The objective is to have at least two copies of everything on different machines. Everything except Photos and Websites. I write stuff on my MacBook air. It is stored in a folder called Documents. This is the Apple standard folder that is linked to Icloud Drive. So anything in this folder is backed up in … Read more
Gas prices are rocketing. A lot of our electricity is supplied by gas turbines so we will see electricity prices surging soon. At the same time we have lost some capability to import electricity from Europe due to a fire. Fuel has been short at the pumps, for which the government are blaming a lack … Read more
After years of Windows (from Windows 3.1 through to 10) I have finally bought a Macbook. Why? My Lenovo was starting to have battery problems – only lasting a 2-3 hours. My Samsung never lasted long on battery and it’s really too big for a laptop. I use a lap top on my lap! Both … Read more
Video Pad While browsing the web I found Video Pad. It seemed like a good alternative to Movie Maker and works in a similar way. There is a free version which I have, a home version and a masters version. The latter are paid for, but they come with a free trial. It is unclear … Read more
YouTube This is the almost universal way of showing videos on line so I decided to go with it. Uploading The videos will need to be loaded up to Youtube. I measured the broadband speeds. Broadband speeds with O2 hotspot. Broadband speeds with home internet To my surprise, using my phone gave an upload speed … Read more
Hardware According to many websites I need a PC with a 8 core processor. Which means a PC made in the last 3 years. It makes one wonder how they edited videos 10 or 20 years ago. Of course it is bullshit. My 10 year old Samsung RV511 with an i3 processor running windows 7 … Read more
The Camera So I bought an action camera – a Dragon Touch Vista 5. This was with the idea of taking videos of our dog Meg, and also on my scooter. It was a lot smaller than I imagined. It came with two batteries, but no memory card. So I had to buy a 64Gb … Read more
Support for Windows 7 has stopped. Before it did I installed all updates, but it appears that the system, even after all this time has security risks. (Basically it is too complicated). I use the laptop for banking and I am worried that, if I get robbed, the bank will blame me for running an … Read more