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Photography, TED and Windows

Shaun — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:33:42 +0000

It has been a while since I posted anything meaningful on the blog so I thought it would be good to stop by and take stock of things since my last posting. Some of you already know that I recently had a fantastic opportunity to play the part of official photographer for the BBC Backstage team [...]

ADC2 – Transfering contact details gets easier and more fun?

Shaun — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:42:31 +0000

Regular readers of this blog know that I am a big fan of Android and I’m forever trying out new apops on my G1, which is sadly getting a bit tired now that faster beefier phones are out. That said, it is still holding on just fine and the market is still offering me enough [...]

photoradar is now live.

Shaun — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:09:25 +0000

If you are into photography and want to hook up with talented people that willl give good advice and offer inspiration, I encourage you to visit photoradar.com and sign up. it is free to join and you are guaranteed to get something out of it, whether it is through advice on the forums or inspiration [...]

The cheapest PC performance upgrade – possibly.

Shaun — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:44:20 +0000

Being the most experienced computer user in my family often means I’m the first port of call for help and advice. I get asked all sorts of questions from ‘what’s the best laptop to buy’ to ‘how does this gizmo work with my flippetyjibbet’. This weekend I thought I had the easiest question of [...]

On the Radar

Shaun — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:17:57 +0000

Got my login for the new beta of PhotoRadar through today, and I have to say the site is looking great. If you haven’t heard of PhotoRadar yet, it’s the new site from the folks that brought you Digital Camera Magazine and the acompanying site which brought you much of the same type of news, articles, [...]

Met publish photography advice.

Shaun — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:35:55 +0000

It is nice to finally get clear and precise information from the police regarding Photography. There’s been a lot of press recently regarding the stop and search tactics used against photographers and much of the trouble is due to confusion often on the part of the officers involved. I for one am pleased to see the [...]

Smashing book coming soon…

Shaun — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:25:02 +0000

The folks over at Smashing Magazine are putting the finishing touches to The Smashing Book a superb collection of top articles and advice covering the best practices in web design. If you have ever visited Smashing Magazine and read even a single one of many valuable articles on there then you know this book is [...]

Double score for Schmap!

Shaun — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:35:33 +0000

I’m absolutely over the moon this morning, two of my photo’s have made it through selection to be linked in the Schmap Birmingham and Manchester guides. The Birmingham guide includes my photo of an old bridge from Warwick castle and the Manchester guide includes a photo I took at the RHS flower show held at [...]

Latest Nintendo firmware breaks R4i cards

Shaun — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:48:58 +0000

{UPDATE} I have not seen any releases of new software that makes the existing R4i Cards work with the updated Firmware but there are new cards on the market that will now work. Unfortunately this does mean forking out more money, and to be honest, after upgrading my card to a new 1.4 compatible version [...]

RIP Sir Bobby.

Shaun — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:19:22 +0000

The BBC have announced that Sir Bobby Robson has finally lost his latest battle with cancer. I was lucky enough to have met Sir Bobby at a book signing a few years ago and despite only speaking to him for a few brief moments I got the impression of an extremely down to earth, kind [...]