Technology and camera writing from 2011–2014. Interesting in context but no longer current.
Still carrying the RX-100 around everywhere and getting the odd nice shot when the opportunity presents itself. But one of these photos was taken with my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone. Can you guess which? Over the last few weeks I have been mulling over whether I really need a big camera any…
Following on from the Ravelious piece in the last post, here are some shots taken with the tricked-up RX-100 in London in February this year. While obviously the main point of having cameras is to futz about with accessories and technology, occasionally I like to actually take some photographs as well. I…
The work of a noted English photographer leads to the discovery of a useful camera gadget. Also the latest tricked-up state of the Sony RX-100 is revealed. A while ago I discovered the work of James Ravilious, and in doing so picked up some lessons from his technique. Ravilious lived and worked in…
In the last post I extolled the virtues of Windows 8 and recommended that you buy before the current offer expires at the end of January 2013. There is one more bargain on offer that also expires tomorrow, but before rushing – be aware there is a problem with Pentium 4 class PCs and before. …
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…
Saturday was a typically not very busy day here in the Vienne. In this post I am happy to offer you some photographs of not much happening, which, in an engineering breakthrough, can now be seen by Apple iThing users.…. Last Saturday, after a spot of shopping, and an execrable lunch at the corner bar…
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