Went and dug up the leeks, put some wood chipping on the path and wendy spread some muck on the fruit trees and bushes. Generally some useful work.
First allotment day this year
February 14th, 2010Oh joy, more time in an airport
January 25th, 2010Off to the USA, it is over 10 years since I have been there. This time off to Seattle.
Backup the backup again
January 18th, 2010My two 750gb hdds are playing up, one is not a backup of the other so it is quite a disaster if I can’t recover my photos.
Iphone apps
January 17th, 2010Starting to develop iPhone apps, any good ideas the let me know and we can discuss terms 
Update are go…
January 17th, 2010Installed wp for iPhone, can now blog from anywhere I have coverage (or wifi)
New gadget… (essential)
September 2nd, 2008I’ve replaced my Bluetooth GPS module (which was stolen 
) with a new Bluetooth GPS Logger from Holux (M-241) – handy single AA powered with a little LCD display.
It connects fine to my Nokia 6120C and works with TomTom / Google Maps.
The biggest down side is transfering the file from it, you have to use the supplied app as it does not show up as USB Mass storage device (its a 38400 baud serial port on usb). But as it will store 130000 points between download that should only be once a trip, so not a big issue. It also works via bluetooth so you don’t have to use a cable if your laptop is bluetooth enabled.
Also it states the device is not water resistant, which seems an odd choice for something you would expect to hang from a rucksack (in fact that is how the packaging show it). Well there is no cover for the USB / ON-OFF switch but the rest of the device seems like it would cope with some light rain, proberbly best not to check it out, so I will keep it in a pocket in my rucksack.
It will get a real test next week, when we take the Motorcycle & Camera to Wales…
Photowalks
August 28th, 2008Bit Slow on the updates…
August 9th, 2008Well another update, and again I am back from China… This time it was a weekend in Hong Kong, then to Shenzhen by train / cab and plane to Qingdao.
After a meeting in Qingdao, it was off to the airport again, this time off to Shanghai.
Next day a meeting in Suzhou (2.5hrs by car) and back to Shanghai, spent the last 2 days in the office, before flying home on the Saturday morning…
Took some more pictures, my old spare D70 and 18-200VR are getting around a bit…
My first book
April 21st, 2008I used some of the photos taken in Hong Kong in a sample book – published via blurb – it looks nice, the quality is good and I will be using them again. (here is a link to the book)
It is a pity that I did not get my wife to spell check it before I pressed the print button, oh well it would not be a book by me if the spellings and grammar where all correct…
Driving and the USA
January 29th, 2010One thing that I have noticed during my visit to the USA is how many things are now “drive thru”, all coffee seems to served that way, pharmacy, I bet there are even gun shops you can drive thru…
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