing up something. Those are the three programs I usually always have open.
Multitasking like a pro
Early I mentioned how I usually run 3 programs or apps at once commonly. This is great because now I don't have to chose between working and playing. I can be entertained in 1 window and work at the same time.
Getting adjusted
I still find myself a creature of old habits. I constantly rub the bottom of the Logitech keyboard as if I am using a trackpad. It always take about 4 attempts before It clicks in. I also am nervous dealing with limitations at work. I was thinking about trying to send something to the printer. I can fathom nother less tech advanced teacher insisting that I put a copy of something "on my thumb-drive" . This Logitech case is heavy. I know the IPad Pro 12.9 period is heavy. I have to get used to that. But with the heavy keyboard , it feels actually heavier than my MacBook Air. That kind of defeating half the purpose of getting this. I wanted lighter more mobile tech.
My hopes
I pray that I was a good steward of the money GOD gave me. My thoughts are to get rid of the iPad Air 2 and trade my MacBook for a desktop for the family just in case we need it. I will then get rid of the laptops and chrome books we have around the house. This should end with me having 1 family computer at home that will also act as a media server and service station. "For example I had to use the pc to get the beta set up.
I am hoping with the ability to load all the textbooks I use for work on here, my online based office apps, and pdf scan sign send ability, this can be my 1 work device! I would love to keep my MacBook at home and just grab this one device. How minimalist would it be to just walk around with my tablet. Even majority of my assignments will be web based to avoid paper.
If you are like me searching through hundreds of blog posts and videos trying to decide if you should pony up for the iPad Pro and what model. I can tell you this. The added real estate makes a huge difference. I know the hype is on the 10.5 because it's something new and beautiful but this is more suitable for productivity. I looked at the 10.5 and it wasn't different enough for me. It still seemed too tight for multitasking. If you want an iPad that multitask like a MacBook. iPad Pro 12.9 is the way to go! Well at least for the 3 days I had it. So far..:) This seems to be the portable dream I will need. My move to declutter continues and ironically buying this device is a step in the right direction. GOD BLESS
A Techie in CHRIST
Atechieinchrist is a place for Christian Geeks and Tech fans
Mission Statement
This blog should be a safe place for anyone who wants to talk, read, listen, and experience technology in safe GOD fearing way. I am a believer and follower of JESUS CHRIST MY LORD AND SAVIOR WHO I BELIEVE CAME DOWN AS GOD IN THE FLESH TO SHED BLOOD SO WE MAY BE MADE RIGHT WITH GOD AND HE WILL ACT AS WITNESS ON OUR BEHALF BECAUSE NO MAN CAN GET TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BUT THROUGH JESUS CHRIST and it is those who believe mission to spread this message of love to all people for GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD! I strive to live righteously and I pray you do to and understand that we should do that in all that we do even when we are enjoying my favorite hobby, all things tech! that's why I am a techie in CHRIST I am a tech nerd that is grounded in the LORD. GOD BLESS !
Friday, July 14, 2017
Friday, August 5, 2016
Minimizing my tech, the next step
Looking at my tech is the hardest part of my journey so far into Christian minimalism. I had to look at my gadgets because I know as I try to lead my family away from stuff I have to show that I am all in. One of those things is limiting my technology. I am a techie in Christ! cmon man!
I first got rid of the gadgets in the garage that I tinkered with , like a LCD projector, HDMI cords, adapters. I had to get rid of my baby, the one I birthed from the picture in my banner, my gaming pc! I didn't need a PC that I played by myself or against people hundreds or thousands of miles away.
Bye bye PS4
If I play a game most of the time I want to do it with my family. That's why I haven't been playing my PS4. I originally got it for so called "grown up games" which really mean games "too sinful for your eyes to see kids" haha. So I knocked out two birds with one stone. Well I am selling it now. I just spent 375 on it in February before GOD began working on me and I am trying to recoup my losses. I know I want to get to the point I give up stuff and not think about the losses but my wife don't want me throwing away money. So until a buyer comes, it collects dust! At least its not building dust on my relationship with those around me and my prayer life!
Whats the next tech purge?
I began July with canceling Comcast. I used to use it exclusively for internet so that I can use my Apple Airport Extreme router. I had a jungle of cords set up! Now I sacrificed a little speed, gave up the extra features, and simplified the cords to keep things a little tidier and easier to maintain. I now have one bill for everything keeping it simple. I can always come back when I am considered a new customer for a cheaper price.
I am down to using one computer. We have an extra laptop as a family , so I am trying to get rid of one of the older slower 2 in 1s. I gave away most of the cords in such and sold some things, I still have old flip phones I need to trash and condense down some old floppy drives. I am debating and praying over the movement to a cheap phone. I am selling my 6 plus honestly to prepare for the iphone 7. Some are rolling their eyes but that is progress for me, a person who upgraded legit probably every 6 months to something. I really enjoy my iphone, rather its taking screenshots, saving passwords, letitng it talk with other devices or Apple Pay! The greatest thing that I love when using my Iphone is Apple Pay. I use apple pay all the time much more often than I swipe my card, rather its gas , groceries , subway, etc.. Its convenient clean and , dare I say it , minimal?,,,,,, haha talked my way out of that one!
