Been working on the computer and experimenting with my Icom IC-R20 radio scanner for a couple of days. So I thought it was time to get some fresh air, and perhaps take some more pictures of a snow-covered Pécs, Hungary.
This is our last day in France and we head back north towards the Channel ferry, in red MGF. Images taken with Canon Digital Ixus.
The final leg, Belgium and then Calais on the north coast of France The trip that was planned to be about 1700 km each way in fact was over 5500 km, mostly due to our various detours. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8…
I recently purchased a new 20 TB Ultrastar hard disk that UK supplier Scan Computers has on special offer. The Ultrastar range is descended from IBM/Hitachi’s DeskStar series, has a five year warranty and it is considered a high-end high-spec product, intended for heavy server and NAS use. It is a helium filled disk and…
Our Floureon PTZ (pan tilt and zoom) external IP camera has shipped a bit of water. It lives on the south west corner of the building and gets battered by the strong south westerly prevailing winds we have here. Problem is the cost of the repair often exceeds the second hand market value of the…
Today I decided to make my own affordable detachable camera and equipment lanyard straps. I used some cheap generic “Peak Design compatible” buckles, bought direct from China via Ali Express, together with some generic anchors from the same source. I also used some 25mm nylon webbing I’ve had kicking round for ages. Granted, perhaps bright…
Well, there goes another year – whizzed past even faster than the last one. Not much else has changed. AI is still over-hyped and yet remarkably lacking in any actual intelligence. Donald Trump is still alive. Still, on the bright side, I have another nice new toy – well a modification to an old toy,…
