Virtual PC vs VMware Player – Further Thoughts

I’ve added a brief addendum to my piece on Virtual PC technologies. It turns out that VMware Player seems to be able to “fix” unreliable VMs. Microsoft’s lack of attention to compatibility has led me to a better product, and … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 4, 2010 in Thoughts on the World, VMWare

Digital Convergence – Still Waiting

Another failed attempt to “converge” my phone. Why don’t I learn? Continue reading →

Sunday, January 17, 2010 in Reviews, Thoughts on the World

Windows Virtual PC – Breaking Compatibility

How Microsoft have badly broken compatibility (again!) with Virtual PC and Windows 7 Continue reading →

A Parable

Lessons for anyone contemplating a disruptive, rewrite from scratch, change to a software product Continue reading →

My “Tenset”

A recent post by Mike Johnston on The Online Photographer decried the frequent difficulty of quickly reviewing an online photo collection to understand the photographer’s interests and style, in order to decide whether to invest more time in studying the … Continue reading →

Monday, January 11, 2010 in Photography

The Alien Has Landed, and It’s &*&^(* Huge

For any of you labouring under the myth that new computer hardware is smaller than old, please meet my new “mini” desktop! 🙂 If you’re struggling with scale, the monitor is 24″. And what’s really scary is that this is … Continue reading →

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in PCs/Laptops, Thoughts on the World

Venice Photos Coming Online

I’ve just published some of my photos from my trip to the Venice Carnevale 2009. There are some more scenery and miscellaneous shots to follow, but if you like pictures of pretty ladies in striking costumes, look here. Continue reading →

Saturday, June 20, 2009 in Photography

Take Your Photography to the Next Level

A Great Inspiration For When You’re Stuck or Frustrated Continue reading →

Thursday, May 28, 2009 in Photography, Reviews

City of the Sun

Well written, but uninspiring Continue reading →

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 in Reviews

Legislative Stupidity

Observations on the stupid “anti-photography” laws introduced in Britain in February 2009 Continue reading →

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in Personal News, Photography, Thoughts on the World

Website Returns, and New Photos

Apologies for the state of the website over the last week – a problem with the hosting server. I seem to have worked around it for now, so thanks for your patience and those who alerted me to the problem. … Continue reading →

Friday, March 6, 2009 in Photography, Thoughts on the World, Website & Blog

Photographing the Southwest

Simply the best photographic guides to this amazing scenery Continue reading →

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 in Photography, Reviews