I first got rid of the gadgets in the garage that I tinkered with , like a LCD projector, HDMI cords, adapters. I had to get rid of my baby, the one I birthed from the picture in my banner, my gaming pc! I didn't need a PC that I played by myself or against people hundreds or thousands of miles away.
Bye bye PS4
If I play a game most of the time I want to do it with my family. That's why I haven't been playing my PS4. I originally got it for so called "grown up games" which really mean games "too sinful for your eyes to see kids" haha. So I knocked out two birds with one stone. Well I am selling it now. I just spent 375 on it in February before GOD began working on me and I am trying to recoup my losses. I know I want to get to the point I give up stuff and not think about the losses but my wife don't want me throwing away money. So until a buyer comes, it collects dust! At least its not building dust on my relationship with those around me and my prayer life!
Whats the next tech purge?
I began July with canceling Comcast. I used to use it exclusively for internet so that I can use my Apple Airport Extreme router. I had a jungle of cords set up! Now I sacrificed a little speed, gave up the extra features, and simplified the cords to keep things a little tidier and easier to maintain. I now have one bill for everything keeping it simple. I can always come back when I am considered a new customer for a cheaper price.
I am down to using one computer. We have an extra laptop as a family , so I am trying to get rid of one of the older slower 2 in 1s. I gave away most of the cords in such and sold some things, I still have old flip phones I need to trash and condense down some old floppy drives. I am debating and praying over the movement to a cheap phone. I am selling my 6 plus honestly to prepare for the iphone 7. Some are rolling their eyes but that is progress for me, a person who upgraded legit probably every 6 months to something. I really enjoy my iphone, rather its taking screenshots, saving passwords, letitng it talk with other devices or Apple Pay! The greatest thing that I love when using my Iphone is Apple Pay. I use apple pay all the time much more often than I swipe my card, rather its gas , groceries , subway, etc.. Its convenient clean and , dare I say it , minimal?,,,,,, haha talked my way out of that one!
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Chromebook makes me not miss macbook?
Working with this Chromebook again has been pretty fulfilling. I am typing this using a Asus c300. I have just sold my macbook on my continued journey. My plan was to actually sell my old macbook to acquirer a newer macbook because the old one had battery issues and it was getting dirty and worn from the years of use. I wanted something fast that I can keep for another few years and I still think its ok to get something that you will use everyday if feel like its a tool that bring pleasure to my life. The crazy thing is , I have really been enjoying this Chromebook.
The keyboard is very responsive and it feels good to type on. I am typing quickly without any typos (my gramar is human error haha) so that is showing that the keys are layed out well. The space bar gives me an old mechanical keyboard type bounce back and its a joy. The screen resolution sucks compared to my Macbook air but this Chromebook was dirt cheap. The browsing is fast for me. I noticed the battery life is amazing too I have been typing for 3 hours doing work and now blogging and the battery is at 80 percent!
I also found out today that there is a easy way to take a screenshot too. I know its something so simple but after using the iphone screenshot daily to work on my daily scripture reading, I find myself taking screenshots all the time. It basically transformed my photo album into a file cabinet. In today's world with much online purchase activity, it comes in handy taking screenshots of confirmations and payments. Especially when many of our email providers trying to protect us from spam, inadvertently hides stuff in clutter or junkmail or the sort.
The instant on is pretty cool too and the lightness feels pretty good. I became conditioned and even spoiled to thin and light because of the macbook air, but this isnt as bad as I thought it would be. Its light enough. I am also excited because I got a easy hdmi out for my presentation tomorrow.
I guess the biggest revelation I had since using this chromebook is that my workflow is not really OS dependent. If you read many of my articles in the past you probably seen me go in and out of my desire to use a chromebook or tablet over a mac only to come back to it after 6 months or so. However things really have been changing for me now that I am diving into this idea of Christian minimalism. I love having my computer power just in case I need to tinker or hack away at something, but now that I am trying to get away from the "just in case" precautions and things, I can have something cheap to get just what I need to get done and get out the way to experience other things in life. Is $800 worth me getting the power just in case? Decisions, decisions....
Saturday, July 30, 2016
A Christian Minimalist,, of course it makes sense
The StartThis past year I have made a dedication to give more as I try to grow in my spiritual walk with JESUS. It all came to a head as I was looking at my first contract I signed as a teacher too long ago to want to talk about. I still consider myself a young man but I have to admit as I look around at the new teachers in the building , including my former students, I am not such a young man anymore. But I digress ,, While looking at the stub I began thinking about a conversation I was having with my wife when we where just talking of getting married. I was telling her about some financial issues I was having and how I just needed $300 more a month, "I would be living really good. " Once married we where on double income and we was still having meetings together wondering where our money was going. We then naturally continuing in the American dream began thinking about Children and I got a raise just in time. " I should be ok once I get the raise". Years later as I type on my macbook air on the island of the open concept kitchen, in the suburban house that doubled the size of our condo I think about my current pay check, as much as mines and my wife check at that time combined, and I now know, it wasn't the money. The raises over the years never did have me "living really good", consumerism is the problem!
