Category Archives: FoxClocks
FoxClocks 2.9.35
FoxClocks 2.9.35 is awaiting approval from the editors at addons.mozilla.org (which typically takes upwards of two weeks); you can download it here, or wait for it to be approved, at which point Firefox should automatically download the new version. If … Continue reading
FoxClocks Startup Performance
Looks like FoxClocks is impacting Firefox startup times. See here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/performance/ I’ll be looking into this issue when I return from vacation in early May. Andy
FoxClocks for Firefox 4
A new version of FoxClocks is awaiting approval from the editors at addons.mozilla.org; you can download it here, or wait for it to be approved, at which point Firefox should automatically download the new version.
Peru and Bolivia 2010
Some pics from Peru and Bolivia. A work-in-progress…
The View from Gokyo Ri, Everest Region, Nepal
I think this shot from the minor peak of Gokyo Ri makes a good desktop (right-click and save for much bigger). For a sense of scale, check out the blue roofs of the village of Gokyo 600m below. More photos … Continue reading
Ethiopia
I recently ran across a few slide scans from a trip to Ethiopia in 2005. Hopefully I’ll dig out some more; in the meantime, here are a few shots from Lalibela and Harar:
Back to Nepal, Part II: Tsum, Manaslu and Annapurna, November 2009
After some downtime in Kathmandu, I joined the legendary yakshaver and friends for a walk round the Manaslu massif, including a detour to the remarkable Tsum valley. As the Manaslu trail wound down I headed west and north on the … Continue reading
Back to Nepal, Part I: Salpa-Arun to Gokyo, October 2009
I was lucky enough to spend October and November 2009 back in Nepal. In October I trekked from Tumlingtar, low down on the banks of the Arun Kosi, to the Gokyo valley high in the Everest region. Here are some … Continue reading
Kangchenjunga from Drohmo Ri
Here’s a short video panorama from the summit of Drohmo Ri in the Nepal Himalaya, taking in the huge North Face of Kangchenjunga. Drohmo Ri, not much more than a vast grey-brown hill above Pangpema (Kangchenjunga North Base Camp), is … Continue reading
Kangchenjunga 2009
Kangchenjunga, straddling Nepal’s far eastern border with the Indian state of Sikkim, is the planet’s third-highest peak. Although visible from Darjeeling – and therefore in the days of the British Raj a much better-known peak – it is relatively remote. … Continue reading