Popped to Swinley this weekend to check out their new routes after 4 months work – they now have a Green, Blue and a Red section with some decent distance taking in most of the old unmarked tracks.
A Saturday Morning Mudfest
I popped out for a long ride for some fitness. We popped up on the ridgeway for 35 miles. Below is the timelapse of the ride, sadly the battery ran out because we had been going for so long.
The Baby Maker
Popped to Swinley today to try and get some footage to make a half decent attempt to use PIP within iMovie. They are doing a lot of track work there currently. There is a new trail being build and some work on the start points of the downhill’s to bring back an old run into … Continue reading »
Arsenal FC – What does the future hold?
Arsenal seem to be the subject on most peoples lips when it comes to football lately. I write this as we just got beat by Chelsea 2-1 and witnessed probably the worst first 45 minutes I have ever seen my team perform, a “what not” to do guide to play to youngsters who are learning … Continue reading »
Forest of Dean Downhill
Went to the Forest of Dean today to try out downhill mountain biking. I have been to FOD before however only done the verderers trail with the nice mini downhill at the end. The day was very wet and muddy but I managed to go on a few trails and realised I have a lot to learn. One of the hardest … Continue reading »
Cwmcarn Biking
Last week I popped to Cwmcarn to do some biking, below is the outcome. It was my first visit and to be honest out my league a little however will go back as it is an ideal place to up your game and train on specific sections and elements. Below are two videos of sections … Continue reading »
Media Centre Part 3 – TV and Mac Mini
With the Plex application and the choice of NAS I chose I needed a device which sits between the NAS and the TV. I have a Virgin SuperHub which allows me to Have 1GB Ethernet to link the device to the NAS and offer wireless A,B,G,N throughout my property. My requirements for the device were: Decent CPU … Continue reading »
Swinley Forest
Popped to Swinley Forest testing my new GoPro Hero 3 this weekend.
Media Center Part 2 – the application
The Fundamental software behind my media centre is Plex. It was shown to me around a year ago by a friend at work. It can be found at www.plexapp.com. Plex is very much like XBMC, it manages your media and gives you a nice interface when deciding what to watch including details and information about your media. The application has … Continue reading »
Creating my Home Media Setup Pt1
A few years back I required the need for some kind of media centre management application I had an extensive library of DVD’s and Blu-Ray’s at home but loading them and storing them in the house always annoyed me somewhat. So I decided to go on the internet and take a look at what was about. The Requirements: I needed to … Continue reading »
