Being a bit of a TV addict (and now with a lot more time on my hands), I was very attracted to Sky’s new bit of tech called ‘Sky Q’. Their marketing team played the game early and started to saturate all media with promise of ‘fluid viewing’ (whatever that is!) supported by seductive visuals …
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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!
Computer Coaching: Burning DVDs
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we discussed how to burn files to a DVD. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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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Host with a Roast!
It’s Sunday, so the perfect excuse for a roast… and a catch-up with a few friends!The table was at capacity today – Jo, Janet Carol, Chris and Pete and Lee helped us do justice to Ann’s cooking! It was a full three-courser too! Yummy! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my …
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Tablet Coaching: Core Apps – email (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at some of the more advanced features of email including: cc and bcc sending to more than one person adding attachments adding a signature Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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Computer Coaching: Web Browsing (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked in more detail at the features of a modern internet browser. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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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Computer Coaching: Managing External Storage
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how manage external storage such as USB Sticks and Recordable DVDs. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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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Computer Coaching: Introduction to Web Browsing
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the essentials of using a Web Browser. Filed under: Delivery, Volunteer 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 …
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Chilled-out Saturday – Friends, Friends, Friends
SATURDAYThis was a weekend focussed on friends. Ann picked up Lee on Friday as she was staying with us until Sunday afternoon. Nicki joined us later on Saturday and we all piled off to the ever reliable Thornhill Arms for lunch. You can’t go wrong with prices like that! and although the food was its …
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Computer Coaching: Staying Safe Online
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked in more detail at how to spot fake emails and fake websites. We concluded with a quiz that presented a mix of real and fake sites with the group determining which-was-which. Filed under: Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in …
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Tablet Coaching: Core Apps – email
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: We continued the theme of exploring core apps installed on most Tablets. Today we looked at how to manage the email app. Filed under: Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my …
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Computer Coaching: Word Processing (Practical)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we consolidated everything learned so far about Word-Processing and designed an advert to include – Various fonts– A picture– Aligned text– Various text effects such as bold and italic– A range of font sizes Filed under: Design, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing Steve PalmerI got into blogging …
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A Short Walk Gets Long
The weather was looking dry so we drove over to Pitsford Water – with the aim of a short walk. Our ‘short walk’ turned into a five-mile trek as we headed for Brixworth Country Park and back. The scenery was beautiful and initially, there was quite a bit of sunshine – but it wasn’t to …
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Frankie Goes To… St Pancras
Our very talented Nephew, Frankie, accompanied by my Brother Neil, headed for St Pancras International yesterday afternoon, to try out the piano that Elton John had recently donated. In case you’re wondering, the piece is: Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement by Ludwig Van Beethoven. Welcome to the Pleasuredome! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in …
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Computer Coaching: Gone Phishing
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: In our second lesson covering ‘Staying Safe Online’ we looked at methods for identifying suspicious emails. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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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Computer Coaching: Word Processing (Part 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: In our third of three lessons, today we looked at additional ways to embellish a document including inserting photos & clip-art and colour-highlighting text. Filed under: Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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George and the Flagon
Another day and another flagon of Guinness! This time it was the Garden Room at The George in Stamford where we met up with Nick and Celina for lunch. It was great to catch up as we haven’t seen them since our anniversary do last year. Well, maybe not a ‘flagon’ – but does ‘three …
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Return to The Nut Tree
David and Valerie picked us up and it was off to Bicester Shopping Village for a look round. We arrived just after 10 and as expected, it was really busy – although luckily, we got a parking space straightaway. We went our separate ways and agreed to meet up for about 12.30. There were plenty …
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Computer Coaching: Keeping your PC Healthy
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we spent time looking at how to look after your laptop and stay safe online. Filed under: Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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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Lent Boy 2016: How Did I Do?
WARNING! Please read responsibly. This Blog contains large amounts of smugness! So, that’s my Lent event over for another year. What began in 2010 as a small challenge, has now grown into a much bigger test of will-power! I began the challenge on the first day of Lent this year – 10th February and finished …
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The Canterbury Rails
Wednesday, 23rd: ArrivalIt’s Ann’s birthday on the 25th, so we thought we’d slip away for a few days. The destination of choice this time was Canterbury – and we did it all by train! (me, on a train, what, for ALL of the journey? – some mistake surely!). Actually it was a bit of no-brainer. …
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Computer Coaching: Using Skype (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we continued to learn more about the features and benefits of Skype. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Word Processing (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: We continued our look at the features of word-processing. Today we covered how to embellish text. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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Fish Natter!
Jo and Janet popped round for a Lent-friendly fish-supper whilst we all watched The Martian on blu-ray DVD. Ann went l fishy’ and prepared Crab Cakes, Mackerel Pate, Salmon poached in coconut milk and Spicy Prawns. We nattered the evening away and in the case of Jo and I, this was helped with assistance from …
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Catch-up with Ian and Mags
For various reasons, our normal three-monthly get-together had got out-of-step and we hadn’t done this since September last year). I drove over to Ian’s and picked him up, and then we headed for The Red Lion at Claverdon in Warwick (just a short drive from Stratford-upon-Avon) to meet up with Mags. The restaurant was very …
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Our Nephew Frankie: Live!
Not sure which side of the family he gets it from, but he’s very talented on the ivories! https://youtu.be/AWX8ktun92Y ..and I just realised he’s not reading it from a music-score either. Not bad for just an – almost – 17-year-old. At that age I think I was ‘skilled’ in changing spark-plugs on my first car! …
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Computer Coaching: Using Skype
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With only a few more lessons left with this group, today we began to look at some of the advanced software available for laptops. We began by explaining the features and benefits of Skype and gave the group the opportunity to make their first call. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation …
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Tablet Coaching: Core Apps (Part 2) – Managing eMail
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we continued our look at common apps across ALL Tablets. We specifically took a closer look at managing eMails. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my …
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Computer Coaching: Word Processing (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we began a series of lessons covering the essentials of word-processing. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing 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 …
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Catty Birthday!
The Cats turned 11 today. Various advice seems to suggest that makes them around 65 in ‘human years’ – One of us here is catching them up though! Biscuit at 11 Bon-Bon at 11 Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! …
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Computer Coaching: The Perfect Pa55wOrd!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we covered how to create a memorable password that’s different for every website – and is virtually uncrackable! Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My …
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