Clean XP

I put a clean copy of XP on to the old laptop and it is much happier.  There are a few outstanding issues which I probably don't want to deal with, including changing the BIOS batteries.  Lets see how much longer I can get the computer going.

Resuscitating Computers

I tried to resuscitate an old desktop and failed.  Both of these desktop probably have motherboard issues.


So I changed tack and tried to put Windows 7  onto the old laptop.  It was all good, I am able to carry out remote desktop and read Chinese but not all the drivers are Win 7 compatible.  I lost my wifi.


I think I will just step back and put a clean copy of XP of this old laptop.

Harrogate Band at Wetherby Bandstand

We went to Wetherby Bandstand for the sunny Sunday afternoon.  Harrogate Band was playing and I could already imagine them being good.


They started off with some matching band style music playing.  Doing so, they brought themselves closer to the audience.


They have a very multi-talented percussion crew.  They had some 7 instruments between them.


The conductor threw in some bad punts in between the music.


We were also impressed by age range.  I will look forward to seeing them again.

Yorkshire Museum of Farming

We got a stack Yorkshire tourism material and picked a handful of attraction to visit.  One of which is the Yorkshire Museum of Farming, aka Murton Park.  We went there first thing in the morning fearing for the influx of children.  We were glad when we were informed the children usually come during the week as part of school trip.

There was a re-enactment of the middle ages, and we played around with the different food stuff, different herb and stuff.  But since there weren't very many visitors, they were not "fighting' very hard.

There were some animals, and the collection were not as impressive as Temple Newsam.



The bonus was the Derwent Valley Light Railway.  Sarah absolutely loved the little train ride. 

Cat Poo in the Garden

There is a cat that likes to poo in my flower bed.  I don't mind it too much excepts it stinks.  I just bury them into the flower bad hoping they are not bad for my plants.  Why is the cat doing it?  I have a cat mint at the back that attracts no cat.  Why cant the cat bury its own poo, then it would bother me less.

Opodo

Opodo, always wait for a discount code before booking.  I am kicking myself for not having saved another 10%.

Dead Cat Bounce

Sarah seems to think Wake Up to Money is a hard core geeky financial programme, I quite like it as it is quite broad overview.  I heard the phrase "dead cat bounce" from this programme the first time.  They actually modified it to call it "dead kitten bounce".


Then I googled it to see the origin, and there are many helpful and amusing graphic.