Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: This afternoon, I ran a pilot session covering ‘getting the most from your Tablet’. If we can get enough pupils, I’ll consider making this a semi-regular class. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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Computer Coaching: Maintaining a Healthy PC
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, I began a comprehensive session covering ‘PC Health’. There is so much to cover, I plan to spread the topic over a number of weeks. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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Tablet Coaching: Fire!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: I carried out some 1-to-1 coaching today for someone who had been given a Kindle Fire for Christmas, and hadn’t used it much since. We covered the menus, and what they do; plus, how to send an email and surf the ‘net. Filed under: Design Steve PalmerI got into …
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Computer Coaching: “And the Byte goes On”
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With the Monday class now full, it was only a matter of time before we had to launch another class. So, I’m pleased to announce that from July 28th, there will also be computer coaching sessions on Tuesdays too! Places are limited, and after a flurry of signups yesterday, …
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Computer Coaching: Getting the Most from Google Maps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the myriad of features within Google Maps. Filed under: 1-to-1 coaching, Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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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Computer Coaching: Customising your PC (Part 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the Status Bar/Task Bar and System Tray – and how to customise the icons that appear there. Filed under: 1-to-1 coaching, Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well …
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Computer Coaching: The Next Generation
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With the current Monday Class now full, I’m considering adding Tuesdays to accommodate new learners. Looks like there might be some demand for understanding Tablets as well. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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Computer Coaching in Rothwell
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Whether you are cursing your computer, lingering over your laptop, swearing at your smartphone or having trouble taking the tablet – we can help! Every Monday and Tuesday morning there is a small group of us who get together at the Salvation Army’s Charity Shop in Rothwell to improve …
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5ive’s Indian Summer
‘5ive’ is the name we gave ourselves – a group of Trainers from ‘back in the day’ when we all did work for British Airways, and dinosaurs walked the Earth. There were originally FIVE of us (hence the name), but now we are SEVEN (don’t ask!). We’ve kept in regular touch for over 10 years …
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Cuba – Day 4
After yesterday morning’s scrum in ‘our’ restaurant (masquerading as guests having breakfast) we decided that we’d return to the relative calm of the ‘other’ restaurant by way of the tunnel connecting the two parts of the hotel. Although busy, this turned out to be a smart move, in spite of the slightly chaotic atmosphere. After …
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Always a Trainer
A very pleasant morning over at Gill’s today, discussing good web design and SEO tactics. Nice bacon sarnies too! 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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Sister! Horse is the Word!!
Our busiest weekend of the year so far – in a good way! FRIDAYFirst stop was our return visit to the hidden gem of outdoor theatrical productions – Kilworth House Theatre Group in err, Kilworth – and their production of Sister Act. Jo, Janet, Carol, Nick and Celina joined us for an evening of superb …
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Ten Years a Blogger!
Whoosh! It all started on Sunday 23rd May, 2004, with my first blog, so that means I’ve now been blogging for 10 years (as of 11.10am), 2373 posts and 66656 views later, it’s time to re-sharpen my pencil! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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Play: The 39 Steps
It was off to London today, to meet up with Angela C. Our destination was the Criterion Theatre to see the Play: The 39 Steps. I was hoping to try out my new camera-phone and snap a photograph of Eros, but the statue was covered in scaffolding and hidden from view, so I had to …
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Tech Alert: No. 8.1
Today was my first foray into Windows 8. A friend’s shiny new laptop was supposed to come pre-installed with Windows 7, 64 bit – instead, it arrived with the much unloved Windows 8. Now there’s not much I DON’T know about Windows 7, so this was all going to be a voyage of discovery! My …
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Test Cross-post
Hhhmmmm, I think my blogs aren’t cross-posting to my Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages – something needs fixing. If you are seeing this post on any of those sites, I’m WRONG! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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Be More DoGGGG!
