UK based Photographer, videographer, social technologist and mobile media maker
I could make a quick coffee in the morning. I have a quality bean to cup machine that can grind, brew and pour a fresh cup in no time at all. I prefer the ritual of hand grinding though. While I weigh, grind & shape a cone of coffee grounds in a pre-heated dripper, I [...]
If like me you rely on a 3G MiFi to get a decent internet connection both at home and while mobile, I highly recommend you get one of these little suckers. If I hang my MiFi in a window, at home or on a train, it can make the difference between a an Edge/3G signal [...]
Certainly one of my favourite gifts over Christmas was my LED lit ‘On Air’ sign. It arrived via international post just in time and yesterday I received the customised front you see in the photo saying ‘documentally ON AIR.’ So I don’t have to get up and switch on the mains power adapter, I’ve bought a [...]
Last night I crawled into bed with my kindle and couldn’t help but notice my little reading light was lying in two pieces on the bedside table. I assumed that like me, my little boy has a keenness to take things apart to see how they work. At two and a half though, taking things apart means [...]
Recently I got to see Richard Stallman talk in London. He was the guest of the Open Rights Group and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. I have his talk and the Q&A that followed embedded and linked below. First though are my initial impressions recorded at the end of the night. (Skip to the three embeds [...]
This five part mini series of Audioboo’s were compiled, edited and enhanced with music by Mark Cotton aka @MCFontaine You can find out more about Mark here: http://about.me/mcfontaine I blogged about the Do Lectures in detail after I attended in September 2011. You can get more detail here: ourmaninside/do-lectures For a glimpse into some of the [...]
Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. ~ Thomas Carlyle Growing up in the countryside, my play area had more than it’s fair share of shacks, sheds and shelters. The tool shed was my favourite. Old tools and new. Some ancient and still going strong. Older and [...]
Just working on a presentation I am giving tomorrow at IdeasTap London. I thought it would be remiss of me not to mention some of the federated social networks that are out there. Especially as there seems to be more and more conversations cropping up about decentralised social platforms. I’m Documentally on Diaspora* ..and when twitter is down i’m Documentally [...]
I am on my 4th boiler in 5 years. The boiler in the photo belongs to my Gran and I can remember it humming away in her kitchen for.. well.. as long as I’ve had memories. It’s certainly older than me. In fact I’d love to know how old it is. It’s a freestanding Glowworm. [...]
I’m once again traveling light. That means no proffesional camera. I have my Laptop, iPad, two iPhones, all the cables to keep things charged, battery backup and some overnight stuff. It’s certainly a weird feeling but I have gotten use to the limitations of photographing with a mobile phone and find the iPhone 4s more [...]
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
