January 2009

[Sweder]

Jeez, I'm the last Luddite y'all should be askin' . . .

OK: The mapping thing is all done by the excellent Sportstracks. Google 'sportstracks' and you'll hit it - it's a free download that works with all manner of garmin (and possibly other) GPS data. Cautioon - it only seems to work with Windows Vista (at least for me). The GPS maps my run and the software downloads the corresponding map or satelite image. The two are automatically super-imposed and voila! a map of my last run.

Pictures: the only way to insert an image into an article is to link to a previously published image using the pictures url (to be be found by right-clicking an image online, selecting 'properties' and there's the url or address of that image). You can then shose to insert an image into your text using the image button above the message box - it's the yellow box with a mountain in it. You paste the url of the image into the dialogue box - remember to include 'http://' once only. If the image is removed from the original site then your link will fail and a little box with a red x will appear in your post instead (which is why some of the images are missing from older posts). My images were originally uploaded by Steve onto Facebook which is why I was able to link back to them. If you're working with unpublished images you have to attach them using the 'manage attachments' feature (below the message box when you post a reply).

Bet you're glad you asked . . .