DoDO – Easy-Peasy Creasy?

Since the major management restructure here at the beginning of the year where I took the developmental position of DoDO (De Ad) – Director of Domestic Operations (Detail & Admin), I’m enjoying the new responsibilities. After a full TNA revealed  a number of competency areas where I’m overskilled (IT Support and Car Fleet Valeting to …
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True Grit

Some things are meant to go together: Bananas and Custard, Morecambe and Wise and of course, Ann and I! Conversely, some things should never, ever, EVER be within a planet of each other! My story began at around 6.45 this morning as I headed off to Peterborough driving Ann’s car (for the first time). It …
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The Need for Speed

Those that know (and/or live in) the immediate area will already be aware of the crappy internet speed we get locally. For houses that are less than 20 years old, the connection opportunities are very limited. The bad news, looking forward, is there’s no opportunity to have a fibre optic connection installed here either… ever!, …
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Ra-Ra Juno!

I wouldn’t normally visit RADA, but I’d been invited to Juno’s first Associates’ Get-Together since the company was formed last year. I’m acting as volunteer Tech Support for their venture, and yesterday was the first time the two owners: Shirley and Sally, had met all the Associates together in one place. It was a great …
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Snow!

First snow of 2013! 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 art of writing seemed to be the perfect combination to contribute a few …
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Life of the DoDO – Iron Man

It’s been my first full week as the DoDO (Director of Domestic Operations) here – having retired on 31st December. A year ago I’d be ironing out performance problems – now It’s just the performance of the iron that gets my attention! Well, what’s it been like. Early days yet, but no signs of ‘cabin …
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PCs are Go!

After picking up the two new PCs from Neil’s last Sunday, I’ve spent the past week on-and-off reinstalling software on both machines. The reinstalling is normally the time-consuming part, but I think I’ve just set a new personal best having got everything that was on the old PCs reinstalled and working on the two new …
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