Picture-Taking Tips
When I first started taking pictures it was with a film camera and my dad explained that the person I was focusing on should be in the middle of the picture. From that point on that is what I did. My pictures always had the […]
Off Topic
Bits and pieces that aren’t necessarily tech or computer related.
Coronavirus – The Positive Side
”No hay mal que por bien no venga” roughly translates to every cloud has a silver lining, words that may strike many as somewhat hollow during this COVID-19 pandemic. But, as with so many aspects of life, where there is a negative, a positive has
My Home Workstation & Workbench
I thought I’d share details of my home workstation and workbench with you good folk. I call it ”workstation” and ”workbench” just to sound fancy. In reality, it is just a section of my dingy old garage. No mod cons here. Here is my workstation
Change In Flight Plans – Part 2
Welcome back. If you’ve read my previous article on the possible tech solutions to some of the bigger problems of air travel, well let’s pick right back up where we left off. Sure, it’s a big, bold and possibly unachievable task to try to curb
Change In Flight Plans – Part 1
Flying. Once upon a time, this way of travel was as luxurious as it was quick. Full-service meals, recliners, lounges, even the airports were a simple affair. The so-called golden age of air travel of the 1950s and ’60s brings with it the nostalgia of
10 Crazy EU Laws That Britain Will Not Miss
Bendy Bananas This is your actual default banana with an angle of curvature at no less than 90 degrees, so if the banana is too bendy, it is to be rejected as sub-standard under EU law. with the stalk intact, without bending, fungal damage or
This Is Why I Hate Freakin’ Christmas!
The Christmas Dinner Picture the scene if you will. You’re seated in the garden with twenty other people, at a long table, on splendid wooden decking and the temperature is around 29C (85F). The guests either side of you don’t speak a word of English,
Top 5 DCT Articles In 2019
2019 has been pretty good to Dave’s Computer Tips (DCT). Thanks to you, our supportive readers and to our prolific writers, we managed to see more than a million page views this year. Of course, some articles were more popular than others and this short
Should Award Ceremonies Be Gender Neutral?
Award Ceremonies? Don’t you just love all that backslapping and air-kissing, with luvees and darlings thanking their cats, hamsters and anyone else within spitting distance, including many others that we’ve never heard of or are ever likely to? You either love ’em or hate ’em,
Are You Woke, Virtue Signalling? Or Both?
Look At Me, I’m Woke! For older duffers like me who were born in the 1950s, the alarming array of new social jargon and labeling that has emerged in the Internet Age can be a tad confusing, if not a trifle pretentious. Without wishing to
What’s The Colour Of Your Political Stripes?
We live in a world obsessed with putting labels on people. One that seems to be popular these days is in the political arena. Are your left, right, upside-down, or inside-out? 🙂 If you want to know where you stand, take this political test at
How To Look Like A Zombie
What would you look like as a zombie? Go to Make Me Zombie to find out. You’ll need a clear photo of your face in a JPG, PNG, or GIF format. A minimum background also helps. Go to their website and click on the big
Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” – Part Two
This article contains spoilers In January 2016 I wrote Is Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” Balanced? giving a brief summary of the Steven Avery/Brendan Dassey trials where both were convicted of the rape and murder of Teresa Halbach in October 2005. For directors, Laura Ricciardi and Moira