Mundane News

[mybike]

Since late yesterday we have heard a faint smoke alarm noise going...... hands up who knew we had a smoke alarm in the garage, new battery fitted and silence has returned.

Can't help wondering why.

 

[mybike]

I've settled on tables in a word document (one for each year / segment nominally), with the photos listed chronologically like they are in my archive proper, rather than by file name as they are on my laptop. When I say chronologically, that'll be the date the image was originally taken, not the date on which I acquired it.

The tables also contain all the other info like venue, event, photographer, whether there are other versions of the same image, where it's been published and when, where I got it from, who else is in the picture etc. In a weird way, it's almost like the Exif data embedded in a digital photograph.

As you say, it's time-consuming and painstaking work (including generating the image thumbnails), but my fault really for putting it off for so long.

Just make sure you do not put more than one type of information in each column! It would then be easy to convert it into a database. I once had to convert a spreadsheet into a database which used colours within cells to indicate different types of data. It was interesting!

 

[mybike]

Edible 👍

Not dye then.

Recall my son, as a toddler, had a liking for beetroot, which subsequently caused some concern for mother & grandmother when the results of his digestive system were scrutinised. (stupid US spelling app didn't like that)

 

[mybike]

A neighbour across the road has an enormous TV on their living room wall; I can make out what they are watching. Just realised how useful one would be as having hdmi cabled my poorly laptop to my 32"TV I realise I need to sit a lot closer to use it as a monitor.

Your neighbour could watch it too.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Is that last part wishful thinking on your part. You can tidy your desk, once you've cleaned the place looking for it. Catch up on paperwork you've been putting off, presuming you haven't thrown it whilst tidying up.
And generally spruce the place up before offering your help to others.

Dude, how'd you get hold of my "to do" list?

 

[Reynard]

Warm and overcast here, with rain incoming for this afternoon.

Slept really well, and have had a bit of a kitchen morning, converting another load of tomatoes into the base for a nice veggie curry. It's not any particular type of curry, more like a "go through the cupboards and use up random stuff" kind of curry. This meant that the last sachet of creamed coconut has also been added to the contents of the crock pot. I normally use cans of coconut milk, but I don't want to be adding extra liquid to this on on account of all the tomatoes.

This afternoon will require a bit more veg prep, and then I plan on working on my archive. At least I won't need to water my tomato plants if the forecast is correct.

Anyways, it is almost time for luncheon.

 

[Reynard]

Not sure why anyone would, they were just normally priced items.

Because folks can be lazy, and it's easier than trotting off to the shelf to go get their own.

 

[mybike]

Also grey here but not damp
First cuppa going down well
Trail camera retrieved

Grey & damp here.

 

[biggs682]

Just started to drizzle in Numpton

 

[Reynard]

Just make sure you do not put more than one type of information in each column! It would then be easy to convert it into a database. I once had to convert a spreadsheet into a database which used colours within cells to indicate different types of data. It was interesting!

Thumbnails in one column, all the text in the other, in order to keep the portrait orientation for the paper. Although if I switched to landscape on the paper, I could then put each information category in its own column.

Right now, I'm just concentrating on getting all the images listed, and then I can always fine-tune things later. Ideally I want a format that is also suitable for printing.

 

[Reynard]

Just started to drizzle in Numpton

It'll be here by the time I've finished my lunch, then...

 

[classic33]

Dude, how'd you get hold of my "to do" list?

It's a bit like the magicians inner circle, never let on.

 

[biggs682]

It'll be here by the time I've finished my lunch, then...

Sorry but yes I think it will

 

[mybike]

Dude, how'd you get hold of my "to do" list?

So how many will accept your offer of 'assistance'?

 

[PeteXXX]

Raining quite hard here in Norf Hamtun ☔