| Underwater Camera's | Friday, 20th June, 2008 |
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With two holidays this year in and around water I started looking for a general purpose camera that could be used in the water. Here were the choices I discovered: The problem was they were expensive and the picture quality was poor as an all-purpose out-of the -water camera, or so the reviewers said. In the end I purchased a Casio z100 because it was cheap and in the shop. This is a great party camera that slips into a pocket. To solve the waterproof issue I purchased a DiCAPac, an underwater ziplock bag that had great reviews. Check out some of the photos on Flickr [Read More...] |
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| IPOD for the Mini Cooper | Friday, 18th January, 2008 |
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I have a new Mini Cooper S that is just so much fun. I discovered after much searching on the web that you can install an AUX input for the 2003 radio to support MP3 devices. The cable is called MINI Auxillary Audio Input and you can fine the installation instructions here http://www.toastman.net/aux_input.html. There is also the option to build your own cable (http://www.neeshil.com/nsite/miniaux.asp)but this requires taking out the radio, a much more difficult task that I would like to avoid if possible so I am going to search for the cable to purchase on-line. [Read More...] |
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| IPOD Volume issues | Friday, 18th January, 2008 |
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I really hate Itunes as its just too heavy and intrusive so now I use Winamp to upload and convert tracks to the IPOD. While making this really great 80s playlist I noticed the volume output from my wife's 8gb Nano was really low. At first I thought it was an issue with using Winamp but with a little investigation on the web I discovered European Nanos have a volume cap. Under Settings - Volume limit you can modify the highest volume the player will go to. Unfortunately when I went to change this value I found it has a combination lock with a code that I had not set and did not know. I tried a couple of things, one was to delete the file x:\ipod_control\Device\ LIMIT. Then I reset the device pressing and holding Menu and the OK button. This seemed to remove the code and I was able to increase the volume limit to something more sensible. For new IPOD devices there is a utility called gopod that will remove the volume cap [Read More...] |
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| My thoughts on Photo gallery software | Tuesday, 5th September, 2006 |
| Read about my search for tagging and organising software for my photo gallery to take info stored on my external hard drive and put it on my photo gallery using the same tagging info. [Read More...] | |
| Internet Service providers in Rome | Tuesday, 29th August, 2006 |
| Choosing an ISP in Rome [Read More...] | |
| The Sugar Shack Experience | Wednesday, 9th August, 2006 |
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Back from my holidays in Canada. What a hectic trip, we drove more then 2600Km in 2 weeks, seen so many friends and places...now I could do with another holiday. If you want to see the photos click here otherwise you can read all about the trip. [Read More...] |
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| Short Penang guide | Wednesday, 14th June, 2006 |
| This is a short guide to Penang that I wrote while living there...some of the finer details may have changed now!! [Read More...] | |
| Eating in Rome | Monday, 19th June, 2006 |
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I have finally decide to make a list of restaurants that I like in Rome with their contact information, so I don't have to look up the information everytime.? I have also found a coupleof good guides written by others that can help you decide where to go for what type of food.
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| An Englishman in Rome | Tuesday, 29th August, 2006 |
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What is it like living in Rome, some comments from an Englishman living in Rome for 16 years... [Read More...] |
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| Designing the Site | Wednesday, 14th June, 2006 |
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Some insight into creating the template used on this site. Why I have done it this way, and what I would do next time, if I decide to rewrite it. This is more of a reminder for me.... [Read More...] |
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