Posting images via text messages

Why would anybody want to post images by SMS when things like WhatsApp exist? Simple – not everybody likes WhatsApp or similar. SMS can send images in the usual jpeg or png format but that is usually at some cost. Why because it SMS uses MMS which costs. Well, it’s fine if some people want … Read more

Spellings Across the Pond: UK vs. US English

Of some annoyance to me is the different spellings of the same words between the UK and the USA. I’m in the UK and culturally I prefer UK spellings. But it is not that simple. Microsoft Word that is ‘made’ in the USA seems to ‘think’ that it is fine if I spell prioritise as … Read more

What’s the problem with keyboard shortcuts

Over the years I’ve seen how people use word-processors. In fact the term has almost gone completely out of vogue. Most people in work environments use Microsoft Word. In the pandemic period documents would regularly have been shared in a group on a big screen and somebody would be typing. That experience over the last … Read more

Roboform

This is not an advertisement! This is only about me sharing knowledge of something very useful. It is called Roboform. Immediately some fool somewhere wants to know whether it is free. ‘Everybody’ wants ‘everything’ for free innit. Well it is not! So if you’re looking for ‘free’ – kindly get lost right NOW! I’ve been … Read more