On a chilly Saturday evening, we headed to the Salvation Army Citadel in town for 7pm and their annual Carol Service. Due to COVID and other commitments, we haven’t done this for quite a few years! I can’t think why we didn’t go to this event back in December 2019 (their last one before you-know-what). …
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£1-a-Day (2019)
Well, here we go! David and I are doing our charity ‘thing’ again this year – starting today – and living on just £1 a day for food and drink for the next seven days! 😊 This year, we also have new recruit ‘Helen’ joining us in lieu of her hubby Paul, (who’s taking the …
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Palmers and Bricklayers
Palmers Reunited A scorcher of a day, as we headed down to Bromley to catch up with Neil, Debbie, Alfie and Frankie. Just to make a change, rather than our normal haunt of ASK, at the top of the high-street, we chose The Bricklayers Arms, just a five-minute walk from Bromley South station. Last time …
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Big Band for a Big Event
You might remember Paul – he joined forces with David and me for our ‘£1-a-Day’ fund-raising event in 2017 and 2018. Well, he’s mad enough – in a good way – to continue his generous nature and has volunteered to do a 94km sponsored walk. Yes, you read that correctly – 94km!!! And this is …
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£1-a-Day (2018)
Well, here we are again! Starting today, it’s my ‘Pound-a-Day’ week for 2018! This my FIFTH year exercising this little bit a will-power by living on £1 a day for a week – for all food and drink. I’m being joined again by mates, David Ablett (also in his 5th year) and Paul Marsh (returning …
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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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