About Gary Bettan, the web author

This page used to be about me, but now all anyone wants to see and hear about is Max!! Max is now 8 months old. He weighs a wopping 21 lbs and is 26 1/2 inches tall. He is one solid little guy!!
Click here to see the latest picture of Scoobie in his Met's uniform!!	Max has been doing great!! He can say DaDa and MaMa. He has just figured out how to crawl. On May 15, he got his first TOOTH!! His favorite food is Cheerios and he can pick them up one at a time with his thumb and forefinger. He loves playing in the sandbox and riding on the swing. He is taking swimming lessons at the local Y and he loves the water!! We started calling him "Scoobie" about 3 months ago, and the nickname has stuck!! Unfortunately we have not yet gone to a Mets game, because of the bad weather. As soon as we can, we will go to Shea Stadium together!! We can't wait until Scoobie learns to walk. He has very strong legs and he can stand up while holding on. Once he starts walking, I will put up an MPEG file so everyone can see him in action!!
Max when he was 1 month old.	Max (3 months old) eating cereal for the first time!!! It's big (138k) but worth it!
Maxwell Ryan Bettan Born August 28, 1995 - 6 lbs, 5 oz; 18 inches

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.

I have been interested in consumer electronics and video my entire life. I took television production classes in high school. While attending SUNY Albany I worked part time in a video store renting movies and selling Betamax's. My first real job after college was with Philips CE in Knoxville TN. There I worked as a financial analyst for Magnavox TV Product planning. For the past 8 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 roundup article of all the latest and greatest affordable video capture cards!

I am very proud of the recomendations we have recieved from TV Technology and Videomaker Magazines. The DTV Handbook On-Line continues to be reccomended by magazines, vendors and other websites!
The Website has become a very important part of our marketing strategy, and I want to thank you for visiting. Over 10,000 people have requested our catalog, and almost 5000 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!

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On the personal side, here are some of the things in life I enjoy, and links to websites of interest.
Cigars	I just got a humidor from Max for my first fathers day present!! The Fin`e Madora Club meets every few months for a cigar nite at one of our favorite steak houses!
Napa Valley Wines	We try to visit at least once a year. We stay at a fantastic B&B called the Silver Rose Inn. Our favorite winery is Clos Pegase!
Dallas Cowboys	Can you say D Y N A S T Y ! Max and Daddy LOVE EMMIT SMITH!!
New York Mets	I can't wait to take Max out to the ball game!! Ochoa and Ordonez are the real thing, now if we can only get a bullpen and a slugger...
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st edition)	- I am both a player and a dungeon master. I don't get to play very often, but I hope to play with Max when he is a little older and teach him how to slay dragons, save princesses and destroy evil undead!!
The Grateful Dead	-We'll miss you Jerry! This link is to download a Dancing Bears theme for Win95.
Watching Max grow up!!!!!	If you are a parent on the web, the Disney site is one of the best!!

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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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