Jo and Janet popped-up for a spot of nosebag and to watch Wonder Woman with us on Sky digital download in the fourth of DC Comic’s Extended Universe movies. Starring ex-Miss Israel and Model, Gil Gadot, she did a great job in the starring role as Diana Prince. It’s also been one of the only …
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Author:Steve Palmer
I 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 words to the online community. But I'm no Samuel Pepys! If you're looking for deep and meaningful comments on a variety of subjects, then you've arrived at the wrong site! I only pen for pleasure! On average, my posts appear about twice per month, covering family & friends, cinema visits, eating out, holiday experiences and techy stuff. Oh, and as this is my hobby, there are no sponsored links nor adverts here – it's all done with love!
I hope you find it enjoyable, interesting and occasionally, even helpful!
Kept in Haddock!
As we get closer and closer to the festive season (looking for any excuse to get together with the neighbours!), we kicked things off tonight with a fish & chip supper here at ours. The ‘Gang-of-Eight’ were all here: Tom, Julie, John, Trish, Paul, Karen, David and Rosi. Over the years that we’ve all known …
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Museum Piece
Time for a bit of education today and to catch-up too with a good friend from my work-days! Stuart and I collaborated on quite a few video projects ‘back-in-the-day’ and we always had a lot in common – more especially our love for anything Gerry Anderson! Today, was our mutual love for anything to do …
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Tablet Coaching: Play Store (Contd.)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we took a closer look at the Google ‘Play Store’ – specifically, the ‘Books/Newsstand’ section. 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: The ‘Calendar’ & ‘People’ App in Windows 10
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we discussed two important built-in Windows 10 ‘Apps’ – ‘Calendar’ & ‘People’. 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: Using Google Search
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we discussed how to use Google Search, including a few “party tricks” that demonstrated the flexibility & capability of this search engine. 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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London Calling!
It’s been a while since we did this – and we’re certainly packing it in – a short two-day break to the Capital! Deep breath, and here we go! …Train from Bedford… …a brief meeting with Chris, our Financial Adviser… …dump our bags at the Hotel… …Champagne Lunch at the Ritz (thanks Roger, Jane and …
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Tablet Coaching: Google Search
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at the features and benefits of using the Google Search Bar on an Android Phone/Tablet. 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: Windows Update
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we discussed the features of the still-rolling-out ‘Fall Creators Update’ to Windows 10. 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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Laptop Coaching: The Perfect Password
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, a repeat performance of our very popular session covering the creation of virtually uncrackable (but easy remembered) passwords! 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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Return to Netherfields
After last night’s late-night curry-fest with the Costellos, what could be better than a lie-in this morning? Well nothing actually, but instead, we sped off to Nick and Celina’s to continue with helping them re-model their garden. After a quick faff-around in the kitchen clearing up the final debris, we hit the road early and …
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Costello Curry
We got together at ours tonight with our good friends, the Costellos – Trish, John, Sean, Conor and Conor’s girlfriend Shantalle. No special reason except a perfect opportunity for one of our legendary Curry feasts! Ann excelled with three different curries – Cod, Lamb and Chicken, whilst my contribution was a much simpler (and always …
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The Falcon and Fate!
We met up with Mick and Jane tonight at The Falcon Inn at Fotheringhay. We haven’t been here for ages – back in 2008, and as it was probably our first serious pub-eatery back in our Peterborough days, we were interested to see how much it had changed. Being Friday, the 13th, perhaps we should …
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Dahlia Express!
Another small garden project today in the shape of lifting Denis’s Dahlias! Gosh, we don’t hang about, we left home pretty early and were on Denis’s doorstep by just after 10am! Bev arrived not long after which gave us all the perfect excuse for a coffee-break! …and boy, has Denis got a lot of Dahlias! …
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Tablet Coaching: Tweaking your Photos (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we returned to the Google Photos App and looked deeper into how to adjust & improve the look of existing photographs. 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: The Perfect Password
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, the ‘Holy Grail’: Creating long, virtually uncrackable, secure passwords! 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: Word Processing (Part 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: In the final part of our series of lessons covering the use of Windows 10’s free word-processor, we get totally ‘hands-on’ with a two-hour practical exercise. 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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Two Burghley Blokes
…and two gorgeous gals! We met up with Sandra & Dennis today. Having previously met them on their turf in Hull back in May, today, it was our turn to give them a taste of our neck of the woods – and so we met in Stamford. We arrived around 9.40 and they arrived just …
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Garden Groomers
Not content with taking on the challenge of Sean’s garden, we offered to help out our good friends Nick and Celina with the outside of their property. Currently, it’s less of a garden and more of a ‘wild’ patch! And it’s a big patch! It’s a lovely place, and there’s plenty to do inside and …
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Tablet Coaching: Skype
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we discussed how to use Skype on a Tablet . 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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Laptop Coaching: More about the Desktop
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued our discussion about the desktop layout of a modern Windows 10 PC. Specifically, we looked at the contents and functionality of the ‘System Tray’ area. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! …
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Laptop Coaching: Word Processing (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued our Lesson, exploring the features of Windows 10’s free word-processor – Windows Write. 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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The Gin Palace opens…
Over the past few years, as many of you already know, I’ve developed a liking for the occasional* G & T. Thanks to my good friend Jo, who introduced me to the delights of ‘the berry’ a few years back, I’ve started to accrue quite a collection. Word had obviously got around as many of …
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Holiday: National Trust’s ‘Strode House’ (Day 6) – Final Day
It’s our last full day here today in Cider Country – and there’s a storm a-comin’! The local forecast paints a very (very) wet picture of this area JUST after lunch. So, with welly weather in mind, we’re going to cram in TWO properties before the wet stuff hits us. On a more positive note …
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Holiday: National Trust’s ‘Strode House’ (Day 5) – Birthday Boy!
Well, here we are – In Somerset for my 61st. It was good to wake up and (when I eventually got a signal) to see all the good wishes via social media. I think for the first time, there were more ‘happy birthdays’ via the ‘interweb’ than by traditional cards. The main event for today …
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Holiday: National Trust’s ‘Strode House’ (Day 4)
First job of the day, was to ask NT to retrieve the monkeys (the brass ones) from all the rooms and sort out the complete lack of hot water. We managed to get through to them on the phone, but they were a bit lack-lustre, and even by the time we got home, we weren’t …
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Holiday: National Trust’s ‘Strode House’ (Day 3)
Today is a cultural marathon, where we’ve planned to take in the following locations. In fact, we squeezed in an extra one, so read on, loyal reader… Muchelney Abbey Somerton Lytes Cary The Royal Naval Fleet Air-Arm Museum They’re all fairly local to here, so we’re not planning to drive further than about half-an-hour from …
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Holiday: National Trust’s ‘Strode House’ (Day 2)
A slightly later start to the day as we realised that the travel clock we use for holidays was an hour behind the rest of the UK. I suspect it wasn’t changed the last time the clocks went forward. No matter, our mission for today is quite simple! – drive to Honiton and then grab …
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Holiday: National Trust’s ‘Strode House’ (Day 1)
After a good night’s sleep and leaving the laptop on overnight to download the photos we’d taken yesterday, I discovered that the router was still at it, having spent all night downloading just TWO! (shown below). For the biggest router I’ve ever seen in my life, it certainly lacked speed! After a hearty breakfast, we …
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Barrington Court – Arrival
Ahh, what a quaint property! No mobile signal and almost non-existent wi-fi (in spite of having the dwelling’s router right next to me). This week looks like it’s going to be fun attempting to post blogs! Sorry reader! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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