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Freestyle Libre reader case

Another diabetes-related gadget. I often use the Freestyle Libre system for monitoring my glucose levels. But that’s not the gadget I’m talking about. The Libre has a sensor that’s attached to my arm for two weeks, and a reader that downloads from that sensor via NFC when it’s waved over it. …

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David Burren January 12, 2017 August 18, 2017 diabetes, health, travel

How intrusive is diabetes?

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If you’ve checked articles on my blog over the years you will have only seen occasional mention of the fact that I have diabetes, usually in relation to topics such as needing to fit my medical supplies in my luggage. The fact that I have diabetes is not something I …

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David Burren January 6, 2017 May 4, 2017 diabetes, health

Failure is not an option

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Well actually it is. But Complete Failure is definitely not! In my previous work on computer systems and backup procedures, the complete failure of a data backup would mean a huge financial cost. But individual devices are always going to fail eventually, so we always designed the systems with redundancy …

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David Burren January 4, 2017 May 4, 2017 diabetes, health, photo-gear, travel

Tech: card speed in EOS 5D IV and 5Ds R

With the recent arrival of Canon’s new 5D Mark IV it was time to see how it was going to deal with my cards. Those of you who have photographed alongside me in the field (such as on our LuminOdyssey workshops) may have noticed that I pay particular attention to …

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David Burren September 12, 2016 September 12, 2016 5DIV, photo-gear

Canon 5D Mark IV doesn’t run at full speed

Yesterday the latest Canon DSLR hit the streets: the EOS 5D Mark IV. One of the selling points of this camera for action photographers is that it can run at 7 frames per second (7 fps). However in my testing this seems to be a hollow claim! The only way …

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David Burren September 9, 2016 September 12, 2016 5DIV, photo-gear

To DNG or not to DNG? Take 2

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Not surprisingly, I still get folks asking me about the choice to use (or not use) DNG files. I last wrote an article about this way back in 2011, but my own use of DNGs has changed a little over the past 5 years so I figured it was about time for an …

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David Burren May 17, 2016 May 31, 2016 storage, workflow

Daylight Saving again (or not)

This past weekend saw the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in all the Australian states except Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.  So we set our clocks back and hour and got an extra hour of sleep on Sunday morning. Many of our clocks automatically updated without us having …

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David Burren April 4, 2016 April 4, 2016 date/time, Lord Howe, Norfolk Island
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