Grand Prix: The Killer Years

Grand Prix: The Killer Years

If you are in to motorsport you MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO. It is a 1 hour documentary on safety, or the lack of it, during the mid 60's to mid 70's Grand Prix era. Some unbelievably good footage, interspersed with some unbelievably sad footage - particularly...

Pile Up!

Pile Up!

I have seen some weird stuff in motorsport. But this?? ...

How embarrasing

How embarrasing

Really. I've been an event manager. This is either staged, or they got a new tech guy in for the next show...

To Tablet or not??

To Tablet or not??

Been a while since blogging and it is not because I have nothing to say. Actually I have a few things that I want to write about, but for various reasons can not. But having a conversation with @richiesroom did give me a moment to think... Part of what...

Fixed - stuttery playback from WHS

Fixed - stuttery playback from WHS

Finally, I fixed it! The home server has been doing funny things recently, more specifically, the streaming side of things has been rat shit. Hi def MKVs were the worse – basically unwatchable - but even low def AVI shows where annoying to watch too. I...

Awesome Photo

Awesome Photo

I know it is not cool to make light of other peoples plight. And I am certainly not doing that here.  I do love nature and the raw power that it can display. Recent cyclones and floods in Australia have fascinated me and I always want to be there...

Automating a Tipping Competition

Automating a Tipping Competition

Being an F1 fan, I started a small tipping competition last year at work. The basis for the comp is that you tip your top three drivers. You earn what ever points they collect – the person with the highest number of points wins the round, and the person...