Why I bought the Toshiba Tablet AT100
| January 19, 2012 | Tools |
Over the Xmas period I researched Android tablets. I wanted a device where I could sit in the lounge and “surf the net”, answer emails, fiddle with my photos and…
The Journey – Knowledge, Skills & Confidence
| November 24, 2011 | The Journey |
My last post about “The Journey” briefly described the re-development of the OS Wayfarer website – an ongoing exercise. The other focus has been to gain the knowledge and skills,…
Four Days in Barcelona
| November 8, 2011 | eBooks, Travel |
G’day, I’ve just uploaded my first eBook to Amazon entitled “Four Days in Barcelona“. It has been a very enjoyable and interesting experience. In this 20 page article I discuss…
First eBook Article
| October 25, 2011 | eBooks, Writing |
At the moment I am feverishly working on my first ebook article for the Kindle. It’s an article about our recent trip to Barcelona. The writing task is nearing an…
Nokia D3100 DSLR
| October 18, 2011 | Posted by OS Wayfarer under Tools |
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Recently I purchased a Nokia D3100 with Tamron 18-270 mm lens and Jobo photoGPS (geo-imaging). Before this camera I had a Canon PowerShot S2 IS which I wanted to upgrade. So I enrolled in the weekend courses at Harrisons to learn how to use the camera and decide on the upgrade. This course convinced me to buy an entry level DSLR.
I purchased the Nokia D3100 for three main reasons: (i) the camera was an entry level DSLR; (ii) the camera has a guide feature to help beginners like myself; and the clincher (iii) the camera had the facility to take a GPS unit. John Harrison (owner, instructor) recommended the Tamron lens. I wanted a GPS feature so I knew where each photo was taken. Previously, I have looked back over photos taken several years ago and struggled to remember exactly where they were taken. This is especially the case with countryside and canal photos.
On our recent holiday to Barcelona, London, Scotland, Cotswold and narrowboating on the Trent and Mersey canal, my new photography equipment worked really well. I must practice around home so I can move the controls off automatic next time! I found the Jobo GPS unit very easy to use. The battery unit in the Nokia seems to last a very long time – most impressed.
So far I am very happy with the purchase and I am looking forward to learning more about the equipment.
The Journey – Website Re-development
| August 2, 2011 | Posted by OS Wayfarer under The Journey |
The task of re-building the OS Wayfarer website has begun in earnest. In the past it had been used for a different purpose and was built using Joomla!. So I started the redevelopment using Joomla! but I had some difficulties: first it was sometime since I had used it and so I had forgotten what little I had learnt; secondly, Joomla! has recently been upgraded and so all the modules were still being upgraded; and I had to increasingly annoy my son every time I needed to get something done. So I decided to change platforms. It was unfortunate, as Joomla! is quite powerful but only usable by the committed.
So I turned to WordPress. At first I installed WordPress using Fantastico on my host server’s cPanel. This installed version 3.1 and I had a lot of trouble with memory errors. In the end I manually upgraded to version 3.2.1 which wasn’t that difficult – I just followed their guidelines. I initially used the Twenty Eleven 1.2 Theme but found it quite restrictive after having the flexibility of Joomla!. So I searched the WordPress themes and settled on the Clear Line 1.0.7 theme.
This theme has a lot of options hence flexibility. So I am working with this theme for the moment. I’ll see how it goes.
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