Worship ArgumentI am not naive to think the US could have achieved its global economic dominance without the birth of consumerism but I also know that capitalism is a system set up by man and has little respect for the tenants of the Christian faith. We know that GOD is concerned with the humble obedience of man that money can not buy. So here in lies my problem. Am I showing humble obedience with my almost cult like allegiance to Apple and Google products. Can one question the direction of my worship when I am up late at night trying to order my phone by midnight ending with a sigh of praise when the order is processed. I thought to myself, even in my intentional focus of reading GOD's word morning and night, I may read about the latest gadget news much more often. I was "spiritual enough" to put "in Christ" but in that same vein I corepresneted myself as "a techie". We are called to cast all those things away
Colossians 3:1-2 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Financial argumentWith a new attitude on life I will let go of the hustle and bustle trying to get the next item. I can save money that I can use for others. I always wanted to be able to tell someone I can pray for them , and not only that financially bless a good cause following the will of GOD and not trying to reason with GOD as if he doesn't understand I think I can't afford to help. I can save more so I am not stressing over money and the future and instead focus on GOD more. Without financial stress it is less antagonism with my wife when something big comes. We often hear money can be a point of contention in many marriages. Also I delight in the thought of the security she will feel when she see that her husband is not out spending up all the money. A happier marriage brings glory to GOD.
Distraction argumentI also need less distraction in my life. Less stuff means its less stuff to maintain and keep up with. The less distraction in my life like tv internet video games, means I have more time for the important people in my life and my service to GOD who is most important! Just tv alone can open up more potential for memorable conversation with others and meditation with GOD. The less I'm doing something by myself on my own the more available I am to others for GOD to use me in their lives.
Declutter ArgumentMaybe I can find things easier. Its hard to loose something if you only have a few things. Its much easier to find something to wear when you don't have much to choose from. Cant be rushing looking for shoes if I only have 2 pair. I don't have to search for a tool if their not all over the place. Maybe the biggest thing, if there is not much paper lying around and I throw things away right away I don't have it around hiding the few things I need to keep. Less clutter also makes it easier to clean . I see maids clean hotels room quickly because its not much in them to clean. I was at the library that had 4 toys. I watched my kids play for a whole hour and when it was time to clean it was less than a minute. When we are at home they switch from game to game and begin looking for me after an hour to entertain them and I have a 15x20 room with 4 bins full of toys that take 20 minutes every night getting them to clean. I (This will be my greatest struggle to change). Thats 19 minutes more time they can have fostering innovation and even I can spend that time playing with them rather than fussing with them. With less clutter I don't have to say, " I know I put this in the garage somewhere" .. as I spend hours of distraction from what GOD Will for me to or keeping my mind fixated on the loss item with regret not thinking about the blessings in my life.
The buried lead ...So thats my non minimalist intro into a new path I plan to take in life and I am hoping I can document my experiences on this site. Unless of course it becomes too much of a distraction because my Christian minimalist journey includes less stuff and less distractions with more GOD and HIS WILL.
So yes it does make sense for a Christian to embrace minimalism......
Matthew 6:25-34New American Standard Bible (NASB)
The Cure for Anxiety
25 "For this reason I say to you, [a]do not be worried about your [b]life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the [c]air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 And who of you by being worried can add a single [d]hour to his [e]life? 28 And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clotheyou? You of little faith! 31 Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.33 But [f]seek first [g]His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be [h]added to you.
34 "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will [i]care for itself. [j]Each day has enough trouble of its own.
So here we go (leadership)I started off looking through my junk drawers and throwing away backs of remotes, broken arms from my boys wrestling toys, pen tops and other stuff that I forgot where it came from but may need it.... I then moved to the garage and that was a struggle. I had many garage sales but this time I was ready to take it to another level. I originally wanted to do it in the house but my wife met me with much resistance. So I decided the best way to embark on this journey is to lead by example. I figure if I get rid of my stuff , she can at least see that I am not being a hypocrite. Lets see how the journey continues. GOD BLESS
Friday, April 22, 2016
Just awoke from my Surface 3 nightmare!
"Lost in the Hype"
I purchased a Surface tablet 3 a few weeks ago and I'm "meh" ...
I fell for the hype in the commercials seeing artists and engineers draw on the versatile computer easily toting it and writing on. I watched Nadella and his crew charismatically pitched how Microsoft is jumping ahead as the leader of the wave of technology and the future. I seen the shiny display in Bestbuy and it seemed so much more interesting than the usual macbook i have now become accustomed to because it looked like the 5 year old Macbook I already have. One of my keys was stuffed crumbs on my macbook air so I used it as an opportunity to dive into the windows world once again. So I got myself a Surface 3
The initial impression was amazing, I loved the build due to its thinner and light weight! It felt amazingly solid in my hand and thats when things seemed to stop.
Somethings not right
I took a late flight after wrestle mania so I was stuck in Dallas airport for about 5 hours. I had trouble getting a good connection to wifi and I became very frustrated. My frustration came to a peek when i couldn't get the browser to log in to my Uverse websites to watch wrestling. Luckily I remembered I had an Uverse app on my iPhone. I logged in quickly and was off to watching WWE Monday Night Raw! Apple saved the day!
