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Action At A Distance
I have just read three cracking thrillers: Nothing to Lose, written by Lee Child in 2008, Zero Day, written by Mark Russinovich in 2011, and Perishable Goods, written by Dornford Yates in 1928. All three are great yarns, and well Continue reading
Sunset and Swirling Sea
Too many of my recent posts have been technical ones, especially with trying to get the “Micro Four Thirds Lens Correction Project” off the ground, so here’s a nice picture to address the balance. This is from our short trip Continue reading
MFT: Formula, What Formula?
In a discussion with Phil Harvey of exiftool fame, it became apparent that the first problem I have to solve in respect of Micro Four Thirds lens correction is to understand the formula, or formulae, being used to apply the Continue reading
It’s Not Over…
You know how they say “it’s not over till the fat lady sings”? Well, if the fat lady starts singing along to her iPod in the gym it’s definitely over. I’ve never seen a gym empty that fast! 🙂 Continue reading
The Micro Four Thirds Lens Correction Project
Although most Micro Four Thirds (MFT) lenses are tiny, the cameras produce great JPG files with apparently little or no geometric distortion. They do this by applying corrections in camera, and the correction parameter data is also stored with the Continue reading
The VMWare Disk IO Problem – Fixed At Last
Regular readers will know that I’m a great fan of VMWare desktop virtualisation, but my enthusiasm has for a long time been muted by an odd problem. After shutting down or suspending a VM my laptop was thrashing its disks Continue reading
Re-Use Achieved with Elegance
I just realised I haven’t posted anything for a week or two, so I thought you might like to see one of my photos. We had a great trip last year to Maastricht, enjoying not only the wandering around a Continue reading
Jon Lord RIP
Since I was first old enough to take an interest in “real” (heavy/prog) rock music, my favourite band has been Deep Purple. I can honestly say I’ve studied their music (my relationship with it goes a long way past just Continue reading
A Case for Extreme HDR?
I’ve just been processing the shots from my steam train trip to Ludlow last year. Most are quite disappointing: the light was very poor, and you actually can’t get many pictures of a train if you’re travelling on it, and Continue reading
Galaxy Note Battery Problem – Update
I’ve identified one cause of the problem afflicting my Galaxy Note and some other phones running Ice Cream Sandwich. I’ve been progressively synchronising all my various calendars with Google Calendar, which has worked fairly well, with one exception. Google Calendar Continue reading
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