ahockley's Comments

Clark County Real Estate Guide : Five Guys Burgers & Fries Opens In Vancouver, WA

Mon, 4 Jan 2010 06:34:23 +0000

I was so excited to hear we'd be getting a Five Guys... until I did a bit of research and learned about all of the peanuts in the restaurant and the fact they cook everything in peanut oil. With two peanut-allergic children, that means my family will never eat at Five Guys :( I'll have to venture up there on my own at some point... or maybe for a date night :)

blogan : Christmas Blobs

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:45:16 +0000

My photo was made with my S90, set to manual mode. I held it by the little wrist strap, then spun the camera around and around so that it was quite would up. I stood next to a red/green sheet of lights at ZooLights and held the camera out... I quickly pressed the shutter then let the camera "unwind" and spin at a very high rate of speed.

blogan : Christmas Blobs

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:37:55 +0000

Hopefully you had fun... I wonder what price I could charge to share my secret :)

John Hawkins Unrated : Blog World Expo 09 wrapup

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:37:59 +0000

Great writeup. I share some of your observations on the lack of vendors from certain segments... honestly I was expecting more vendors on the expo floor. A big thanks to you for organizing the WordCamp track - you had a great variety of speakers sharing some excellent knowledge.

KATU - Portland, OR : Boy, girl struck and killed by Amtrak train | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon | News

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:53:20 +0000

A sad situation for everyone involved, including the train crew who likely tried to stop their train but had no option other than to watch this occur.

KATU - Portland, OR : Idea for a zip line tourist attraction in the Gorge sparks land battle | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 02:58:47 +0000

At least he didn't want to change the lettering on a sign he owned.... that would've REALLY caused an uproar!

John Hawkins Unrated : Improve your blog in 31 days

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 02:59:08 +0000

I just signed up. Even if I don't implement all 31 tips/tasks, getting the exposure and considering them certainly can't hurt.

Jim Kukral - Web Business Consultant : We Don't Trust Companies Anymore... We Trust People

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:34:23 +0000

It's a great point. Several months back there was a well-publicized article about how folks didn't generally trust company blogs. Josh Bancroft made the observation that people don't trust companies, they trust people. The way for someone to trust your company is to become a person that they trust.

Hockley Photography : Gear: Canon 300mm f4L IS Lens

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:04:11 +0000

Will do. I'd intended to do it origially but had some things come up and wasn't able to work as much into this post as I wanted. Expect some 300mm photos here in the next couple of days.

Hockley Photography : Digital WakeUp Call - Be There! (Discount Available)

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 07:07:39 +0000

Excellent. Cant' wait to see your contest entry.

KATU - Portland, OR : Woman who lost son on MAX tracks fights for safety | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon | News

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 07:25:25 +0000

What's wrong with "look both ways before crossing the train tracks"?

Hockley Photography : RAW: There's No Excuse Not To

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 08:20:31 +0000

I thought you had some variety of DSLR? No?

Hockley Photography : RAW: There's No Excuse Not To

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 01:47:48 +0000

I use Adobe Lightroom, but there are a number of options for RAW processing. I just did a quick check, and as I suspected, Picasa supports RAW (list of Picasa RAW formats). So you could continue to use your current image workflow while starting to shoot RAW.

KATU - Portland, OR : Man killed when train slams into pickup | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon | News

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:29:44 +0000

Important fact not noted here, but noted on other sites such as KGW: there is a not a railroad crossing where this man tried to drive across the tracks.

KATU - Portland, OR : City eyes parking meters to help local economy | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon | News

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:52:39 +0000

Guess I'll just keep buying things at stores in the suburbs, where I can usually find them cheaper anyway.

KATU - Portland, OR : Suspected sex offender believed to be with girl | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon | News

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:31:11 +0000

I appreciate you chiming in for clarification. Thanks.

KATU - Portland, OR : Wash. Congressman Baird visits Gaza without Obama's OK | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon | Local

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:28:16 +0000

Um... since when is the President the "boss" of Congress?

John Hawkins Unrated : Twitter Automation

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:30:47 +0000

Sounds like a fun little project. Tell me more about your Photo a Week project? Link?

KATU - Portland, OR : Blaring WES horn irks those who live near stations | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon | News

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:41:23 +0000

I have the same amount of sympathy for folks that choose to live near railroad tracks and then complain about the noise as I do for those that choose to live near an airport and then complain about the noise...

Portland WordPress User Group : Using WordPress MU for Communities on February 12th

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:25:22 +0000

I've put out a call on Twitter to see if someone can record the session. Hopefully we can make it happen.