Humberto was taken into hospital today… 🤔 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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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!
Latest: HTC HD2
Nerd alert! An extended video from ai.rs Technology blog , showing the new phone in all its glory. <img src=”https://stevepalmer.com/blog/uploaded_images/LatestHTCHD2_4350/video475e9f382c41.jpg” style=”border-style: none” galleryimg=”no” onload=”var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById(’69db4184-1820-42ac-b4e9-3bf82914d093′); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = “ https://www.youtube.com/v/ww2uFyXuYY0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1&hl=en“;” alt=””> 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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London
I’m in London all day. There was a time when I was here much more often, but I haven’t been here for ages! My! St Pancras International now has even more shops! Some things haven’t changed though – a packed train going in and the sight of hundreds of commuters doing what they do every …
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DVD: The Young Victoria
Ahhh. a rare trip back to some old technology 🙂 – the NON Blu-Ray version of ‘The Young Victoria‘ starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson and Jim Broadbent. A perfect film for snuggling-up on the sofa on a Sunday afternoon in October! Written by Julian Fellowes and released in March, 2009, it …
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The HTC ‘HD2’
It’s official, after lots of speculation, the HD2 is coming out soon – probably mid-October here in the UK. 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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TV: Life on Mars (US Version)
Fans of the cult BBC series, ‘Life on Mars’ from a few years back may be pleased to know that buried away on Channel ‘FX’ on Fridays at 10pm, is the US version. Given that the US’s track record of taking Brit shows and re-working them doesn’t normally mean a good move, this doesn’t bode …
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Ready…Steady…Go
Ahhh, weekends, a time to relax, put your feet up and generally chill-out! I must look-out for a weekend like that sometime!!! 🙂 So, here we go then: 7.15am: Dry Cleaners – drop off ironing and dry cleaning and pick-up the stuff we put-in last week 8.20am: Drop off Biscuit and Bon-Bon at Patsy‘s for …
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Doctor Who logo
Interesting… this is the new logo for the next series, starring Matt Smith. The complete set, shown though the ages is at Digital Spy, HERE. Copyright: BBC 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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Official Photograph – The new HTC HD2
Even if you don’t really care much for phones, you can’t fail to be impressed by this one… Photo courtesy of engadget 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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New Doctor Who pictures
Here are the latest ‘Who’ photographs taken during filming of series 5 this week. Matt Smith is sporting the ‘new look’ wardrobe whilst Karen Gillan, (The Doctor’s new assistant) is dressed as a policewoman (why?) Photos courtesy of Digital Spy Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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Nicki visits
Nicki drove up to spend the day with us. It was good to see her and a great surprise to get a brilliant selection of individual cheeses (including my fave, chilli-cheese) as a birthday pressy. Yum-yum! First stop for the girls, the beauticians (not that they needed it) for a bit of pampering. Whilst they …
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Blog Forward
The new TV series that everyone is talking about, ‘Flash Forward’ aired on Monday on Channel 5 (9pm). Cited as the new ‘Lost’ (oh dear!), it actually turned out to be very good. The series is based around everyone in the World blacking-out for exactly two minutes 17 seconds and catching a glimpse of their …
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Mazza’s
We’d both had a very busy and stressful week, so we decided to take a trip to our fave Indian restaurant, ‘Mazza’s‘ – we couldn’t believe we haven’t been there since January! When we arrived around 7.30, the place was packed, and remained much the same throughout the time we were there – another example …
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‘O2’ springs a leak
So, the rumours ARE true. O2 is going to launch the most powerful Windows Mobile phone ever! This page is from a leaked version of O2’s October magazine – and the device hasn’t even been launched by the manufacturer HTC yet!!! Someone at O2 is going to get their wrists slapped! ..so now all we …
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Doctor Who: Final Episode
The BBC finished filming David Tennant’s very last episode as Doctor Who today. Also starring John Simm, as The Master, we can be assured of a climactic ending to DT’s reign in a role that he’s really made his own. As far as I recall, the episode will be shown this Christmas in two parts. …
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HTC ‘Leo’ – The story continues
If you’re a bit nerdy like me AND you like the latest in mobile phones AND the current iPhone 3GS isn’t quite powerful enough for you, then read on… The ‘net seems to be falling over itself to report on the new flagship PDA/phone by HTC codenamed ‘Leo’ , (to be renamed the ‘HTC HD2’), …
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TV: ‘Primeval’ – Back from the dead…
Looks like ITV has seen sense and has decided to renew TWO further series of this show. It was cancelled a few months back at the end of series three, citing ‘ high production costs’ as the main reason for dumping the series. At the time, fans were outraged as it had attained cult status …
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Bertie’s out of hospital
That’s good news! Bertie came out today… 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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Doctor Who – Sooner than expected?
