Author Archives:

About Me

Scary Biker

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2011

Wow, is it really over 6 months since I posted here? Guess I really failed on the whole ‘post-a-week’ plan of 2011. Well, after poisoning myself from using my camera with the project365 I did decided I wouldn’t bully myself … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Leave a comment

Fitness

Posted on June 30, 2011

I went back to the gym yesterday for the first time in a couple of month. I wish I would remember how painful it can be going back to the gym after taking an extended break. I suspect if I … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Holiday Post

Posted on May 15, 2011

I’m sitting outside typing this while listening to the sound of wind blowing through the trees and birds tweeting. I’m somewhere in the middle of Cornwall in a lovely place randomly discovered by my wife and me. I’m not going … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Motorcycle Mechanic Fail

Posted on May 7, 2011

My bike brakes have been needing some attention for a while now. Last weekend I decided to make good use of the four day holiday to strip and rebuild the front calipers. I figured this wouldn’t be quite as straight … Continue reading →

Posted in motorbike | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Annoying Insurance

Posted on April 21, 2011

My motorbike insurance is up for renewal quite soon now. I have had my renewal quote through from eBike Insurance every day now for the last ten days. This is very annoying. I am in half a mind to tell … Continue reading →

Posted in life, motorbike | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Glenlivet 10k Run

Posted on April 12, 2011

I previously mentioned in this blog that I was running the Glenlivet 10k run for CHSS. The race was run on Sunday past and I finished it successfully. My finishing time was 56 minutes and 48 seconds, with a net … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Windows SAN

Posted on April 5, 2011

I see Microsoft are giving away iSCSI target software for use with Windows 2008 Server. What a wonderful idea. How long until we see cloud providers having regular outages on a Tuesday – “Oh, our SAN was running its automatic … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Windows Driver Signing

Posted on March 16, 2011

I decided to write a techie themed blog for once as this is my field of interest. Unusually for me I decided to make this a Windows article. Driver signing in 64-bit Windows is a real pain. I’m unsure why Microsoft decided … Continue reading →

Posted in windows, work | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Japan

Posted on March 13, 2011

Probably everyone who has been watching the TV coverage of the Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami will have been shocked by the absolute destruction caused in the worst affected areas. I was stunned watching the live coverage of the tsunami’s … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

My Friend Scott

Posted on February 21, 2011

When I was about nine years old I moved with my parents to a new house in a different part of Aberdeen. I’m not sure how soon after moving there I became best friends with the boy from number seven … Continue reading →

Posted in life | Tagged , , | 2 Comments