I have two camera bags: Description Photo My main bag is a Lowepro SlingShot 302AW Backpack which is used when I am not exactly sure what I might need as I can fit everything in there,...
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Writing a New Post
This tutorial will guide you how to write a post in the Chirpy template, and it’s worth reading even if you’ve used Jekyll before, as many features require specific variables to be set. Naming and...
Text and Typography
This post is to show Markdown syntax rendering on Chirpy, you can also use it as an example of writing. Now, let’s start looking at text and typography. Titles # H1 - heading ## H2 - heading ###...
Axminster TS-200 Table Saw Bench / Cross-Cut Sled
One of my favourite tools has been my Axminster TS-200 table saw, which I bought with the intent of mounting it in its own mobile bench. Having built the bench and whilst browsing the internet I f...
My Cameras
Here is a list of the cameras I have had over the years. I currently use a Canon EOS 60D SLR, with a Panasonic DMC-TZ60 as backup. 2014 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 Bought 12 December 2014, cost £2...
My Piano
My piano is a Roland F-140R digital piano, which I bought from Manns Music in Colchester, UK for £779. I also got a pair of Roland RH-A7 headphones so that I could “play” the piano without disturbi...
USS New Jersey, Tamiya 1/350 (78017)
Having been aboard the USS New Jersey in Subic Bay in the Philippines back in 1988, whilst I was serving in HMS Ark Royal, I saw Tamiya’s kit (78017) in a local model shop in 2007 and bought it for...
Jagdpanther, Tamiya 1/35
After nearly 40 years since I built my last plastic model kit and in preparation for early retirement I kitted myself out with a bunch of modelling stuff; Iwata airbrush & compressor, paints, p...
Test Master
In 1998 whilst undertaking my training for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), I developed a program to create, edit and execute multiple-choice question tests… TestMaster. It was writte...
Tangerine Microtan 65
In 1979, whilst at University, I bought my first “computer”, a Tangerine Systems Microtan 65. It cost about £70, came as a kit of parts, and although I had not done much soldering beforehand it wor...