Author: Vince Curletta

I'm a freelance Sports Photographer, and retired Software Engineer. I love sports photography and I also do quite a bit of film photography (35mm, 120 and 4x5).

Photography by Vince CurlettaJan 14, 201511:19 am

5D Mark III Autofocus Settings

I am continually amazed at how well autofocus works in our digital cameras. I am also continually amazed that I got any sharp sports images focusing manually! The 6D has gotten some poor reviews for tracking […]

Photography by Vince CurlettaAug 25, 201410:25 am

Canon 5D Mark III

I just started testing the Canon 5D Mark III, and so far it’s pretty amazing. I’d like to post a full review at some point, but one of the features I like most is the […]

Community by Vince CurlettaMay 29, 201412:11 pm

Community

Community has been on my mind quite a bit lately. Community is important for healthy societies, for healthy families, and for healthy individuals. Today, since it’s a beautiful day in Wheaton, I decided I needed […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaNov 20, 201210:38 am

More on Microsoft Surface

I’ve been using the Surface tablet now for a few weeks and I can say that my overall feeling about the device is very positive. I will try to be objective though and mention both […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaOct 31, 20123:03 pm

Microsoft Surface

Ok – so anyone who knows me, knows I had to eventually write about Surface. You already know I’m not the place to turn for pro-Apple sentiment. Now, I’m not against Apple – totally. I […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaJul 13, 20129:52 am

TechEd 2012

Well, TechEd was good this year – the largest crowd I remember! I was very interested in the cloud talks/discussions and the social media sessions. We are building such large stores of data – I really […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaMay 1, 201212:26 pm

Tablet Update

Well, in previous posts I talked about tablets and other mobile devices. Today I want to clarify something – tablets are just the candy companies are using to attract customers to their online stores. Only […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaApr 2, 201211:30 am

TechEd 2012 in Orlando

I’m getting pretty excited about attending TechEd this year. The last event I attended was last year’s DevConnections – and that was good. This year, though, has some pretty fundamental changes coming. Windows 8 is a major […]

Computers and Internet by Vince CurlettaMar 3, 20127:49 pm

Windows 8 Community Preview Thoughts

I had used the Windows 8 Developer Preview since it was released. A few days ago I downloaded and installed the Windows 8 Community Preview. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but after installing […]