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 @NoContextBrits asking “Name …
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 …
Had an alert from ExpressVPN that it was due to renew in 7 days. The renewal price was $99.99, which is totally …
There was an article in Yorkshire Live about what we called the Halifax Festival back in 1970. I was there, and it …
Walking up Greno Crescent, and a white van pulled up. “Do you live around here?”. Thinking they were going to ask for …
Had 3 jackdaws in the back garden this morning – a first. Not sure what they were after, but they were pecking …