The turn
I got home and posted the surface 3 on craigslist but after reading some positive reviews I decided to give it another shot! I gave it my full effort even going as far as buying a keyboard a surface pen and sitting my MBA down for a week. That brings me to why I am writing this. I was at work wondering whats wrong with the connection. I kept having to refresh my browser and reconnecting. I tried to download office and it kept freezing. I had trouble getting it to boot at one point and I had to research finding out I have to press volume down with the window logo in order for it to go into troubleshooting mode. I wasted a whole day of productivity thinking that my new idea of minimalist productivity could somewhat improve with this device... boy was I wrong! In a bat of frustration I pulled out my macbook air I brought into work to reformat and prepare for sale and I logged right in. I logged in within a second or so. I then pulled up the browser to see if it was something wrong with the internet and I was wrong everything popped up right away! I logged into blogger and wala! It was soo easy, so simple, such a minimal amount of work for maximum productivity.
"Prodigal Son Returns"
What was I thinking. The keys feel good in my hand without the weird angle of the type cover keyboard. My palms wrest nicely on the side of the touch pad as my fingers glide and bang across the keys. The 13 inch screen helps my eyes to relax. Testing minimalist waters, its much easier to carry my macbook as my only device because it gives me access to many of the phone features I use like phone text and video calls via face time. I also can use my iBooks purchased on my iPad. Once you add the type cover, there is really not that dramatic of a difference between the bulk and weight of the Surface 3 verses the Macbook Air 13.. If you have read my previous articles , you can see this is not my first go around trying a surface, a few years back i was an early adopter of the Surface pro 2 but that ended in the same result.
Im sorry Apple I am so disloyal but hey I keep coming back. They say if you love something let it free if it comes back you know it loves you back. I guess I love my Apple products. GOD BLESS
Why I felt Wrestlemania 32 was amazing!!
Let's start of stating I'm a grown man in my 30's with a wife and kids. I guess that's saying I'm not the stereotypical smark my keyboard warrior in my moms house asking for privacy while I complain about a show I spend 6 hours plus watching (raw, smackdown, nxt). Not trying to start a war with anyone but I just had to address the first elephant in the room. I watch WWE because of what it stands for ,,,, entertainment!!
Wrestlemania 32 fit guys like me! who cares who got pushed who got buried. Who cares who deserves a spot, you wouldn't know any of the wrestlers if they didn't get pushed to be on tv for you to notice them! It's entertainment, not a sport. I spent $1000 to watch the greatest show in person not the greatest sports ticket! So how did it do?
Pre match - Ryback vs Kalisto
I didn't see it because I was outside trying to get in! I'm from Chicago so I was burning up in the Dallas sun next to a guy dressed in a unicorn!
I got settled in during the Usos vs the Dudleys... I have to admit I cheered for the Dudleys because I grew up watching them. I thought it was cool a black guy and white guy brothers and they looked like to geeks who can thrash anyone! I wanted them to win but it was cool seing the Usos fly through the air! It was entertaining.
The ladder match
This match was amazing! The crowd was über into it from the crazy dive through the ladder , to the the kalisto spring board flip and splash/fall! I cringed at the suplex on the ladder I thought it was a botch and Owens was legit hurt. Ryder won the crowd with the elbow drop! Wow we was primed to chear woo woo woo (sorry)... Thoroughly entertaining
Break the walls down!
Wow what a match I lost my voice from the ohhh! Wanted to cheer for the last time with a win but Jericho always does the job for mania I think this his first win in maybe 5 or so
New day
This match was boo but then the magic happened
3 of the most entertaining wrestlers of my childhood came out. In their prime I couldn't afford to go see them and my parents didn't value wrestling but I thank GOD I had the finances to hear that music and that crowd as they came out! Shawn Micheals still looks like he can go. Stone Cold the no games stunner like days of old. Whimsical Foley still making me laugh but looking like a legit threat! Wow this was perfectly placed after what would've totally killed the crowd! There was more new day shirts and signs than any other talent! Despite what the old heads say... New day is definitely over! The only people who was more over? The legends I mentioned. I finally got a chance to see what people meant when they said it was nothing like a stone cold pop! I was headed for food until I heard this!
The ladies match was food time for me for religious reasons. Not being sexist. I heard it was a good match! I don't listen to rap no more for religious reasons but I have to admit I popped hearing Snoop my favorite childhood rapper (poor parenting ) haha. The crowd was hyped and I respect their talent.
Shane vs Taker
This match started slow and made me remover the slow fumbling around type wrestling of my childhood. The crowd including myself was biting our fingers in anxious anticipation for Shane to do something stupid for our entertainment! When he cut the gate we popped, when he crashed on the table we popped. By the time he began ascending to the top we totally forgot about the beginning of the match! I recorded my reaction as I watched him fall breaking my usual stoic reaction. We all chanted thank you Shane! Thank you Shane for risking your life for my entertainment!
Finally the Rock has come back to Wrestlemania
I grew much more emotional than I'm comfortable with as the Rock came out! The reason I began working out, coming back to wrestling after the 80's , the reason I came back as an adult! The rocked looked like me, had swag like me, was funny , and can wrestle. If your still reading of course you know why people love the rock! I felt like my money was well spent already and then the Rock came to give us desert cutting a awesome promo he controlled the crowd in the palm of his hands! Then when he ripped into his gear and said he wanted a match I yelled like I did when Macho man said "Elizabeth , will you mar-ry-me?" . I lost my voice and jumped up even if it was 6 seconds. ... Then John Cena !!!!! Wow I knew he was coming but wow and I seen him burry like always but I'm in my 30's Hogan, Goldberg, Sting, dX , and the NWO birdied everyone too! I pay to see stars be stars not people become stars! They came to entertain me!
