Author: Christine Betterton-Jones
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Welcome to our new premises – Christmas ads and YouTube favourites (plus a bit of Christmas cheer)
On Thursday 14th December we inaugurated our new home at the Jávea School of Bridge premises in the Centro Comercial La Plaza with a critique of some of the TV ads this year, and a selection of members’ favourite YouTube … Read more
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Where do you get your news in November 2023?
With the world becoming ever more polarised and unstable, we revisited this topic we last discussed in 2021. Here are the previous notes updated to reflect today’s reality. The introductory paragraphs hold true today – and will hold true tomorrow … Read more
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Where do you get your news in November 2023?
Back in 2021 (so long ago!) we discussed where people sourced their news. Since then, the world has changed a lot. It has become more polarised, with major wars and civil unrest. AI and fake news pervades the internet. Who … Read more
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Downloading music from YouTube to play offline
Most people use Spotify to stream their music – https://open.spotify.com However, you have to sign up for an account to use it and a Premium (paid subscription) account to listen without adverts and to be able to download tracks. https://support.spotify.com/us/article/listen-offline/… Read more
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Using YouTube and a free MP3 converter to find and save music for playing offline.
This Thursday, November 23rd, we’ll look around YouTube to find music to download and play offline. YouTube is home to loads of music stored as videos. Its search algorithms are pretty good at finding what you are looking for as … Read more
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Buying a new TV ? What you need to know.
On Thursday 15th November we looked at new TV technologies and how they might impact your choice of a new TV- which seem to be very cheap these days. First – Why a smart TV? Why not a dumb one? … Read more
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Understanding TV technologies
Televisions seem to be quite cheap these days. Perhaps it’s time to get a new one in time for Christmas? This Thursday, November 16th, we’ll try to make sense of some of the promotional and technical terms bandied about. What’s … Read more
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Untangling the TV Turmoil
Last Thursday, 9 November, we examined the different options for receiving UK TV in Spain. These boil down to two: Satellite (with a dish on your roof or in the garden) or IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) – i.e. TV over … Read more
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TV in Turmoil
In the UK, Satellite TV is getting a boost with more content and ultra high definition broadcasts. FreeSat certainly seems to have loads of new channels and apps though some SD channels have disappeared. Can we get these goodies here … Read more
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Searching the Internet successfully – Ask a silly question and you get a silly answer
On Thursday November 2nd we played around with several searches and search engines, Basic tips:Think carefully: What exactly are you looking for? Draw up your query and be as specific as possible. We had some success with this search … Read more