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.
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.
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
Return to The Ashmolean
We’re great fans of The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, having been there in November 2011, March 2012, September 2013 and March 2014! As usual, we drove to Pear Tree Park & Ride, parked up and took the Bus into the town… …so much less stressful than attempting to park in the centre of town – …
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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.
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
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.
London Calling (again!)
It was off to London as ‘tourists-for-the-day’ and to meet up with our good friends Roy and Susan. We had a full day planned, beginning with the Tower Bridge Exhibition and ending with a Soho Restaurant! Perfect!!! Well, almost perfect, in that the weather was forecast to deteriorate from lunchtime onwards, turning to showers! It …
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Shelf Awareness and Dented Pride!
Oh bugger! Prior to… I went out to the garage today to discover that overnight, there had been an ‘incident’! The very large shelf that I use to store all my old training materials had ‘made a bid …
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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:-
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’.
A Belter at Belton!
Wow! That’s two days in a row where the weather has been glorious! Luckily, we’d already planned a while ago to meet up with Dennis and Sandra for a day-out (plus a picnic!) at Belton House – and the great weather was now an extra bonus! Last time we were here, back in July last …
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Celebrating Janet’s Retirement – Again!
We don’t need any excuse at all to get together with Janet, but if were looking for one, it was to celebrate her retirement a few months back! So, together with Nicki (who stayed over last night), we picked-up Jo and Janet and headed to The George Hotel in Stamford for Lunch. As always, the …
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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.
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’.
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.
Film: Avengers: Infinity War
The mighty juggernaut that is the Marvel film franchise (or to give it its proper name, the Marvel Cinematic Universe) continues on its unstoppable journey with their nineteenth movie (yes, really!) entitled: Avengers: Infinity War. Shares in the firm Spandex have already risen, as the movie was launched worldwide this weekend – and there’s a lot …
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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.
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.
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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Our Cruise Awards 2018
Queen Mary 2 Interior Photoshttps://photos.app.goo.gl/Q9GQJIaxepBf6Q1N2 Cruise Photoshttps://photos.app.goo.gl/ERuCjh9sqQhZNoxE3 QE2 Tourhttps://photos.app.goo.gl/RhB7Y6ptZXw8rKNl2 Our ‘Awards’ based on experiences over the past few weeks. Some are best read with your tongue firmly in your cheek! Favourite Port AwardWinner: Muscat, capital of the Sultanate of OmanRunner-up: Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka Best Tour Guide AwardAbdullah (Oman)Sri (Sri Lanka) Best on-Board Technology …
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Cruise 2018 Extra – “Ship Ahoy Cap’n”
From a photography point of view, occasionally, an opportunity presents itself that’s truly ‘once in a lifetime’. We were offered one of those opportunities today! It’s Wednesday the 18th, we’re in Dubai and it’s our final day on the Cruise. But first, “turn over your papers”, here’s a bit of ‘O Level’ Cruise history… (stick …
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Cruise Day 12 (17th April): Muscat (Oman)
Morning Reader, this is probably the final Blog of the holiday as we fly home Thursday. Today, we’re on a full-day Tour today entitled: Nakhl & Hot Springs. We’re covering :- Muscat is the capital city of (the Sultanate of) Oman and the seat of Government. It’s just ‘round the corner’ from Dubai, but unknown …
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Cruise Day 10 & 11 (15th and 16th April): Heading for Muscat (Oman)
Dear Reader, it’s another two days at sea for us, this time heading for Muscat in Oman. The clocks went back half-an-hour last night, so, as the end of our holiday approaches, we’re getting closer to UK time. And it’s been another busy period as over the past two days, we’ve crammed in… Sunday …
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Cruise Day 9 (14th April): Cochin (India)
 A lazy start for our Tours so far – a relatively lethargic 9.30 today! Here we go then – our first visit to India in the shape of a six-hour combined Coach & Boat tour entitled: The Best of Cochin. Cochin is in the Indian state of Kerala, located on the west coast of …
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Cruise Day 8 (13th April): At Sea
Another day at sea today… Things to do/see… Looking ahead to tomorrow, We’re docking in India for one day, where we’ve then got a six-hour Tour: The Best of Kochin First, the good news: It’s a late start for our Tour – a relatively ‘lazy’ 9.30. Now the bad news: we’ve been reminded that none …
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Cruise Day 7 (12th April): Colombo (Sri Lanka)
We’ve not been to Sri Lanka before and so this was going to be a real treat. We’re going ashore at Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city, leading (and very modern-looking) Port and commercial capital – home to some 750 000 locals. A hosted half-day walking tour is probably a good introduction to this country, just …
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Cruise Day 5 and 6 (10th/11th April): At Sea
Tuesday, 10th A formal night tonight – “Black and White Ball”. The clocks went back an hour last night. As we’re at sea for the next couple of days, it’s time to wake up our brains and take advantage of some of the onboard activities! Well, three out of four isn’t bad, I suppose!*Under International …
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Cruise Day 4 (9th April): Phuket (Thailand)
There’s nothing like a Cruise Holiday – long lie-ins, late breakfasts and no need for an alarm clock!And that’s why today was nothing like a Cruise Holiday!We had to set the alarm for 5.30am, breakfast followed at 6.15 and we were on the Tender Service for 7am!In spite of the super-early start, it was means …
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Cruise Day 3 (8th April): Langkawi (Malaysia)
It’s our last full-day in Malaysia today and we’ve docked around the island of Langkawi (1 of 104 in this archipelago, north-west of Malaysia). We’re currently very close to the Thai border. We’ve not been to Langkawi before, so we weren’t sure what to expect. Our original cable-car trip (that took in Machincang Mountain and …
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