Sir Garfield Sobers, former cricketer, was 80 in 2016 This is an essay, based on my e-book Sobers six hit perfection at Swansea: That was the Day Available on Amazon Long before the days of the furious, frantic thrash of 20 20 Cricket, when the game proceeded at a gentle rhythm, the draw was a standard… Continue reading
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How Dragon ate my keyboard
I try out Dragon Anywhere, Nuance’s latest professional grade dictation software, on my Android smartphone… Nuance Dragon has been on my computers for 10 years, on my desktop, and then my Apple MacBook in successive versions. Now I am trialling the first version of Dragon Anywhere, “professional grade dictation for Android and iOS devices”, on my Android… Continue reading →
How my Motorola Moto G is most useful item I’ve ever owned
If you wondered about how our personal worlds may change through technological advance in the not very distant future, consider this. I bought my first computer in 1983. It didn’t have an operating system. The Internet was a shadowy technology few people had heard of outside the military and academia. On my computer all… Continue reading →
Basel, ancient and modern Swiss city on the Rhine
Basel, where Liverpool played Sevilla in the Europa League final on May 18th, is entry-level Switzerland, very close to the border with Germany and France. It straddles the River Rhine, at the top of the country. It’s within a comfortable train journey from the UK – about six hours from London Its heart is small, picturesque… Continue reading →
Is Hart’s Books just a small win over e-books or a tide turner?
With the opening of independent bookshop Hart’s, in Saffron Walden in Essex, and better news about the sales elsewhere, there are signs that the printed book is coming out of terminal decline in its struggle against the e-book. ———- As technology develops, devices – from LED lights to washing machines – become better, cheaper, faster and more efficient. The… Continue reading →
My journey from Commodore 64 to Motorola Moto G supercomputer
Oh dear. My Motorola smartphone is trying to set me tougher New Year challenges. “You’ve been very active over the last two weeks” (referring to my several times exceeding my one-hour walking or running target on Fit.) “Ready to take your goal to the next level?” I have been quite happy with one hour, and… Continue reading →