The Beatles - Get Back- in depth movie review

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Hopefully you’ve been able to watch it on Disney+.

Both Ringo and Paul are touring this year.

Here’s a 15 minute, excellent review by Rick Beato - a well known musician and You Tuber

Watch it here

During a meeting while the Beatles were breaking up (with much help from others) , John Lennon famously looked over his glasses at Paul and said “Paul, it’s just me - John”.

Much has been said of this acrimonious time but people forget - these guys did well over 1,000 performances and spent more than 10,000 hours together.

This upcoming movie uses previously lost footage to show a a real look into this incredible group of people.

Check it Out

What as ICS button

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I don’t know what it stands for but, it can save you time.

It will put an event in your calendar program.

For example, if you’re on the Events Calendar and click it, your computer will offer to add to your calendar.

Depending on what kind of calendar you use, you can click Google Calendar or ICS (Mac)

This is what the Events Calendar Page looks like.

On a Mac, after you approve the download, you’ll click OK to add to your calendar.

Do you back up your computer ?

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If you’ve ever had that sinking feeling of losing a digital file, you hopefully then started backing up your computer. If you haven’t lost a file (or a computer), its only a matter of time before it happens. So, backing up your computer is a good thing to start doing.

Here’s a look at Apple’s Time Machine - you can find similar methods on your computer manufacturer’s website.

Here’s Apple’s Time Machine page with basic instructions

iCloud - what's a cloud ?

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You hear the term used a lot. It’s just a computer (somewhere) which stores your stuff - outside of your computer and outside of our house. And, to add to the confusion - there are lots of clouds - Google, Dropbox, Microsoft, Apple and many others.

The reason most people need a cloud is, to backup (copy) your stuff to a safe place, in case your computer breaks or you drop your phone overboard. If this happens, you can go to your cloud storage and get back the info you stored there. That could be a big deal.

Since a lot of people have iPhones, here’s Apple’s instructions on backing up your iPhone to Apple iCloud. You create an iCloud account ( free basic service but they will be very happy to sell you more storage).

Check with your phone’s website for their cloud suggestions.

Here’s general explanation of iCloud (it does way more than back up)

How to get an Apple ID to get an iCloud account

Here’s how to back up your iPhone to iCloud

You can always contact Apple support - or the best way -ask friend

Paul Simon - Miracle and Wonder (with Malcom Gladwell)

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If you’re a fan of Simon and Garfunkel - listen to this this excellent series (audiobook). He explains his creative process and the musical threads woven through his 60+ year career.

From street corner Doo Wop to multiple Grammys.

Check it out

Buy it here

“Paul - you have a nice voice but, Arthur has a fine voice””
— Paul's mom