Author Archives: Allan Jackson

Au revoir FishNet

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Allan Jackson

My last post marked the end of FishNet for the time being, at least. I will soon be on my way to a new land, to join family, and I wouldn’t have been able to keep the column up while … Continue reading →

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Year of the tablet

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Allan Jackson

One of the most incredible annual phenomena of the technological world is the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It was held this year from 6-9 January and was truly remarkable for the fact that, although open only to the … Continue reading →

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Go figure !!

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Allan Jackson

There doesn’t seem to be any accounting for taste. This picture is now the second most viewed on my Flickr photostream. There are plenty of my pictures which I feel are much more worthy but, instead, a vintage Coke sign … Continue reading →

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Quick viewer

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Allan Jackson

A new version of one of my favourite free imaging program has just been released. The program, FastStone Image Viewer, has been mentioned in these columns before and is available from the website FastStone.org. I use it every day even … Continue reading →

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Mobiles & politeness

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Allan Jackson

Most of the time I am very much in favour of technology but I also see its drawbacks. Take mobile phones for example. They have been a blessing in so many ways, allowing you to phone someone in an emergency … Continue reading →

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Get off of my (Joli) cloud

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Allan Jackson

This is going to be a bit of a weird column, some might say they all are, because I haven’t got anything to write about. Most columnists get to this point sooner or later, and usually plug the gap by … Continue reading →

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Born for the web

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Allan Jackson

I hope everyone had a full ration of joy and peace over the festive season and that you are all ready for the new year. One of the surprises waiting for me over the festive season was the arrival of … Continue reading →

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For next years’ list

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Allan Jackson

Christmas is closing in and it is probably too late to do much in the way of shopping in the few hours left before then, so I have made a start on the list for next year. Top of my … Continue reading →

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Gift shopping made easy – part II

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Allan Jackson

review of some compact cameras, when talking of gifts calculated to make the family shutterbug happy, I mentioned the newly-launched Canon 60D and Nikon D7000. Those two sound like great cameras and aimed at squarely at enthusiasts, with price tags … Continue reading →

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Festive shopping made easy – part I

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Allan Jackson

Shopping has never been one of my favourite occupations but looking for gifts for myself and others is, I suppose, the least objectionable form of it. Me being me, however, my first move was certainly not to try and find … Continue reading →

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