Monthly Archives: April 2011

A great weekend (to make up for earlier failings)

Failure   Unfortunately over the weekend of 16th and 17th April I failed again in my 30 Days of Biking Challenge.   I was suffering my very severe toothache and doing anything (even sleeping) was pretty much impossible for a day … Continue reading

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Drank Better

This post is part of a continuing series which charts how I gained weight and then lost it.  If you would like to read the story from the beginning, these posts are being indexed on the About Marchie page, as … Continue reading

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Ate Better

This post is part of a continuing series which charts how I gained weight and then lost it.  If you would like to read the story from the beginning, these posts are being indexed on the About Marchie page, as … Continue reading

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PostScript Errors When Printing PDF Documents

In response to problems my organisation has had with printing Microsoft Office 2010 documents which use the Calibri font, I changed our printer drivers over to PostScript and selected the Optimize for Portability option on these drivers.  Once again, fixing … Continue reading

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Got New Job

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30 Days of Biking – Week Two & My First Failure

Monday Monday’s ride must have been really uneventful, because it’s now Thursday and I can’t remember a thing about it.  I suppose that’s one thing about a regular commute.  It is just that, regular.  I might try to mix it … Continue reading

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Woodturning

Jenny has had a surprise birthday activity day lined up for me for some time.  I’d been instructed to book Tuesday off work, and for a few weeks I knew that we’d be going to someone’s house in Northwich, but … Continue reading

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Printing Problems with Calibri Font, Images and Office 2010

My organisation currently uses a range of Xerox multi-function printers – these vary in age from the reasonably old (seven years – WorkCentre M24) to the new (ColorQube 9203).  Also, we have recently rolled out Microsoft Office 2010 across the … Continue reading

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Moved Out of Home

This post is part of a continuing series which charts how I gained weight and then lost it.  If you would like to read the story from the beginning, these posts are being indexed on the About Marchie page, as … Continue reading

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Finished University

This post is part of a continuing series which charts how I gained weight and then lost it.  If you would like to read the story from the beginning, these posts are being indexed on the About Marchie page, as … Continue reading

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