Down to London today, courtesy of that other smooth operator (see what I did there!), East Midland Trains, for my second visit to The Shard. I took on the Tower back in April 2013 when I met up with Peter J – we were both fascinated by, at the time, this ground-breaking construction (that had …
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Computer Coaching: Colourful Words
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at how to add a splash of colour to word-processed documents. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing
Computer Coaching:
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how to copy a selection of files from a USB stick to your Laptop. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
Doctor Who – Series 9, Episode 1
So, here we are – it’s back on our screens, and with the BBC’s marketing machine on full-throttle leading up to tonight to ensure everyone knew it was on – I missed it! Well, I missed it live as we had friends round. So, I’ll be watching courtesy of the Sky Box on Sunday. Showrunner, Steven …
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Curry Night Catchup
It’s that time of year where we start to count the weekends until the end of the year and begin to catch-up with those friends/neighbours who we’ve not seen so much of. Ideally, it would be a great to do it all in one single get-together, but trying to fix a date that suits everyone, …
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Computer Coaching: The Essentials of Word Processing (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at a range of generic skills needed when using ANY word-processing programs. Filed under: Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing
Tablets: Play Store
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: It was a small class this afternoon, so I had a real opportunity to carry out some one-to-one coaching, and I concentrated on Google’s Play Store. Filed under: 1-to-1 coaching, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
Computer Coaching: USB Sticks
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at how to transfer data from a USB stick to a PC. Filed under: Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
5ive go to… Liverpool
It’s that time of year, when a few of us Trainers get together for a weekend of culture, food, drink and whatever else comes our way! In previous years we’d been to Stratford-upon-Avon (2012), Bath (2013) and Birmingham (2014). This year it’s Liverpool and a ‘Staycity Serviced Apartment’. Coming along for the experience this time around …
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Computer Coaching: Managing and Filing your Data (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued to look at understanding how to ‘file’ data according to your personal requirements. This included looking at disk labelling. Filed under: Delivery, Design, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Staff Development, Volunteer
Computer Coaching: FAQs
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we had an open session for the class, dealing with their individual queries and questions. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
Computer Coaching: Managing and Filing your Data
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how to manage data on your PC. This included copying, moving and renaming files; creating and renaming folders. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
An Unexpected BBQ
We don’t normally do ‘spontaneous’, but this afternoon was a very enjoyable exception! Tom and Julie invited us round for an afternoon, ‘first sitting’ BBQ in advance of their son, Lewis (and his legions of loyal followers) arriving later for the gentlest of invasions – and also food! Lewis was DJing at the local Aqua …
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XKR and a Spitfire
It was off to Gill and Chris’ tonight in Northampton – that’s TWICE we’ve been out in the XKR this week, and I think that’s a record! Abi was there too and it was good to catchup with news of her new job. The evening got off to a great start (for me!, anyway), when …
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How English!
We tottered off to Cranford Hall this afternoon, where they hosted local Craft Fair. Only £.50 each to get in – how very English! There was plenty of stalls plying their wares – Ann ended up with a scarf, and I bought some special cream called Sparklebright that you put onto glass and it stops …
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Gambles in The Feathers
A family day today, as Ann and I blew the dust of the XKR and drove down to Roger, Jane and Oliver’s for lunch and to catch-up with Denis, who had been staying over. A very reasonable 28.8mpg on the way down including some lead-footed ‘magic moments’ to check that the car still accelerated as …
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Computer Coaching: From Camera to PC
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how to transfer photos from a digital camera to a PC. Smile please! Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
Computer Coaching: Recap – Word Processing (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we covered different ways to embellish a word-processed document using bullets and numbering. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing
Eastbourne or Rust!
After the torrential rain on the south coast last week, it was good to learn that we wouldn’t end up rusting this weekend as the weather forecast predicted a heatwave! So, we left home just before 9am, in the direction of Eastbourne, with a plan to stop of along the way, somewhere, and enjoy a …
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Computer Coaching: Personalising your Desktop
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at different ways to customise the look of your PC’s Desktop. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
Tablets: A Tour around ‘Settings’
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we began a detailed discussion explaining the various functions within the ‘Settings’ menu on an Android tablet. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
Computer Coaching: Keyboard Skills
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we took a tour round the keyboard of a typical PC and applied it to some word-processing tasks. Filed under: 1-to-1 coaching, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
Friends for the Weekend
This is what it’s all about! Having time to spend lots of quality time with friends! This weekend we played host to Nick & Celina and Ralph & Karen. Everyone arrived together and after a fab lunch (seafood risotto followed by lemon trifle) courtesy of Ann, we boys (together with Celina) disappeared to play with …
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The Future of the Petrol-Head
We, I think this self-confessed petro-head will soon be changing his name – to electric-head! As part of this weekend with friends, Ralph and Karen introduced us to their latest acquisition – the all electric Tesla P85D. The rather boring sounding name, hides the fact that this is the most advanced electric car to date. …
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Computer Coaching: Browser Essentials
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, in the second of our ‘Tuesday Classes’, we looked at the essentials of using an Internet Browser. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
Computer Coaching: Recap – Word Processing
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: A small class today (due mostly to holidays), so everyone got a bit more personal tuition. We concentrated on recapping on a previous module covering Word-Processing. Specifically, understanding and using the various toolbar icons in Word and Wordpad. Filed under: Design
Walkies!
Another perfect day for sitting having a beer and generally doing nothing – so we met up with David and Valerie and went for a mega-walk. And when I say mega, I use the term in a relative way – it was mega for me!!! We started by walking down across the meadow, passed The …
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A Very Pheasant Evening!
After what felt like a very busy week (not bad for a retiree and a senior manager ‘between projects’), it was a perfect evening or a quick drive to one of our fave and local(ish) pub/restaurants – The Pheasant at Keyston. It was a beautiful evening and we even managed to bag a table outside. …
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Computer Coaching: A Tour Round your Laptop!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today was the second in my series of ‘Tuesday Classes’. I gave the group a tour around the outside of their laptop, explaining the various sockets, lights and buttons. We also discussed how to keep the exterior in good condition. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer
Tablets: App Stores
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today was the second, in my occasional Monday afternoon classes for Tablet users. We looked at the App Stores and how to download and use apps. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer