With a fully charged batter, it was time to test out the high iso capabilities of the new Canon 5D Mark II.

See more Canon 5D Mark II high iso samples at DigitalDSLR.com

After much anticipation of an upgrade to the Canon 5D, I finally have it in hand.  See more Canon 5D Mark II unboxing at DigitalDSLR.com.

After a couple weeks of hardcore work, the University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, GSPIA, has a new website and look.  GSPIA’s mission is to prepare leaders with the skills, vision and knowledge to build a better world. Founded on and committed to the values of public service, diversity and excellence, GSPIA provides preeminent research and educational programs in public and international affairs. With over 7,000 alumni worldwide, GSPIA’s collective mind makes a difference every day in careers spanning all sectors—public, private and nonprofit.

Needless to say I’m very happy with the website.  GSPIA certainly has a nice looking website which will present their message on the internet.

We recently redesigned the Allegheny County Sanitation Authority, ALCOSAN, website.  Sporting a DotNetNuke content management system (CMS), ALCOSAN now has a more robust way to keep their website up to date.  Their website features include a calendar system of upcoming events and recent news.  ALCOSAN provides wastewater treatment to 83 communities and processes 225 million gallons of wastewater each day.  To find out more about ALCOSAN please visite their website at www.alcosan.org.

After many years with a bland and dated looking site, the time has come for a breath of fresh air.  The Pittsburgh Northside Leadership Conference is a coalition of community groups and organizations designed to promote and enhance the quality of life.  The new website was built on the DotNetNuke CMS platform and gives the folks at NSLC the ability to keep their site fresh.  The website features a community calendar of events happening in the Northside.  For those looking to move into the Northside can use the Residential Housing page to locate featured housing in the neighborhood.  Please visit the Pittsburgh Northside Leadership Conference for more information.

With the forecast of 78 degrees and partly clouded, I made the 104 mile drive to the Cleveland Metro Zoo.  Having been to the Pittsburgh Zoo numerous times, I certainly had something to gauge my expectations against.  The Cleveland Zoo claims to have over 3000 animals representing 600 species.  When comparing the size of the Cleveland Zoo to the Pittsburgh Zoo, I would say that the Cleveland Zoo is about twice as big if not larger in terms of land size. (more…)

After weeks of work on the Veritix website, the site is now live.  Veritix is the combination of Flash Seats and Vertical Alliance.  Veritix provides digital ticketing, event marketing, and relationship management applications to various sports and entertainment venues.  See more Veritix solutions on their website.   So what is digital ticketing?  Digital ticketing eliminates the need for traditional paper tickets.   Instead the purchaser simply provides a form of ID (driver’s license, credit card, etc) which allows the consumer to enter the event.  Nothing feels worse than showing up to an event and having forgotten your tickets.  Visit the Veritix website to find out more about digital ticketing. 

The Veritix website is built on the .NET platform using the 3.5 Framework and C# as the back end.

Being a web developer, I’m always looking for new insight into web development and technologies.  I came across two great articles the other day about Sign-up forms and how they are designed.  Sign-Up Form Design Survey Part 1 covers 2 major areas: Form Placement and Design.  Part 1 of the article covers Form Placement which also covers: How is the link to the sign-up form titled and Where is the link to the sign-up form placed. (more…)

On Saturday, June 21, I had traveled 150 miles one way to the EMCO Gear Classic at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.  This marks the 6th time that the Grand-Am’s Rolex Sports Car Series’ Daytona Prototypes and GT racers met head to head.  Also featured was the Triple Crown Tuner Challenge which featured amazing Tuner cars from around the Midwest. (more…)

The Wings Over Pittsburgh 2008 was held May 10-11 this year at the Air Force Reserve Airbase and was open to the general public for free. Each year features many great static displays along with the ever impressive aerial demonstrations for thousands of attending visitors. This year was no exception. The Wings Over Pittsburgh major featured demonstrations for 2008 were the F-22 Raptor and the Canadian Snowbirds. (more…)