All Is Quiet!

And things just continue to bubble along quietly.  After a hectic week or two with local Community Groups this week has been a time for us to catch our breath just a little.  We have still had the 'regular' occurrences on like Stitchers and Computer Club along with some Community Association stuff but that is really all.

I popped around to show someone how to create repetitive cards a little bit more easily on their PC earlier in the week, I helped our former neighbour re set up his TV after he got it back from a major repair and I did a little shopping at Dick Smith who are in the midst of liquidating stock.

From the Dick Smith stores which are closing down I bought two items, neither of which I have a need for right now.  One is a great wireless keyboard by Logitech.  On 'special' you can get it for around $40.  I got one at a very special $26 about 6 months ago so when Dick Smith were tossing them out for $15 it was too good a deal to knock back!

This sort of keyboard is almost a necessity to run the Android TV box more effectively.  The android tv box device continues to blow my mind with just what it can do!

I rave over my Logitech Harmony One remote control.  One click of a button and the TV turns on, the Pay TV set top box turns on and on comes the amplifier.  The amplifier goes to the correct output, the TV to the correct input and within a matter of seconds and one push of a button you can watch PayTV.  They no longer make the Harmony One but have replaced it with a less expensive Smart Hub or a new upmarket 'Smart Remote".  Neither of them work as well as my Harmony One.

So when during the Dick Smith liquidation sales the Logitech Smart Hub came up for sale at $38.99 instead of $129 it was just too good an opportunity to miss out on.  It remains in its box in the cupboard waiting for that 'rainy day'.

I continue to bike ride most mornings dodging the showers earlier in the week.  But there was great relief when about mid week the wind turned a little more southerly and blew the hot and humid air away at last.  Since then there has been a distinct briskness in the early morning air and for the first time this year the overnight minimum temperature has dipped below 20°.  The bedroom fan now runs on Low overnight.

The pool is down to about 26° during the morning and up to around 28° mid afternoon so it is perfect for that refreshing swim.

I am in the midst of gathering things together to move to Windows 10.  I have collected my programs on an external drive ready for the upgrade.  I still may wait a week or two as right now the PC is running very well indeed.

The footy is back on TV again and I have discovered Daylight Saving finishes down south on the first Sunday in April so there is still another week to go.

During Easter Caloundra becomes a major destination for holiday makers from Brisbane.  Therefore we hesitate to even leave the estate over the Easter holidays as we know we will be caught up in all the holiday traffic.  But we have the pool and our own little shopping centre nearby so there is no need to leave anyway.

So life just bubbles along quietly.  As they say, no news is good news!