STEVE CARACO'S WEB PAGE
Created March 22, 2003 - Last updated December 20, 2007
 
QUICK LINKS:
PHOTOGRAPHY - PANORAMIC - RESTORATION
AUDIO/VIDEO - PHOTO GALLERY - SERVICES
 
Welcome to my web site! I know it's not all fancy and flashy, but it gives you a pretty good idea of what I enjoy doing most - I love photography and working with Macintosh computers. I've owned about 10 different Apple and Mac computers since 1988, with no end in sight. I taught myself about 90% of what I know, and I always want to learn more.
 
ALL ABOUT ME:
NAME: Stephen Michael Caraco
NATIONALITY: Half Italian (dad's side), half Canadian (Scotch & English) (mom's side)
SIBLINGS: I have one older sister (a year and a half older)
PETS: None (but I love dogs!)
BIRTHPLACE: Somerville, Massachusetts (Friday, April 3, 1970) - I'm an Airies
WHERE I LIVE: North Billerica, Massachusetts (about 30 minutes north of Boston)
WHERE I WORK: The Apple Store, as a Macintosh Specialist and Mentor, in Burlington, Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION: 5' 7", 180-185 lbs., brown hair, blue eyes, goatee (sometimes beard)
MY HOBBIES: Computers (I'm a "Mac Guy"), Music (I like pretty much everything but rap, country, blues, and hard rock), movies, rollerblading, food (I'm Italian, so I love to EAT!!), movies, meeting new people, going to Disney World, driving (I love my 2007 Acura MDX)
 
CONTACT INFO:
E-MAIL: scaraco@comcast.net
Cell: 978-502-8388
Home: 978-667-0940
Snail-Mail:
Stephen M. Caraco
62 Forest Park Avenue
N. Billerica, MA 01862-1334
PHOTO GALLERY - click on any of the small photos below to enlarge them.
At a park in Lowell, Massachusetts - second picture with my sister Sheila and nephew Cody - Photo taken September 30, 2003
Beverly Hills (first photo) and Hollywood (second and third photos), California (October, 2003) - photos by Mike Trueblood
On top of Mt. Soledad, San Diego (first photo) and Coronado (second photo) - California (October, 2003) - photo by Mike Trueblood
One of my favorite pictures of myself (and I HATE pictures of myself!!!) - taken by Mike Trueblood in Hollywood, CA - October 2003
California State Park (Wilderness Boundary); in the middle of the Anza-Borrego Desert; and in Julian (California, October 2003) - photos by Mike Trueblood
At Walt Disney World in Florida (my favorite place!!) - May 6, 2003
 
More photos coming soon!
WEB SITES CREATED BY ME:
THE MADONNA CATALOG
THE EPHRAIM LEWIS UNOFFICIAL FAN SITE
ELECT GARY.COM (campaign page for Gary Christenson, City Councillor of Malden, Mass.)
   
SERVICES I OFFER:
  • Desktop publishing - brochures, CD/DVD insert/label design, etc.
  • Photo Restoration and Image Manipulation (click the link to see some samples of my work)
  • Color Inkjet Printing (up to 24" x 50 feet)
  • CD and DVD inkjet printing (direct-to-disc, no labels!)
  • Black & White laser printing (up to 8.5" x 11")
  • Photo enlargements from any size original (prints up to 24" x 50 feet)
  • Adobe Photoshop (image manipulation and photo restoration)
  • Digital Still Photography - to see some fine examples of my work, check out my photography page
  • Full 360-degree panoramic photography (including QTVR Virtual Tours)
  • Digital Video Photography (miniDV)
  • Analog to Digital audio conversion (i.e., cassette or vinyl to CD)
  • Analog to Digital video conversion (i.e., PAL or NTSC VHS to DVD)
  • Worldwide Video Conversion (i.e., PAL to VHS)
  • Panoramic photography (up to 360-degree panoramics)
  • Brochure/flyer creation
  • Shrink Wrapping (up to 16" x 20")
  • Laminating (up to 9" x 12")
  • Packaging/Shipping (USPS, UPS, FedEx)
  • Data Entry/Word Processing
  • Audio Recording/Mastering
  • CD duplication (CD-R, CD-RW) up to 700MB
  • DVD duplication (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, dual-layer) up to 8.5GB per disc
  • Macintosh hardware/software troubleshooting
  • Macintosh tutoring/consulting
    • MEDIA FORMATS ACCEPTED for services:
    AUDIO:
    Compact Disc (5" or 3")
    Analog Audio Cassette
    Vinyl Phonograph Records (7" or 12", 33 or 45 RPM)
    DVD-Audio
     
    VIDEO:
    MiniDV videocassette (NTSC only)
    VHS videocassette (all world-wide formats including PAL)
    S-VHS videocassette (NTSC only)
    DVD-R or DVD+R disc (PAL or NTSC format)
    Laserdisc (5", 8", or 12")*
     
    DATA/OTHER:
    CD, DVD (PC or MAC, single layer or dual-layer, +R or -R)
    ALL TYPES OF REMOVEABLE MEMORY (SD, COMPACT FLASH, ETC.)
    3.5" FLOPPY DISK
    IBM MICRODRIVE
    EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE (USB 1.1, USB 2.0, or FIREWIRE 400/800)
     
    Virtually all formats of media files (mp3, mp4, m4a, QuickTime, mpeg2, etc.) are accepted. However, please note that most files will be too large to send through email, and must be sent on disk (see above for accepted formats).
     
