< Previous© November 2017 The Meath Coaster30When Is a Backup A Backup? (Part 2)This is the second part on the topic of Back-ups. Part One can be found in the October 2017 Meath Coaster or on the links listed at the bottom of this page. Understanding Your PC ConfigurationTo fully understand what the various types of backups you can have you need to understand just what makes up the configuration of your computer. Once you have that clear in your mind you can then decide what type of backup you need to do.When you think about your computer one way is to think about it as you would a show house and your own. The houses are virtually identi-cal but it is the contents that make it yours. Thus when we examine the software and data on your computer it becomes clear what is ge-neric (bricks and mortar) and what is personal or custom to you.The configuration of a computer (excluding the hardware) consists of the • The operating System• Settings data• Apps or Programs• Your dataOperating System.As delivered from the factory the operating system on all similar models is identical. As soon as you turn it on that starts to change with updates being downloaded from the software manufacturers. Time was these updates were infrequent but now they seem to be constant (annoying to say but the least). Updates correct errors in the op-erating system or patch holes (vulnerabilities) which could allow viruses or hackers to gain access to your system. If you restore your computer with a factory re-store backup you lose all of these updates and you must suffer through the download and in-stallation of them again.Settings DataOnce the machine has been setup the informa-tion related to you is recorded and stored by the operating system and your apps. The loca-tion of this data can be on the cloud, your hard drive or both. Examples of settings data would be your bookmarks, stored passwords, licenses for any software you have installed, and identity infor-mation used to connect you to cloud apps such as dropbox and google apps. I will continue on thi s topic in my next article.§ Oliver Reidy is a computer technician and has been in the industry since 1981.You can contact him via email at help.desk@reidyonline.com or at the telephone num-bers listed on this page. This article, and all previous articles, are available to view online at http://reidyonline.blogspot.ie/ or www.reidyonline.com/blogspot.htm COMPUTER PROBLEM?Contact Oliver 041.988.7526 087.797.0740iPhones Smartphones RepairLaptop/Desktop Repair & Upgrades© November 2017 The Meath Coaster31Drumgoole Financial Services is regulated by The Central Bank of IrelandIrish worrying less about money, health is still biggest focus……According to research commissioned by a leading protection specialist, 37% of Irish people view money as their biggest worry this year. What is particu-larly noteworthy about these findings is that this is almost 10% less than the 46% who said that money was their biggest concern in 2016. The survey asked 1,000 respondents nationwide what their biggest worries were and what their biggest focus was in 2017.Health was cited as the majority of peo-ple’s main focus (37%), followed by ca-reer (26%) and travel (13%). What is sur-prising is that there has been quite a drop in the number of people who identified money as their biggest concern in 2017 when compared with last year. This could this be an indicator that things are on the up for people financially as Ireland is on track to have the EU’s fastest growing economy for the fourth successive year and has a decreasing unemployment rate which last month was at a near 9-year low.The survey found that after money, 22% worried about their family most in 2017, a big jump from the 14% who said the same the previous year. Meanwhile double the number of respondents said they were concerned with loneliness compared to 2016; 8% versus 4% respectively. The survey results also highlighted the large difference that exists between the priorities of the younger and older gen-erations surveyed. For 18-34 year olds the focus lies, understandably, much more on their career (42%), health (19%) and family (13%). While an equal amount of 18-34 year old respondents (10%) said property and travel were at the forefront of their minds. For over 55s their biggest priority was their health (60%) and travel-ling (27%).Overall health is a big focus for every age group surveyed. It is the top focus for 35-54 year olds and over 55s whilst it is the second top focus for 18-34 year olds. One of the ways people are prioritising their health is shown by the uptake in more Health Insurance policies. The largest up-take increase has seen people in their 40s taking out policies, with almost 33,000 people between the ages of 40 and 49 joining a scheme since the start of 2015. As people are becoming more informed and involved in protecting themselves, there has been a noticeable increase in people interested in discussing Serious Illness cover and Salary Protection cover.There is no escaping that money is still a big worry for many people throughout the country. Unfortunately managing household finances can be challenging. The thought about what might happen in the future that could adversely affect family finances, is never far from peoples’ minds, it would ap-pear. Making contact with a local Financial Broker to discuss personal finances and the options available to people may be one way of helping to alleviate this worry. §© November 2017 The Meath Coaster32Council Update by Cllr Eimear FergusonFull Council 2nd OctoberA discussion was had on the pro-posed development by Irish Cement and while this plant's footprint is not on Meath Coastline, it's input/output could have an impact on the residents of the coast. With the proposed incineration of 600,000 tonnes of waste, including end-of-life tyres and alternative raw materials, it is bound to have a