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[Marianna]

Hello Marianna so so nice to hear from you , apologies for broaching perhaps the Taboo subject but how are you at the moment.

Bored out my skull with waiting for rehab.

 

[mikey1965uk]

The thing hospitals etc rarely consider. The waiting oh good grief the waiting.
Thankfully in the UK we don't have to pay huuuuuuuuge amounts for a doctor to just say hello so we can't complain really but nonetheless the waiting etc is still soul destroying especially for long term patients. Difficult subject. And it particularly bugs me when I know, I absolutely know that that dingbat working in Ward whatever number should be nowhere near a hospital other than as a patient.
I'd better slow down here hahaha : )))

 

[captain clutterbuck]

If you are a people watcher then Hospital clinic waiting areas are a great source of entertainment and a window into how the NHS works at a ground level , not great if you are in anyway debilitated or have been waiting for some time for treatment .

 

[gothic]

I fail to see the logic with some of their systems. I have to attend an annual clinic for a certain treatment, the appointment is ALWAYS 0900.
The problem is that all the other 20 or 30 patients for the same clinic have their appointments at 0900! So in reality it's a case of first come first served. I have worked out that it's best to arrive when they unlock the doors at 0830, normally works.

 

[mikey1965uk]

I fail to see the logic with some of their systems. I have to attend an annual clinic for a certain treatment, the appointment is ALWAYS 0900.
The problem is that all the other 20 or 30 patients for the same clinic have their appointments at 0900! So in reality it's a case of first come first served. I have worked out that it's best to arrive when they unlock the doors at 0830, normally works.

Do you bring a club or whip? Is there a fight to the death? Oh sorry I got carried away

 

[Barrychuckle]

I prefer the 1960/70's hospital wards with Hattie Jaques as the stern faced Matron, Sid ogling the pretty nurses and Jim Dale crashing down the stairs on a hospital trolley.....

 

[mikey1965uk]

That's pretty much my hospital

 

[Graham]

Book me in!

 

[Adanor]

I try to check in every day on my desktop which I understand, when a new version comes out, will eventually morph into sort of a laptop.

 

[Marianna]

When I replace my current desktop computer, it will still have a full-size ergonomic keyboard, but this time it’ll be wireless, and a wide screen for displaying two versions of the photo I’m currently editing. I also do my family’s genealogy and related local histories. That leads to travel planning in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. With all of the document-heavy work, it’s very convenient to display two documents side by side.

So it will live on my desk, but it will be a far cry from the traditional “desktop” computer.

 

[BruceC]

When I replace my current desktop computer, it will still have a full-size ergonomic keyboard, but this time it’ll be wireless, and a wide screen for displaying two versions of the photo I’m currently editing. I also do my family’s genealogy and related local histories. That leads to travel planning in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. With all of the document-heavy work, it’s very convenient to display two documents side by side.

So it will live on my desk, but it will be a far cry from the traditional “desktop” computer.

I run 2x 27inch screens with 2560x1440 resolution and works well for me at home...
or 3x 27inch 2560x1440 resolution at work

Nice to have that extra data on screen at once... Not a fan of wireless KB/Mice... always run out of battery when you have no spaces laying around.

 

[maltrab]

I love the term wireless, there is always a wire involved somewhere

 

[Marianna]

... Not a fan of wireless KB/Mice... always run out of battery when you have no spaces laying around.

Not a fan of the tangle of cables all over the place. For decades, I've kept a supply of various-sized batteries on hand. When the supply gets low, I add them to the shopping list for the next time I'm out.

 

[theatrically_inclined]

Not a fan of the tangle of cables all over the place. For decades, I've kept a supply of various-sized batteries on hand. When the supply gets low, I add them to the shopping list for the next time I'm out.

No doubt I'll be raiding the supply of batteries I keep for the radio mics, for the battery operated mini LED decoration lights - again!

 

[maltrab]

At home I run 3 UPS backup systems, one for the PC which will keep it running for about 30 minutes, easily long enough to shut it down, the next one for my 2 NAS boxes which it will keep them running for over 1 hour, so anything that needs backing up can be done and then shut them down, the last one is for my router, as I only use VOIP (Which we all be doing in the next couple of years) it will keep this running for about 10 hours, as well as calls it will keep the wifi running at home, each UPS has USB so mobiles etc can be charged if they are running low