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Rock Paper Scissors
Today I am a part of an art show again, for the first time in 24 years. From the invite: “Rock Paper Scissors, an exhibit by four emerging Saltspring artists, Peter Allan, Heidi Cowan, Chris Leischner, Charles Buchwald, at Noble Studio.” I’m entering six photographs, maybe seven if Peter and Lynda will consent to show the print of…
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Photoshop for Photographers
Charles Buchwald is offering a course through Salt Spring Community Education for the Fall 2009 schedule. The class, called Photoshop for Photographers, is focused on basic and intermediate photo editing using Adobe’s Photoshop software. Here’s the course description from Community Ed: Learn how to edit photos with Adobe Photoshop. Improve composition, contrast and colour; fix…
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Joomla! CMS Courses in Vancouver
Former Salt Spring resident Aaron Hanford is offering Joomla! CMS courses in Vancouver. Aaron has lots and lots of experience with the software, and has great people skills, so I’m sure his classes will be informative and fun. Check out the class site for more.
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New Work: Spire Publishing
Charles Buchwald & Friends is pleased to announce that Spire Publishing has signed on to work with us to develop custom database components for their web site. With a 7 year record of success in the publishing industry, and a commitment to social, environmental, and community-building practices, their direction is close to our hearts and…
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How to Register a .ca Domain
Registering .ca domains can often be confusing. Here’s a quick, “how to” guide. Registering a .com, .org, .net or many other top level domains is quite straitforward: you sign up with a registrar, pay them around $9 to $20 depending on their services and the domain, and you are set. But with Canadian .ca domain…
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New Work: West Wind Translations
CB&F is pleased to announce that Denise Okan of West Wind Translations has contracted with us to develop a web site for her growing business. The site will be in both English and German, with a possible Turkish version to follow. Taking advantage of the multilingual capabilities of modern CMS systems will be key to…
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WOLF Kids: Live with CB&F
Charles Buchwald & Friends is proud to announce our latest web site development effort. The WOLF Kids school, here on Salt Spring Island, has recently debuted a site that is both a information portal for their program, and a communication tool for the participants in the group. The WOLF Kids program is a very exciting…
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Peter Allan: Live with CB&F
Salt Spring Island artist Peter Allan has collaborated with Charles Buchwald & Friends on an online portfolio of his sensuous new stone work, premiering today at NobleSculptureStudio.com. The effort began with a mobile photography studio setup in Peter’s beautiful South End studio. Lighting, background, color fidelity, and composition were all tweaked by working with a…
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Abundance vs. Scarcity Thinking in Tech
Chris Anderson, Wired Magazine’s Editor in Chief, has written a thought-provoking article for the latest edition of said magazine. Tech Is Too Cheap to Meter: It’s Time to Manage for Abundance, Not Scarcity presents views from his latest book about how the falling prices for information technology have the potential to change our thinking and…