The Tracklogs saga still continues occasionally. My post on Sheffield Forum about it (back in September 2019) brings in the odd user …
I’ve gone “legit” with Photoshop. The old “fell-off-the-back-of-the-internet” version I had was really showing its age, so I opted for a monthly …
Didn’t take all that long to get rid of WordPress and use this new blog. Now I have to think about what …
Seems like I’ve been neglecting the blog for quite a while! I suppose there’s a lot been happening since the last update …
Things all got rather weird yesterday afternoon. Lost internet, so went through the usual router reboot, and it came back – for …
Been getting a bit pissed off with Firefox being so resource-hungry, so I’ve now switched to Brave as my main browser and …
Hmm… After 3 months of trying and failing to install the 1903 update, Windows suddenly decides it can install it… Surprisingly, it …
Not my photo, just amazed that it’s ever possible to see Snowdonia from Kinder. In all my times walking on Kinder, I …
Went to post a parcel yesterday only to discover that the Post Office has closed down! No notice, but brown paper inside …
Twitter telling me the Sûreté are after me?
Tried to visit the tracklogs website last week, only to find that it no longer exists: domain still registered with 1&1 till …
Having watched Dean Read’s vlog of the Pennine Way 2019, I’m having a rethink about the glories of doing the Pennine Way. …
Well, What3words did seem like a great idea, but it’s proprietary and I’m not comfortable with that or their marketing strategy. So, …
Having plumped for Tracklogs and discounted Memory Map, I realised it would still be nice to have OS25 maps for the whole …
After a couple of weeks using Tracklogs, I’m happy with it. I haven’t gone for the full OS25 set yet because (a) …
After many years of relying on “a version” of Memory Map for plotting walk routes, I’m venturing into new territory. Richard has …
Almost 4 weeks since I could be bothered to cut the lawns, and the back one has rapidly turned into a meadow! …
Used 1stchoice1stclass taxis to get to Manchester for the first time. Very professional service all the way from the booking phone call, …
With the world increasingly being governed by the incompetent and downright thick, I was wishing there were a word for this. And …
Just been looking at the notes we were given for the school trip to Paris in 1964. It seems that the French …
What a week for the Premier League! All four finalists in the Champions and Europa League are English clubs: Liverpool v Spurs; …
Must say, I’ve been impressed by the quality of reporting of the two Champions League semi-finals by the New York Times (apart …
After being (undeservedly) beaten 3-0 by Barcelona last Wednesday, the impossible has happened: a comeback greater than that in Istanbul in 2005 …
Wow – actually had a tweet “liked” by Private Eye! In response to their “Private Eye is £34 for 26 issues and …