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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Doctor Who – Series 11, Episode 2 – ‘The Ghost Monument’
Ahh, another change – the title sequence was right at the front of the episode! I wasn’t expecting that! …and I think the new theme tune is growing on me too. The promise of these new episodes having more of a cinematic feel certainly played-out in this episode – the crash-landing space-ship in one of …
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Rick Wakeman at the Derngate
We haven’t been to the Derngate since last November when we saw Rob Brydon. And just like last time we dropped into Pamukkale, the Turkish restaurant, just down the road, before the Show. It didn’t disappoint, in lots of ways and also seems to have expanded since we were last there – taking over the …
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Laptop Coaching: Extended Q and A
Today, in the penultimate Lesson for this group, we ran an extended open session answering specific ‘Windows 10-related’ questions. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/laptop-coaching-extended-q-and-a/
£1-a-Day (2018) – How Did We Do?
Well, that’s it, I’m done for 2018’s Challenge! David, Paul and I have now survived this year’s challenge of living on a £1 a day each, for food and drink, for seven days.It’s 5.30am on the 8th (the day after this year’s campaign ended) and as I write this Blog, the donations stand at an …
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Doctor Who – Series 11, Episode 1 – ‘The Girl Who Fell to Earth’
Well, I can’t possibly compete with the amount of ‘stuff’ that going to be written about this pivotal episode – so I won’t!. The BBC had a good summary HERE on their news site of what the Critics said… First of all, there are some big changes all around! And I do mean BIG!! To …
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Sunday Scramble 2018
Another first for us today! We met up with Chris A and Gill’s brother, Andrew, at Bicester’s ‘Sunday Scramble’. Hosted at RAF Bicester, it was conceived in 2014 for a meet-up for car enthusiasts involved in car restoration. It’s ‘moved on’ a bit since then and were told it would be well-supported. We left relatively …
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Laptop Coaching: Customising your Desktop
Today we discussed how to change the ‘look’ of Windows 10. This included:- from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/laptop-coaching-customising-your-desktop/
£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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France 2018: Day 8 – La Ciotat (Last Day in France)
Our Adventures so far… Arrival in Lyon (Wednesday) Day 1 – Lyon (Thursday) Day 2 – Vienne by Train (Friday) Day 3 – Arrival in Nimes (Saturday) Day 4 – Nimes in more detail(Sunday) Day 5 – Marseille, here we come!(Monday) Day 6 – On the Buses!(Tuesday) Day 7 – Chateau d’If & Birthday Boy(Wednesday) Day 8 – …
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France 2018: Day 7 – Chateau d’If and Birthday Boy
Our Adventures so far… Arrival in Lyon (Wednesday) Day 1 – Lyon (Thursday) Day 2 – Vienne by Train (Friday) Day 3 – Arrival in Nimes (Saturday) Day 4 – Nimes in more detail(Sunday) Day 5 – Marseille, here we come!(Monday) Day 6 – On the Buses!(Tuesday) Wednesday Whilst most would be content with a trip to …
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France 2018: Day 6 – On the Buses!
Our Adventures so far… Arrival in Lyon (Wednesday) Day 1 – Lyon (Thursday) Day 2 – Vienne by Train (Friday) Day 3 – Arrival in Nimes (Saturday) Day 4 – Nimes in more detail(Sunday) Day 5 – Marseille, here we come!(Monday) Tuesday Blakey might have hated Butler, but he would have loved the route today. We’re on the …
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France 2018: Day 5 – Marseille, here we come!
