tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3294434439778774703..comments2024-03-29T06:29:15.928-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Lesson’s learnedOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33835137195950707242023-03-31T16:17:07.594-07:002023-03-31T16:17:07.594-07:00juvat, sorry to be so late with this. When you get...juvat, sorry to be so late with this. When you get back, take a look at ImageJ (I used it at work, but after retirement had forgotten about it for four years). It is an image processing package originally developed for medical applications by the National Institutes for Health. The price is right (free download from NIH). Not flashy, intuitive (once you learn where the commands are and what the operations actually do, and easy to use. The best way to learn is to use a picture and see what each operation does to it. What you may have need of is conversion between picture formats, picture enhancement, rotation, cropping, and changing picture resolution (pixel size). It has functions to do a lot of other things too, some of while I have no idea how or why I would want to use them.Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71415386057471866742023-03-29T07:27:37.982-07:002023-03-29T07:27:37.982-07:00What a shame! I flew on BA a lot in the 90's a...What a shame! I flew on BA a lot in the 90's and loved them. <br />Of course any commercial air travel has all the charm and comfort of Greyhound anymore. As long as the aircraft lands wheels-down on the proper runway, I've come to consider that a success<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80854394230081649862023-03-28T19:07:11.923-07:002023-03-28T19:07:11.923-07:00Don,
Got that one saved in my Clue Locker. Thanks...Don,<br />Got that one saved in my Clue Locker. Thanks. Will try prior to next cruise.<br />Thanks<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5177931653307792332023-03-28T18:54:44.814-07:002023-03-28T18:54:44.814-07:00Removed a long string of spaces and some random le...Removed a long string of spaces and some random letters. Here it is: At risk of offering dumb advice (that you probably know). You can copy pictures into Word or Excel. In there, you can crop the picture, apply some enhancements, and save the new version. That reduces the picture size some. Now in Word (clicking on the picture), there is an option "Picture Format", then "Compress Format" (losing resolution, then "Save Picture As" (under a different name). (I tried a test of one of my pictures - took it from 2.7 to 1.2 MB..Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11204697049909404812023-03-28T17:40:40.322-07:002023-03-28T17:40:40.322-07:00...Coming from a time when 1100 baud was a luxury,......Coming from a time when 1100 baud was a luxury, I feel your pain...<br />Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80049549983269973212023-03-28T16:50:13.086-07:002023-03-28T16:50:13.086-07:00Beans,
Naw, like wine all over the world, there...Beans,<br />Naw, like wine all over the world, there's good and bad. The trick is to find the good and avoid the bad. I've had the privilege of drinking some out-fricking-standing German/French/California/Texas/Italian.....fricking dot. wines. It taught me that Good Wine and bad wine is made all over the world and it ain't where it's made, but by whom. Oh, and the Big Guy, being in control of the weather, gets a big vote also.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52870738902916891112023-03-28T16:46:16.203-07:002023-03-28T16:46:16.203-07:00Beans,
Yeah...They were...The crew was doing their...Beans,<br />Yeah...They were...The crew was doing their best, but....ground/headquarters support just wasn't there.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66250664744008518822023-03-28T15:25:50.137-07:002023-03-28T15:25:50.137-07:0029 hours from Alarm Clock to head hitting the pill...29 hours from Alarm Clock to head hitting the pillow in Austin. I'm hitting the rack again shortly.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20109372238552721822023-03-28T15:24:26.443-07:002023-03-28T15:24:26.443-07:00Beans,
Don't it though?Beans,<br />Don't it though?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33318435006944088232023-03-28T15:24:06.381-07:002023-03-28T15:24:06.381-07:00Anon,
Yeah, but I really think it was more of a ba...Anon,<br />Yeah, but I really think it was more of a bandwidth issue in general. But, I have other tricks up my sleeve for next time. On a laptop!<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7609482057877942682023-03-28T15:20:17.231-07:002023-03-28T15:20:17.231-07:00Went fabulously OldNFO. Way more laid back than t...Went fabulously OldNFO. Way more laid back than the Cruise ship ones. Way more.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9675625247243988322023-03-28T15:19:21.389-07:002023-03-28T15:19:21.389-07:00D4,
Spent quite a bit of time (it was a "Wine...D4,<br />Spent quite a bit of time (it was a "Wine Cruise") drinking local wine. I've always liked German Dry Riesling, but I've acquired a new one I like, Grüner Veltliner from Austria. Nice, Fruity, but dry, just the way I like whites. Gonna keep an eye out for it locally and talk to my HEB Wine Guy.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26337402919483581002023-03-28T15:10:32.789-07:002023-03-28T15:10:32.789-07:00Joe,
Yeah, Commercial Airlines have gone down hill...Joe,<br />Yeah, Commercial Airlines have gone down hill a lot. Kinda like downhill skiing off Mt Everest.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65085743846827483282023-03-28T15:09:33.559-07:002023-03-28T15:09:33.559-07:00Tuna,
