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Category: Computers

How’s the Weather?

My History of Weather Stations. Over the years I have purchased about four different weather stations other than the rain gauge on the back fence. The first one I purchased was a simple one that told me what the temperature……

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June 23, 2020 - 10:15 am June 23, 2020Computers, Doing LIfe eBay, retired, retired blokes, retired men, station, temperature, Travelling, weather, wifi, Wunderground 0

So They Got You an iPad

Using Your IPAD – Getting Started So the family have got you an iPad and you really are a bit lost in using it.  After you have worked out how to switch it on and enter the setup information what……

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May 18, 2020 - 9:52 am May 18, 2020Computers App store, Email, iPad, Mail, Maps, photos, retired, retired blokes, retired men, Safari 4

Making a Photo Book

My daughter had a significant birthday coming up so I decided to make a photo book for her. So where do you go to get a photo book so you can make use of the years of slides and pictures of birthdays……

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March 17, 2020 - 7:53 am March 17, 2020Computers, Photography colours, date, editing, Exif, Photo book, retired, retired blokes, retired men, shapes, sorting, template, text, upload 0

Find Your Sweet Spot

My Old Job Many years ago I worked for a broadcast network as a technician. One thing we did often, was to fix the studio loud speakers. You see back there, they had the latest and greatest technology in speaker……

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November 12, 2018 - 4:07 pm November 12, 2018Computers, Doing LIfe 1812 Overture, music, speakers 0

Editing Your Blockbuster

Getting Ready In the last blog I talked about getting your stuff together and making a video. I hope you were able to follow along and make a video of whatever you chose. However, there is one more step in……

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August 14, 2018 - 10:44 am August 14, 2018Computers, Photography clips, cutting, editor, edits, iMovie, movie, Shake, video, video editing 0

Speed up Your Computer

The Slowness Problem. One of the problems with computers is that as they get older, new operating systems and software patches come out and inevitably the computer seems to slows down. When it gets to the place where you get……

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January 31, 2018 - 9:00 am January 31, 2018Computers computer, drive, Hard Drive, MacBook, speed, SSD, Storage 0

Just do it

My Old Life. For the first half of my working life, I worked as an electronics technician in various roles with the national broadcaster. Then I changed profession and entered a management role in the same organisation. Finally, I went……

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November 21, 2017 - 10:24 pm November 25, 2017Computers, Doing LIfe absorbed, electronics, hobbies, puzzle, retired, retired men, wood turning 0

Communicating Online

Why communicate online ? I guess that if you are reading this you are probably already on the internet or just maybe someone printed the post for you to read. So we don’t talk face to face as much anymore.……

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October 9, 2017 - 7:24 pm October 10, 2017Computers, Doing LIfe communicate, Facebook, learning, message, online, retired, retired men, text, txt 0

Making a smart list

Make a simple list first. Have you ever had the need for a list of something but needed more than you could get if you wrote it down on paper? Like a shopping list that adds up all the items?……

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September 7, 2017 - 9:21 am November 14, 2017Computers, Doing LIfe add, budget, cells, computers, excel, formulae, numbers, retired, retired blokes, retired men, simple list, spreadsheet 0

Improving your pictures on a Mac

There are lots of photo editing programs available for the Mac but the one built in to every Mac is always the one I use first. Its simple to use and has some good capabilities if you look carefully. Importing……

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August 7, 2017 - 1:58 pm November 10, 2017Computers, Photography Adjustments, crop, Enhance, Filters, horizon adjustment, Mac, photos, Photos extensions, red eye, Repair, retired blokes, retired men, rotate 1
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