Archive for March 2014

Printed Manuals

Getting a proper printed manual with new electronic equipment is very rare these days. Except for the usual “Quick Start” guide, if you want to know anything more advanced, you need to copy the manual from the supplied CD – or even have to download it from the manufacturer’s website – and view it on […]

New Compact Camera

Although the dSLR is good for taking “proper” photographs, it’s always handy to have a simpler point ‘n’ shoot camera for the quick spur of the moment shot. Granted the camera phone takes decent shots but I always find myself in need of a longer lens, somehow. I’ve had my little 2 megapixel compact camera […]

Happy New Year!

For one reason and another, this is the first opportunity since the New Year I’ve had to spend some time at the computer to write up some odds and ends. Firstly, the “mystery” object hinted at in my last blog post is a Brake Lights Tester. A little gizmo to help check your vehicle’s brake […]