Genuine tip warning! Like most of us I suspect, I have never found a printer that was simultaneously reliable, easy to use, and cheap to run. The main issue has been print cartridges – cheap ones clog the machine or break it entirely, and manufacturer’s’ ones are outrageously expensive. I have now found an answer…
My recent posts of Olympics photographs made me think more about practicality in portable cameras, and also what the absolute ideal would be for me. The closing ceremony in particular provided a classic example of real-world usage. Knowing the closing ceremony was going to be visually interesting, and also probably quite low-light at times,…
Thanks to a very generous friend, I was able to be at the Olympic stadium for the closing ceremony of the main Olympics. This was a quite bonkers event, but astounding to watch, and wonderful to participate in. Here are some photos, taken again with the little Canon. I have not provided captions for the…
A while ago I happened across the wonderful Gandini jugglers. Looking them up I found that their next performance was in Birmingham on 26 August (2012). Armed with my new senior railcard, I went up to see their whole show ‘Smashed’. Here are a few video clips from that performance. Totally wonderful. Although that’s what…
Wonderful evening at the women’s football final between USA and Japan. I ended up in the Japanese fans section for some reason, and they were a delight. But they were not inscrutable. Oh no. I must say, the women’s game played at this level is a delight. The fans were respectful, sober, and mostly clapped…
A wonderful morning at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. I went just to soak up the atmosphere and to see what the stadium looked like, but I also caught Mr Bolt imperiously winning his 200m heat. Magnificent! I started the Olympics, like many Londoners, a grumpy non-believer, but the opening ceremony and the actual good…
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