Astronomy Picture of the Day – All the water in the world
Today they are showing a computer generated image of the Earth illustrating how much water there is on the planet.
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Pennine Way Route – .gpx
Pennine Way Route
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
Free Downloads
I have a selection routes, in GPX format and a lightweight backpacking gear list spread sheet available for free download – see here.
Loading gpx Files into Memory Map on the iPhone
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
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iPhone Background Image
I have written a short article today, on the Octagon Blog, about using QR Codes.
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Southern Upland Way- .gpx file
I have added a plot of the Southern Upland Way to my Download page – the file is the standard .gpx format so it is useable in a wide range of GPS units and applications. I am usiing it in Memory Map and on my iPhone.
There were some problems plotting the route on my 50k OS map – at the following locations – the route was not clear on the map.
- Caldons Wood
- Sanquhar
- Wanlockhead
- Sweetshaw Brae
- Beatnock
- Galashiels
- Abbey St Bathans
If you use this route you will have to take care over those sections.
I plotted the route to skirt Glengaber Hill.
This is a walk I am planning to undertake in the summer of 2013. The plan at this time is to take fourteen days, carry lightweight camping gear and to stay in a mixture of campsites, wild camping and bed and breakfasts. Carrying food as required and resupplying along the route.
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A New Web Site
I am in the process of building a web site and blog with my son to promote his new cooking business.
Michael is Cooking – http://www.michaeldatoo.co.uk/
It is a WordPress site and we have enabled it for viewing on a smartphone or mobile device as well as on a large screen. As part of the project we are installing the WordPress app on his iPhone so he can blog as he cooks.
BBC News – Faster-than-light neutrino experiment to be run again
BBC News – Faster-than-light neutrino experiment to be run again.
So it looks like we will not be changing “all our science” in the near future, because someone or something (other than Star Trek) beat the speed of light,. Of course if the same results are recorded again, things may change.
If Einstein’s iconic work is discredited, what does this mean for the people who have PhD qualifications based on work that is now no longer valid? Do they have to give them back? How does that affect their standing in the eyes of students who they are now teaching and assessing?
Science – nothing but questions!
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Found! WiFi in Dingwall
Since arriving at Dingwall campsite, last weekend we have been thinking about finding a WiFi cafe – there was not an obvious one in Dingwall and we went to a cafe in Ullapool where we got WiFi last year but they no longer offered a free connection. It is not so important as I have a really good 3G data deal from T-Mobile but WiFi mean’s catching up on some TV via BBC iPlayer and JSC wanted to FaceBook with his friends.
The Camping and Caravan Club sites have WiFi but when I looked into this in the past it was not very good value, especially when compared to my data bundle.
I went into Dingwall this afternoon and after buying some award winning black pudding from the local butchers I went to Grants Café Deli, in the High Street, where I got a cappuccino and they had a free 30 minutes of WiFi – however it was a BT Openzone access point, so I logged on using my account and had nearly an hour online. I watched Click, edited the blog, logged into a client’s server to check a problem out and updated eight apps on my iPhone.
The opening times at Grants are good; Mon to Wed 9am – 6pm, Thurs to Sat 9am – 8pm and Sun 10am – 4pm, as many Dingwall cafes stop serving at 4pm.
I got back to the site and put my iPhone in flight mode to charge it in the car, whilst we cooked and ate our award winning black pudding – which also got our seal of approval! After tea I got my phone out to update the blog and when I turned it on, the WiFi was still enabled and I have discovered there is a BT Openzone access point within range of us here – and I am now wondering if this is also part of the C and CC Site WiFi which means there would have been WiFi at Dunbar as well! I just never thought to check or ask because of previous costs and my current 3G deal. I will check in future.
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