Really Jeep?
Because Fiat/Abarth is FCA, I am on the mailing list for Jeep. Have to wonder if this image does anything positive for the brand? Lets fuck up a mountain?
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NZ Media complain about losing advertising revenue they handed to social media
'Media actively drove their readers to social media and the advertisers followed. Every time you said "Visit our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter" to comment or feedback you were accelerating your own demise. They didn't take your readers, you handed them over willingly.' My response to:
OneNote for shared locked in shopping lists | COVID-19
I’ve been using Microsoft OneNote to help support my grocery shopping trips for a locked in relative. This notetaking app is part of Windows 10, available on the web, iOS, Android (free for smaller devices) & Mac. I already do my own shopping list on OneNote and over time
March 2020 - 16th Anniversary!
March 31st means it is blog’iversary time. Sixteen years since that first tentative post! New Zealand is a long way from everywhere and social media eliminates that gap. What makes this anniversary strange is due to the COVID-19 nationwide lockdown even connections with local family, friends, colleagues are
About Grocery washing | COVID-19
I’m reluctant to comment on the recent much shared YouTube showing how to wash your groceries, but happy to share this from someone is qualified to comment: From Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/bugcounter/status/1243319180851580929 By Don Schaffner @bugcounter https://foodsci.rutgers.edu/schaffner/ Dr. Donald W. Schaffner
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Alfie bails out of the local park walk | COVID-19
The, now, normal COVID-19 local park walk (below) was aborted yesterday. On the Parrs Park through road, near the school classrooms, Alfie just flat out refused to go any further. All four paws locked up, legs scrabbling into reverse, 180 degree turn, tail down, ears back ‘out of here’
My Fiat Bravo 155 HGT the HubNut star!
Ian 'Hubnut' takes the Bravo for a spin
Windows Quick Assist to help support locked in users | COVID-19 Lock In
If you are IT supporting locked in family, friends, & colleagues with Windows newer than the August 2, 2016 Anniversary Update (build 14393) Windows Quick Assist will allow you to see and/or control their PC over the web. It makes it much easier to train or troubleshoot problems. You
COVID-19 Level 4 Lockdown
Not many times in my lifetime that you sense history being made. Tonight, now, New Zealand history is being made for our own good. In short, until the Level 4 status is changed, Stay At Home! Uniting against COVID-19 - https://covid19.govt.nz/ A word from Dr Siouxsie Wiles
Food and Drink
Hot Cross Bun taste test - Jam, Peanut Butter or Vegemite?
I was inspired to try this after seeing Kyle's tweet: Hot Cross buns with Vegemite. Yes/ No? pic.twitter.com/uFwlizP4Pc — Kyle MacDonald (@kylemacd) March 18, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js My taste buds said 'NO!' but my brain thought 'But what would
Some design lessons to amuse the kids (of all ages) | COVID-19 Lock In
Shaan shared this resource from Disney & Kahn Academy for children of all ages: One-of-a-Kind Learning Experience from Disney Imagineers | By Shaan Hurley on Between the Lines
Remote Desktop tips
If working connected to the office machine using Remote Desktop set your home machine to a different Windows theme to the work one. Helps remember which is which when working full screen! If you can adjust BIOS Settings (or your IT Help desk might have to do) some machines have