Our Adventures so far… Arrival in Lyon (Wednesday) Day 1 – Lyon (Thursday) Day 2 – Vienne by Train (Friday) Day 3 – Arrival in Nimes (Saturday) Day 4 – Nimes in more detail(Sunday) Monday Welcome back loyal Reader! (The Bodyguard finalé was good wasn’t it!?) Today, we travel to our third and final Hotel. Our new …
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France 2018: Day 4 – More about Nimes
Our Adventures so far… Arrival in Lyon (Wednesday) Day 1 – Lyon (Thursday) Day 2 – Vienne by Train (Friday) Day 3 – Arrival in Nimes(Saturday) Sunday We’re remaining very local today, and exploring Nimes in more detail. You can download a VERY large map (3448 X 2419 pixels) of the local area HERE Another …
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France 2018: Day 3 – All aboard the Train to Nimes
Our Adventure so far… Arrival in Lyon (Wednesday) Day 1 – Lyon (Thursday) Day 2 – Vienne by Train (Friday) Saturday 8.45am: A lazy breakfast here in Lyon before boarding the TGV Train bound for Nimes, or Nîmes as most of the French write it. It’s famous for being the ‘most Roman city outside Italy’ – …
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France 2018: Day 2 – Vienne by Train
Our adventures so far… Arrival(Wednesday) Day 1(Yesterday) Friday Today is our final full day here, and we’re jumping on the Train to visit nearby Vienne. Vienne is located 35 kilometres south of Lyon, on the river Rhône and is famous for its ancient Roman Theatre. Built in 1AD, It was re-inaugurated in 1938 and since …
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France 2018: Day 1 – Sightseeing in Lyon
Our adventures so far… Yesterday… (click to view) Thursday A local commented last night that the temperature here is a full 10 degrees above the average for this time of year – and there’s another scorcher in store for us today. In celebration, as well as the Sun, my kneecaps are out of trousers, but …
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France 2018: Day 0 – Arrival
Bonjour loyal Readers! Our next travel adventure means we’re off to France as part of my Birthday celebrations! What makes this a tad unique is that after flying to Lyon, we’re doing the rest of it using the French train network!8.45am: So, first of all, it’s off to Brum Airport… …and then we’re flying to …
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Laptop Coaching: Chrome Browser (Part 2)
After last week’s imaginatively titled: ‘Laptop Coaching: Chrome Browser (Part 1)’, can you guess the title of today’s Lesson? Yes, it’s ‘Laptop Coaching: Chrome Browser (Part 2)‘, where we looked deeper into the capabilities and conveniences of using the World’s most popular Internet Browser. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/09/17/laptop-coaching-chrome-browser-part-2/
Camel: Moonmadness Tour 2018 (Royal Albert Hall)
What a treat! I haven’t seen these guys in concert for quite a few years – and tonight was the final gig in their 2018 World Tour. I’ve seen only them twice before, live – once in the late 70s at Fairfield Halls, Croydon and more recently, at some point in the 90s (where I’m embarrassed to …
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Laptop Coaching: Chrome Browser
Today, we took a closer look at the popular Browsers for Windows 10 Laptops, with specific emphasis on Google’s ‘Chrome Browser’. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/09/10/laptop-coaching-chrome-browser/
Worthing or Rust!
Thursday Well, here we are in Worthing, having enjoyed the best journey-here-by-car ever! (maybe an over-statement) – but it was completely incident-free! We left at 8.10am, dropped into the Health Centre at home to leave a prescription; popped-in to Peter J’s for a cuppa in West Wickham and still managed to arrive at our destination …
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Lottie Time
It was a return visit to ‘Lottie the Lotus’ today to give Chris a hand in its rejuvenation. Specifically, the passenger side-door window was mis-behaving, and needed a very close inspection! We made excellent progress and by 2pm we’d even managed to strip the Driver’s door too. 😉👍
Modern Men!
I met up with Stuart and Stephen today at the Tate Modern. I haven’t visited here for a good few years and it was great to be reminded of its extensive collection. OK, it had the obligatory weird stuff – Lobster on a Telephone anyone? ☹️ … but there was plenty of more traditional stuff …
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Laptop Coaching: Google Maps
Today, we looked at the wide range of features and benefits of Google Maps. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/09/03/laptop-coaching-google-maps-4/
Film: Ant-Man and The Wasp
Jo, Janet and I went to the local Odeon to catch this, the latest Marvel Blockbuster. None of us was sure how this sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man would pan-out, but it was definitely worth it! The Screen was packed and the film was very family-friendly. Whilst it lacked the scale of previous Marvel outings, it …
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The Wedding Belle
It was off to Janine’s Wedding today. Her husband-to-be, Chris is from Ohio, USA, so it’s going to be a true Anglo-American event. The event is at Hedingham Castle (so that’ll please our friends from across the Pond!) and we’re making a few days of it, as the big day isn’t until tomorrow – Friday. …
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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/
Tablet Coaching: Certification Day
Today, we said goodbye to the ‘Class of 2018’. After more than 50 hours of coaching, 20+ Lessons lasting over six months, we bid farewell to Chris, Sue, Janet, Ann and Tom. Good luck with all your Tablet adventures! from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/21/tablet-coaching-certification-day-2/
Laptop Coaching: Open Session
Today, we went ‘off-script’ and handed over the Lesson to the Pupils. It served as a recap of previously-covered topics as well as some one-offs such as ‘creating mirror-writing’ in Word! from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/laptop-coaching-open-session-2/