    MEDIA FORMATS NOT ACCEPTED for above services:
    5.25" Floppy Disk
    Minidisc
    Super Audio CD (SACD)
    DCC (Digital Compact Cassette)
    DAT (Digital Audio Tape)
    DVD-RAM
    8MM or Hi8
    BETAMAX or VHS-C videocassettes
    Iomega JAZ cartridges
    Iomega ZIP disks 
    CONTACT INFO:
    E-MAIL: scaraco@comcast.net
    Cell: 978-502-8388
    Home: 978-667-0940
    Snail-Mail:
    Stephen M. Caraco
    62 Forest Park Avenue
    N. Billerica, MA 01862-1334
     
    EQUIPMENT OWNED:
    COMPUTERS:
    Apple iMac 24" (Intel 2.16ghz) with 3GB of RAM, over 1TB of hard drive storage
    Apple iBook G4 (1.25 ghz) laptop with 1.25GB of RAM
    Apple iMac G5 (20" LCD) with 1.8ghz G5 processor
     
    OTHER HARDWARE:
    Samsung 204B 20-inch LCD color monitor (1600 x 1200 pixels)
    Canon i9900 Color Bubblejet Printer (8-color, full-bleed 13" x 19" max., 4800x2400dpi)
    HP Designjet 130nr inkjet printer (6-color, up to 24" wide by 50 feet long)
    Epson Stylus Photo R260 color inkjet printer (prints directly onto CD-R and DVD media)
    Samsung ML-1210 Laser Printer (8-1/2" x 11" max.)
    Canon CanoScan 9950F flatbed color scanner
    Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL 12" x 17" flatbed color scanner
    Apple 8GB iPhone
    Apple iPod Shuffle (blue)
    Nikon Coolpix 5700 Digital Camera (5 megapixel, 12x optical zoom)
    0-360 Panoramic Optic
    Kensington Expert Mouse Pro (USB track ball)
    Apple Pro Extended Keyboard
    Edirol UA-700 USB Digital Audio & MIDI Interface
    Royal RC-40 Digital Postal Scale (up to 40 lbs.)
    Griffin PowerMate USB control knob
    Yamaha MSP-5 self-powered monitor speakers
     
    SOFTWARE:
    Mac OS X version 10.5.1 (Leopard)
    Adobe Photoshop 10.0 (CS3)
    Microsoft Office X
    iWork '08 (Pages, Keynote, Numbers)
    Trnasmit 3.6.2 (for FTP)
    Eudora Pro 6.2 (for e-mail)
    AOL Instant Messenger 4.7
    iTunes 7.5
    iDVD 7.0.1
    iMovie HD 6.0.3
    iPhoto 7.1.1
     
    Some well-known people that I've done work for:
    Lynda Carter (yes, a.k.a. Wonder Woman)
    Gioia Bruno (former lead singer of Exposé)
    Tommy Page
    Deborah Gibson (formerly "Debbie" Gibson)
    Tiffany
    Kim Esty
    E.G. Daily
     
    SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS:
    Disney World
    Beavis & Butt-Head
    Spongebob Squarepants
    The Crank Yankers
    Popcorn
    White Chocolate
    Flying (on airplaines!!)
    Macintosh Computers
    Music (see below for a list of my favorites)
     
    SOME OF MY VIEWS ON LIFE:
    Life is what you make it.
    You don't know what you got 'til it's gone.
    Those who have friends are rich.
    People can be really cruel sometimes.
    Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
    Life is too short to sweat the small stuff.
     
    MY FAVORITE MUSICAL ARTISTS (in no particular order):
    Keane, Enigma, Madonna, Tears For Fears, ATB, Celine Dion, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Pet Shop Boys, Cher, Janet Jackson, Ephraim Lewis
     
    SOME OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES:
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Chicken Run, Finding Nemo, Titanic, The Bodyguard, Austin Powers (all 3), Gattaca, Halloween (all of 'em except the new Rob Zombie remake which was horrible), Scary Movie (all 4)
     
    SOME OF MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
    Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Spongebob Squarepants, Roseanne, I Love Lucy, The Simpsons, American Idol
     
    LINKS TO FRIEND'S SITES:
    WE FRAME IT (custom picture framing)
    THE STIRR (professional live band)
    MADIVA ELECTRONICA (World's biggest Madonna collection)
    ELECT GARY.COM (campaign page for Gary Christenson from Malden, Mass.)
     
    Thank you for visiting my web site! I do have a guest book if you'd like to sign it - CLICK HERE
     
    If you'd like to make any corrections, additions, or suggestions to this site, please email me.