The bad part
Haha they did bury the main event to be honest. Nothing mattered after the Rock! I was ready to go home. They tried hard! The Game intro was amazing! It was very disturbing but he looked like an awesome villain! I tried to cheer for Reigns I think 60 thousand did. A small kid behind me said "reigns is cool triple H sucks daddy" .. The match was doomed when they started with a lock up , he should've rushed into a spear right away and have Steph pull him out but .. Hey I am not a writer. I still enjoyed the few cool spots . I appreciate the effort , I loved seing him win again. Many did cheer but the the smarks spending $1000 plus on tickets alone was the voice that's heard.
Godfather was good even though the dancing at the wedding was long and boring.. The talk was long and boring on kill bill before she flung the knife in Vivica fox chest... We regard those movies as awesome because the good outweighed the 20 min of bad! The 4 hours of good outweighed the last match
Wrestlemania was amazing because it was well wrestled matches with the stars that I grew up watching coming back to entertain a "Mark" like me. Not to be fair , but give me wrestling entertainment! Thank you WWE.. Sorry smarks
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Apple pay working at stores not mentioned
I just used this terminal at my local jewel osco grocery store and there was no stickers or signage saying it was apple pay compatible or anything about nfc but like last months post I noticed it was the same as the machine in toysrus (apple pay partner) so I went into my passbook in the self check out line and it was glorious! It worked ! So keep a look out and try it just in case. Maybe the mentioned partners paid for the advertisement in stories of Apple pay but all these like terminals are nfc capable! Post any store you visit that's not on the apple partners list but still accepted your Apple pay. GOD BLESS
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This post is about what you need to do to prepare for their possible demise. It gives a summary of why Microsoft and Apple's futures look iffy. Then it shows you reasons you need to care about this immediately. And finally, it will give pointers to alternative platforms for you to explore.
So why am I saying Microsoft and Apple are dying?
In Microsoft's case, it has been a long slow process, which came to a head at this week's Intel Developers Forum.
In Apple's case, they just had their most boring, least innovative product launch ever.
If you want more details of Microsoft and Apple failing, you can find plenty in this blog, just put "Apple" or "Microsoft" in the search box at the top left of the page.
Why you need to care about this immediately:
Well, if you've upgraded office recently, or tried to purchase it new, you will know that Microsoft is doing its best to force you to use Office 365. Regardless of how you get it, it is more expensive than Office ever was before. Can you name any other non-Microsoft software product that has gone up in price recently? What will you do if Microsoft raises the price of Office 365 next year by 20%? Companies are known to "milk" locked-in customers as they fade. Microsoft is already doing this.
Now for Apple... consider these quotes from Apple's iTunes agreement:
(v) You shall not be entitled to burn video iTunes Products or tone iTunes Products.
Apple reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the iTunes Service (or any part or content thereof) at any time with or without notice to you, and Apple will not be liable to you or to any third party should it exercise such rights.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Apple and its licensors reserve the right to change, suspend, remove, or disable access to any iTunes Products, content, or other materials comprising a part of the iTunes Service at any time without notice. In no event will Apple be liable for making these changes. Apple may also impose limits on the use of or access to certain features or portions of the iTunes Service, in any case and without notice or liability.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Apple and its principals reserve the right to change, suspend, remove, or disable access to any App and Book Products, content, or other materials comprising a part of the App and Book Services at any time without notice. In no event will Apple be liable for making these changes. Apple may also impose limits on the use of or access to certain features or portions of the App and Book Services, in any case and without notice or liability.
What you need to do now:
Well, the first thing to do is reduce your dependence on Apple and Microsoft. You should stop using Microsoft Office (or Apple's iWork) to the extent possible. In personal life this is usually very easy, but in a business you will need to take into account businesses that you have to exchange documents with. For example, my business uses LibreOffice and Google Docs for everything. The documents we share with others need only be read only, so we send them PDF versions. Talk with the businesses you exchange documents with... they may be fed up with Microsoft's pricing too. I recommend the combination of LibreOffice, Google Docs and QuickOffice (mobile) that best matches your needs. There are however, many other options available. I use some of these in addition to the products listed previously:
LibreOffice is absolutely free. It is an open source product. Recent reviews are saying that it has excellent Microsoft Office compatibility.
The second thing you need to do is review your media files that are trapped inside iTunes. What can you move and which ones are stuck? Consider writing to your representatives in Congress describing the unfairness of this digital rights management lock-in. It should be legal for you to access that content, regardless of what Apple wishes (or cannot provide because it is bankrupt). And indeed, your access should not be limited to only those platforms that Apple supports. (Again, let me say this should be true for Amazon, Google and others as well.) Finally, plan your future purchases with this problem in mind.
What you need to start thinking of doing:
First, don't try switching everything all at once. Get rid of Microsoft Office, then slowly change where and how you are computing.
