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Category: Patrick Dunford

  • Facebook moves to grab even more share of key markets.

    There are two things in particular that Facebook is working on right now so they can increase their intrusion, data gathering and control over businesses and market places. These are video conferencing (Zooming) in the wake of Covid-19 mandated quarantining requirements around the world, and their new Facebook Shops feature that is designed to provide…

  • Steam Mopping Vs Chemical Cleaning [1]

    I’ve decided to take a foray into the world of steam cleaning your house and household items due to the obvious need that we will all have to do a lot more cleaning because of Covid-19 risk. Of course we can also use vinegar instead of chemicals to clean our houses, but using steam is…

  • Courier Delivery Sucks

    So the great and wonderful thing in lockdown at the moment is contactless delivery and having stuff shipped to you by a courier and it’s so wonderful – LOL. There are so many issues with courier delivery that people cannot be assured of being able to receive their package, although I have never lost a…

  • Facebook Sucks

    I’m not going to labour this point big time but anyone who uses Facebook for any length of time soon realises that there is massive manipulation of their news feed going on. Ok, we can understand that people can have a lot of friends or likes and this results in a lot of information that…

  • Sofa Beds: User’s Guide

    Sofa beds are a great way of accommodating temporary needs for extra sleeping space in a house, especially where there is limited additional bedroom space for guests (spare rooms). A sofa bed in a living room allows this room to be temporarily used for sleeping accommodation at night, and revert to living space during the…

  • The Great Heater Hunt Part 2

    The Great Heater Hunt is one man’s struggle to try to buy an electrical appliance that lasts 10 years or more… if such things are even possible these days at a reasonable price. (I have one of these old clunker F&P 380/400 washing machines, you know, the ones with a concrete block inside them… they…

  • Home Heating for Winter

    With some colder weather coming I have had the heaters on in my flat – almost unheard of for early March. At the moment all my heaters are De Longhi traditional type oil columns. The oldest, a Series 29 2000-watt 9-finner, has served me very well with a life of more than ten years –…

  • Facebook food for thought

    Here’s some hard thoughts about FB. I’ve been on FB for over four months and I have chosen to have only 20 friends. These friends are real life friends. People that I meet and talk with regularly for the most part. I don’t post much on FB. I reserve it for serious stuff. I like…