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‘Kitchen Forensics’ #nffd

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Kitchen forensics Her resolve faltered as she reached the kitchen door. It would be huge and offensive. It would require a delicate touch. It would be hers to deal with – yuk! As she approached, an advance scouting party of flies lifted off and dispersed itself across less appetising surfaces to wait, she imagined, for the all-clear. Well, not for a while and not here she told them. She regarded the agglutinated mass forensically, put on gloves and aimed a squirt of surfactant at the festering heap. Then, dissecting out two small bones and a piece of cartilage, she wondered for … Continue reading ‘Kitchen Forensics’ #nffd

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Colin Lindridge 1955-2012

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

We were so sorry to hear that Colin, who had been a leading clinician and manager in our Older People’s services for many years, died on Monday May 7th. His partner, David, asked for the news to be posted on Facebook and there have been many messages there since, expressing the sadness his friends and colleagues are feeling at his passing. People are also talking about his smile, his humour, his dry wit, and his welcoming openness; Colin was not one for maudlin sentimentality. I knew him far less well than the people who have left their thoughts on that page, but … Continue reading Colin Lindridge 1955-2012

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‘Fete Accomplice’

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Some stories are just too British to compete well in the predominately US market and so this one is out as an Indie. ‘Stop it right now, you dizzy tart!’ Marissa Nalletamby is giving herself a telling-off in front of the mirror. ‘He’s married, you’re married, and you barely know him.’ She pokes at her hair with the end of a comb, ‘And did I mention, you barely know him?’ read on?   Continue reading ‘Fete Accomplice’

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Migrating Windows

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

It will happen to you. Sooner or later, the call will come and you will find yourself teetering on the edge of a new computer because your old one has slowed to a creak. I’ve been there a few times, and latterly twice. In the old days, unless you had endless CDs, more cables than Soft Mick, and complete faith in your dial-up connection, you were going to be leaving your old home with all its familiar furniture, and starting afresh with an orange box and two sundae glasses. Remember floppies? You weren’t going to get much on those. And what about your favourite programmes? … Continue reading Migrating Windows

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Transferring libraries & playlists in iTunes

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

This applies to transfers from a Windows 7 32-bit machine to a Windows 7 64-bit machine. Accessing your playlists on a new version of iTunes: What with the iCloud acting as a server and distributing your music, books, and apps to all your devices, this should have been easy but it wasn’t. The new version happily plugged into the music I’d transferred over via WET and TMPC, but couldn’t access my iTunes library, so no playlists. Using iTunes’ own facility, you can get hold of all your purchased material by authorising your new computer (you can have a maximum of 5, not including iPhone, iPod, and iPad) … Continue reading Transferring libraries & playlists in iTunes

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Tech tips: moving Outlook 2010

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

This applies to transfers from a Windows 7 32-bit machine to a Windows 7 64-bit machine. Moving Outlook: I followed the instructions here, and they worked http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/move-outlook-information-to-another-computer-that-has-outlook-2010-installed-HA102544948.aspx. You will need to set up your accounts again, but unless you have dozens, it’s no bother.  I had several and it was painless. Caveat and more tips, see http://demtigerpaw.wordpress.com/it-worked-for-me-links-to-tech-tips-ive-known-and-loved/ Continue reading Tech tips: moving Outlook 2010

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Tech tips: moving files, folders, from old PC to new PC

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Transferring files, folders, and applications from one PC to another This applies to transfers from a Windows 7 32-bit machine to a Windows 7 64-bit machine. Windows Easy Transfer This will do a simple transfer of files, folders, and documents. It won’t move your applications (programmes). You can do it over a network but if you have a large amount of material stored and/or your network is not really zippy, it may be better to buy the cable. This may reduce the time WET estimates for the move from days (mine offered 119, at one point) to hours. You may still need to … Continue reading Tech tips: moving files, folders, from old PC to new PC

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West Sussex Broadband – getting better connected

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Well, you would expect me to support a campaign for improved connectivity, wouldn’t you? If you’re here, then the chances are you feel the same so just hit the link – West Sussex -Better connected – and register. No need to read any further. But what if you stumbled here, lured by a twitter announcement, or a subscription to the blog, or a search for information about Alex Polizzi’s legs (yes, really)? Read on: West Sussex is a very rural community, more reliant on personal transport and telecommunications for its business and social activities than urban areas. By 2016, it will have a population of over 800,000, of which most will be in … Continue reading West Sussex Broadband – getting better connected

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Ollie, The Doctor, and The Dead Banana

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Ollie is the ten year old son of a friend. He’s a massive Dr Who fan, and this story was a very risky Christmas present. He’s letting me post it here so presumably it didn’t embarrass the socks off him, even though I’m pretty sure his mother really IS River Song. You never see the two of them in the same room together anyway, and that’s proof, right? Bad Apple Ollie was sitting on the sofa, watching TV, when he first noticed his hand disappear. He was about to scratch his nose when there it was. Or rather, there it wasn’t. Right up to his elbow, … Continue reading Ollie, The Doctor, and The Dead Banana

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Blue Bell Hotel: I’m not Alex Polizzi but …

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Another cross-post; still not as exciting as CSI but an update on a previous cross-post so pretty much obligatory. Let me say right off that the staff of the Blue Bell Hotel in Burton Agnes are as warm, friendly and accommodating as anyone could wish, and the rooms are very well appointed. For family reasons, I’ve had cause to stay there on several occasions over the last couple of years and so comparative standards have been easy to generate. The last time, earlier this month, we hit a drop in the usual quality of service, and all of it due to lack of attention to detail. The big things were … Continue reading Blue Bell Hotel: I’m not Alex Polizzi but …

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