So, with Friday here again, it’s time for our weekly Archery Lessons courtesy of Kettering Archers. For me, tonight is extra special as I’ve traded-up to a proper English Longbow! – and it came with some expert coaching from one of KA’s experienced Bowmen, Dave. Although it’s perfectly possible to use the Longbow for target …
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Category:1-to-1 coaching
Laptop Coaching: Certification Day
With the 29th (and final) lesson completed today, Ron, Elaine, Sue and Sally took ‘centre stage’ and received their Certificates. We’ve covered over 75 hours of training and coaching with this Group and the small class size has allowed us to cover more topics in more depth. Congratulations Team! Now go and have fun with …
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NEW Laptop Class for 2019
Excellent news! After a sluggish period of recruitment, I signed-up my seventh (and final) pupil for our NEW Laptop Class starting on Monday, January 14th, 2019. The new Class is now full and I’ll be working on the proposed lesson plans in the coming weeks. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/22/new-laptop-class-for-2019/ Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late …
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Tablet Coaching: The Power of Search!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we discussed the power of Google Search – including some shortcuts for ‘power-users’ that speed-up search results. 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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Laptop Coaching: Music Management & Photo Storage
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: In this, our penultimate lesson for this Group, we recapped ‘sampling music’ (legally, of course) and ‘storing 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 communication (in all …
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Tablet Coaching: The Browser (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we discussed the key features & benefits of the various Browsers that are available for an Android 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: One Drive (Recap)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we recapped the key features and benefits of Microsoft’s ‘OneDrive’ 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: Open Session
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today’s lesson was a very flexible one! We spent time 1-to-1 with each Pupil addressing their individual needs 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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Tablet Coaching: The Camera App
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we lookeed at the capabilities of the built-in Camera pre-installed in modern Android tablets. 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: Windows 10 – April 2018 Update (Tuesday Class)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Tuesday Class : With the new update rolling-out to all PCs in the past week, today, we looked at the new features and improvements of this latest version of Windows Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well …
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Laptop Coaching: Windows 10 – April 2018 Update (Monday Class)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Monday Class : With the new update rolling-out to all PCs in the past week, today, we looked at the new features and improvements of this latest version of Windows. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well …
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Tablet Coaching: Setting up eMail (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: After last week’s Lesson covering setting-up eMail, today, we discussed:- 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: File Management (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: After Part 1 last week, today we continued to look at managing files using a ‘USB Stick’. 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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Tablet Coaching: Setting up eMail (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we discussed how to set up eMail on a typical 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: File Management (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: We spent the morning learning how to manage ‘USB Sticks’ including moving and copying files in ‘both directions’. 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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Laptop Coaching: Spotting Suspicious eMails
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: We spent the morning looking at fake emails and developed some ‘rules’ for how to identify them without opening them. 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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Tablet Coaching: Amazon Prime Video
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we discussed the features and benefits of Amazon Prime Video. 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: Staying Safe Online
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we discussed how to spot dangerous eMails and how to stay safe online. 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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Laptop Coaching: The Perfect Password!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: In an ideal world, the rules for PC passwords would be: different for every website; long enough not to be easily guessed; and best of all, easy to remember. Sounds impossible, I know, but today we discussed a straightforward way to meet all of these criteria, as part …
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Monday & Tuesday Classes
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: We’re taking a break! See below for re-start dates… – Monday Laptop Class: 23rd April 2018 @9.30am– Tuesday Laptop Class: 24th April @9.30am– Tuesday Tablet Class: 24th April @ 1pm Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well …
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Laptop Coaching: The Action Centre
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we discussed the information shown in Windows 10 ‘Action Centre’. 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 …
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Tablet Coaching: The Play Store
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today we discussed how to gain access to, and get the most from, the 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: One-to-Ones
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today we concentrated on one-to-one activities, helping those who had specific issues with their 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: One-to-Ones
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we extended the duration to a double lesson and spent time working 1-to-1 with the Class on a range of laptop-related topics. 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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Tablet Coaching: Core Apps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, in the Group’s first double lesson, we looked at two Android Core Apps:- We also looked at how to configure a Tablet for printing to a home-printer. 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 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Following on from last week’s lesson, today we concluded the ‘word processing Lessons. We discussed:- We concluded the Lesson with the group (in pairs) designing a poster for a lost pet! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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Laptop Coaching: Core Apps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog:  Today, we gave the Group their first look at pre-installed ‘Apps’. Specifically, we discussed:- 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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Tablet Coaching: Screen Layout & Looking after your Tablet
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: After last week’s lesson, where we explored the outside of a typical Tablet, today we turned our attention to explaining the screen layout and the meaning of the standard icons. We also spent time discussing how to keep a typical Tablet in tip-top condition. Steve PalmerI got into …
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Laptop Coaching: Word Processing (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: After last week’s Lesson: Word Processing (Part 1), today, somewhat predictably, we covered ‘Word Processing (Part 2)’. This included:- ..and much, much more 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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Laptop Coaching: Screen Layout (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Tech Blog: Today, we continued our tour of the Windows 10 Desktop, specifically looking at the layout and functionality of the ‘System Tray’. 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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