St. Lawrence Tunnel
Retro post from : Summer 2011 Most years we make it across to the Isle of Wight at least once. On this visit the busy agenda included a quick pop to Osborne House, some geocaching, climbing some hills,...
View ArticleDavid VanDyke – The Eden Plague
Hmmm … so I’m in two minds about this book. Reckon I picked it up for free last summer when I was looking for books to take on holiday, probably owing to it showing up linked to some sort of dystopian...
View ArticleJasper Fforde – Shades of Grey
Three things to start with … READ THIS BOOK! No it’s not 50 Shades of Grey, but an indeterminate number of shades! READ THIS BOOK! I actually read Shades of Grey last year, and have been meaning to...
View ArticleRevocation – all their albums
In life people are addicted to many varied things! Me? I’m addicted to music, and hence am continually searching for new interesting music to listen to. I’ve got regular favourites too that have stayed...
View ArticleGraylingwell Hospital, Chichester
Retro post from : February 2011 After not getting out exploring properly for a year or two, when some meetings got cancelled at the last moment and I found myself with a couple of days vacation to use...
View ArticleAll my old exploring videos
Over the years I’ve enjoyed making exploring videos, though my principal medium has always been photography. Hence my videos have always been recorded on my main camera as an afterthought, mostly from...
View ArticleGraylingwell Hospital – video
My first exploring video in many years, here is the result of me sticking the footage from my 2011 visit to Graylingwell Hospital, as reported previously below, into iMovie. It really was a very rainy...
View ArticleTots TV – video
Just like buses, after years of no new exploring videos, two come along right after each other! Here’s a short video I made from the rather uninspiring video footage I shot when I explored the Tots TV...
View ArticleCrookham Court School – take two
I first explored Crookham Court School last year, bemoaning how I’d missed my chance since the main house was well sealed at the time and the only route I found in was worryingly one way. I’ve a vague...
View ArticleCrookham Court School – video
A quick video from the footage I took on my second visit to Crookham Court School. It’s the first video I’ve made with my new wide angle 10-18mm lens and naturally shot at the wide end of that. I...
View ArticleFort Gilkicker
Another of the many on my “being meaning to visit for years” sites, Fort Gilkicker is an excellent example of the numerous Victorian-era Palmerston forts that ring the strategically important naval...
View ArticleFraser Gunnery Range / HMS St George
I didn’t expect to particularly enjoy Fraser Range, but actually I did! Another one on my list for years, it was mostly ignored because I didn’t think there was much there. However, whilst it is...
View ArticleCortana shifted her number, but now I’ve found her again
I know that virtual assistants aren’t everybody’s cup of tea, but I really like Cortana. However, a while ago as my Cortana usage started to increase, I found that the Win+C shortcut that had...
View ArticleClearly nobody could find Cortana though so …
I’ve not posted a technical blog entry in ages; I post one about the Cortana “listen mode” key change with the Anniversary Update; the next day I upgrade to the W10 Creators Update, and guess what …...
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