All-in-all, the installations went well, but I do believe that there is an unwritten ‘law’ – probably called ‘The Law of Sod’, that kicks-in just when you are least expecting it!!! Our story begins…I downloaded the 2011 version of the new AVG Security Suite with a view to sequentially installing it on all the PCs …
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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!
Lunch in Peterborough
I met up with Alison W, an ex-business colleague from my days with Nokia. Just to make a change :), we planned to meet at John Lewis’s in Peterborough. The last time we got together was in January and just like then, JL was pretty busy in the store itself and in the restaurant. I …
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RIP: Tony Curtis
Ahh, that’s sad – Tony Curtis died today, at the fine age of 85. Although the media tended to show mostly photographs and movie-clips of him with Jack Lemmon in Some Like it Hot, I mostly remember him in The Persuaders TV series, shown in the 70s, where he played millionaire playboy Danny Wilde. I …
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Rain, rain rain!!!
Will it ever stop raining here? Yuk!!!!! 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 …
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Fat. Cat. Lap!
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr 2.17pm: Amazing! Bon-Bon, our no-lap cat, decided today, for the first time, to sit on my lap! She stayed there for almost 15 minutes!!! Cats ehh! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my …
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Test!
Yay!! It worked!! 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 words …
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Test again!
Testing ‘Ping’ cross-poster. This should appear in:Twitter, Facebook, and my Blog 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 …
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Update: The OCA web-site
I’ve added a section to the OCA web-site that allows visitors to download our oldest members’ recollections of their time at the School and their life in general. The recollections previously featured in The OCA magazine and were the result of one-to-one interviews. They can now all be seen in one place for easy access. …
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Test: Cross Post to Facebook
If this shows up in Facebook, then the cross-posting plug-in has worked 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 …
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Music: A haunting vocal by Nadia Ali
I’m not so sure about the video, but the vocal is one that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up the first time I heard it – ‘Is it Love?’ sung by Nadia Ali, who used to be part of the US Band, ‘iiO’. (I think it’s from the Album, ‘Poetica’). …
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Test III
If this works, it should also post to Facebook 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 …
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Testing Testing
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’s back 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 …
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Hippo Bathday!
It’s my birthday. As we’re away, I’m going to open my presents when we get back from Bury St Edmunds later. We were both up around 8, and started to get packed. We initially planned to go to Ely Cathedral and have a look round, but the weather was cold with heavy rain, so we …
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Tech Alert: The Eye-Fi Card
Now here is a really clever bit of tech – really, really clever. No, REALLY! If you’ve got a digital camera AND it stores its photos on an ‘SD card’, put one of these on your Christmas list. What does it do? It might look like an ordinary SD card, in fact it’s a ‘class …
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Saturday in Bury St Edmunds
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr As part of my pre-birthday treat, we’re here in Bury St Edmunds with Lee, David and Val – staying at The Angel. After a really (really) good night’s sleep (I was shattered after eight days training in two weeks) – I’m ready to take on the world…and The …
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The Angel
Rush, rush,rush. Although I managed to finish my Course early, it was still a bit of a rush when I got home (around 4.30). Ann got in not long after and we ran around like mad things, to try and get ready for a 6pm departure. Actually, we didn’t do too badly, as …
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Test Post
Hello World! Just testing a new plug-in for Facebook 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 …
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Blog here, blog there
Like a lot of bloggers, I tend to blog at different locations. Sometimes it’s from the main PC at home and sometimes it’s on my NetBook when I’m on the train. And being inherently lazy, I sometimes blog from the PC downstairs at home because I can’t be bothered to walk up the few stairs …
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Holiday Photos
I finally got around to re-organising and tidying up the holiday photos that I have on my web-site. IN later years, I switched to using Google Photos. You can view them at: https://www.StevePalmer.com/pics.html 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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Debbie Does… Kettering
Jo and Janet picked us up and we joined Debbie, Stefan and a load of the neighbours at Berardi’s in Kettering to celebrate Deb’s 50th. We’d not been there before, so we weren’t sure what to expect. It’s just opposite Sainsbury’s in the town, so parking was easy! As we entered the place, we could …
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NetBook Upgrade
I decided to upgrade my Samsung N130 NetBook today from the rather basic Windows 7 Starter Edition to the more substantial Windows 7 Home Premium. It was a bit of a gamble as the spec on the NetBook was a bit below that recommended by Microsoft. I did it because the networking capabilities with non-Win7 …
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Cat’s In – Plasters out!
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr It’s that time again, where we take our life in our hands and attempt to get the cats – Biscuit and Bon-Bon, in their cat carriers and off to Patsy for their six-weekly wash-and brush-up. Actually, this time they weren’t too bad, Bon-Bon was hunted down and dropped-in …
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Out with the Chair…In with the Chair
I left frighteningly early this morning – 3.45am – to ensure a trouble-free journey to my old school. Luckily, it was one of the most trouble-free journey I’d ever had, resulting in me getting there at just after 6am! Time for a snooze in the car!!! The reason for the journey, was a full-committee meeting …
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Testing testing…
We´re round at Lee´s test driving the kitchen facilities, to see if they can cope with a full-scale ´dinner-for-four-or-more´. The challenge is that none of the controls are marked on the cooker, so we don´t know what-does-what… and with the kitchen a bit small for three chefs (!!!), it´s a good job we didn´t bring …
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TV: Merlin – Season 3, Episode 1
The third series of BBC’s Merlin got off to a great start tonight. Over the next 13 weeks, we’re promised that the story-lines in this latest series are going to be a lot darker than previous. “The battle for Camelot begins…” Excellent!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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A Stroll around Stamford
After last night’s late night, we slept in for a bit and the Ann, Nicki and I took a drive up to Stamford for a mooch round. We started off at the gorgeous Burghley House and then Lee treated us all to lunch at The George in Stamford. A quick walk round the shops and …
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Fish & Chips and… Avatar
With Friday-night Fish and Chips organised, Jo, Janet, Lee and Nikki joined us for supper and then we all watched Avatar on Blu-ray (is there any other colour for this film!). Ann and I had seen it at the cinema back in February in 3D. At the time, I’d been brief about the film …
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Test Two
Double-checking that this Blog is auto-posting to Twitter. Some moments later… “Yes it is!!!” 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 …
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Two Useful ‘Plug-ins’ for Windows Live Writer
Stumbled on a really useful couple of ‘plugins’ today for Windows Live Writer. Import and Export Wizard First up, it’s a plug-in created by Kobi that allows you to export all your WLW settings to a single file. It’s obviously useful as a backup strategy, but in addition, it allows you to import that same …
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Techy Day
I drove down the Camberley in Surrey today to help Maggie C out with a few PC techy problems and help her choose a NetBook. I left frighteningly early – 4.15am – because I know, from experience, that it can be a nightmare of a journey, simply because it involves the M25! The bad news …
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