Category: Comment
You see, I told you…
Sometime ago , I lamented the lack of advertising income thanks to the popularity of ad-blockers, et al. Yesterdays announcement by News Corp therefore didn’t come as a surprise – they would no longer be providing their newspapers’ websites free of charge. The only way websites such as these can provide the information that they do is to make money. And if [...]
What is Twitter playing at?
I like Twitter. I don’t post many comments and when I do, they’re not very exciting. But I “get” Twitter, unlike some people. However, considering its worldwide success, it lacks basic features. Sorry, what I should say, is that they appear to be concentrating their efforts in the wrong direction. I didn’t really want the [...]
Spammers are really, really stupid #2
In some effort to keep my comments under control, all have to be authorised by myself before appearing. Recently I received a comment against my “ Adobe Acrobat Reader Vs Foxit Reader ” post. It was a reasonable enough query… Hello guys, I need to edit the watermark of a PDF document. How can I do it? Imagine my surprise, without [...]
Software reviews and how not to request them!
Now, I don’t mind being asked to review products – indeed I positively ask for it. However, as it’s a free service, I would at least expect a little bit of effort from those making the request. So, step forward Digiarty Software , who asked me to review their two latest products – a free iPod media [...]
Nothing to see here
A while ago, work provided me with a mobile phone holder for my car. It’s chunky, clunky and naff looking but it works a treat – it holds both my fat N95 (including, at a push, in landscape mode) and thin MP3 player. Anyway, I was on the look out for something a bit, erm, [...]
A Real Fix
Ok, here’s the latest on my problems with Real Player . After writing the original post, I tried my Netbook and found I was having the same problems. However, the same Netbook, connected to my work’s wireless network, would work fine. Conclusion – the problem was with my router or ISP. Time to dig out the router that O2 sent [...]
A Real Mess
I’ll admit, I’m a fan of Radio 4. Both the serious stuff and the comedies. However, I rarely get to listen to them at the time so I’m dependant on the iPlayer for catching up in the week. Unfortunately, something has gone wrong and I’ve been left with nothing to listen to. Kind of. It [...]
Nintendo DSi Tips
No, the DSi hasn’t come out of storage, I’ve simply read a couple of useful tips elsewhere that I thought I’d share. Maybe these are in the manual but, unlike most other tips I’ve read, I’d not realised these. The DSi lets you sort and order your menu icons – instead of tapping to select [...]
Complaining about eBay goods
Another week, another customer service fight Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one of those who will argue the toss over the slightest thing, expecting immediate recompense for anything and everything. But if I pay for something and the end result is, well, a bit rubbish, then I will stick up for myself. Recently I [...]
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Deleted post – you can’t be harsh!
This morning I was reading a popular UK discussion forum. On it, I came across a query with regard to opening RAR files. However, there were a few lines that lept out at me… I have purchased a R4 card for use in my daughters DS. I installed the software on it successfully and managed [...]
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