Computing
Digitising Old Photographs
The first in a short series of articles, which are partly technical (going into a little bit of detail about how the family archive of photos, 8mm home movies, and audio tapes was digitised), and [more…]
Articles by NeverUpToTheJob
21st Century
Puzzles
Going Postal’s Monster 2024 News Quiz
Have you, your family and friends been paying attention this year? Here’s your chance to find out, with GP’s news quiz featuring 150 topical 2024 questions. Doing the whole quiz in one go might be [more…]
Drinking
Non-Alcoholic Pub Drinks
Let’s start with an apology. The title of this article alone will be enough to provoke a sudden and dangerous rise in blood pressure amongst many readers, and for that I am extremely sorry, but [more…]
Elections
A Tale of Three Manifestos
The manifestos came thick and fast throughout June for the General Election being held on July 4th 2024. 100 parties are involved, standing anything from 635 candidates to just one, with only eight parties fielding [more…]
Hobbies
Going Postal’s Monster Easter Quiz
What do you or your family know about Easter, and how it’s been celebrated over the years? 120 Easter questions, with the answers at the end. Doing the whole quiz in one go might be [more…]
Arts
Going Postal’s Monster Christmas Quiz
What do you or your family know about Christmas, and how it’s been celebrated and portrayed over the years? 120 Christmas questions! Doing the whole quiz in one go might be a bit much for [more…]
Hobbies
The End of the Road for Electric Cars
Imagine the following scenario….. In the beginning, all cars were powered by electricity, which was stored onboard in huge, heavy batteries. The cars were acceptable for use on short journeys, but on long journeys they [more…]
Human Interest
The Evil That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Deeply buried in the LGBTQ+ acronym is the letter ‘P’. So deeply buried is it, that it doesn’t actually appear to be there. But believe me, it is. That invisible ‘P’ stands for ‘Paedophile’, and [more…]