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Hania Rani & Caoilfhionn Rose


I’ve been meaning to blog this for weeks. A couple of months ago, I was fed a video by YouTube’s algorithm, of Hania Rani ‘Live at Invalides’ in Paris. That led to a very late night as I couldn’t drag myself away from it, I found it absolutely captivating. Next day it was still filling…

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What Happens Later


What a gem of a film. I didn’t see any trailers for this, either before other films or on the Cineworld website. It just appeared one Friday and I like the actors and went. I left on top of the world, what a smart, happy little film this is! I love both Meg Ryan and…

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Defcon 31


Thursday 10th – Sunday 13th August 2023 I’m sitting at Harry Reed airport waiting to fly home. I finally managed to return to Defcon after a four year gap, mainly due to Covid. I knew deep down that I had missed coming here, but I had not realised just how much! So the last time…

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Freewrite Traveller


So occasionally a gadget comes along that is different. These days they are few and far between, but they stand out when you first see them. I’m typing this on one such gadget right now… The Freewrite Traveler. Not heard of it? Neither had I until recently. It was a crowd-funded project it seems, but…

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Derek Sidaway – Electronics teacher at the Towers School, Ashford, Kent


The name of this man comes to mind often, as he was that teacher who was a great inspiration in my life. I hope everyone has one of those teachers they can remember. At the age of 13 I became a proper geek and was obsessed with Physics and in particular, because of my Dad,…

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Ricoh MP C2504 ex Photocopier/Printer Admin Password Change/Reset


If I find myself spending an inordinate time on Google looking for something, I try to record it here to try and reduce the time for others searching for the same, often straightforward, enquiry. Here I was trying to find out how to change the admin login password for our Ricoh MP C2504ex Photocopier/Printer. On…

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August 22nd 2022


Happy Birthday, Rich x. You are much missed.

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The Split


I finished watching the last episode of The Split 3 on iPlayer today. I haven’t posted here for ages but I felt compelled after watching that. I am just in awe at the extraordinary skills the actors who created this world possess. I just do not know how they can make their work so utterly…

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Danny Dunn and…


I recently sold a tatty old book I had bought on ebay. It was from a series, begun in the 50s, called Danny Dunn and…’. When I was about 8 or 9, I found a book in my school library (Bybrook Junior School) called ‘Danny Dunn Invisible Boy’ by Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin. One…

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.cc and B&Q


Grr. My favourite personal email address is under the .cc top level domain. I love the address, it is my equivalent of a personalised number plate. But, B&Q’s website says it is invalid. It is about the only site I have found that rejects it. I believe it is taking exception to the .cc TLD….

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