Maybe it’s time to do an update after the January post…
Pic from themanc.com. This was Easter Sunday or Monday, taken from the top of Winnats Pass, looking down to Castleton. Utterly mind-boggling. …
I think I’m entitled to a little self-indulgence… I came across the letter I got from Oxford letting me know the results …
Having been on Gmail/Googlemail since 2005, I decided it was time for a change to something more decent (and less nosey). I’ve …
The to-do list grows and grows… It seems that the phone was just the beginning…
Exactly one year to the day after the TV screen got smashed, I managed to drop my phone and cause a web …
I think this must be the most Likes I;ve ever had for a Tweet. It was my reply to some Tweet asking …
Mel bought these as a random purchase earlier this week. Just had a nibble. First impression was “yeah, it’s OK”. But then …
Came across a glowing review of the Thorium browser yesterday, and decided to give it a go. No installation process as such …
This week Youtube has started complaining about watching videos with an Adblocker enabled, and threatening a ban. So, today, I finally got …
Surprised to see a rook in the back garden, hanging about with a magpie. Rooks are not as plentiful as jackdaws and …
Glorious sunny early autumn morning, so decided it was time to revisit Edale. Unfortunately, the plan came unstuck when we discovered that …
Been wondering why a Container is not showing up as an option in Elementor, even though others see and use Containers. Assumed …
Just discovered Softaculous’ WordPress Management over the weekend… Why did I not know this existed?! I’ve been fiddling about with a separate …
jAlbum produces pretty output, but it’s so clunky and a slog to configure galleries and update albums. So, I’ve moved all the …
Was thinking seriously about moving to a free hosting service (InfinityFree) and abandoning this paid-for setup. It seemed very straightforward until I …
Asked ChatGPT to “write the first two paragraphs of “The Colour Of Magic” in the style of Franz Kafka”. And this is …
It’s quite incredible how much AI has advanced since I first encountered it in the early 70s. Photoshop has introduced Filters that …
If you’re on Mastodon, you can find me at @Ivor@mastodon.online
There was this bang and crashing sound. Sat pondering for a while, trying to figure out whether it was inside or outside, …
My subscription to Outdoor Active ended last month, so I’m now just on the free version. The OS Maps app is perfectly …
Quite by accident, I discovered why I must have lost my fixed IP address – Origin are now part of Talktalk! And …
Had been considering moving away from Origin back to AAISP (in spite of the cost) as there seemed to have been funny …
I do get too lazy to blog about things that seem obvious and unforgettable, so I’d better say a bit about this …