Random World Cup Reflections
Having watched most first-round and a few second-round matches, I think it’s fair to say that no team has been outstanding. So
“Wish You Were Here”
Now this is what makes Photoshop worthwhile! Posted on Twitter.
Time For A Change
Having settled on a template for the website for some long time, I thought it might be interesting to look at revamping
Mistle Thrushes Are Back
Well, one is. Had a visit to the back lawn yesterday afternoon. Problem is, new neighbours two doors down have two cats
Affinity Photo
After using (“a version of”) Photoshop CS6 for many years, I decided to go legit. But at Adobe’s prices (over £100 a
Flamborough
A drive over to Bridlington on a sunny Bank Holiday Sunday… Set off early (7am) and quiet motorways all the way to
Only Just Discovered Google Reverse Image Search
Having tried in vain to identify the location of a series of photos showing a castle, and only coming up with that
Landline Woes
Tested out the 2 SIMs in the new mobile by calling our landline – and got the sound of silence… Further investigation
OS Map Wrong
It’s a very rare occasion when you have to call doubt on something on an OS map, but I found out the
Ladybower Visit
Weather looks very promising for this week, so time for a brief (2.8 miles) walk at Ladybower. Been wanting to see the
So How Old Am I?
Did a test the other day in some online newspaper that allegedly judges how “grown old” you have become: and scored 21/35
New Mobile
Finally got round to buying a new phone, after plodding along with my 3-year old cracked screen Motorola. It’s a Xiaomi MI
Weather: You Like It Or Not
Today is like a dull, miserable November’s day. How different from yesterday’s sunshine and blue skies – perfect walking weather, so a
Working Together
Having booked a flight from Manchester to Cebu with Singapore Airlines, it turned out that the first leg was Manchester to Frankfurt
Struggles With Koken
Spent a day tearing the remnants of my hair out trying to find a way to stop Koken appending the site title
Annoying Greetings
I have a courier delivering my tea who insists on addressing me as “pal”… WTF? He seems to be an obnoxious twerp,
And Another Change Of Mind…
Very disappointed with Firefox Quantum, and I’ve changed my main browser to Waterfox. Never heard of it until today, but it’s looking
I Reserve The Right To Change My Mind. Continually.
Right, then: having definitely decided to use Coppermine for the gallery, I am now using Koken… Just felt that Coppermine looks a
Piwigo Problem Solved
OK, this was not too difficult to sort out. Just stick: date_default_timezone_set(“Europe/London”); near the top of /include/common.inc.php. However, Piwigo does not seem
Where Did They Go?
Been wondering what happened to the mistle thrushes we had in the garden earlier this year: spotted one by Greno Surgery.
Photo Galleries
Having settled on Piwigo for my image gallery, I’m a bit disappointed to find that it won’t run properly on hosting.co.uk: it
Blogging Software
Looking to move from my home-brewed blog, I’ve been trying just about everything that’s available from the Hosting Cpanel. WordPress looked good
Bye Bye, Hostinger…
… and hello hosting.co.uk. Couldn’t justify the price hike from £50 to £70 for what is essentially a bit of dabbling, so
Collared Doves
We seem to be being invaded by collared doves; which is nice… Yesterday, noticed a flock of around 20 descending on trees