January! Already!
As I wrote in my last article, I am still recovering from the difficulties caused by the conversion of my telephone service to digital. To recap, all the difficulties stem from the inability of the installer to bring the service into my property where the old wire system entered. This meant that my broadband had to be extended to the part of the house diagonally opposite the point of entry. Suffice it to say I have finally achieved an installation performance slightly inferior to the old one, with which I will have to be content. I have repeated this to encourage others to hold out for what they really require, both in the initial installation, and in the setting up and testing. Exif photo security. Just in case you didn’t know, ‘exif’ is the acronym for information included with the actual image in a digital photograph. This information varies somewhat with the camera used, but usually includes time and date, lens and shutter settings and the camera make, model, etc. It will also store location, if the camera has GPS. Note- there is apparently no standard for this and the information available varies from camera to camera. Something to bear in mind if you are cautious about your security. Talking of cameras, it’s amazing how the camera function in your mobile phone has improved over time. The ability of the modern mobile to take good quality pictures under quite adverse conditions continues to surprise me. I still prefer a conventional camera, but my mine is still stuck in my younger days, and even though the memory card holds about 1500 high resolution, my memory still thinks ‘35 exposure film’. Cameras came into my mind because I have just returned from a sea cruise in the sun and took the usual series of ‘snaps’ many of which did not even get as far as ‘Photoshop’! More interesting was the use of wi-fi on the ship. You were still able to access the internet, albeit expensively and relatively slowly but more useful was the internal net which was accessible from an app and allowed one to book restaurants, join virtual queues for events, and monitor your on-board spending. John Clarke . Help with any computer related problem is available at most ‘Book Café’ sessions. www.littledownham.net
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