Virage Corner update – new pics of the process for removing water from the fuel tank

I meant to write this post last month – and now this warning is very late – for reasons that will become clear below.  But in summary – if you run Microsoft  XP on your PC, read this post urgently – it could save you a lot of money! Many years ago my role was…

You might want to be seated and fully relaxed for this one.  Yet more information on the Virage has been posted to Virage corner! This time we’ve added a full-ish set of information on how to replace the vacuum pipes, a wiring diagram of the factory fitted alarm system, and essential information on the Fuel…

The 5.3 litre V8 of the Virage is at the same time the essence and the Achilles heel of the car.  In the next post I’ll describe how we solved all the major problems with it (none of which had been diagnosed by Aston dealers and specialists).  In this one, I’ll cover a bit about the unit…

Time to return to the subject of portability in cameras.  This post is non-technical (ish) and is an update on my current fave for “the camera in your hand”. Despite the fact that the Fujis have given me great pleasure, and that the F900EXR and F660EXR both appear on the Photography Blog best cameras list,…

In prior posts I have waxed on and so on and so forth about my latest camera, the Sony RX-100.  Every now and again I actually take photographs with it, which I hope allays the boredom for non-technically minded readers of this site.  Recent test results have shown the little beauty performs better than some…

This site has changed host location.  Nothing should change except performance.         After a year of exasperation I am changing my web hosting service.  Ever since I started my original site nearly 15 years ago, I have used US-based host systems.  This was originally because the hosting business was much more mature…