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Decisions – Which New Mobile Phone Shall I Get?

Posted by Techboy on Friday, June 11th, 2010

I currently have an HTC HD (running Windows Mobile 6.1 OS) on the O2 network and my contact expires at the end of this month, which means that I can get a new phone. My preferences for a new phone fall into 3 categories: Android based, iPhone 4 and Windows Phone 7 based. Android I [...]

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The Gardening Trolls of Pennadomo, Italy

Posted by Techboy on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

It is a little known fact that there are trolls all around the Abruzzo province/region of Italy, but with a little knowledge and a lot of patience you might be able to track them down and catch a glimpse of them. As in most societies, there are nice trolls and naughty trolls. Plus there is [...]

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What I got for Christmas (besides fat)

Posted by Techboy on Saturday, December 26th, 2009

This year I got a Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash which is Canon’s most powerful flash unit for SLR’s It will work great with my Canon 40D which is a digital SLR. I have always had an interest in photography and did a photography course in Italy last October. Plus I would like to get [...]

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Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon (27/09/2009)

Posted by Techboy on Sunday, September 27th, 2009

I did the Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon today. It was my 2nd Sprint distance triathlon and I really enjoyed it. I can see me doing a lot more Triathlons on 2010 I got up at 0615, left my house at 0635 and got to the school at Roade at 0650. I thought I would be [...]

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Well Whad’ya Know? I’m a Triathlete!

Posted by Techboy on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Well I’ve done 1 anyway. As stated in my previous posts, by way of winning a prize in a competition, I got free entry into the For Goodness Shakes! Sponsored Sprint Triathlon (750m swimming, 20km cycling, 5km running) at Dorney Lake, Eton with less than 2 weeks notice! I read the letter carefully which stated [...]

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A day at the NEC, Birmingham (Focus on Imaging 2009 and Boat and Caravan Show)

Posted by Techboy on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Last Sunday I went to 2 shows at the NEC – Focus on Imaging 2009 and the Boat and Caravan show.

The Outdoor show was just caravans, motorhomes, portable homes, tents, boats, etc. All interesting but nothing I lusted after (except maybe a kayak).

Some of the motor-homes were VERY expensive yet I thought few were of decent quality (i.e. furnishings and layout). I was really surprised at how big the show was and how many motorhomes there were – I didn’t think they were that popular on this small island. I certainly don’t see that many on the roads.

Focus on Imaging was also a big show and there was a lot to see, touch and listen to (e.g. lectures/demos). They even had models modelling for the public to take photos of.

I took photos at both shows (using my Canon 40D) and will upload them here this weekend. I also bought a monitor calibration tool (i1Display 2) which I will try out this weekend on my 2 monitors – before editing my photos!

Posted in: Events and Shows, Photography.

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