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  • #8292
    Mike Hooker
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      Hey,

      Because of my insomnia last Sunday night (5/30/10), I had ample time to learn how to create videos to post online.

      As an experiment, I made a video from some photos of my daughter, now 27, growing up through the years.

      #11212
      Martin Reed
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        It's always great to learn new skills – and you seem to be taking the bull by the horns! Congratulations on your first slideshow!

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        #11213
        emmaree
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          'Mike wrote on '06:

          Hey,

          Because of my insomnia last Sunday night (5/30/10), I had ample time to learn how to create videos to post online.

          As an experiment, I made a video from some photos of my daughter, now 27, growing up through the years.

          ummm can we have a look?

          #11214
          Mike Hooker
          ✘ Not a client

            Hi, emmaree,

            Sure. And thank you for your interest.

            You can see the video here: here

            I also made another video that I posted on Youtube. You can see it here: here

            #11215
            Mike Hooker
            ✘ Not a client

              Thanks, Martin. It's always a good feeling to learn something new concerning the Internet. I'm so far behind the Internet learning curve that I'll never catch up at my age.

              Every time I learn something new, ten other new things pop up on the blogging scene. If I learn even one of those ten new things, I feel as though I've successfully climbed Mt. Everest.

              I guess that's what happens when you're a follower and not a leader in a given niche. I hate to continuously blame my age and generation, but those born after the advent of the personal computer have now grown into adulthood with the computer as second nature. I'm amazed at what the younger generation has done in the short period since the advent of the World Wide Web.

              It seems much easier for them to grasp all of the things that today's computers can do, and they seem to have a much better chance of making a living online than we older folks do.

              I saw on the news this past week about the young man (I don't remember his name) who created Facebook: he's supposedly a 26-year-old Billionaire. That's beyond my comprehension. In 1981, when I was 26, I worked as a mechanic at an independent auto repair shop making 5 bucks an hour.

              I'm not looking for sympathy. My point is that computers have come so far in such a short time, and they're offering a much younger age group nearly endless opportunities for making millions of dollars at unheard-of young ages. I wish them all the best, and my hope is that many more will have the opportunity to create wealth beyond human comprehension.

              I salute those youngsters who have the knowledge to implement a plan of action to make a lot of money. I'm hoping that I'll have an opportunity to quit my job and make my living off of the Internet sometime before my retirement.

              It's now 1:20 a.m. Sunday morning. My insomnia is rearing it's ugly head again tonight. I think it's better to do something positive when insomnia strikes than lying in bed wide awake and looking at the clock every ten minutes.

              Later, Mike

              #11216
              emmaree
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                That was really good mike I enjoyed that.

                At least you are doing something constructive when you can't sleep, rather that tossing and turning or in my case winging.wink.gif

                Its never to late to learn ,Ive just watched a show about how our brains can be molded, new pathways to non functioning areas can be made and result in almost normality eg stroke victims, its called neuro plasticity

                I wonder If anyone has looked at the brain of a chronic insomniac to see if the brain has altered and if so can the

                brain make new pathways to adjust the area that causes us to sleep.

                anyway keep it up. I found your blog and vids interestingsmile.gif

                #11217
                seenafterscene
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                  I hope it was okay, but I took a peek too, Mike.

                  Very impressive, esp. considering it's something totally new to you.

                  Interacting a lot with people older than I am (I'm always helping people figure out computer/gadget stuff), and younger than I am, and of course people my age, has really helped me understand how age and growing up with technology–computers, gadgets, etc. along with other various speculative factors make it hard.

                  If it makes you feel any better, I'm on Twitter all the time, but I finally got around to joining Facebook, and I can't for the life of me figure it out.

                  It's especially excellent that you are able to use your insomnia productively. I wish I could, but insomnia and creativity/productivity doesn't mix for me.

                  You found some great photos and I liked the progression of each one in your video, it was kind of cool how you would show one slightly out of focus, then the next step would be the other photo gone, and the out-of-focus one would be clear. It was a neat effect and flow. Very nice job, thanks for sharing.

                  #11218
                  Mike Hooker
                  ✘ Not a client

                    Thanks to both of you. I appreciate your kind words.

                    #11219
                    AuraTodd
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                      'Mike wrote on '05:

                      Thanks to both of you. I appreciate your kind words.

                      Check out bbc.co.uk/homemovieroadshow

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