What I do in my spare time, random oddities from my life
Usually one of the first lenses that someone will buy after purchasing a DSLR is a prime lens, another common one would be a zoom lens to extend the distance of the standard kit lens. The most common prime, and that which is growing in popularity is the 50mm, the nifty 50. Although really...
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One of the limiting factors of WPF used to be the availability of hardware accelerated effects for graphics and video. This has all changed with the inclusion of Pixel Shaders in WPF 3.5 onwards. A Pixel Shader is a routine that gets applied as you may guess, to the individual pixels, however it is...
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You’ve created a beautiful looking WPF application, but realise it runs horrendously and uses too much memory? Well here are some tips and tricks that I have learnt along the way. There are lots of tips and tricks when it comes to ‘optimising’ WPF. I put optimising in quotations as it could be classed...
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If you have been sitting under a rock you may have missed the launch of the new iPhone yesterday. Apple with their long history of forgetting all their previous versions once a new one comes along, claims this is the best thing ever. Though is it really? With Samsung hot on its tails with...
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Yesterday I had a chance to wander around London, I wanted to be a tourist for the day and so took the chance to go to as many activities as I could including The British Museum, V & A, The Science Museum, Climbing Monument, Walking along the Thames, Shopping in Oxford Street, and taking...
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Just over two weeks ago I purchased the Sony A77 DSLT (read DSLR) as a huge step up from my trusty Nikon d3100. I thought it was about time to write a full review of my experiences so far. The Nikon d3100 was my starting point into the world of DSLRs. It was a...
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Hopefully reading my blog you will have realised that my life doesn’t just revolve around computers, there is also cakes! But I also do a lot of gardening for my veg, and I own chickens. Today I went to the Chippenham Garden and Allotment Society Annual Show which was a great day out and lots...
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Lately we have had some incredible weather, and other times not so much. This year the Chippenham River Festival was hosted on the weekend where the weather wasn’t so good, but that didn’t stop the locals turning out in force to cheer on the raft builders, the sailors and spend the day learning more...
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In a thousand years, when presidents have come and gone, when countries and civilisations fall, the name of one man shall remain. The greatest example of humanity has died aged 82, Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. “There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as...
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Around 18months ago I bought my first DSLR, the Nikon d3100, which was a great beginners DSLR, however I soon found myself wanting more features and even simple ones (such as IR remote) I bought the Nikon d3100 because I was unsure how much I would use it, but I have … a lot,...
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