David Tennant will appear in the forthcoming kids’ series: ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’ (episode 5 and 6) showing on October 29 and 30. I think it’ll air on BBC1 around 4.40pm Photo courtesy of Digital Spy Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into …
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Because I’m Worth(ing) it…
We travelled down to Worthing to see Ian and Sharon. ‘Plan A’ was to attend the Foster Carers’ annual bash, but for some reason it had been cancelled and moved to early next year. Still, we already had Edwardian Dreams B and B booked, so we thought we’d make a weekend of it anyway. FridayWe …
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HTC Leo
OK gadget fans – Since Wednesday’s blog about this phone, the internet has suddenly become flooded with more rumours of HTC’s ‘iPhone-killer’. The latest news suggests that it’ll be called the HTC HD2 (which is logical, considering it looks a bit like the original ‘HD’). Rumours also suggest that it’s an October 12 launch… in …
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Bertie back in hospital
Lee rang tonight – Bertie’s back in hospital, probably for a few days… 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 …
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OCA Committee Meeting
I drove to the BRIT School today for a full OCA Committee meeting. The normal crappy journey (left home 4.30am and got there just before 9am – it’s only 90ish miles!) We were under pressure from the start as they had a VIP visit scheduled for the morning (it turned out to be Ken Livingstone) …
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Competitor to the iPhone?
Looks like the World-conquering iPhone will soon have a rival in the shape of the (codenamed) ‘Leo’ from HTC. Web-wise, it’s about the company’s worst kept secret with quite a few photographs showing up on various geeky sites. A little early for full specifications, but it has a 4.3 inch screen, running Windows Mobile 6.5 …
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No Clue
We drove to Cambridge Corn Exchange with David and Val to see “I’m Sorry I’ve Haven’t a Clue”. It was an excellent production and whilst the bucket-load of corny jokes wouldn’t suit everyone – it suited me! – I haven’t laughed so much in ages (it hurt!). Being slightly cynical, I thought the thing would …
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A Lady who does…
Kerry popped round for a briefing on what she’s letting herself in for! She’s very punctual and seems very organised – she loves cats too! 🙂 We’ve a couple of chunky assignments for her to begin with, in a few weeks’ time. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first …
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Meal with Mags and Ian
I drove over to Stratford and dropped into Ian’s beforehand to solve a few little niggles on the new Netbook he’d bought for (his) Ann. That went pretty well with email up-and-running and all their photographs transferred across without a hitch. Restaurant-wise, Mags had booked the imaginatively titled: ‘1 Shakespeare Street’ in Stratford. I think …
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Web-site completed
I put the finishing touches to Nick and Celina’s web-site today – Hillside Cottage in Haworth. I used Serif’s excellent WebPlus software on this project instead of my normal DreamWeaver. First impressions of the software are very good indeed – it’s very intuitive and full of really useful features..and at a fraction of the cost …
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Lunch with Mae and Denis
We took a drive to Downtown to meet up with Denis and Mae for lunch. Ann drove and I fell asleep! We did a bit of shopping beforehand – I managed to pick up a new pair of shoes for work and although Ann couldn’t find a business suit that she liked, she did get …
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Origin of the Species – Bon-Bon attacks!
Image by Stevey P via Flickr Ahh, the domestic cat – aka ‘Felis Catus’ whose hunting skills have been honed to perfection after years of evolution. It’s still possible to see this basic instinct in today’s cats that was so evident in their distant relation – the sabre tooth tiger and today’s lions and tigers. …
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