Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the Play Store specifically the Music, Movies & TV sections. 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 …
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Month:November 2017
Laptop Coaching: Browser Essentials (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued our hands-on practice using the Chrome Browser and Google Search. 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: Managing your Files
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we spent time looking at how to manage files on a Laptop including how to use a ‘memory stick’. 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 …
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Black Friday 2017
For most of the population, Black Friday is that time of year to grab a bargain somewhere. For me, this year’s event was where something grabbed me! It was the culmination of a really bad week, health-wise – and I’m hardly ever ill! Somehow, I’d picked up a bug that came out during our Brighton …
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All Things Brighton Beautiful
Sorry! The title was Ann’s idea! I’ve clearly got competition!!! Another one of our long(ish) weekends! This time, it’s a return to Brighton, where we haven’t visited for over ten years! The plan is to do as much as possible over the next few days, taking in as many of the local attractions as our …
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St Albans 2017
We drove over to Bedford today and planned to hop on the train for the short ride to St Albans. However, Fate had other plans for us as the car-park was completely full and we couldn’t find anywhere else nearby with a long enough parking period. Instead we braved the M1 and drove to St …
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DIY and Me! :)
DIY and I go together like Morecambe and Cream and Peaches & Wise!So, I deliberately stepped outside my comfort zone today and dropped in on my friend Chris. The plan was to lend a hand with his latest garden project. This required sawing, screwing, drilling, measuring and aligning – all the ingredients of a typical …
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Tablet Coaching: 1-to-1s
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With the majority of the Class either on holiday or off sick, I decided to carry-out some 1-to-1s with the two pupils who attended today. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong …
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Laptop Coaching: What’s New in Windows 10?
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the recent ‘Fall Creators Update’ for Windows 10 and discussed the changes 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 …
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82, not out!
Not content with enjoying ourselves at Ian’s 70th birthday celebration yesterday, today, we laid on a birthday lunch for Lee’s 82nd! Pick up from Yeoman’s Court was just after 11am (carefully avoiding the planned Armistice celebrations in Burton Latimer) and then we headed back to ours for the birthday lunch. But, before lunch, there was …
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70, not out!
We celebrated Ian’s 70th tonight, together with 30-or-so friends and family at his place. His birthday had been on the previous Monday and this significant get-together had been organised by his other half, Ann – with military precision – and been in our diary for a year! With plenty of food and drink, some familiar …
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Return to Palmichael (again!)
We met David and Valerie at the Palmichael Restaurant in Burton Latimer today – nice to do lunch for a change rather than and evening meal. We haven’t been here since December, 2015 and it was our first visit at lunchtime Food, as expected, was delicious (the Tiramisu was to die for, and was clearly …
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John Lewis Christmas Advert (2017)
Here we are then, this year’s Christmas Advert from John Lewis. This year’s offering is Moz the Monster “Joe befriends a noisy Monster under his bed but the two have so much fun together that he can’t get to sleep, leaving him tired by day. For Christmas Joe receives a gift to help him finally …
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Laptop Coaching: What’s New in Windows 10?
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the recent ‘Fall Creators Update’ in Windows 10 and discussed the changes. 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: Browser Basics
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, whilst waiting for some PCs to update to the latest version of Windows 10, we looked at the essentials of browsing the Internet. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of …
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Long Weekend with Ralph & Karen
Ralph and Karen are staying with us until Sunday! Yay!!! Thursday Ralph and Karen arrived just before lunch and after a quick nibble, it was off for a sight-seeing afternoon around picturesque Stratford-upon-Avon… …we dropped into Rick’s place – Hathaway Tea Rooms for a quick nibble, but no sign of Rick though! (That, unbeknown to …
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