Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, the new Tuesday Class started their lessons. Over the next 30-or-so Tuesdays, we’ll be providing guidance and hands-on practice on the core functionality of a modern Windows 10 Laptop. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into …
Read More
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!
Laptop Coaching: All about ‘Photos’ (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, in a two-part lesson, we looked at the Windows 10 ‘Photos’ App. 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 …
Read More
Shuttleworth Heritage Day 2017
We love Planes! So, meeting up with Chris and Gill today at Shuttleworth for the Shuttleworth Heritage Day was a great idea! I can’t believe that we’ve never been here before – it’s only a 45 minute drive away! The weather wasn’t up to much, but that didn’t dampen our enjoyment of the event. There …
Read More
£1-a-Day (2017)
Here we are again! More-or-less a year after last year’s event, I’m doing it all again! This time, although David (supporting the Salvation Army) and I are eating together, I’m raising money for Barnardo’s with my old ‘mucker’, Roy Clark (who just happens to work for them and who is also surviving on a £1 …
Read More
Blow-out Thursday
Ann cooked a ‘big-breakfast’ for me as part of my ‘final meal’ before I embark on this year’s £1-a-Day Challenge for Barnardo’s, starting tomorrow. If that wasn’t enough, I then drove over to Cambridge to meet with Sally B for a catch-up and a full lunch at Café Rouge in Bridge Street. Thanks Sal! Good …
Read More
Tablet Coaching: Core Apps – Google Chrome
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we discussed the various Browsers that are available for your Tablet whilst concentrating on the features of ‘Google Chrome’. 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 …
Read More
Gambling on a Bank Holiday Weekend
Here we are then, all set to enjoy a Gambles Weekend… and then some… SaturdayThe extended weekend began with us travelling down to Stevenage Station for 11am to pick up Denis. Then it was off to Roger, Jane and Oliver’s for the Bank Holiday weekend. Bev was unable to join us because of her nursing …
Read More
Tablet Coaching: Essential Routines
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we spent time looking at a number of ‘essential routines’ that should be carried out to keep your Tablet performing to its best. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of …
Read More
Laptop Coaching: 1 to 1 Tuition
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we left the lesson-plans behind, and carried out 1-to-1 sessions for each member of the Class. 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), …
Read More
Sunday Sondes
It was a welcome return with David and Valerie to the Sondes Arms today for their Sunday Lunch. We haven’t been here since last October, and it was just a busy as I remember it. Their reputation for serving massive, high quality portions for their Sunday Lunch obviously still continues! As we arrived, the queue …
Read More
Victoria and the Chinese
It was off to our favourite City today – London – to catch-up with the Palmer side of the family and to meet Connie (Dad’s ex-work colleague) for our annual Summer get-together (a bit late this year – June in 2016). We drove over to Bedford and arrived just before 10am. We managed to get …
Read More
Tablet Coaching: Core Apps – ‘Camera’
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at another Core App installed on all Tablets – The Camera. 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 …
Read More
Laptop Coaching: eMail (Part 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we concluded our look at using the eMail App on a Windows 10 Laptop. 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 …
Read More
La Picnic
It was our annual trip to Lunaflix’s outdoor cinema presentation tonight – the Film? 2016’s La La Land; the venue? Boughton House. We’d been here last year to see Pretty Women and I immediately noticed this time, it was much better supported (with apparently, over 400 tickets sold – last year it was more like …
Read More
RIP Bonbon
Bonbon (with her sister) – just a few months old Well that was a total shock! I was doing this-and-that at home, I’d dropped Ann off at the Station (as she was out all day) and then I washed the Jaguar. So far, so normal! Who could resist her? We were due to be out …
Read More
To the Moon and Back!
Time for my three-monthly catch-up with Ian and Mags tonight. As a bonus, our two Anns came along too! That’s a first! We had a torturous journey there with a massive tailback on the M6 (which we cleverly avoided by using the ‘country route’) together with the mother-of-all-jams queuing to get into Stratford (which we …
Read More
The Prisoner of Stamford
Time for my annual catch-up with my friend and film director, Eric Mival. We normally choose August because of the potential for good weather, but these past few days has just been appalling – rain, rain and more rain! So, it wasn’t really the ideal weather for taking the XKR for a spin, but luckily, …
Read More
Tablet Coaching: Core Apps – ‘Calendar’ and ‘Contacts’
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we revisited the area of ‘Core Apps’ and discussed the features & benefits of the ‘Calendar’ and ‘Contacts’ App. 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 …
Read More
Laptop Coaching: eMail (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued to discuss eMail using the ‘Mail’ App – Core functions today… more advanced functions next week! 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 …
Read More
Full of Eastern…
Wow! That was a laugh today! We re-assembled many of the ‘Eastern’ (then ‘Romford’) Area Trainers round at ours for a slap-up lunch. As usual, Ann did her creative stuff in the kitchen, and produced a mighty impressive menu! *N.O.S.E.B.A.G = Our ‘restaurant club’ back in the 80s, standing for Noble Order of Scoffers, Epicureans, …
Read More
Tablet Coaching: The Play Store (Introduction)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we spent time outlining the layout and content of Google ‘Play Store’. 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 …
Read More
Laptop Coaching: Certification Day!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today was the final lesson for this group. After 31 lessons we said goodbye to Lin, Tom, Tim, Helen and Neil and presented them with their completion certificates. We also spent time discussing what’s coming up with the next for Windows 10 – The ‘Fall Creator’s Update’, due in …
Read More
Fireworks – in July!
Well, this was a treat! We just love firework displays and Rosi had told us about ‘Firework Champions’ a while ago. Tonight was our first opportunity to see one of their events live! In short, ‘Firework Champions’ is an outdoor event (really!?), where the best-of-the-best firework companies battle it out live to be err… fireworks …
Read More
Bye-bye OCA
Well, all good things come to an end, and today, I said my final ‘goodbye’ to The OCA after 13 years as their WebMaster. Having stepped-aside as Chair and Magazine Editor this time last year, this was the final (final!) ‘cheerio’ having allowed a year to find a replacement. Going forward, I’ll simply be a …
Read More
Palmers Re- assembled!
We jumped on the train from Bedford today and headed for Bromley South where we met up with Neil, Debbie, Alfie and Frankie. Armed with vouchers, we walked up the High Street to the Ask restaurant in Bromley (where we’d met up last August) for lunch and a good catch-up. A lot has happened in …
Read More
Tablet Coaching: Getting Around & Core Apps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we confirmed the Lesson Plans and looked at a typical layout of a Tablet screen, as well as an introduction to Android’s ‘Core Apps’. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
Read More
Laptop Coaching: Recap – Google Maps/Data on DVDs
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: In this penultimate lesson (for this Class), we re-looked at Google Maps and discussed how to manage data to/from a portable DVD drive. 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 …
Read More
Laptop Coaching: OoBE!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Two of the pupils recently bought a new Laptop, so today, we looked at the OoBE (Out of Box Experience) when setting up a Laptop for the very first time. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well …
Read More
Doctor Who – Christmas Special 2017
This short teaser-video appeared this morning on YouTube courtesy of Comic-Con 2017. 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 …
Read More
Neighbours get-together
Well, we haven’t done this for a while, so it was good to see everyone today. We never need an excuse to get together but today we had one! Rosi had organised a party for hubby Dave’s birthday. A tricky manoeuvre considering the weather has been all over the place these past few days – …
Read More