Winter Puff Ball

I was once again out in the snow trying to capture a unique image when I saw this "puff ball." With the lack of signs of life at this time of year it somehow stood out to me. Admittedly it's also a little bizarre. I really liked the texture and thought it looked …

Automatic Database Backups

Recently I decided to write a script that automatically creates backups of my MySQL databases, and I thought I would share it with everyone else.

LuzCannon.com Version 5

Now that Version 5 of this site has launched I thought it would be fitting to write a little about it and some of the new features and concepts behind it.

Grape Vines and Snow

When I was a kid I was fascinated with grape vines. I was drawn in by these curly miniature shoots that take on peculiar shapes and patterns without any rhyme or reason. Of course, the fact that they produce one of my favorite fruits helps their cause too.

This …

Images as Content

It occurred to me the other day that maybe I have been thinking backwards about the use of images as content. So, I gave it a little thought and came up with the new way I'm going to format my images.