Archive for August, 2008

A review of Picasa – free management software for your photos.

What exactly is Picasa? Picasa is free, downloadable software from Google which allows you to organise your digital photos, edit them, email or share them, and it is very easy to use. You can find Picasa by typing “google picasa” in your search box and, if Google search is used, Picasa will be the first [...]

The Norwegian Forest Cat

I mentioned our cat in a previous post, which is a Norwegian Forest Cat, called Molly (don’t ask!) This is a domestic cat of Northern Europe that is adapted to extreme cold. They are really forest cats having come out of the forests many, many years ago although they are not feral like the wildcat [...]

An easy way to publish your photos

I mentioned a family wedding in a previous post and as a follow-on to that my brother, a very good photographer, told me that he was creating a wedding album using the photographs he had taken at the wedding. I managed to get a peek at the preview of the album and was quite impressed [...]

Not as bad as it is made out to be

Last week there was a wedding in my family in the UK. The wedding duly took place, there was a reception afterwards and everyone had a great time. Ages ranged from young babies to grannies and grandfathers. The younger adults all work hard at both their jobs and responsibilities and are a credit to their [...]

Long videos

As with many people I was overwhelmed by a large amount of emails advertising Mike Filsaime’s latest offering Review Crusher (no, I am not an affiliate). He advertised this product with a 50 minutes video with no fast forward, rewind etc.. Well, I don’t know about other folk but I do not have the patience [...]

Home grown and organic

Well, it seems as if summer is ending here this weekend as next week is the week when Sweden goes back to work and many families are heading home. Just as in other countries, usually further south, they are just beginning. And to underline this it is now raining non-stop after two perfect weeks of [...]