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As an avid photographer, I have had a few run ins with people who think that photography in public places is either illegal or gives them a right for general abuse.

Quoting Rogier van Bakel:

"To be clear, there is no law against taking photos — or video — in a public space. Not in the U.K., anyway. Not in the U.S., either. Know your rights, and assert them. Let them atrophy, and, like never-used muscles, they begin to disappear."

Below is a video of London Community Support Officers behaving in a disgraceful way, projecting so much aggression from the first, that I guess most people would immediately back down.  This sort of behaviour is disgusting but hopefully displays possibly a form of correct manner to handle these matters.

Here is the only link you’ll need.

If you need more info, you’ll find it, kinda like Coyote Ugly, just much less drama.

Break is over, I’ve now moved into my new house, internet is in, all is looking good. Expect some good technical posts coming up shortly. I have some great ideas for this year.

If you’re available for the 31st of this month, we’re having the next Vista Squad meeting at TVP. Head on over here to join in.

Amazing new software from VMWare, that I’ve been waiting for, for ages.  Convert your physical machines to virtual machines instantly.  With support for Ghost,  Microsoft Virtual Server, Backup Exec and more, this is a tool you’ll definitely want to keep in your tool belt.

The only thing we’re now missing is the opposite.  Conversion of virtual machines to real machines.  Thanks VMWare, this is a great step in the correct direction.

Link

Apple, this is getting really old. iTunes is constantly losing podcasts. I plug my iPod in, and iTunes comes up and says “XXX was not copied to the iPod”. I check the podcast listings and the podcast has downloaded, but the file is missing (and iTunes doesn’t have a re-download option which to be honest is just plain stupid). Can I ever have this working properly on my PC? All I want is to plug in, sync and play. Last time I did an international flight, I knew I had about 20 podcasts lined up so I plugged the iPod in, left it for a few hours while packing, came back and unplugged and left for the airport. I sat in my seat, turned the iPod on and found…… most of the podcasts missing.

This is what iTunes is giving me on sync:

Happy New Year everybody. 2006 was a “different” year for me, one that had loads of experiences, some I would want to do again (getting married) others not so much. I hope everyone has a great year; 2007 has great potential!

I’ve uploaded some new photos that I took the last couple of days to Zooomr, click on the photo below to see some more. I have a set from Dover coming, I just need to get round to process them.

I can’t believe tomorrow is the last day of the year.  Christmas has come and gone and all is set for 2007.  My family and some friends went to a pub on Christmas Day for lunch.  Lots of fun, photos at the link below.