Blogs for 2006
17 entries during this yearDecember 2006:
- Green products: Compact, low-power PC
I've just built myself a new desktop PC, with the aim of a powerful, quiet workstation that is also environmentally friendly. I don't play games on... Green issues
- New ROCKFAX SportCLIMBING+ book
Adrian Berry's book about performance sport climbing provides invaluable information to the beginner and expert alike. From making your first steps... Photography - Kendal Mountain Film Festival winner
This was the first photography competition that I ever entered, and was delighted to come away with both the judges and the "people's choice"... Photography - Green products: Silent graphics card
I'm building a new PC system based around a Shuttle SD32G5 and Core 2 Duo processor, and I'm looking for a silent (passively cooled) graphics card... Green issues - Digital editing of models (Dove 'Evolution' advert)
For anyone on the planet who hasn't seen the Dove advert yet... Fascinating stuff. I knew that models are digitally 'improved'. eg, already... Photography
- New Kalymnos guidebook
This is the second edition of the Greek-produced guidebook to the magical island of Kalymnos. A huge advance over the first edition, this is a... Photography - New ROCKFAX Eastern Grit guide
An update to the award-winning 2001 guidebook, Peak Gritstone East (possibly the most popular guidebook in the world), this new edition has a host... Photography
- Kalymnos Climbing Masterclass photos
I was lucky enough to go along on this first coaching holiday run by Neil Gresham's new company - ClimbingMasterclass.com. I've been on several... Photography
- The Digital Darkroom: photos before and after
You might find this article that I wrote for UKClimbing.com last year of interest: "The UKC Photography forum regularly has threads about... Photography
- Running - dammed flies :(
Went for a lovely run in the Peak this evening, but all the way around I was plagued by half a dozen flies that just buzzed around my head and kept... Running
- Stopping junk mail from the post office
In the UK the post office delivers a lot of unaddressed mail through our letterboxes, but you can opt-out of it. Just write to: Door to Door Team... Green issues - Brilliant running website
Just found this site: http://www.runstoppable.com/ which lets you draw your running routes onto a Google Map and then log your runs, with... Running
- Sheffield Lord Mayor's 10K race 2006
This was my first ever race! It started and finished at the Don Valley stadium in Sheffield, and was 3 laps of a relatively flat course along tarmac... Running
- Recommend a small diesel car
I'm looking for a small second hand 3dr car, around 2002/2003, diesel, very fuel efficient, under £5K. Any experiences with the following? ... Green issues
- Preparing photos for the Internet
You might find this article that I wrote for UKClimbing.com last year of interest if you are struggling to resize your photos for using on a... Photography
- Green products: Main Power and Energy Monitor
Not so much a green product itself, but something that lets you become greener. This cheap product from Maplin lets you easily see how much power... Green issues - New BMC Burbage, Millstone and Beyond guide
This guidebook to Burbage, Millstone and nearby crags was the second of the 'new breed' of modern guides from the BMC. Beautifully designed, easy... Photography
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