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graham64 wrote:

Long birder wrote:

chris c wrote:I have all the kit and cables, just need to plug it in. Oh wait, that means going under the desk. I don't think I want to go there, unless David Attenborough accompanies me.

All you need to do with Chromecast, Chris, is plug the unit in a spare hdmi socket on your Tele and connect mains to the Chromecast three  pin plug and the rest is done via wifi!
Derek

That's to much information for Eddie Derek   will make his head hurt 

His head won't hurt too much Graham if his youngsters write him a Ladybird guide!

Long birder wrote:

graham64 wrote:

Long birder wrote:

chris c wrote:I have all the kit and cables, just need to plug it in. Oh wait, that means going under the desk. I don't think I want to go there, unless David Attenborough accompanies me.

All you need to do with Chromecast, Chris, is plug the unit in a spare hdmi socket on your Tele and connect mains to the Chromecast three  pin plug and the rest is done via wifi!
Derek

That's to much information for Eddie Derek   will make his head hurt 

His head won't hurt too much Graham if his youngsters write him a Ladybird guide!

Just spent a couple a days with some of our kids and grandchildren. One grandson is way ahead of me on computers, I love it when he says to me, let me show you how it works granddad, and he is 8 years of age. What ever happened to steam power I say. Seriously, these kids today are so bright. And some say we are doomed after Brexit, don't make me larf.

I used to be ahead of the curve, but then one of the computers I used filled an air conditioned room and probably had less power and capacity than my phone. We ran purchasing and stock control on a Commodore CBM - that was the upmarket version of the PET, with about a ten inch screen, 32k RAM and a whole megabyte of disks, two floppies in the days when floppies actually were floppy, and a dot matrix printer. The program was written in machine code and to modify anything we had to Get A Man In.

Now I'm trailing badly. I'm old fashioned enough to prefer hardwiring everything, I only use Wi-Fi for the phone and lappy, I need to add a switch to my router so I can connect the second computer alongside this one and the two printers and the fileserver and, well not the TV but the TV recorder. It'll mean punching more holes through my firewall along with the actual cabling. Does anyone have any circular tuits to spare?

chris c wrote:I used to be ahead of the curve, but then one of the computers I used filled an air conditioned room and probably had less power and capacity than my phone. We ran purchasing and stock control on a Commodore CBM - that was the upmarket version of the PET, with about a ten inch screen, 32k RAM and a whole megabyte of disks, two floppies in the days when floppies actually were floppy, and a dot matrix printer. The program was written in machine code and to modify anything we had to Get A Man In.

Now I'm trailing badly. I'm old fashioned enough to prefer hardwiring everything, I only use Wi-Fi for the phone and lappy, I need to add a switch to my router so I can connect the second computer alongside this one and the two printers and the fileserver and, well not the TV but the TV recorder. It'll mean punching more holes through my firewall along with the actual cabling. Does anyone have any circular tuits to spare?

I'm the opposite much prefer wireless connectivity my printer is Wi Fi enabled and I'd have no problem connecting other computers wirelessly either. I don't miss all the cabling all I have now is a power cable for my lap top

Derek wrote:His head won't hurt too much Graham if his youngsters write him a Ladybird guide! 

Agreed I got a new Hi Fi with bluetooth had no problem pairing with my laptop but could not pair my mobile no matter what I tried   my granddaughter came to the rescue and in no time I was connected 

graham64 wrote:

Derek wrote:His head won't hurt too much Graham if his youngsters write him a Ladybird guide! 

Agreed I got a new Hi Fi with bluetooth had no problem pairing with my laptop but could not pair my mobile no matter what I tried   my granddaughter came to the rescue and in no time I was connected 

And you have the neck to take the piss out of me? Get back to them whippets ya Northern monkey.

Eddie wrote:

graham64 wrote:

Derek wrote:His head won't hurt too much Graham if his youngsters write him a Ladybird guide! 

Agreed I got a new Hi Fi with bluetooth had no problem pairing with my laptop but could not pair my mobile no matter what I tried   my granddaughter came to the rescue and in no time I was connected 

And you have the neck to take the piss out of me? Get back to them whippets ya Northern monkey.

That's a bit rich coming from an Alf Garnett clone 

graham64 wrote:
I'm the opposite much prefer wireless connectivity my printer is Wi Fi enabled and I'd have no problem connecting other computers wirelessly either. I don't miss all the cabling all I have now is a power cable for my lap top

Several poorly secured Wi-Fi networks around here. I was thinking of printing a warning on a neighbour's printer which I could access if I wanted to.

In Other News, whoever was blocking/blacklisting me from posting on blogs seems to have finally given up, it'a been a long time now since I last had a problem.

chris c wrote:

graham64 wrote:
I'm the opposite much prefer wireless connectivity my printer is Wi Fi enabled and I'd have no problem connecting other computers wirelessly either. I don't miss all the cabling all I have now is a power cable for my lap top

Several poorly secured Wi-Fi networks around here. I was thinking of printing a warning on a neighbour's printer which I could access if I wanted to.

In Other News, whoever was blocking/blacklisting me from posting on blogs seems to have finally given up, it'a been a long time now since I last had a problem.

