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Kevin Blalock

May 6, 2010

Zack Arias speaking at PhotoCamp Utah 2010

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After watching this video of Zack Arias speaking at PhotoCamp Utah, I really wish I could have attended. I have been following Zack’s blog just recently and love his style. I don’t mean just his photographic style either, he is an awesome person in general. All of the videos I have seen so far, and all of his blog posts I have read are just amazing.

Be forewarned, this video is long. If you have to, bookmark it for later. It is really worth the time to watch, very inspirational! How he juggles everything in his life from photo shoots, to family, to just plain old business is amazing.

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May 5, 2010

Let Jaikoz Whip Your Music Into Shape!

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In today’s world, everyone has an mp3 collection. I do, and it is pretty ridiculous. I have been storing my music in digital format as long as the technology to do so has been around. Currently, I have close to 250gb of music. Now what is more ridiculous than having that much music? Making sure it has correct metadata. I can’t tell you how many of those are named Track 1.mp3 and so on.

So, I have been looking for tools that can help clean all that mess up. There are many out there, and like everything else, some better than others. I believe I have found the best all around app out there for cleaning up your music collection. It is called Jaikoz. It is java based and runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The full version will run you about $20 but it is WELL worth it! Here is a quick run down on some of the features:

- Works on windows, mac, and linux
- Tagging of mp4, m4a, m4p, mp3, wma, flac, and ogg. (No need for multiple tagging applications to fix all of your music)
- Uses MusicBrainz, an online database of over nine million songs. (using metadata)
- Many also have an Acoustic ID provided by AmpliFIND
- Allows manual editing of metadata
- Fixes artwork
- Can autocorrect your lyrics with Lyrics Fly
- Free upgrades and support so you get all the latest features at no cost

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March 8, 2010

One too many hobbies!

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Photography, Computers, Drag Racing, books, electronics, and others that I can’t think of right now are my hobbies. Problem is, all of my hobbies are expensive and I sure don’t have time for all of them. I must have ADD because I do skip around quite often between them.

With that said, I have decided that it is time to cut down on my hobbies.  Photography has always been a huge interest of mine since I was very young. Computers are also very high on that list, and that in itself breaks down to many different arrays of hobbies.

I have decided it is time to get more serious about photography. Part of that is starting a new forum geared around Photography and photographers in general. I have always been a junkie when it comes to running and operating forums, so what better way to enjoy photography and computers at the same time?

Without further a do, here is the URL to my new forum. http://www.photoglounge.com

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June 13, 2009

Jody Keys

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DSC_0184, originally uploaded by kevinblalock.

It is going to be a sad day when Jody sells this car. It is such an awesome machine!

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June 11, 2009

Classic Muscle

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24hoursoflemons-253, originally uploaded by kevinblalock.

This was the pace car for the 24 Hours of LeMons at No Problem Raceway located in Belle Rose, LA. Talk about a real treat!

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