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Penarth and lights August 28, 2022
[Click on an image to scroll through them in full screen and see the EXIF data as well.] It was a lovely clear evening and I thought it was about time I shot the Esplanade (the sea front) at Penarth, with it’s wonderfully restored pier. Unfortunately, just as I setup with the tripod to catch […]
Lightning at Pagham Beach August 25, 2022
[Click on an image to scroll through them in full screen and see the EXIF data as well.] There are some who specialise in this sort of thing, and I admire them hugely. Some hurtle across the interior of the USA just to capture twisters and lightning strikes. In the UK this sort of thing […]
Llŷn in September 2021 August 21, 2022
[Click on an image to scroll through them in full screen and see the EXIF data as well.] Another week, another holiday! The relief of the end of lockdown and we made it to Llŷn for a week holiday at Nefyn. A few half-decent shots, but more important than that was having a break from […]

Switch-off of analogue PSTN February 4, 2022
This article will record the progress of the planned switch-off of the analogue PSTN (public switched telephone network) by 2025, and its implications to all of our generation, as Openreach moves to implement a fully digital service. The issue was brought to the attention of the Cardiff u3a Computer Group by Jenny Sims, a group […]
Keeping safe online June 21, 2021
The threats – real and perceived [First posted 10 September 2020; minor changes 21 June 2021] Luckily, there’s plenty of advice and guidance available – often slanted particularly towards our demographic (ie oldies) … Those two sites are particularly easy to follow and understand, but others are equally informative and targeted. Your bank probably has […]
How do you delete photos from Google Photos? April 7, 2021
Seems a pretty easy question to ask. Should be a relatively easy question to answer. Wrong! It’s a minefield of complication and you can quite easily find yourself deleting images from places you don’t want them to be deleted from. In this article I’m not going to even attempt to enter the minefield but after […]