Monthly Archives: June 2009

High sugar can be good

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Allan Jackson

Having recently been diagnosed with high sugar levels, I was delighted to find a type of sugar that I could indulge in freely. The product in question is not food, unfortunately, but is the free Sugar Learning Platform which was … Continue reading →

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Here be a Dragon

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Allan Jackson

Today, I’ve got quite a few different things for you. First off, I finally got my copy of Dragon Dictate working again after my recent hard drive accident. I had been using the program for a number of months when … Continue reading →

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All the top stories

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Allan Jackson

After several weeks and much effort, my newly upgraded PC is almost where I want it, with most of the bits of software I use installed and running as I want them. The computer Canopus ran for four years without … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s a palooka sometimes

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Allan Jackson

Recent events in my computing world were a salutary reminder that everyone will eventually earn themselves an entry in the Palooka’s Hall of Fame (PhoF). I installed a trial version of the new Windows 7 operating system on my upgraded … Continue reading →

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A new Windows on the world

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Allan Jackson

It has been a long time since I have looked forward to the launch of a new version of an operating system, but I’m in that position again. I started talking about Windows 7 last week and said that I’d … Continue reading →

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