If you are using MacOS, then you have a reasonable platform to be using, even if Apple went under. You may want to start using Firefox or Chrome as a browser (if you haven't already). Windows is more difficult. I'm sure you've heard all sorts of horror stories about Windows 8 (which, alas, are largely true). That having been said, it is possible to use Windows 8 in a Windows XP/7 fashion. See this article for more information:
Remember that should either firm go under or become (more) obnoxious in their pricing, you need a plan for migration from the platform. Again, the first step here is to move away from Microsoft Office.
Now let's turn to alternative computing platforms.
I assume you have already converted your internal apps to be web-based. If you have not, take a look at the Dart programming language. This language, which translates very well to Javascript and is the new direction Google is headed in. Google sponsors it (and uses it internally), but it is very much open source. The Javascript that is generated is highly optimized. The reason you want to use it instead of JavaScript is that it gives a much better programming environment. If you already know Javascript, then it will only take you a few days to learn Dart. Dart provides: optional typing, operator overloading, classes and a wealth of standard libraries. It has its own virtual machine and can be used in a manner similar to node.js. (In other words you can write server-side code with it too.)
The first two (and most promising) platforms are sponsored by Google. Worried about using Google? I mean couldn't they become like Apple and Microsoft? Well yes, but both of these platforms are open source. If Google gets obnoxious, a competitor based on the same code would quickly become available.
Chromebooks and Chromeboxes
Next, look at Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. These are laptops and mini-pcs that exist purely to run the Chrome browser. They are extremely secure and easy to maintain. I do about 80% of my work on Chromebooks (including writing this post). That percentage has steadily increased. I expect I may be able to reach 95% in about a year. Because I'm a software developer, it's possible I'll never be able to reach 100%, but one can get very close.
Recently, Google added a feature, originally called "Chrome Packaged Apps", but now called "Chrome Apps" that give Chromebooks "native" apps. These are simply web apps that run in their own windows independently of the browser. They have a permissions model that allow these apps to do more than what is normally allowed in a web app. These permissions work similarly to those used in Android. By the end of this year, I expect a significant number of these to be available. By the end of 2014, I expect you will be able to find nearly anything you want. Long term, I think these will be your best/easiest bet for replacing Windows and MacOS.
Unsurprisingly, Google Docs works very well with Chromebooks. But others do too and QuickOffice is supposed to have a Chrome App soon. You can even use Microsoft's Office 365 from one... very useful if you are in a situation where you have no choice but to use Office.
An exciting number of new Chrome devices will become available this holiday season. This blog is a reasonable source for news about Chrome devices.
Your iOS devices can easily be replaced by Android. Android is still mildly weak in tablet apps, but this is changing very rapidly. By the end of the year, the lag in tablet apps is likely to have been corrected. Android devices are generally cheaper than iOS devices and come in a much greater variety.
Android is different from iOS in that it has good keyboard and mouse support. This holiday season will have a number of Android laptops/desktops/hybrids available. It will likely take six months or so for software to adapt in significant quantities, but Android could possibly become yet another route for replacing Windows and MacOS.
Linux Mint
If you are a technical person or you are a power user that is not afraid of a bit of a learning curve, this platform is very much worth exploring. It can be configured to look almost exactly like Windows XP. In fact, I often get my Linux Mint boxes confused with Windows... it looks more like "Windows" than Windows 8 does. Warning, it can be very hard to get Linux Mint to run on laptops. Problems with unsupported devices and/or power management are common. You can buy Linux specific laptops but these tend to be clunky and expensive. I am hoping that the coming round of "Bay Trail"-based laptops will run Linux Mint well. This platform is not currently useful for phones or tablets. I use Linux Mint on old Macs and in virtual machines daily. Beginning documentation can be found here.
Firefox OS and Tizen
These two are just now becoming available. Unless you like being on the bleeding edge of things, I'd wait a while before looking into these. Firefox OS is likely to be ready for prime time by the end of the year. Tizen is something of an unknown still.
Firefox OS is based on the Firefox browser and is currently made for smartphones, so it is kind of like both Chrome OS and Android combined. Programming is similar to Chrome OS and in fact, Firefox OS has a competitor to Chrome Apps called Open Web Apps.
Tizen is a Linux-based open source platform similar to Android, but programmed in C++ and Javascript. It is backed by Intel and Samsung. It has had some problems coming out, but a phone from Samsung should hit the market soon. Like the other mobile platforms here it is supposed to be very flexible.
Both of these platforms could eventually become options for replacing Windows, MacOS and iOS.


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SOURCE: Robert Lee Ahn for Congress Committee
May 17, 2017 11:00 ET
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - May 17, 2017) - A stunning 20.5% pay gap between female and male state employees according to a state report illustrates the slow progress being made in equal financial rights for women, said Robert Lee Ahn, candidate for the 34th Congressional District.
"While Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new equal pay law in 2015 with great fanfare, the results have been disheartening for the thousands of women who work in state government providing services to the people of California," Ahn said. "New legislation proposed by Assemblyman Jim Cooper would make our state's tough equal pay laws apply to the public sector, but my opponent, Jimmy Gomez has failed to sign on in support of this common-sense proposal," Ahn said.
