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Essential Chromebook Apps
Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com When I first got my Chromebook I downloaded loads of apps, but I’ve deleted many of them because you can do most things you want in the Google Chrome browser....
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Steady – Breathing Exercises App
There’s a lot of anxiety and other mental health concerns around at the moment related to the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, and so anything that can help us is welcome. Steady is an Android app that...
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77 Million Paintings (Brian Eno)
During the five years I lived in Wallsend I was looking for this, but could never find it. I finally found it after moving to Norton in July this year following my retirement. What is it, you ask?...
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LibreOffice: A Free Office Suite
The best free office suite just got even better as LibreOffice 7 was released recently. It’s the nearest you’ll get to Microsoft Office without having to pay a penny, and the latest version is even...
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Windows Insider Program
I hope you always make sure your Windows (or other operating system) laptop or device is always up-to-date with software updates, and that you install them when prompted to do so. Yes, I know they can...
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Windows 10 Preview 21292.1000
I’ve just updated my Windows 10 laptop with this pre-release build of Windows 10 via the Windows Insider Program. It’s a chance to try out new features before the normal release date of significant...
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Apocalypse (Jack Hertz)
Jack Hertz has been composing and recording for more than thirty years. He’s fascinated by all aspects of creating sound, from the earliest instruments to the present day hardware and software...
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Olympus WS-852 Digital Recorder
I’ve been thinking about adding audio to my blog posts, and looking at various stereo digital recorders. One of the recommended recorders (under £100) was the Olympus WS-852, so I was highly delighted...
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Google Photos (OCR)
I’ve been using Google Photos for ages, but it was only recently that they added an optical character recognition feature. Basically, if you take a photo of text on your smartphone, check it out in...
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NAPS2 Scanning Software
For years I’ve been using ScanWiz for scanning documents, but it hasn’t been updated since 2012 and I’ve been having some issues using it with the latest Window 10 OS. Since last year, I’ve been using...
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