[From Ken (Atlanta, GA)] Sammy,
I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and are ready for a great New Year! Now that I've had a few days to unwind from the kid's Christmas excitement, I've been able to play around with my new gadgets. I decided to treat myself this year and purchased a new HDV movie camera, a flash for my digital SLR as well as new Mac software to put together my soon to be award winning movies. Combine all these neat new toys with the pressure of needing to record all the Christmas festivities with my new movie camera and SLR with my new flash, then process it quickly, i.e. before Spring, and it easy to see why I feel overloaded. Don't get me wrong, it's all a blast and I love it but as usual, I've bitten off a little more than I can chew. Hopefully I can find some time this week to finish reading the manuals (yep, actually reading them this time around), process the footage and pics all while playing with the kids and their new toys too! To say the least, I've learned a few lessons; spread out your gadget gifts and make sure you can dedicate the time (while the kids are home from school) to learn how to use them. Hope you have a safe and happy New Year!
