Jan 31
I‘ve been watching all the iPad chat with only a passing interest. I’ve only recently got an iMac (which I love) but I don’t have an iPod/iPhone or any other Apple kit. I can, however, see why people like them so much. I’m not going to add much to the glut of ongoing iPad debate other than to make one observation. When I first watched the...
Read MoreJan 24
We went in search of buried treasure. My daughter asked last night if you still got buried treasure. She looked a little surprised when I said I would take her to see some the next day. The Iron Age gold that was recently discovered is on display at the National Museum of Scotland for 3 weeks. So we had a very pleasant hour of a Sunday morning around the much...
Read MoreJan 23
I watched Kevin McCloud’s excellent two-part documentary of his stay in the Mumbai slum of Dharavi last week. I’m a huge fan of Mumbai but this opened my eyes even further to parts fo the city I hadn’t seen. Kevin was at his honest and frank best and reflected the balance of the good and bad of Dharavi very well. Clearly, in many ways, life in...
Read MoreJan 09
When you’ve nowhere to go and nothing to do the snow is a wonderful thing. Had a great couple of days out and about in the snow with the camera(s). Here is a quick selection of the photos. I’ve thrown in a (short) video as a wee test. It’s Full HD taken with a wee Kodak Zi8, quality looks ok but the camera work is a little ropey. Day 1 –...
Read MoreJan 01
Many moons ago, I wrote herein about my tendency to flap about like a butterfly. The truth is, I never really conquered that, until now. The butterfly is dead. Finally.Sorry pal… (click to download hi-res free from MorgueFile)This isn’t a New Year resolution. Don’t do those. Leading up to New Year, I have been planning all the things I want to do...
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