Today, we returned to looking at the wide range of core apps that are installed on most Tablets ‘out-of-the-box’. In this Lesson, we discussed the ‘Clock’ and the ‘Calculator’. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/tablet-coaching-core-apps-calculator-clock/ 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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Tablet Coaching: Deeper into Play
Today, in a double-lesson, we took a deeper look at the capabilities offered by the Google Play Store. Specifically: ‘Books’, ‘News-stand’ and ‘Music’. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/tablet-coaching-deeper-into-play/ 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: Word Processing (Parts 2 and 3)
Today, in a special ‘one-off’ double lesson, we continued exploring and using the features of a modern word-processor. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/laptop-coaching-word-processing-parts-2-and-3/ 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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Tablet Coaching: Garden Design Apps
A special ‘one-off’ looking at Apps for designing gardens. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/tablet-coaching-garden-design-apps/ 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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Tablet Coaching: Chrome Browser
Today, we took a closer look at the popular Browsers for Android Tablets. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/07/03/tablet-coaching-chrome-browser/ 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: The Photos App
Today, we looked at the capabilities of the free ‘Photos’ App that comes pre-installed on Windows 10. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/07/02/laptop-coaching-the-photos-apps/ 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 …
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Tablet Coaching: BBC iPlayer TV
Today we looked at the features and capabilities of the popular ‘BBC iPlayer TV’ App. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/tablet-coaching-bbc-iplayer-tv/ 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: “Into the Clouds”
Today, we discussed what ‘Cloud Computing’ means and how this can be used within Windows 10. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/laptop-coaching-into-the-clouds-2/ 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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Tablet Coaching: OoBE!
Today, with one of the Class now owning a brand new Tablet, we discussed the Android OoBE (Out of Box Experience) and helped her set up her new possession ‘from scratch’. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/tablet-coaching-oobe/ 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: eMail (Part 2)
Today, in the second of our ‘communicating using technology’ lessons, we continued looking at eMail ‘Best Practice’ with Windows 10. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/laptop-coaching-email-part-2-4/ 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), …
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Lent Boy 2018: How Did I Do?
WARNING! Please read responsibly. This Blog contains large amounts of smugness! So, that’s my ‘Lent thing’ over for 2018. What began in 2010 as a small challenge, has now grown into a much bigger event! Some of you have asked how I got on, so here’s a short summary. Thanks to all my friends and …
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SPECS and the City (not!)
They say you always remember your first time! Mine was on the road between Catford and Lewisham back in the late 70s at 10.47 – a Sunday I think – and it was over in a flash. Dad was horrified, Mum was angry mortified – and I was very embarrassed having been caught in the …
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Valentines’ Day 2018
I have a good record of making this day special – normally including a home-cooked meal too! In recent years, I’ve collaborated with David, and we’ve made it a joint event for our two special ladies rolling in a romantic movie courtesy of Mr Sky. However, this year was different – as Lent started on …
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Lent Boy (ish) 2018
It’s Valentine’s Day and whilst most of us are preparing for a special meal and spreading petals around the place, I’m also getting ready for another annual event… It’s earlier this year, and so here we go again… another year… another of my ‘Lent Challenges’! For 2018, it’s now 48 items that I’m trying to avoid …
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Parkway’s Final Cut
Today, was the end of an era for me. The Hairdressers, that for over 30 years, has kept me well-groomed, has decided to close its doors – so today was the ‘final cut’. And it was a good job I left early for my 9.30 appointment as when I got to the ‘main drag’ in …
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Black Friday 2017
For most of the population, Black Friday is that time of year to grab a bargain somewhere. For me, this year’s event was where something grabbed me! It was the culmination of a really bad week, health-wise – and I’m hardly ever ill! Somehow, I’d picked up a bug that came out during our Brighton …
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£1-a-Day (2017) How Did We Do?
Well, I’m done for 2017, it’s 5am on the 8th (the day after this year’s campaign ended) where David, Paul (Marsh) and I have now survived this year’s challenge of living on a £1 a day each, for food and drink – for seven days . Last year, the two of us (David and me) …
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£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 …
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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 …
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Lent Boy 2017: How Did I Do?
WARNING! Please read responsibly. This Blog contains large amounts of smugness!So, that’s my ‘Lent event’ over for 2017. What began in 2010 as a small challenge, has now grown into a much bigger test of will-power! Some of you have asked how I got on, so here’s a short summary. Thanks to all my friends …
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Caesar and Salad
A puntastic mix! We set off for Gill and Chris’ today and then onto Stratford-upon-Avon to see the matinee performance of – you guessed it – Julius Salad Caesar. In spite of it being the day before Good Friday (where we were expecting a lot of traffic) we had a good journey there and soon …
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Lent Boy 2017
Here we go again! It’s another year and therefore another of my ‘Lent Challenges’. For 2017, it’s 46 items that I’m trying to avoid (from March 1st until Thursday, April 13th). I’m told that I can take the Sundays in between off – but where’s the fun in that!? 🙂 I try and grow my …
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Valentine Meal 2017
David and I got together to cook up a special Valentine Meal for our other halves – albeit, not on Valentine’s Day itself. We’d done the planning and the shopping on Wednesday, so all that was left to do, was the cooking itself. No ready-meals here – and we actually visited a REAL Butcher too! …
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£1-a-Day (2016) How Did We Do?
Well, that’s it for 2016 where David and I have survived this year’s challenge of living on a £1 a day each, for food and drink, for seven days . We were also joined by Mark (Allan) from the Salvation Army for the majority of our evening meals, having contributed a proportionate 50p-per-visit to our …
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£1-a-Day (2016)
Well, here we go again! David and I are doing our charity ‘thing’ again this year – starting tomorrow – and living on just £1 a day for food and drink until next Sunday. It’s great way for me to lose a bit of weight and also do something for a good cause. This is …
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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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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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Valentine’s Meal 2016
David and I donned our whites (red in my case!) and cooked the girls (Ann and Valerie) a special Valentine meal tonight. We’d dropped into Mr Tesco the day before and sourced the majority of the raw ingredients, carefully trying NOT to compromise my Lent List for this year! Lee joined us, but with a …
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Lent Boy 2016
Here we are again! It’s Lent – and time for that willpower test! This year it’s 42 items that are banned from Wednesday, February 10th until Saturday, March 26th. What started in 2010 as a bit of a simple test of willpower (could I give-up just 13 food and drink items that I love?), has …
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Essex Girl (and Boy!)
WEDNESDAYWe took a few days off and headed back to where it all began – Essex! Ann has a job interview in the area on Thursday, and we decided to make this pilgrimage to where we’d spent a big chunk of our life working for Mr Sainsbury. The time was the 80s, and it seems …
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