All the networks that come up here are secured, could never understand why anyone would leave their networks unsecured it's asking to be hacked 

It takes some faffing around, that's probably why.

As John Brunner wrote back in 1968, describing 2010

"It's supposed to be automatic, but actually you have to press this button"

chris c wrote:It takes some faffing around, that's probably why.

As John Brunner wrote back in 1968, describing 2010

"It's supposed to be automatic, but actually you have to press this button"

Every ISP I've used comes locked and can only be accessed by using the password key, I think they must have manually opened them up for some reason

Changing the subject ...

Marmite something you love or hate?

Is mustard the same?

I do use mustard in some recipes, but must admit I'm not a fan of spreading a little on a piece of meat.

However, it is a great shame that Colman's will be closing their Norwich factory ...

I still hope the yellow tin/jar survives being made, hopefully in another UK factory, but you can't but help sympathise with those in and around Norwich who will be affected by the factory closure.

More here:
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/01/04/colmans-to-close-mustard-factory-with-job-losses/

All the best Jan

Yes always sad when an Old Name goes. Bloody Unilever.

Personally I'm not fond of mustard but if I was I might try this

http://www.cumberlandmustard.com

This caught my eye

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/01/05/permission-sought-to-replenish-reservoir-despite-recent-rainfall/

I remember when it was built, a neighbour was one of the directors of the water company and took us to see the work in progress. There were times in Surrey and Sussex, and probably Kent too, when we had hosepipe bans and floods at the same time. More recently I remember they were putting in some giant water mains to move the stuff around over long distances while simultaneously losing hordes through leaks in the existing piping.

Can you believe it's Friday again tomorrow !!!

Where do the weeks go???

The grandchildren are already beginning to talk about Easter  

All the best Jan

Hi just popped in to say Happy New Year!
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and new year

Andy12345 wrote:Hi just popped in to say Happy New Year!
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and new year

Hi Andy good to hear from you again   A Happy New Year to you and yours too mate 

Andy12345 wrote:Hi just popped in to say Happy New Year!
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and new year

Hi Andy - thanks for the good wishes.
Happy New Year to you and yours too

All the best Jan and Eddie

Can you believe it's Friday night!
Hasn't the week flown by!!

It's swimming night again Grandma

Well actually not for Grandma, but for the grandchildren who have their swimming lessons.
Grandson will get another swimming certificate and grand-daughter is also doing well.

Fun times ...

All the best Jan

When I saw the headline 'Pothole-related breakdowns soar in 2017 - could poorer roads be to blame?'
I was not surprised ... out driving these days you need to keep a close eye out for the potholes! One of our sons does a lot of bike-riding, he too (and other bikers/cyclists) have to be careful to avoid them, they can do a lot of damage!

"Figures released by the motoring service company, the RAC reveal that the number of drivers breaking down due to impacts with potholes rose by 11 per cent in the latter part of 2017.

The RAC's breakdown service attended a total of 2,830 incidents related to potholes in October, November and December last year – compared to just 2,547 over the same period in 2016.

Further analysis supports this. The RAC admits that breakdowns usually increase during the final quarter of the year, due to worsening weather conditions. However, it reports that the rate of increase between this period and the preceding three months was 45 per cent, compared to 38 per cent in the previous year.

The RAC's figures come just days after a consortium of local councils revealed the disparity in funding between major and minor roads. Motorways and strategic trunk roads receive, on average, 52 times more funding than smaller council-managed roads.

The RAC's chief engineer, David Bizley suggests that the worsening road quality is a major factor in the number of breakdowns. "After several years in which the surface quality of our roads appeared to be improving, the latest analysis of RAC breakdown data suggests that for the third successive quarter we have gone backwards," he said.

"Distorted wheels, broken springs and shock absorbers can be very expensive problems to put right," Bizley added, also warning that they can be "genuinely life-threatening" for motorcyclists and scooter riders."

https://www.aol.co.uk/cars/2018/01/26/pothole-related-breakdowns-soar-in-2017-could-poorer-roads-be/

All the best Jan

Our local roads have been significantly better than in many other places for a long time but are now starting to decline due to penny pinching. There were main roads in Surrey that were in worse condition than some of our cart tracks.

Increasingly when they do road works they close the road completely. Health and Safety presumably, but a damn nuisance when they block off the road miles from the actual works and prevent access to the unaffected side roads.

"Increasingly when they do road works they close the road completely. Health and Safety presumably, but a damn nuisance when they block off the road miles from the actual works and prevent access to the unaffected side roads."

Yes, this can be so annoying ...
Guess we just have to face it!
Travelling these days just ain't what it used to be

Patience and often allowing extra time is needed.

All the best Jan

Jan1 wrote:
However, it is a great shame that Colman's will be closing their Norwich factory ...

All the best Jan

Another one bites the dust, Aspalls, makers of cider and vinegar

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42595870

It was owned and run by about six generations of the same family.

LOL!
Why is it that the day I choose to do some washing it always rains

Never mind ...

Onwards and upwards

All the best Jan

Surreal conversation I once had in a local shop with some local people

"Oh damn! It's raining and I just put my laundry out to dry"

"I'll put mine out when we get home"

"But it'll be dark!"

"That's all right, it's a nightdress"