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Ahn noted that the state Legislature exempts itself from tough salary classifications that apply to most state work. The report by California's Department of Human Resources, estimated California wouldn't close this gender pay gap until 2044, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A Sacramento Bee story from 2015 found women working in the state Assembly only made 92 cents for every dollar men made.
Assemblyman Cooper's proposal "would define 'employer' for those purposes to include public and private employers." A long overdue change that would place the State of California back in the forefront of the equal pay movement by not allowing any loopholes for elected officials.
Ahn proposed looking at similar laws for federal female employees.
The 34th District represents all of Koreatown, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Little Bangladesh, as well as parts of Historic Filipinotown, Hollywood, Hancock Park, Downtown, Eagle Rock, Boyle Heights, City Terrace, Echo Park, El Sereno, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Lincoln Heights, Mt. Washington, Montecito Heights, and Westlake/Pico Union. For more information, go to www.AhnforCongress.com. The general election is June 6th.
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Knockagh Knuts Marbella Trip, October 2015
Another successful outing for the Knuts this year. As usual thanks go to Geoff Pearson for organizing the trip and to John Lynas for running the competitions.
The weather was good to us with temperatures of around 25° – 27° throughout.
The hotel, NH Marbella, was extremely good. Comfortable beds, for the time we actually spent in them, and excellent breakfasts. It was also located a five minute walk from the beach and 10 minutes to the nearest bar!
We played two courses: Santa Clara first, where the greens were rather poor to say the least. This was followed by Rio Real, which proved to be much better all round.
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I hate Leny Henry – BUT – Premier Inn Gatwick Airport
I really do not like Lenny Henry but we staged through Gatwick on our way to and from Egypt for the 2015 New Year and again on our way to and from Turkey in March, staying at the Premier Inn, adjacent to the North Terminal, on all occasions and, as the advert states, one gets a good nights sleep.
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Ok, this is the deal. I'm a wide angle gal. My main purpose for getting the rebel xt is to shoot wonderful pictures of my kids (2 & 4 yo) and landscape-mountains and lakes, so my main lens needs to be wide angle and great in low light/indoors. So, after 6 months (3 months to decide to get the rebel xt and 3 months of looking around on forums, etc for lenses), I've narrowed it down to the Sigma 17-35mm f2.8-4 ex dg hsm (after seeing pictures from NHL of the ferris wheel), or the Sigma 18-50 f2.8 ex dc. My second lens, because of money constraints, is maybe the Tokina 24-200 AT-X242AF, this I can upgrade later. I welcome other suggestions, but I like the range of the Tokina, and the price. FYI, I plan on ordering the rebel xt today without lens, so I am totally new to all this, though it has been fun following all the forums. I love photography. Welcome all suggestions.
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IMO If you're a wide angle person, you'll be better off with the 17-35 f/2.8-4 EX or the 18-50 f/2.8 EX DC... The 24-200 won't be wide enough - although this option would be the better value of the 3
The 18-50 f/2.8 EX DC is a digital lens so it'll be the most compact. The 17-35 f/2.8-4 EX is a full-frame so you'll be using the best center part of that lens only - this lens also has HSM so the focus is faster, almost silent and you can also overide the AF full-time
If you don't mind the smaller aperture, you might as well consider the 18-125 or 18-200 which will give you a little more range... and better of an all purpose lens.
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Thanks for your response NHL. I should have clarified it better, but what I meant is the Tokina 24-200 would actually be in addition to whichever Sigma I get. I really want a nice lens for the wide angle and am willing to sacrifice on the tele end (only until I can afford a nicer tele that is-maybe christmas). My concern with the Sigma 18-125, from what I've read on some of the boards, is that a lot of people are not that impressesd with it... And I continue to ponder.
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Go for the 18-50 as it gives you constant f2.8 across the range and perhaps match it with the 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro Super DG.
That will give you a pretty good 2-lens combo.
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Hopefully, during those 3 months you check out sample pictures at different zoom range (17mm, 24mm, 50mm, etc). The quality of picture might actually change...
Or maybe I'm too new to the SLR world...:?:
For instance, I have the lens kit, and I really don't like the quality of the pictures I get when the lens is at 18mm. There's nothing really sharp in the picture. But the pictures at 24-55 are great.
Also note that the general range for portrait photography can go as high as 50mm (head / head&shoulder). Wider angles will help for body / group pictures. I don't know if children at that age will affect the range but they'll grow up anyway, right?
So I think the 18-50 would be good if you considered portrait photography as a really important factor unless You are sure to get the 24-200, since that lens covers your range, alone.
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actually for portature.. the preferred focal length that gives the most flattering facial features is somewhere in the 70 - 125mm (35mm equivelent).. therefore w/ the 1.6 crop factor that is somewhere in the 45-80mm range.. i tend to agree w/ NHL here.. since you are starting out, maybe get 1 lens that covers most of your range.. you can save a little bit of money you can buy a nice flash with (sigma 500 super).. so i would second his recommendation of the sigma 18-125.. very nice lens for the price and covers a focal length that is useful for landscapes to portraits..
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I really got to drop by the library and pick up some books on photography...:shock:
At any rate...