I really believe they're very close to g...Tuna,<br />I really believe they're very close to going under. We had an incident at the Budapest airport with a flight control problem. When they explained the issue and what they were doing to fix it, the hair on the back of my neck started standing erect. One of the flight control computers was not functioning properly, and they couldn't seem to switch to the backup. After about an hour and a half, they said they were going to disconnect the primary and test the secondary. OK, not optimum, but at least you're trying something. Another half hour later, they said, apparently, both computers were inop and replacements were on order. No worries about an hour to replace.<br />That's when the hair went straight.<br />I don't think the question was ever asked "Why did both computer's fail? And what else do we need to fix to prevent that again?"<br />I sure as you know what would have.<br />But, as you can see (me writing this after the fact) that didn't occur. I think my fervent praying was a factor.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35471341210086128652023-03-28T15:02:29.480-07:002023-03-28T15:02:29.480-07:00THBB,
Thanks. The cruise was fabulous, no complai...THBB,<br />Thanks. The cruise was fabulous, no complaints there. Food, Service, Tours, Views, Fellow Passengers (with a few exceptions) were great. Mrs. J is starting the planning for another one in the near future.<br />As to the iPad issues. Not sure why, but the combination of the lack of bandwidth, not being sure I'd selected the right control from a drop down due to the language, and just the dag-nabbednis of the iPad OS took the fun out of it. My BD is coming up shortly. I've asked Mrs. J if she'd give me a PC based laptop for it. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31457277519088685132023-03-28T14:57:42.002-07:002023-03-28T14:57:42.002-07:00Anon,
Thanks, we did. (More to follow, gotta have ...Anon,<br />Thanks, we did. (More to follow, gotta have something to write about on Monday!)<br />Lotta truth in that last statement. Proof would be the sigh of relief when we transferred from BA to American juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52835816838983536832023-03-28T14:48:48.990-07:002023-03-28T14:48:48.990-07:00Beans,
As I mentioned to Cletus, the folks working...Beans,<br />As I mentioned to Cletus, the folks working were pretty sharp, so I think this problem starts at the top. I agree with your last.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8042465381954882312023-03-28T14:47:24.082-07:002023-03-28T14:47:24.082-07:00Cletus,
The flight crews were very good, polite a...Cletus, <br />The flight crews were very good, polite and helpful, but the food, well...sucked. Another indicator, I think of BA's demise. Cokes were served in 150ml cans. According to Google, 12 oz is 340mL Got to save money don'cha know? <br />On the bright side, they did have a decent selection of single malt scotch's, so I had that going for me.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39725377457438586922023-03-28T14:43:26.236-07:002023-03-28T14:43:26.236-07:00Boron,
Lotta truth there, brother, lotta truth!Boron,<br />Lotta truth there, brother, lotta truth!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87075903216135849822023-03-28T14:42:46.748-07:002023-03-28T14:42:46.748-07:00Thanks, Sarge, You would have loved this cruise. ...Thanks, Sarge, You would have loved this cruise. Lot's of big History sites and the guides were very up on that history, so I learned a lot. More to follow.<br />juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46471640435918747902023-03-28T14:41:36.075-07:002023-03-28T14:41:36.075-07:00TSquared/Don,
Yep, that's the way I reduce fil...TSquared/Don,<br />Yep, that's the way I reduce filesize on pictures all the time. However, (as you both are aware) both Email and Internet require bandwidth and available bandwidth varied greatly and frequently over the cruise. Most of the time there was sufficient to surf, which was good, but even doing that took away from total bandwidth, so...My future laptop (being built in my head now) will have photograph manipulation software installed on it from the git go. So...Hopefully, future problems will be avoided when I am, say....cruising down the Seine or something.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10964422658534528652023-03-27T18:04:46.961-07:002023-03-27T18:04:46.961-07:00Or if your Ipad receives email, just mail it to yo...Or if your Ipad receives email, just mail it to yourself. Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45961523373597762422023-03-27T16:42:16.745-07:002023-03-27T16:42:16.745-07:00BA owned by a spaniard? That explains so much.BA owned by a spaniard? That explains so much.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84926488483298423102023-03-27T16:41:34.579-07:002023-03-27T16:41:34.579-07:00I much prefer Kraut wine over frog water myself. ...I much prefer Kraut wine over frog water myself. Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68080515931759995402023-03-27T16:23:25.936-07:002023-03-27T16:23:25.936-07:00I have a logitech laptop sized keyboard solar powe...I have a logitech laptop sized keyboard solar powered that I've used for the last 10 years with my ipad. Makes all the difference in the world to a touch typist using ipads. What tsquared said should work, or, you could by an iphone. doesn't have to be the latest and greatest. I updated to 8 from a 4 about a year and a half ago and it cost me around $140.00 and works great/lasts a long time and all my devices share photos from iphone and ipad to my mac at home. <br />BA was bought by a Spaniard a long time ago and went irretrievably downhill ever since as much of England has over the last 80 years.<br />Enjoy the cruise.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com