Buondì. A decades-old computer programer habit, when packaging up multiple files together in a folder, is to add a very simple .txt file named ‘read me’ or similar. Anything the buyer or user needs to know, in order to make the software function, i.e. which of the other enclosed files to click on first, is […]
Archives for April 2021
The end of the world is nigh!
Buondì. Sorry, an unwanted ‘l’ somehow got into that title. What I intended to write was “The end of the word is nigh!” For lo, there came a time when people no longer read, or wrote. Communications from that age on were only spoken (Youtube ‘how to’ videos), or for those with feelings to express, […]
Half-price Italian ‘eBook of the Week’: Cielo libero (A2)
Buondì. This week we have a half-price ‘eBook of the Week’ promotion for you. This one is Cielo libero, the level is A2 (pre-intermediate), and for the next seven days it costs just £3.99, rather than the usual £7.99. We’ve done a promotion on this title before, a couple of years ago, so it’s likely […]
Why you should always check the expiry dates
Buondì. I’m an avid supermarket shopper, and patronise three different food stores in my neighbourhood each week. Actually, there hasn’t been much else that I’ve been allowed to do over the last twelve months. Shopping for ‘necessities’, however the Italian state chooses to define them, is always permitted. One of the three shops is my […]
