Economy Class & Beyond

Travel Technology: Apple iPhone SE (2020 Edition)

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Time for a Travel Technology piece... one admittedly I didn't want to write, this time focusing on the Apple iPhone SE (2020 edition). Price as reviewed: £469 Configuration: (Product)Red, 128Gb storage Why do you need yet another phone? (Yes. I can hear my mother say this, far away...) I've been daily-driving an Apple iPhoneXS for the past year and a half … [Read more...]

Travel Technology Review: The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

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Time for another bench test and review - this time featuring the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3. The subject of our discussion today. This is going to be a very much “hands-on” review rather than full of benchmarks (although there will be a Cinebench run for entertainment's sake). What is it? The Surface laptop is the mid-high level end device from the … [Read more...]

Travel Technology Review: The Microsoft Surface Go

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It's nice sometimes to have different bits of kit to review - and today, I have the Microsoft Surface Go which I'm taking a look at today. Microsoft Surface Go with TypeCover and Surface Pen So let's dive into it and see what's what. A Surface Go? What's that when its at home? The Surface Go is the entry-level version of the Microsoft Surface line of tablet/laptop … [Read more...]

Building out a new storage platform – Let’s build a new Drobo 5N2

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Let's build a new Drobo 5N2 Building out a new storage platform My name is Kevin and I'm a serial storage hoarder The New Drobo 5N2 build out Getting the data over (or how I learned to love ROBOCOPY) Backup and such. ... and a media injection machine? Building out a computer or a server can be a pleasurable thing. It can also be downright annoying if … [Read more...]

Building out my next generation image storage (Featuring Drobo 5N2)

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Building out the Economy Class and Beyond Next Generation storage (Featuring Drobo 5N2) My name is Kevin and I'm a serial storage hoarder The New Drobo build out Getting the data over (or how I learned to love ROBOCOPY) Backup and such. ... and a media injection machine? Welcome to a very different type of write-up and report - where I look into something … [Read more...]

Canon EOS R Long Term Review: Not a conclusion, but the next steps forward

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Not a conclusion, but the next steps forward Canon EOS R Long Term Review In this series: Introducing the Canon EOS R City and Street Photography in Brussels Urban Exploration with a Model (featuring the RotoLight NEO II) Aviation Photography in Manchester Night time Model Photography The British Airways BOAC Boeing 747-400 Living pains with the EOS R Studio … [Read more...]

Canon EOS R Long Term Review: Studio Photography Life

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Studio Photography Life Canon EOS R Long Term Review In this series: Introducing the Canon EOS R City and Street Photography in Brussels Urban Exploration with a Model (featuring the RotoLight NEO II) Aviation Photography in Manchester Night time Model Photography The British Airways BOAC Boeing 747-400 Living pains with the EOS R Studio … [Read more...]