Category Archives: Computers and Internet

The Corona Chronicles – COVID, Cotillion, Computers and Cake

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

It’s hard to know really, where we stand with regard to the pandemic. On the one hand, more than 2 million Israelis have already received the first dose of the much-vaunted Pfizer vaccine, administration of the second dose is well … Continue reading →

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HOT as Hell

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Shimona from the Palace

A few months ago, I upgraded my TV and Internet package with HOT, formerly a cable TV company, whose client I have been since cable TV arrived in Jerusalem, but now, a communications giant whose tentacles encompass not just TV, … Continue reading →

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On The Map At Last

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

I was surprised and delighted to be honoured by a nomination from Labellestudio for the Versatile Blogger Award: Thank you so much, Labelle – and congratulations on being nominated yourself for the award 🙂 You deserve it! Now, according to the VBA … Continue reading →

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Freaky Friday (or: What’s in a Name?)

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Shimona from the Palace

The day got off to a bad start. I had set my alarm clock for five  to seven , as the taxi which was to take my brother to the airport had been ordered for seven and I wanted to … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of the Vanishing Blog – Part 2

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Shimona from the Palace

  Well, as you can see, my blog module has been restored. For this, I owe a debt of gratitude to Mark, (Little Fish, Big Pond) who suggested limiting the number of blog entries visible on my space’s opening page to … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of the Vanishing Blog

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Shimona from the Palace

  It is a truth universally acknowledged that when using Microsoft Windows, totally inexplicable things have been known to happen. A case in point is my vanishing blog module. After I added my last blog post, about the amazing similarity … Continue reading →

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