Category Archives: Technology
How to Use the Garmin 305 with Linux and the Acer Aspire One
I have been meaning to give this a try for a while now and thought that it would be good to share it having been reminded about it by a friend recently who wanted to know if there was an easy way of achieving this. I tried several methods using various software and driver configurations. Read more...
Plugins and an Excellent Ride
Tonight was great. I spent a little while installing the Shimano Hyperglide 105 cassette on my winter bike. The Campag derailleur was a bit quirky on the old cassette so I wasn’t surprised when it was the same on this new one. I think a new chain is required to start with and I may see Read more...
Running – Or Not
Long time no blog. I have been very busy what with one thing or another but also I haven’t had the heart to blog much about running to be honest, since I am still injured. Progress is slow but sure however and although I have no idea when I can return to proper training, I Read more...
How Do I Get As Good As This?
Take a look at how this woman is running. It is a beautiul piece of effortless and very skilled running at different paces. I looked at the video and though how do I get to run like her? I can run a LOT better than I used to but my technique is far from what Read more...
The Direction of Pull
This is an issue that confused me for a long long time and one that I see is a source of confusion for many hence this short article in the hope it will save lots of frustration for people. First of all the reasoning behind it is we need to use the correct muscles and Read more...
A Soft Landing?
All the technology that surrounds me and I always start writing something in trusty old Notepad! Born to Run isn’t particularly easy to read, nor is it edge of seat, can’t put it down material yet I am still reading with interest. I get the feeling that there is a rag-tag bunch of trail hardened Read more...
Rise of the Machines
I have always had a fascination of advances in technology and have often wondered if we would ever see thinking machines that could move about in much the same way we do. Ever since I realised that we run in a very different way to which I thought and what popular opinion would have Read more...