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Speaker System Controls On Friday I had set up the system for a Youtube presentation. When it was finished, embarrassingly  I couldn’t get back to direct CDs. So I needed to formalise how to change music mode easily. Four experimental sessions (and a trip to the suppliers to reset my...

The Eye Opener 2024 Update   The key change in the last few years has been the extraordinary developments in using smartphones. These comments all relate to Android systems as used on the Google PIXL. Similar features are available on Iphones.   The most important is “Select to speak” which...

VIOLINISTS and their Violins According to my AI Assistant, Gemini: “Determining the “finest” violins can be quite subjective, as various factors contribute to their excellence, including historical prestige, sound quality, playability, and personal preference. However, some violinists are known for wielding instruments considered at the absolute pinnacle of craftsmanship and...

I over stretched myself –  again It all started so easily: The Jazzxy potatoes arrived early and went on to start chitting Next  there was an offer on some potato bags, which I’d never used before When they arrived I planted the Jazzy To protect them from frost I put...

More White Sticks than I’ve seen in years At Shoreham Centre on 27 Feb 2024 A very popular event for the blind and partially sighted. We were talking to “The Supermarkets” but the most exciting speaker was from Proctor and Gamble. They have two life-changing innovations: Adding a surface pattern...

So I asked my AI Assistant, Gemini What would you include under “Classical music FUN” That’s a great question! The answer really depends on what you find “fun” in music. To help guide you, here are a few different approaches to finding fun in classical music: Upbeat and Energetic Pieces:...

Eight years since I updated this. I suppose it was due to learning how to cope with sight loss and then there was Covid, but we are still here, nearly twenty  years on! Recently we started a U3a Group called “Grow your own, for flavour” So the objective is flavour...

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We, sight-impaired people, cannot see a smile, or a wave of the hand, or “catch someone’s eye”, we cannot recognise a person’s face...

A practical plan. Written (and typed) by Cliff Jenkins. Published December 2018. Based on his experiences during the nine year...