Val and I went to the Odeon today to see the recently released, Early Man. This was a very family friendly film from Aardman’s Nick Park, who’s been away from our screens since his Wallace and Gromit short, A Matter Of Loaf And Death for the BBC in 2008. The car-park was surprisingly full when …
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Month:January 2018
Laptop Coaching: Return to the Store
Today, we revisited the Windows 10 ‘App Store’, now renamed the ‘Microsoft Store’ to see what’s changed. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the …
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Turkish Delight: Day 3 – Istanbul (Mosque Mania)
The Blue Mosque and The Hagia Sophia are right here on our doorstep, but every day we’ve passed them, the queues have been far too long. As it’s our last full day here in Istanbul, the plan today is to have an early breakfast and try and get to them both ahead of the crowds. …
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Turkish Delight: Day 2 – Istanbul (Turkey on a Bus)
Turkey on a Bus? No, not a packed lunch! Today, we took the easy way for seeing Istanbul – by Bus! – courtesy of Big Bus Tours. The morning trip was the ‘Red Route‘ and in the afternoon, the ‘Blue Route‘. Total cost, just under £30 each and that included both routes (free wi-fi too). …
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Service resumed?
If you’re seeing this, it looks like Mr Google has sorted out the issue where posting Blogs with photos included weren’t posting. Now they are! The Blue Mosque, Istanbul Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology …
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Turkish Delight: Day 1 – Istanbul (Topkapi Palace and More)
With Istanbul’s ‘call to prayer‘ meaning there was no need for an alarm clock, we woke at around 7.15! Eeek! that’s 4.15am back at home! Oh joy!And to add to the challenges, the weather forecast doesn’t look that good either – but on a more positive note, at least it’s going to be dry. First …
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Turkish Delight: Day 0 – Istanbul (Arrival)
We dropped Biscuit off at Val’s yesterday, leaving us all set for a early(ish) departure from ours. We left just after 7.15 and looking at the volume of traffic on the A14 & M6, we were soon reminded of the ‘joys’ of the daily commute! Next stop was Birmingham Airport and a date with a …
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What! No photos!!! :(
Since 2004, ‘Blogger’ is the platform I’ve used to post to my Blog using the App: Open Live Writer (OLW). Open Live Writer is now maintained by a group of volunteers who donated the App when Microsoft abandoned it a few years back. Yesterday, without warning, after years of flawless service, a major glitch affected …
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Film: The Post
It was off to the Kettering Odeon tonight for 5.45pm performance of The Post. We were very much looking forward to this, given the partnership of Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg (apparently, the first time they’ve all worked together on the same film). The storyline follows the New York Times’ and Washington Post’s …
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Laptop Coaching: eMail (Parts 2 & 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: After last week’s imaginatively titled Lesson: ‘eMail (Part 1)’, it was inevitable that this week, we’d continue to take a look at this important and regular activity. We agreed with the Group to run a double lesson – one in the morning, and one in the afternoon, in order …
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Tech Alert No. 738 (Sky Q Cabling)
Well, after having my rather gorgeous Yamaha RXA1060 AV Receiver for almost a year – and being super-pleased with it – I’ve discovered that after all that time, I had the main cabling slightly wrong! OK, all the connected tech had worked flawlessly – TV, Blu-Ray DVDs, Phone, Our Digital Music Library and Net Radio …
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The Gang’s All Here (almost!)
Yep, another (very pleasant) excuse to get together with our good friends and neighbours – the return of Tom and Julie from their long break in Tenerife! It was almost the ‘full gang’ except for Rosi who couldn’t make it, as she was poorly with this dreaded ‘flu thing’ that’s doing the rounds. Paul and …
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George and the Flagon
We haven’t been here since we had lunch with Ian and Ann a couple of weeks ago and so It was a welcome return to The George in Stamford today. Today’s treat was lunch with another of our oldest friends – Mick and Jane. We set off just before 11.30 and into some atrocious driving …
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Laptop Coaching: eMail (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we began looking at eMail ‘best practice’ in the first of two lessons covering this essential computer-related activity. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all …
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Laptop Coaching: Secrets of Google Search
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we took the group through the essentials of using Google as a Search Engine. In part two, we revealed a number of ‘lesser-known’ Google-search-methods designed to help them find their answers more quickly. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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A Birthday Surprise for Trish
What a nice thought! Rosi arranged a surprise afternoon get-together for Trish who recently celebrated a ‘significant’ birthday. A cunning plan was hatched! We were all to arrive around 3pm, with Trish and John arriving at 3.30, thinking they were just popping-in for a post-birthday cuppa and a nibble! It all went perfectly to plan …
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Twelfth on Twelfth at 12!
More by happy accident than perfect timing, we headed off to Stratford-upon-Avon today with Chris and Gill to see the RSC’s matinee performance of Twelfth Night – actually on twelfth night! Continuing the ‘12’ theme, we sat down for lunch just before Noon! What are the chances ehh? I remember studying this Play at school …
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George and the Flame Thrower
Ian and Ann met us at ours today. We had a long-standing date to take them out for a slap-up lunch at The George Hotel in Stamford in celebration of their birthdays last year. It’s always more than just a meal at The George, and today was no exception……superb food, fantastic service resulting in a …
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Film: Darkest Hour
Well that’s a first! Thanks to Sky and their newly launched VIP Programme, we were offered two free tickets to see Darkest Hour A WHOLE WEEK AHEAD of its general release. The only slight downside was that we had to drive all the way over to Cineworld in Milton Keynes to see it, but it was …
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Laptop Coaching: New Year Recap
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: After the Christmas and new year break, we used the first half of the lesson to ‘blow away the cobwebs’ by way of a Quiz recapping on the main features of Windows 10. In the second part of the lesson, we helped Pat, Dave and Charles convert their Windows …
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