Barrie W. Bracken

best guide for using photoshop, May 30, 2010

Digital photography is one of the great inventions of the twentieth century. This book is the best guide to using the best program for those who want to control the photos they take.

If I had digital photography when I was trying to make a photo business work years ago I might still be in the business. My knowlege of how things are done on the computer is limited to say the least. This book, indeed the whole series of books in the Missing Manuals series, is a great help to both the computer expert and the novice.

If you need help this is a very thorough guide step by step covering activities both simple and advanced in cleqar language and readable type. You can… Read more

Perhaps not what it is supposed to be., May 30, 2010

I didn't watch this video and my review is based on reports from my son for whom I got it. He suggests I save my money in the future. This video has slight appeal for him and I gave it 3 stars because he has a generous nature. If this is the kind of thing you like, take a chance on it. One who viewed it said it was passable but nothing special.

Old view of Onesimus revived., May 24, 2010

Dr. Callahan's credentials cannot be easily questioned: assistant professor of New Testament at Harvard Divinity School. The question that is most important in my mind is his contention that Onesimus was the brother of Philemon. It is not a new idea. Many times the thought is brought forward by anti-slavery clergy in the 1850's because this little letter to Philemon was in Henry Ward Beecher's assessment "used as a club" by both pro and anti-slavery advocates. Callahan comes closer than any other writer I know in justifying this theory.

This is not just a commentary on Paul's epistle. The author dedicates many pages to relating this to current poitics and social values… Read more