few effects on us during the operation, eg higher volumes of traffic on the main roads. Meath County Coun-cil were to submit recommendations to An Bord Pleanála following hearing the members views. There is now an Oral Hearing being held on November 21st in City North, on this planning application.Municipal District 12th OctoberBeach ManagementAn update on the Beach Management Plan was given and we were told that a Natura Impact Assessment (AA) needs to be car-ried out. The plan will have to be re-drafted and go out on public display again.The proposal of putting a barrier at the Bettystown entrance was spoken about and the plan is to trial run (2 months) manual closing and opening carried out by council staff.The ongoing issue of unsupervised/uncon-trolled dogs on the beach was discussed. I'd hate to see dogs being banned from the beach altogether, they enjoy it to so it would be appreciated if all dog owners could act responsibly with their pets (clean up their waste and keep them under con-trol) as the beach is there for all to enjoy.Procurement of the 3 houses at the en-trance at Bettystown has finally been se-cured and is open for Architectural Design Competition with the hope of having the design team in place by mid January. So, if you know of anybody wishing to partake in the competition contact david.keyes@meathcoco.ie Personally, I'd love to pre-serve the existing facade of the buildings but if it proves unsustainable to do that, I'd like to see the new design replicate at least the front facade as much as possible. This may sound daft to some but for those of us who have watched the old Bettystown vil-lage change so much in the last 30 years, it would be great to still see some original part of it. That said, it will be great to have the much needed facilities planned for the building for use by both locals and visi-tors and can only positively enhance our beach and village.Housing Update ReportPhase 2 - 12 New build houses in Bettystown Narroways are now at the de-sign stage and the new residents are set-tling into Phase 1. I hope they enjoy their new homes.Alverno Court - The total cost of the up-grade, €5,502,809 needed to complete has been left short with €3,458,329 having been approved.Further talks with the Department are needed to try secure the shortfall.The biggest frustration in the housing sec-tor is the length of time it takes from start of any process to end product as we, as councillors, have had to learn and be very patient with. When it comes to the bad-ly needed upgrade of Alverno Heights, I hope it won't take as longSeafield updateDara McGowan gave us an update of the © November 2017 The Meath Coaster33sporting fields at Seafield. The best layout still has to be finalised after many sporting clubs/activities made their wishes known for use of the land. Besides the football and soccer pitches and a lit running track (around the St Colmcille pitch) requests were made to look into the possibility of having a safe walkway in the area.Estates to be taken in chargeIt was agreed by all councillors to have Mornington Court taken in charge. Some works will need to be carried out before this is officially done.MotionsThere were 3 motions proposed for: • Four Ambient Air Monitoring units to be installed in the East Meath area: • Provision in the Capital Budget for a li-brary in Laytown/Bettystown • A public realm plan for Laytown, Bettystown, Mornington and Donacarney area to be prepared to improve linkages and civic facilities for the residents All motions were agreed and passed.Other updatesNational Planning Framework (Ireland 2040-Our Plan) - Have your say.The key objective of this plan is to ensure that all regions can reach their potential and provide jobs, enterprise and innova-tion opportunities throughout the entire country. Draft plan can be viewed on www.nfp.ieJulianstown By-PassI met with Minister Ross about the urgent need for a by-pass in Julianstown and I highlighted the high volume of passing traffic and long delays through the village due to traffic travelling to South Drogheda and Meath coast. With all the new resi-dential building, both in the process and in the planning, the amount of traffic is set to increase. While I knew traffic was bad, it was only when I was working with the Tidy Towns group did I realise just how chronic and dangerous it is with the vol-ume and speed of the traffic.Pride of Place awards were held in Slane, which was very fitting considering most of the awards went to projects in Slane. In our area, congratulations to Sevitt Hall, Bettystown, Sonairte, Laytown, Lime Kiln, Julianstown, Julianstown & District Community Ass., Seaview and Alverno Heights, Laytown, and to all who made the finals.Back to dog owners... With the dark eve-nings upon us there are many walkers/run-ners out in the dark and the last thing they want to do is step in dog waste or end up on the wheels of buggies or wheelchairs which they can't see on our footpaths and grass verges. During the day is just as bad for buggies and wheelchairs. There are signs and bins around the area for dog waste - they are for the owners, the dogs can't read o r reach the bins. Please adhere.At this time of year, once again, dark evenings. Hi-vis clothing, a torch and/or bright clothing should be with you to en-sure you are visable when out and about. Stay safe.The C*******s Season is about to start. Keep it local, support local businesses.If you need to contact me: eimear.fergu-son@members.meathcoco.ie and Phone 0864068270 §© November 2017 The Meath Coaster34Please mention The Meath Coaster when replying to advertisementsTHE VIEW FROM THE KITCHEN TABLE, By Geraldine HughesThis month’s chat wasn’t meant to be about driving but it was on my mind. Getting the first born on the road means it’s had a high profile in our house this year. Like the majority of us I try to drive safely, not too fast or