My old iPhone 4 needed a repair so I went to the Apple Store in Meadow Hall, where, for a reasonable cost, they exchanged it for a re-manufactured replacement. This was a great deal from Apple as the replacement has a new case and battery – giving us a nearly new iPhone, which Diana is going to use.
the roof of the restaurant at Meadow Hall
The sunny day gave some great views and added extra highlights to the snow shots. Many of the paths though were really muddy – and some would be best described as streams – it shows how much rain there has been.
this is a panoramic shot taken using the Apple camera app
I had lunch at the Black Rock view point – above the view at lunch
there was a lot of logging activity in the forest – it meant changing my planned route several times but it did supply some material to photograph
I could not post this last night as I had no 3G signal and I have given up on Diamond Resort’s Swisscom Internet. At first I put it down to local conditions but as it persisted this morning I called T-mobile, free from my phone (150), to see if they could help. I had to then pay a reasonable 25p to talk to the support staff but after a couple of minutes discussing the issue with him, he updated the service to my phone – I rebooted it – and it was back on 3G. I have no idea why this happened but the help I got from T-mobile was first class – and I was pleased to let them know this via the text they later sent me.
I am about to swap my phone over to an iPhone 5. So having used the iPhone 4 to both take the photos and post articles to my blog for the last two years – this is probably my last photo and post using it.
The phone has been reasonably reliable – except for the reoccurring speaker issue, so I have bought an AppleCare Plan with the new phone just in case I have a similar hardware problem. I have been pleased with the phone and after we get it serviced Diana is going to start using it.
Why change? I really wanted the better camera the iPhone 5 offers.
I am writing a series of articles for the Octagon website about changing and setting up an iPhone – read more here. and watch out for the first photo and blog post from my iPhone 5.
Last photo on my iPhone 4 Read More »
Provided for us by Google – not quite as cheerful as yesterday’s “little girl eaten by wolf” doodle.
What’s a doodle? Click here.
The End of the Mayan Calendar! Read More »
Today they are showing a computer generated image of the Earth illustrating how much water there is on the planet.
Astronomy Picture of the Day – All the water in the world Read More »
Pennine Way Route gpx file is available on the Downloads page. This route was created using Memory Map on my laptop and then used in the field on my smartphone – read more about my backpacking tech here.
This English National Trail connects Edale to Kirk Yetholm crossing the backbone of the country, passing through a number of National Parks. Near Keld it also crosses Wainwright’s Coast to Coast path.
Fifty Years of the Pennine Way
I have a selection routes, in GPX format and a lightweight backpacking gear list spread sheet available for free download – see here.
Read my article – here – on how I keep my Memory Map files in Microsoft OneDrive so they are available on my iPhone.
This article is sponsored by Octagon Technology – suppliers of hosted secure email compatible with CJSM Secure eMail – Criminal Justice Secure eMail
Pennine Way Route – .gpx Read More »
