Today was a good day to be a Canadian dad. I took some time this afternoon to go buy my wife some skates and then we headed down to our “big” pasture so that we could go skating. This was the first time I’d take my boys (5 years & 7 years) to go skating. [...]
While winter brings its own beauty, I often find myself uninspired to take out my camera when it gets cold outside. I was looking through a few of winter pictures that I’d taken last year and hope to get inspired to try out my 300S this winter. Here in Alberta we are currently sitting under [...]
I’m a junkie… It’s an addiction that I can’t put away and unfortunately costs a whole lot. I’m talking about photography and although you can’t always chase after the latest and the greatest gear, sometimes there comes along a nifty piece of hardware or software that is worth the money. I recently purchased the onOne [...]
This evening (Sunday, September 13) marks episode #8 of Weekly Tech Update and tonight we will be having Daniel Guenter on the show. He is a computer programmer, runs a cool programming blog – slagd.com and is actually my web host. Tonight we will be talking about Microsoft’s Open Source Initiative, PS3 Sales and 24 [...]
Product: Joby Ballhead
Provided By: Joby
Price: $44.95 MSRP
Introduction:
Today I’m taking a look at a bit of a different product here at BenHeide.com. Usually, we work more with computer and consumer electronics, but we are heading down the road with our SLR today and looking at the Joby Ballhead. A ballhead is an attachment that interfaces between [...]
I’m happy to be taking a break from the rat-race/madness that is my life here in sunny Southern Alberta and heading down to see the in-laws. Unlike most people (at least stereotyped people), I get along quite well with my in-laws and will enjoy getting away. We do have at least one day [...]
It has been an absolutely crazy month around here, but I was able to head out west into Kananaskis Country with the family and took a half-day hike around the Sheep River Falls area. This was an exceptionally good time as my boys are old enough to enjoy the outdoors and put in some good [...]
Things have been going very well at BCCHardware (my alter ego site), and this year we’ve seen growth that has impressed and amazed us. Not only have we reached the magic “Six Million” hits a month, we have signed up a few new advertisers and sponsors. It’s pretty darn incredible that it all started out [...]
My life takes a turn in the Youth direction this weekend as I packed up a few kids and we head up north to Edmonton, Alberta to check out YC Alberta 2009. This is a Christian Youth Conference that features a lot of bands, some great speakers, a lot of fun activities and not a [...]
I live in a single world but have a split personality. I love technology, computers and such, but my life is also out playing in the dirt. I guess I never grew out of that stage as a boy. Spring is here in Alberta and it’s time to get in the field and plant some [...]
