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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
Galaxy Note Battery Problem
My new Note was suffering the dreaded “Ice Cream Sandwich Power Drain” problem, but it looks like I have found a solution. You have to install the app “Cpu Spy” and confirm whether it’s going into “deep sleep” or not. Continue reading
Album Update
For those dedicated (or deluded?) souls who follow my photography, I’ve just posted a number of updates to my online album, particularly in the Action, Europe and Barbados sections. Take a look if you have a moment, and let me Continue reading
Did I Speak Too Soon?
After pride comes the fall. My upbeat post yesterday about the Galaxy Note was slightly premature, as I suddenly ran slap bang into a problem with calendar synchronisation. It turns out my phone was upgraded on Thursday to Android 4.0 Continue reading
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