If you’ve been reading my recent posts, you’ll know that we’ve recently moved into a new bungalow and have been renovating it over the past couple of years. Part of the renovation included redesigning my home office, including a new…
After deciding to move into the bungalow we inherited from my aunt, we had a list of things we wanted to do to the place before we moved in. The top of that list was a new kitchen. The kitchen…
Having made the decision to move into the bungalow we've inherited, it was time for some updates, starting with the bedroom renovation.
As you may know from my life updates entry a few weeks ago, the last twelve months have been pretty busy for us. As a result, I haven’t really had much time to indulge in my photography or archery hobbies.…
I’ve dabbled with home automation in the past but have been fairly limited in what I could do as we didn’t own our own home. As I mentioned in a previous post, a recent sequence of events means we now…
If you’re one of the few people who have visited this site on and off over the last couple of years, you will undoubtedly have noticed the lack of new content or updates. As is usually the case, life has…
This is now week thirteen for me as working from home continues. Work goes on as normal and things are starting to get busy again as the government east the lockdown restrictions and people start heading back to work. The…
Week six is in the books and its starting to feel quite normal now. This is probably a good thing as we have at least a couple of more weeks of this at least. Now that I have an established…
I’ve been using BlackRapid camera straps for almost eight years now, so that will give you some idea of how much of a fan I am. After a brief foray into some upgraded neck straps when I first got back…
Weekend number three of self isolation due to the covid-19 outbreak and having got in to a routine with work it was time to do something to make the weekends feel like a break from work. As the weather is…
The COVID-19 lockdown is continuing and looks like it will for some time. While last week proved difficult, week three of working from home has been much better. I’ve gotten into a routine now and the days are no longer…
So I’m in to week two of working from home. We’re not completely locked down yet in the UK but the government did issue some new restrictions on movement this evening to try and comabt the spread of covid-19. As…
I haven’t really had too much to say on the subject so far. Other than the over hyped media coverage and misinformation that is being circulated it’s been more of a minor irritation and annoyance than anything else. As has…
After our trip to Bracklinn Falls in the morning, we grabbed some lunch in Callendar and decided to head to Killin and the Falls of Dochart. The weather still wasn’t particularly great, occasional downpours made it difficult plan anything too…
We saw the signs for Bracklinn Falls while visiting the small town of Callendar on our last trip to Scotland in 2018. The weather wasn’t particularly great so we didn’t take the time to go and explore the area. On…
Another trip to Scotland for us in 2019, back to the same area around Loch Lomond although to a different cottage and at a different time of year. We decided to make the trip for my birthday this year which…
When it comes to choosing a camera bag it’s a very subjective exercise and as everyone knows, you’re not a real photographer unless you have at least a handful of them. I have a few different bags that I use…
My first impressions of the Capture Clip V3 from Peak Design.
The weather was particularly good yesterday and it made a nice change to the rain and wind we’ve had this week. I decided it was a good chance to get some final preparation in for the 3Ds, so I finished…
Poochie face having a snooze…
I’m pretty sure it shouldn’t look like that, even if it has blown.
Red Arrows practice flight, late afternoon.
When I’m developing websites, I usually run a test website in a user directory on one of my web servers instead of setting up a new virtual host under the main web server. There are a couple of reasons for…
If you’ve ever used an iPad or iPhone to connect up to an ipsec vpn endpoint, you’ll be familiar with this screen. I’ve been using these connections for a while now, mainly connecting to Cisco ASA firewalls. I use these…
My second competitive shoot of 2015 was at one of the courses I’ve come to hate. Before anyone bites my head off, there is nothing wrong with the course. It’s a very tricky, challenging course. I just hate it because…
My 2015 archery season got underway properly yesterday at the Castle Bowmen open shoot in Woodhall Spa. I’ve already done a couple of friendly shoots this year but nothing too serious, although I wouldn’t exactly call yesterdays attempt serious. I…
I’ve been debating whether or not to get a couple of reusable hand warmers for a year or so now. When I’m out shooting in winter I really need to keep my fingers warm. Up until now I’ve been using…
As I start 2015 and try to get my photography organised, I’ve come to the conclusion I have way too many on-line galleries to upload my images to. I currently have around 8 or 9 places I upload images to,…
Poochie face having a snooze.
I didn’t fancy any of the NFAS shoots that were organised for the first Sunday in August so I decided to give the Artemis EFAA shoot a go. It was another field round, the same as the previous two EFAA…
It’s taken me a while to get around to writing this, mainly because I’ve been so busy since I got back but also partly because I wanted to let a little time pass so I could give a more balanced…
If you’ve ever configured a VPN on a Cisco PIX or ASA and used pre shared keys or PSKs, you’ll know that once they’ve been entered in the the configuration they simple appear as ‘*****’. If you ever need to…
With the EBHC fast approaching it was time for more EFAA practice and another round at the Artemis wood. I had hoped to shoot a different round this time out but it ended up being another field round. I’m not…
I’ve deliberately waited a while after the competition before writing this post. To say I was a little disappointed when the results were announced is an understatement, hopefully now the initial disappointment has passed I can give a more open…
I can never find the bloody instructions for the light on our Biorb fish tank and it’s not the most intuitive piece of equipment I’ve ever used so I thought I’d stick the instructions here so I’d always know where…
As I’ve already stated in previous posts, I’m a bit of a paranoid server operator. I’m responsible for several servers that are sat out there on the big bad internet of things and I like to know what’s happening with…
As you can see from the picture above, the woodland was looking great for the Long Eaton Field Archers open shoot. Unfortunately, the only camera I had with me was my on my iPhone so the picture really doesn’t do…
Taken after a brief storm passes out to sea
I’ve been using the BackWPup plugin to back up my WordPress sites after a recent mishap. It seems to be one of the best free plugins that will take a full backup of a WordPress site. It not only backs…
Taken at dusk
The 2014 Scottish 50/50 Championships were held on the 19th and 20th April in Parton, near Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway. As always, they were hosted by Auld Kirk Bowmen. What was unusual was that this year would be…
As part of moving this website to a new server in order to try and speed things up a tad, I had to change some DNS records on several of the domains I own. I’ve mostly been using the free…
After noticing a considerable slow down on my old blog, I’ve redesigned and re-launched it on a new server. I hope you like the new layout, as you can see there is already some new material here and I’ve also…
No, this isn’t a post about music. Although that is a great song. It’s actually a post about “Cloud Storage”. Let’s get one thing straight from the outset. I hate the term “cloud”. It means nothing, cloud storage is simply…
In case you missed Adobe’s announcement last week, Lightroom has gone mobile. Or more specifically there is now a Lightroom app for the iPad. I’ve been waiting for this announcement for a while. I’ve used photosmith previously, but I’ve found…
I’ve already entered several NFAS competitions this year with varying results, but so far haven’t completed any EFAA rounds. Given that we’re off to France in June to compete in the European Bow Hunter Championships and the fact that there…
Low level pass during a practice run at RAF Scampton
I’m not normally the type of person that makes new year resolutions and I guess these aren’t really resolutions but I figured I needed to make a list of things I wanted to achieve this year. CCNP I’m going to…