I travelled down to London today to catch-up with Sally B and Diana D. Mostly social, but we did talk a bit of business too! Thanks for lunch Sally – Carluccio’s was scrummy. Whilst I was in St Pancras International, I took the opportunity to slip into ‘geek mode’ and see if the phone would …
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Windows Wednesday
I spent an enjoyable day with my old (well, not so old) friend Tim C, helping him to sort out a few headaches with his sparkly new Samsung/Windows 8 laptop. Having only Windows 7 PCs here, it made me realise the steep learning curve that users are going through making the switch from ‘7’ to …
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Malware Monday Morning
I spent this morning over at Paul and Sue J’s helping them to rid themselves of a rather nasty piece of malware on one of their PCs. Whilst I was there, we attempted to get their XP PC to ‘talk to’ their Windows 8 over the network. Whilst the malware exercise went well, the latter …
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Keep taking the Tablets!
Our septuagenarian friend, Lee just bought a new Google Nexus 7 Tablet – all I did was place the order for her online! This is the latest Tablet to join the gazillions of others on the market. What makes this so different is that it’s got a better display and is more powerful than an …
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The Mexican and a Tablet
After our disastrous visit to the new Turkish restaurant with Paul and Sue back in April, we decided to play it safe and cook it all ourselves this time!Paul and Sue came to ours, and with me in charge of the kitchen (a rare event in itself!), ‘Mexican’ was the menu of choice! Even the …
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Galaxy Minis
I spent a very productive couple of hours today helping Trish and John get their heads round their two shiny new Galaxy S Minis. They’re a great phone, packed full of features and ideal if you want a screen that’s not too large – and don’t fancy an iPhone! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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Cloudy at St Pancras
Another scorcher today! I had an early lunch combining a ‘techy-coaching-session’ with Sally B at the ever popular Carluccio’s – but there were still a few clouds above us at St Pancras International Station! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! …
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Battle of the Titans
Ok, those that know me well, know that I like my ‘tech’; even more so, I like my mobile-phones. So, here we are almost at the end of my current two-year contract with O2, looking at what’s out there to replace my now rather dated HTC Sensation. I’ve never been an iPhone fan – they’re …
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Ra-Ra Juno!
I wouldn’t normally visit RADA, but I’d been invited to Juno’s first Associates’ Get-Together since the company was formed last year. I’m acting as volunteer Tech Support for their venture, and yesterday was the first time the two owners: Shirley and Sally, had met all the Associates together in one place. It was a great …
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Tech Alert: Google Play adds ‘Music’
I’m not quite sure exactly when this happened, but today I noticed that my Google Play app now lists ‘music’ as one of its many options (in addition to Apps, Books and Movies). A closer inspection reveals that together with the free player app (available as a separate download), I can now search for, play …
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Cambridge – Lunch with Sally B
I drove over to Cambridge’s Grand Arcade to meet up with Sally B. We had a number of things to sort out as part of our regular networking/self-improvement get-together. After a quick coffee in Starbuck’s, we dropped into the Apple Store to get Sally’s iPhone configured for sending emails when she’s away from the office. …
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Olympic Weekend – Sunday
Well this is THE main reason we’re in London – the Olympic Closing Ceremony which starts at 7.30 tonight. 09.30am: The day started well with us heading down to the restaurant to be greeted by about the most positive and energetic person I think I’d ever met (at breakfast anyway !) Dwayne, clearly was …
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The Only Way is… Tooway
OK, after years of constantly below-par broadband speeds here, I finally ‘bit the bullet’ and did something about it. For as long as I can remember, it seemed like everyone else (apart from the rest of the neighbours in our immediate area) were getting faster connection speeds than us. When the houses were built 20+ …
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Fancy a Big Mac?
Some say that Big Macs aren’t good for you, but having spent a couple of hours at Ian’s helping him set up his shiny new 27 inch iMac, I beg to differ! What a super looking piece of kit! I could be tempted!!! 🙂 Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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