You have to also consider who says they're not impressed with the sigma 18-125... Honestly, a ton of people say to stay away from the XT kit lens. Some of them really make it seem like it is the absolute foulest of the foul, but I really enjoy the pictures I get from it. I'll probably be less impressed when I purchase an expensive lens.
Also, I'm not sure if a filter comes with the 18-125... because I remember people complaining about the image quality on the 18-125 when they had a filter on.
Reviews may help you steer into a general direction, but it really is up to you whether you like the product or not. If you buy it from a store, it'll be much easier to return or exchange it if you end up not liking it. just double check the return policy.
I think the 18-125 would make a great general lens. But, again, just make sure pictures at 18mm are good for you.
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i am agreeing with BoYFrMSpChere.. you have to figure out what works for you.. since you are ordering your body first, when it comes in, you can always go down to your local camera store and try out some of these lenses with it.. see how you like the fit/finish and size.. see what zoom ranges seem to be where you need them.. and take some pictures.. then you can take them home and take a close look at them.. let that make the decision for you.. but if you can't wait you can sift through out advice and see what seems to make sense for you.. either way, have fun shopping and enjoy your new rebel xt..
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I think your on target with the 17-35 especially if you're going to get the Tokina for now. I tried the 18-125 and it is quite attractive due to its size, weight and reach. I found the AF to be noisy, slow and inconsistent in accuracy (but that's just one sample). The 18-50 might be a good choice but it doesn't have the HSM. I have not yet tried the 17-35 but find it temping due to the EX and HSM qualities.
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I'm soooo undecided again. Would love to try out the lenses, but I'm 2 hours away from "the city" and with 2 inpatient kids, well, they'd probaby kick me out of the store. Thanks for the info on the "flattering facial features", very interesting.
I haven't even ordered the camera yet, because now I'm thinking maybe I should just get the kit lens until I can decide on the lenses I want.
So here's a question, would I be happy with either of the sigmas and the Tokina (quality wise), are they good/great lenses??? Are the sigmas worth the extra money??? What is the meaning of life???
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The stones are believed to have been carved by members of an ancient people known as the Picts, who thrived in what is now Scotland from the 4th to the 9th Centuries.
These symbols, researchers say, are probably "words" rather than images.
"The line between writing and drawing is not as clear cut as categorised in the paper," Mr Fournet wrote in his article. "On the whole the conclusion remains pending."
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The Venus of Orkney, a 4,500-year-old Neolithic sandstone figurine hailed as Scotland's earliest depiction of a human face, has been a darling of British archaeology since it was excavated last year on the remote island of Westray. Now, the Venus, which earned a nomination at the recent British Archaeology Awards, will have to share the limelight – archaeologists at the Links of Noltland site on Westray have uncovered a second remarkable Neolithic figurine, less than 100 feet from where the Venus was discovered.
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Here's a photograph I took last year at the archaeology museum in Ankara, Turkey of a fertility figure excavated at the fantastic Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk. This statuette dates back roughly 8,000 years.
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Hundreds other Venus figures similar to these two have been excavated all over Europe. The pendants found at Orkney are considered to be in the same 'family' in form and function.
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It's likely your recruiting process takes time for a reason. It's not always possible to sideline portions of the process. Rather than letting this deter employees, focus on solving this problem - which is one traditionally left unaddressed.
By offering DailyPay, your employees don't need to wait until their first paycheck to access their earned wages. You can ensure them that your recruiting process takes time because you value hiring correctly the first time. But, as a DailyPay partner, they can get paid before their first paycheck. As soon as they have available funds in their account, they are able to access them, which can help bridge the gap in payments and keep your company in the running.
According to the Employee Financial Wellness Survey, conducted by PricewaterhouseCooper's (PwC's) in 2016, 52% of workers surveyed said they worry about their finances. Worse, the stress is not going away. 45% said their finance-related stress had increased over the last 12 months.
DailyPay is meaningful to employees because it helps them feel financially secure. Small withdrawals from a DailyPay can save your employees money in the long run - like the difference between paying a late fee for rent, or not. Offering DailyPay has become a solution that shows results. 78% of employees who use DailyPay at least once a week say they are more motivated to come to work.
This increased loyalty and financial security create positive word of mouth. Employees are excited to talk about their company, and how well they take care of their employees. Positive word-of-mouth by way of employee referrals is an influential way to grow your recruiting pool.
Barclays recently conducted a study showing that, when considering a job, 6 out of 10 employees believe a comprehensive benefits package is essential. Still, there is a gap between what an employee wants and what an employer offers. 85% of employees felt their benefits package failed to provide the support and flexibility required to meet current and future financial obligations.
DailyPay is dedicated to financial wellness. We know that when employees achieve financial security at a job, they stay longer. A University of Arizona study showed that offering rewards made teams more cohesive, even when the members didn't all get along.
Incentives don't have to be a bottom line buster either. DailyPay is free for businesses to offer.
Recruiting faithful employees today is no different than fostering client relationships. It's important to approach both situations with the mentality to serve before getting served.
This "me-first" culture might be a different way to look at hiring employees, but the outcome is positive. With happy employees, you can get your profits back. Happy employees will mean reduced employee turnover and less absenteeism which both eat away at your bottom line.
Curious as to how DailyPay would work with your business? Reach out to us and request a demo!