Perhaps I shouldn’t mention that we have chosen to ignore today’s General Strike, for Castro Martin business carries on as usual. I will not comment on the sentiment behind the strike except to say that there is no doubt that the Spanish Government will be forced to make cuts, whether we like it or not….

Several months ago Angela exchanged her desktop PC for a new laptop. It has revolutionised her life as she is now able to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether that is true or not is not really the issue, but the reality is that it now enables her to work more or less wherever she wants. After all, a Blackberry still has its limitations despite being an indispensable piece of kit.

During those months I have been observing jealously that Angela is no longer a slave to her desk, and although my desktop still works pretty well (despite being a dinosaur in computer years), I have finally taken the plunge. Yesterday I received my shining new laptop, fully equipped with all the very latest technology. Of course the immediate downside is that I first have to load it with all the appropriate software, before I can even contemplate transferring any files. I have my fingers crossed that all goes well over the coming few days.

In the meantime, on the very same day, our office received a huge box containing a brand new photocopier. (Heaven only knows how they got it up the stairs to the first floor.) Anyway, calling it a simple photocopier does it a serious injustice, as not only is this a colour machine, but it also serves as a fax machine and scanner….. and all done by wi-fi! Gone have the days of waiting at the machine to send faxes typed on bits of paper – the 21st century has officially arrived!

Now where’s that handbook, I must check to see if can make me a cup of tea…..

Perhaps I shouldn’t mention that we have chosen to ignore today’s General Strike, for Castro Martin business carries on as usual. I will not comment on the sentiment behind the strike except to say that there is no doubt that the Spanish Government will be forced to make cuts, whether we like it or not….

Several months ago Angela exchanged her desktop PC for a new laptop. It has revolutionised her life as she is now able to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether that is true or not is not really the issue, but the reality is that it now enables her to work more or less wherever she wants. After all, a Blackberry still has its limitations despite being an indispensable piece of kit.

During those months I have been observing jealously that Angela is no longer a slave to her desk, and although my desktop still works pretty well (despite being a dinosaur in computer years), I have finally taken the plunge. Yesterday I received my shining new laptop, fully equipped with all the very latest technology. Of course the immediate downside is that I first have to load it with all the appropriate software, before I can even contemplate transferring any files. I have my fingers crossed that all goes well over the coming few days.

In the meantime, on the very same day, our office received a huge box containing a brand new photocopier. (Heaven only knows how they got it up the stairs to the first floor.) Anyway, calling it a simple photocopier does it a serious injustice, as not only is this a colour machine, but it also serves as a fax machine and scanner….. and all done by wi-fi! Gone have the days of waiting at the machine to send faxes typed on bits of paper – the 21st century has officially arrived!

Now where’s that handbook, I must check to see if can make me a cup of tea…..