reckless, stay off the phone, indulge in a little in–car singing, and lately, stay out of the way of angry drivers. I can tolerate the odd impatient driver. I can tolerate the tailgaters, even when I can only see the whites of their eyes in my rear- view, even the petty ones who hate you to overtake them. I can even happily turn a blind eye to those who mouth off behind the wheel. I try not to react to any of it but I noticed it happening more and more lately, and slowly it dawned on me that the N (novice) plates on the car are like a red flag to the more aggressive type of driver. Which brings me to a little incident I had the other day –A large truck, having taken the wrong lane (it happens), indicated to move into my lane of traffic. Because everyone is in so much of a rush, no one would let him in, so he bounced – if such a thing is possible with such a big truck but he ac-tually managed it - bounced into the correct lane al-most squashing the car in front of me. I realised the stupidity of pitting my car against a big truck, allowed Oasis Childcare Centre Mornington Co. 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I wanted to explain why he shouldn’t act that way to an N driver - after all he didn’t know I wasn’t one. Instead I treated everyone in the vicin-ity to a full-on washer–woman display yelling at the top of my lungs, while half hanging out of my car door and as my mother would say, making a show of my-self. Yep–completely lost the plot - mad woman on the lose! Dignity blown! Can’t remember what I said but I’m certain it was colourful. Mortifyingly the lights took forever to change, giving us both more than enough time to cool off before ending up beside each other at the next set of lights. That was a long 2 minutes -both of us staring at a point in the distance! 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When trying to remove the bad habits it helps to identify why you have these habits or patterns in the first place.The Core Approach will help you to iden-tify unhelpful behaviours and barriers, help you find a type of exercise that you enjoy, work on a personalised nutrition plan aswell as helping you to identify and work on your goals to become the healthi-est version of you.Here’s what our clients have reported when working with The Core Approach.1. More energy – Getting out of bed in the mornings is easier, energy crashes mid morning or afternoon are a thing of the past and you have a steady, constant sup-ply of energy throughout the day. Fuelling and nourishing the body with the nutrients it needs to function at its best, identifying and working on the barriers that trip you up plus moving your body regularly will help your energy levels soar.2. Improved Sleep – Many diet and life-style factors affect our sleep. 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School prefects and Tran-sition Year students took parents and pro-spective students round the school on a guided tour showing them our brand new classrooms upstairs, our new canteen area and our fabulous new music room. The li-brary is up and running and is an excellent quiet space for students to play chess or read during lunchtimes. We like to think in Gormanston we cater for all students.New Gormanston Canteen. Our students are really enjoying the new healthy food and drinks on offer. Students can pre order their lunch and quickly pick it up when the bell goes at 1:00pm. They can eat together inside or if the weather is pleasant make use of our picnic tables outside.Our New Music RoomSome photos of our wonderful new music room are included. During the summer the Parents Association and teach-© November 2017 The Meath Coaster39ers have redecorated a creative space in Gormanston College for any student who wishes to make music. Students some-times take lessons in the room and our Junior and Senior Choirs practice here. Music has always been a large part of Gormanston College and this new addition encourages reluctant musicians to take part and try something new. It has proved a very popular addition to our school. Transition Year Students collecting ap-ples. This year for the first time we have two Transition Year Classes. They have already been on a number of trips and spent their weekend away in Tanagh Out-door Education Centre to get to know each other. Today they went to our orchards in the school grounds and picked apples to take to a local senior citizen group. Our first and second year students are also go-ing to plant bulbs in the grounds that sur-round the school over the next few days. §Irish Cement Oral HearingIrish Cement notes that An Bord Pleaná-la intends to hold an Oral Hearing as part of its consideration of the Strategic Infrastructure Development application by Irish Cement to permit further fossil fuel replacement in Platin Cement Works. This project seeks to replace existing fossil fuel use by increasing the quantity and range of alternative fuels used in the cement kilns in Platin. This will reduce Platin’s dependence on imported fos-sil fuels, reduce CO2 emissions by up to 300,000 tonnes per year, and will help re-cover valuable resources that might other-wise end up in landfill. It will allow Platin to continue to operate competitively and will support existing direct and indirect employment in the Cement Works. Platin first began using alternative fuels in 2011 and by 2016 had reached its current 120,000 tonne permitted limit. Replacing fossil fuels in cement factories is standard practice in Ireland and throughout Europe, and is in line with European, national and regional waste management policy. Extensive experience over four decades in Europe demonstrates that replacing fossil fuels with these new fuels will have no impact on emissions from the Cement Works. We look forward to setting out details of the application during the oral hearing. Photo of a Mornington Fox by Mary TracyNext >