Month: October 2012

  • Paddling from Loch Morar to Mallaig

    I just got back from an epic trip to the highlands of Scotland, open water canoeing with some mates. We were prepared for the sort of weather that an October in northern Scotland could throw at us (which the weather forecasts were also suggesting would happen) but on this occasion they got it wrong and we really…

  • Keeping your Dropbox secured

    I was building a shared work laptop the other day, something that I would primarily use on building sites for system commissioning. As part of the install I had automatically installed Dropbox along with other useful utilities and then suddenly had the thought. “I won’t be the only person using the laptop. All my stuff is on here in Dropbox. Also,…