Water Fun

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Arnie Lee

Sadly, summer is quickly drawing to an end in our part of the world. We’ve been blessed with unusually hot and sunny weather which means that water sports have been a vital part of the our recent recreational activities.

For the most part, water and cameras don’t mix well. But by taking a few precautions, you can minimize any danger to your camera at the pool or beach when capturing the fun. And if you’re a serious outdoor fanatic, you can make a waterproof camera part of your photo gear.
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Again and again and again…

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Arnie Lee

First a little background.

As an avid picture taker, I learned early on that unless I had a way to organize my pictures, I would find it increasingly difficult to keep track of my growing collection of photographs.

Although I’ve been taking pictures on film since the 1960’s, it wasn’t until 1998 that I began my digital collection. I discovered a software program called Thumbs Plus for the PC and have been using it regularly to catalog and manage more than 100,000 of my digital photos. By adding keywords to an individual photo, I am able to easily and conveniently locate and retrieve photos from the past. Thumbs Plus has dozens of other useful features but for my purposes, organizing is its most important feature. For the past decade Thumbs Plus (and 3 or 4 upgrades) has been one of the most used programs on my computer.
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What’s in a brand name?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Arnie Lee

We started using the Abacus brand name back in 1978. In these 30+ years, Abacus has become a recognized name as a maker of personal computing, books and software.

A few years back, we started dabbling in the photography arena. Although we have more than 40 years of background in photography, when it was time to get serious about bringing these products to market, we decided to use the Stay Focused name. We felt that this name brings clarity to the customer. We’re hoping the name says: “here is a brand for a company involved with photography”. Stay Focused is now one of our imprints.
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