Photography
Nikon D40 – Part 1 – The Beginners Bargain
Back in 2006 I was looking to buy my first digital SLR as I felt I had reached the limit of what I could do with my current digital compact camera as while I was […]
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A new year, a new desktop!
This time last year I switched back to the Mac after using Linux as my primary desktop operating system for several years. I am still very much a Mac fan, however I do find that […]
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Fall Getaway 2022 – Day 5 – Vegas 2
Our favorite Dim Sum spot in Las Vegas is called Yum Cha, but we always like to keep trying different places so this time we went for a spot called Orchid Gardens. It was pretty […]
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Fall Getaway 2022 – Day 4 – Vegas 1
With two full days in Vegas we were in no rush to get going so breakfast became brunch and that gave us the opportunity to try the Wynn brunch buffet. As we’ve done the high […]
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Fall Getaway 2022 – Day 3 – Albuquerque to Vegas
The next destination on our fall roadtrip was Las Vegas, some 600 miles from Albuquerque. In theory this would need three charging stops but as we were leaving early we needed to grab breakfast on […]
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Fall Getaway 2022 – Day 2 – Albuquerque
When taking long trips that span several days it’s nice to break it up by not having full travel days back to back. So we spent the day in Albuquerque with friends, visiting a US […]
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Fall Getaway 2022 – Day 1 – Dallas to Albuquerque
The first leg of our trip was from our home just north of Dallas, TX to a friends house in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where we would spend a couple of nights. As part of my […]
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Robot vacuum cleaners need tire replacements?!
Last week I noticed that Rosie, our iRobot Roomba S9 vacuum cleaner robot, was getting stuck in a few places that she never used to, mainly when she needed to climb over a bump of […]
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Picking up my wife’s new 2022 Mini Cooper SE
About 3 months ago I posted about how a short range EV could be a practical choice for some drivers, and as my wife fits the profile (her commute round trip is currently less than […]