CCNA Security

Posted on March 29, 2009

For the about the last 2 years my Cisco certifications have been mostly on hold, for a number of reasons (namely a study break, doing a ITIL certification, work and then DIY). However last week I passed the Cisco IINS (640-553) exam, this means that I can add CCNA Security to my list of Cisco certifications.

This is quite a new certification, as it was only released last year. The subject matter of the course is very similar to that of ISCW and SND. This should be a great help for me as my next Cisco exam should be ISCW, as I really would like to finally add CCNP to my growing list of certifications.

DIY Camera customisation

Posted on March 29, 2009

In last weeks Amateur Photographer (14th March 2009) there was a article on DIY flash customisation. There was instructions on how to build a simple flash grid; however the really hard part was finding black straws. After a quick trip to Ikea, I had some straws which were only half black.

This is the test photo, there’s an version taken without the flash grid the jump.

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River Esk Sluice Gate Detail

Posted on March 25, 2009

A couple of months ago I took a wander along the bank of the River Esk, and gave the compact camera a spin. Don’t think I’m getting the best photos out of it yet, more practice is needed. However I do really like this one.