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iTunes

Rob — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:11:39 +0000

Wow. Both my iPhone 3GS and iPod Nano show up on iTunes. Neat. No fuss at all. That’s what I like about Apple. Things just work!

New WordPress theme

Rob — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:51:05 +0000

Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed a new look to my blog. Still tweaking bits here and there but it’s a fairly clean theme so I don’t need to do much.

New web hosts

Rob — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:41:17 +0000

My website is now hosted on some fluffy clouds. Slightly cheaper than my previous host but everything is unlimited. Nice. I might change my WordPress theme if I can find a nice one. I think the current one is nice but my photos need more room to stretch. Hope to get back into the blogging … Continue reading »

Sony Nex 5

Rob — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:10:57 +0000

This is my new baby. The Sony α Nex-5 camera.

It came with two E-mount lenses. The E16mm and E18-55mm. Unfortunately, the E18-200mm telephoto lens costs more than the entire bundle + accessories combined so I won’t be getting that anytime soon. Unless I win the lottery or a casino game (http://www.poker.dk)– and then I’ll add a whole bunch of lenses to my collection! It is easy to imagine that many photography enthusiasts add special new ones to their collection whenever they get the chance. There are too many nice ones to choose from! It is important to take extra good care of them though, considering how expensive they are. The E-16 and E18-55 is a great start, but the E18-200mm remains tempting.

It’ll complement my ultra-slim Sony DSC-T90. I hope to be able take it for a ride and test it out! It feels like a nice piece of kit, so watch this space!

Amazon Kindle 3G

Rob — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:11:53 +0000

Oh I do love my gadgets. Here’s the Amazon Kindle 3G + Wifi, latest edition. With the iPad being so expensive, I wanted something a bit bigger than my iPhone to read books on. At £149, the Kindle 3G seems just like the right thing. The interesting thing is the 3G is FREE to use globally and the experimental web browser seems to work to some degree.

Here I am unboxing it. The e-Ink is so amazing that I thought this screen was a piece of paper as I had just opened the box! These things last more than a month on a single charge apparently.

An early Christmas present to myself and just in time for my flight to Japan.