Handstrap for my Nikon Coolpix P6000

Nikon Coolpix P6000 Hand Strap

The camera only comes with a neck strap. I think it looks impossibly dweeby to carry a camera around your neck. It invites attention from tuk-tuk drivers offering ‘free’ city tours and the like. I prefer a hand strap like the one Sony provided for my old DSC-W35.

I have not found a suitable new hand strap in Bangkok so I used the one from the old camera. It is old and dirty, is the wrong colour and has a Sony logo. But it works and I am sticking with it until I see something better and more hi-so.

Eurocopter EC-145

Eurocopter EC-145

Originally uploaded by Ian Fuller

I was getting tired of all the military and police helicopters flying near the apartment. So this Eurocopter EC-145 was a nice change.

It’s operated for Bangkok Hospital by Bangkok Helicopter Services. I hope that it was saving someone’s life.

See http://www.bangkokhospital.com/eng/Helicopter_Emergency_Medical_Service.aspx

Exploring Thonburi

The Bangkok BTS Skytrain has extended the Silom Line over the Chao Praya River to two new stations in Thonburi.

I have made a couple of trips there to explore but the area around the new stations is pretty boring for me.

This article in the Bangkok post gives some ideas : Bangkok Post : Skytrain comes handy.

Next time I go I will find the King Taksin Monument.

How to Remember Your Passwords

Here’s a good summary of password management techniques from the NY Times recently (June 24th, 2009).

How to Securely Manage All Your Passwords – Gadgetwise Blog – NYTimes.com.

I use Password Safe and it has worked well for me. It is free and available at http://pwsafe.org/

I had an error when I opened my safe that is documented at http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=3231328&forum_id=134801

Password Safe Error

I downloaded the zipped distribution and had to find the DLL that is missing from the simple installer.

That was version 3.17. 3.18 is available now. I hope they fixed that simple packaging bug.