About Gary Bettan

About Gary Bettan, the web author

I hope you have found my website to be interesting. It was not easy putting these pages together. All of the copy was written by me, although some of it has appeared in our ads and/or catalogs before. I used HTML Writer to encode/create the pages. The logo's and buttons were made using Paint Shop Pro. I have a Zeos Pentara Pentium 90 computer at home, and that's where all this work was done. Often until the wee hours of the morning. Special thanks to my beautiful wife Lisa, who although she was pregnant, put up with my internet madness.

Maxwell Ryan Bettan

Born August 28, 1995 - 6 lbs, 5 oz; 18 inches
At 6 months old, Max is rolling over by himself and starting to sit up. He is trying very hard to crawl. His favorite foods are Bananas, sweet potatoes and applesauce. His favorite song is "take me out to the ballgame".

New Pictures of MAX!!!

Here's a sequence of Max eating cereal for the first time!!! It's big (138k) but worth it!

I am making a non linear edited video of Max.

Here is a screen capture. It is being made with the Fast FPS60 and Ulead Media Studio 2.5 (63k)

Here's a picture of Max when he was 1 month old.

I have been interested in consumer electronics and video my entire life. I took television production classes in high school, and my first job was with Philips CE in Knoxville TN. There I worked as a financial analyst for Magnavox TV Product planning. For the past 6 years I have been at Broadfield Distributing Inc., the parent company of The Electronic Mailbox. The Electronic Mailbox is our mail order retail division. Broadfield Distributing Inc. wholesales our products to resellers and retailers throughout the US. If you are a dealer, call (516) 676-2378 to set up an account.

As you can now tell, I wear many hats. I am the computer guy, who everyone runs to when things don't work. In addition I am one of the tech advice specialists and the DTV Guru. I am also a contributing writer to Camcorder Magazine. Now that this site is up and running, I can go back to my monthly article schedule. You can see my latest article, a hands-on review of the Sima SFX-M digital video mixer

I am very proud of the recomendations we have recieved from TV Technology and Videomaker Magazines. I expect the all new DTV Handbook On-Line to win even more awards.
The Website has become a very important part of our marketing strategy, and I want to thank you for visiting. Over 5,000 people have requested our catalog, and almost 2000 people have downloaded new video capture drivers from our ftp page. I feel our jump page is the best on the web for video production related sites.
The website is a lot of work, but I feel it has been well worth the effort. Future plans include pictures of products, even more FREE downloads, and more articles on the latest cutting edge technologies and products.

So please order soon and often,
and make sure you mention the website when you do!

Check out our WWW Sale of the Month!!

Those of you on the rec.video use groups and Compuserve forums are probably familiar with my postings. I try to be informative and honest, while promoting our company and products. It is not an easy line to walk, and I do occassionally cross it. Thank you all for your tolerance and support.

On the personal side, here's what I am into:

Check Out These Cool Video Related Jump Sites!!!

Do you know of any cool jumps I missed? Do you have any special comments or feedback? I am a terrible speller, if you find any typos or spelling errors, please let me know.
Please E-Mail me videoguy@cris.com

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The Electronic Mailbox
10-12 Charles Street
Glen Cove, NY 11542
(516) 759-1611