Archive for June, 2011
WordPress 3.2 released
WordPress 3.2 is now available. The focus for this release was making WordPress faster and lighter. The first thing you’ll notice when you log in to 3.2 is a refreshed dashboard design that tightens the typography, design, and code behind the admin. (Rhapsody in Grey?) If you’re starting a new blog, you’ll also appreciate the [...]
YouTube Embed Version 2 Features – Part 2 : Profiles & Lists
This is part 2 of a series of posts providing details of some of the new functionality being added to my WordPress plugin YouTube Embed. During this article any reference to YE is indicating YouTube Embed (and, more specifically, the currently unreleased version 2). Part 2 : Profiles & Lists Profiles With previous versions of [...]
YouTube Embed Version 2 Features – Part 1 : Embedding Options
This is part 1 of a series of posts providing details of some of the new functionality being added to my WordPress plugin YouTube Embed. During this article any reference to YE is indicating YouTube Embed (and, more specifically, the currently unleased version 2). Part 1 : Embedding Options YE has the same embedding methods [...]
Trust ComfortLine Bluetooth Mini Mouse review
Now I have a sparkly new laptop replete with built-in Bluetooth, I thought it was time to move away from my wired mouse (especially as I never bother to connect it up) and invest in a Bluetooth solution. However, when it comes to Bluetooth mice the choice is somewhat narrow – although still leaving me with choices from my usual suspects, [...]
Amazing deal on Samsung Galaxy S II
My mobile phone contract is expiring soon and, in the middle of a house move, I’m trying to find ways to reduce outgoings. At first I was looking at getting the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, as I knew that was reasonable affordable. However, for the same money I’ve now, amazingly, found the Galaxy S II. [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11
A few years ago I bought a netbook – an Acer Aspire One, which I considered the best netbook at the time. It’s worked brilliantly and its only limitations were those imposed on netbooks in general – small resolution screen, limited memory, performance, etc. However, I’ve since realised that I need a bit more… erm… [...]
Pogoplug Software
I’ve reviewed the Pogoplug hardware in the past, but now it’s time to review the actual desktop software. Why? Because with the recent version 3 release it can be used independently, offering a number of new features. The new Pogoplug software then allows you to share files across your computers – not just those attached to a physical Pogoplug [...]
Acer Aspire One slow Wi-Fi
This will possibly be my last post about my Acer Aspire One as I’ve now passed this onto my wife and I have a sparkly new laptop (more on that in a later post). A known issue with the AA1 is that the Wi-Fi can be quite slow. This, as it turns out, is due [...]
Armageddon Riders PS3
Last week I made mention of this game which had just turned up in the PlayStation Store. Now I’ve had a chance to play it. Before I start, he’s a quick recap of the storyline behind it… There has been a fatal accident in the Large Hadron Collider that plunged the nearby city into chaos, filling it with anomalies and [...]
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Powermat – great idea, shame about the range
Powermat is a company, and range of products, that allow you to charge your electrical gadgets via conductive charging – that’s the same technology that most electric toothbrushes use, where charge is sent to the device without having to physical plug it in. Instead you buy a “mat” which does the charging and each device has [...]
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