Category: Weekly Newsletter
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Emojis – What are they? who makes them and what do they mean?
On Thursday 23rd March we had a look at the topic of “emojis”, the little images which spice up e-mails Facebook messages and WhatsApps. An emoji (/ɪˈmoʊdʒiː/ i-MOH-jee; plural emoji or emojis) is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram or smiley embedded … Read more
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EMOJIS – what are they? who makes them? What do they mean? (…beware! 😲)
This Thursday, March 23rd we take a look at the fairly recent phenomenon of Emojis. We will take a look at how they developed from WingDings and Dingbats (some of us are old enough to remember those) Did you know … Read more
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File mess management
Last week we looked at strategies for improving file management, mainly on PCs, with some tips from Scotty about File managers in Android phones. First – clean up the device and get rid of junk :The Best Way to … Read more
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Where’s my stuff? It’s all over the place. How can I find and sort duplicates and junk?
This Thursday, March 16th we look at the problem of file miss (mess) management and discuss some solutions and tools to help tidy things up, on your PC, phone and cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, Onedrive, iCloud etc.) Come along … Read more
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The streaming giants compared – will there be a winner?
Chris ran through a summary of the major streaming platforms available in Spain, looking at their origins, content and pricing. She then demonstrated some of them, including the new SkyShowtime, (thanks Tom for lending login information!). These video streaming platforms … Read more
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The battle of the streaming giants – they are fighting for your eyes and your money!
Following last week’s discussion about the future of TV and video media, there was a flurry of interest on the JCC WhatsApp group about the launch of the streaming platform Skyshowtime in Spain. Why all this excitement? Is it the … Read more
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The Future of Television and video media – a discussion
“Digitalization of papers, the evolvement of streaming media, explosion of mass content creation, on-demand access to various content: we are now entering a new era of how television content is created, delivered, and even defined.” https://www.globallogic.com/insights/blogs/the-future-of-television/ Do you have … Read more
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Why are television and video media being messed up?
There seems to have been a “revolution” in the way TV and video content is being delivered: Some satellite channels are no longer available, VPNs don’t work for catchup, Netflix has squeezed more money out of family groups … Read more