About Gary Bettan, the web author

	Must See VivoActive Web TV!!! As promised, here is a video clip of Max in his Halloween costume taking some of his first steps!! I also have several sample clips of Max eating his birthday cake for you to check out. This new page includes links to the software you need to download to play and produce VivoActive video.
	What's new with Max: Max is now walking. He still crawls a lot too, but he can also walk across a room. He is learning lots of cool stuff. He knows where his head, belly and tongue is. He can wave bye-bye, point to the light and give the touchdown signal. He is also trying very hard to talk to us. He can make some animal sounds - "Quack-Quack", "Woof-Woof" and "Cocka- doodle -doo" He can also say Cat, Duck, Up and Thank You!! Max has also learned how to open and shut doors, closets, drawers, and cabinets. He is driving his Mom crazy by emptying his dresser and throwing all his clothes on the floor!! He is going to be quite a handfull!!
Scoobie's favorite things: Scoobie still loves the water, and his favorite thing is going "kick-Kick-kick" and jumping off the side of the pool into and under the water. I take him to swim class at the local Y every Sunday. His favorite food is still Pasta, but he also likes chicken and STEAK!! Frenbch toast is his favorite weekend treat. He will not eat vegetables and the only thing Green we ever see him eat is the lawn!! Scoobies favorite toy is his blocks (mine too!!). I build them and he knocks em down. We can play with blocks for an entire afternoon!! Max also loves books. He will drag one of his picture books across the room to us and make us read it to him over and over again. While this is a very good thing, you can only read "Goodnight Moon" so many times before you fall asleep!!
	Scoobie Photo Gallery Max eating a Peach! (from August) Scoobie in his Met's uniform!! (from May) Max (3 months old) eating cereal for the first time! Max when he was 1 month old.
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 are now made using Ulead Photo Impact ( on sale $95) a great program for doing web graphics. I have upgraded my home computer to a Micron Home P133, and that's where I still do 90% of my web work. I recommend this system for doing DTV. I am now running an AV Master Blaster on it and getting great results.

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 recommendations we have received 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	Could the Dynasty be over? Don't bet on it. We will win the superbowl!! Max and Daddy Love Emmit Smith!!
New York Mets	I can't wait to take Max out to the ball game!! Now playing left field for the NY Mets Barry Bonds!!
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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