We’re now part way through March, and it looks like the worst of our very strange weather is well and truly over. Over the last couple of months, both Sally and myself have had to work in all sorts of conditions. Rain, wind, snow, ice, cold and yesterday sunshine. This leads me nicely into a topic I’m often asked about. Protection Continue reading
I promised in an earlier blog that I’d keep you across how I’m fairing with HD video and the Canon 1DmkIV. Well I have to say that it’s been a challenge and something very different to get my teeth into. The good thing is that it hasn’t been an easy thing to get my head around, which is good. Why good, you say. Let me explain Continue reading
What with the current economic climate, I was a little unsure what 2010 would bring. I’d worked hard since the middle of last year to make sure I had a couple of key contracts tied down, so at least I’d have some guaranteed work for 2010. The type of work I was taking on meant that I’d be needing help over and above that provided by Sally, so the search began to find someone who could help. Continue reading
So, the big question is….how is my new Canon 1D mkIV doing after being subjected to the worst of the British weather? Continue reading
If you’ve ever been to a commercial gym, you’ll know that banging dance music is the way forward and normally supplied by the owners of the gym. My experiences with subscription gyms spans both very good ones, and very bad ones. The good ones have someone within the organisation who appreciates good dance music and knows the kind of gear to buy to best blast it out on. The bad ones have a 1980’s Technic’s midi system, you the type I’m on about with the strange looking speakers, lots of flashing lights and lots of boom/tizz going on (and a constant source of “Now Dance” CD’s). Continue reading
It’s February and even I’m starting to feel the effects of the current economic climate. Winter is always quiet when it comes to photographic work and this year I haven’t had the luxury of a software contracting job to help smooth things over. Continue reading
After much head scratching and searching on the internet, I decided that Windows Home Server might be worth a try. A couple of my web servers are running Windows server 2003, on which Windows Home Server (WHS) is based, so at least it would be familiar. I toyed with the idea of trying a Linux/Unix variant but decided I didn’t have the time to tip toe around problems and issues with device drivers and hardware incompatibilities. My budget didn’t quite stretch to a Mac server either (this is a project for later in the year). Continue reading
Finally got fed up of being nagged about having a heap of hard drives in one corner of the office, and a stack of servers in another. Tried to explain to Sally that it’s perfectly normal, but she was having none of it. When a woman gets an idea or a plan, not even copious bottles of wine seem to make a difference. Continue reading
The weather has been quite depressing where I live. With Christmas now a distant memory it was now time to get down to business. Continue reading
Not another iPhone 3GS review I hear you saying. I wouldn’t really call it a review as such, but maybe series of pointers from a real world users vantage point. Continue reading