Author: nealpp

  • Linux on a Linx 10

    Linux on a Linx 10

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    The Linx 10 is a Windows tablet, originally equiped with Windows 8 and then upgraded free to Windows 10. The system is powered by a Bay Trail Atom processor with 32GB disc. This has worked pretty well on Windows, but I was having issues and don’t really like Windows anyway. The first was linked to…

  • Back to Vinyl

    Back to Vinyl

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    Back in day I used to buy LPs then cassettes when needing mix tapes and portable Walkman music and then onto of course CDs before digital. However with the resurgence in vinyl I decided it was time to connect up the record player again. Not having a hifi set up, I wondered about streaming through…

  • Norfolk Part 1

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    Instead of a daily entry, a digest of the last few days for journal purposes. Arrived on Friday, gorgeous weather. Who needs sunny abroad with the stress of travel, airports and everything else when this country is so stunning, and half the house can be packed in the back of an estate! After getting to…

  • A Matter of Notes

    A Matter of Notes

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    Notetaking seems a rather banal topic for a post but for one who uses computers, tablets and smartphones a lot, notetaking is one of the most powerful productive tools available. There are of course many uses for notes. I use them mainly to keep reminders and a way remembering of all sorts of things and…

  • Booklet Imposer

    Booklet Imposer

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    This sounds rather dramatic but what a great little piece of software. Recently I’ve been doing the service sheet for the licensing service of our new Vicar. Not wanting to use a full publishing package as I didn’t need any of the full blown layout features, I used Word (as that is what the Diocese…

  • The Flying Scotsman

    The Flying Scotsman

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    Thomas was really pestering me to go up to York to see The Flying Scotsman before it leaves again in July. We took the car down to the Elland Road (boooo!) Park and Ride and took a bus into Leeds to start our journey. Once in Leeds, we took a train up to York which…

  • Jofli has a cup of Earl Grey

    Jofli has a cup of Earl Grey

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    Today we went to Howick Hall Garden. The hall was the tea famous Earl Grey’s and it is still in his family. The gardens are gorgeous and there are loads of walks to do in the grounds. When we got back to Bamburgh, we had a final day of holiday selfie at a view point…

  • Jofli goes to Cragside

    Jofli goes to Cragside

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    Cragside is a massive National Trust estate developed by Lord Armstrong who was the first person to power his house with the electricity generated by water. Not only is this interesting but the landscaping, house and grounds are superb. Fairly new is a playground which Thomas enjoyed a lot. Mummy and Daddy remembered the picnic…

  • Jofli at Warkworth Castle

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    We’d never visited the English Heritage Warkworth Castle before and there was a War of the Roses event on so it seemed a good opportunity to visit. What a great castle! Much of the keep is intact and Thomas could spend ages exploring all the little rooms and locks (check the review we did at…

  • Jofli visits the Holy Island of Lindisfarne

    Jofli visits the Holy Island of Lindisfarne

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    A glorious day in Northumberland. Sunny spells on the weather turned into glorious sunshine all day. A perfect day to cross the causeway onto Holy Island. Jofli enjoyed visiting the priory – where Thomas was explaining all the history to everyone, and then up to the castle, visited the garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll and…