Category: News
Site changes – all my personal posts have gone!
A number of years ago now this site started off as my personal blog. Politics, news and general rants were the topics, with the occasional review of tech products that I’d bought. In time the latter started to take over and my new-found interest in writing WordPress plugins. As a result the site has become [...]
Noise Republic – their new album now available for download
Noise Republic, a rather fine rock band from Nottingham, have released their first album – Now Is Our Time. The album was actually recorded in 2009 but other commitments and a change on the band’s line-up delayed things somewhat. They’re not manufactured, write their own songs and play their own instruments – what’s not to [...]
ReTrak / PC World Competition – Winner announced!
The ReTrak / PC World competition came to a close last week and I can announce that the winner was… Joe Cushnan from Worksop Congratulations to Joe. The correct answer was 20 – there are 20 ReTrak products for sale on the PC World website a . at the time of the competition [ ↩ [...]
FindTheBest is Making Sense of the Internet
The Internet is an unorganized jungle of 121 billion webpages. But, FindTheBest is clearing the brush in order to: 1) Simplify the quest for unbiased information and 2) Empower the consumer – particularly the electronics consumer. What does this mean for the gadget enthusiasts? It means vigilant techies can: Research information that is free of marketing [...]
Children In Need 2011 – Tweets from a call centre!
This Friday is Children in Need night – an opportunity to donate and raise money for a very worthy cause. Last year I worked at one of the UK call centres taking donations. I’d not done it before (although I’d been wanting to do it for years) and had the late shift – until 2am! [...]
New Currys / PC World Star Wars Ads
Due to air for the first time tonight, Currys / PC World have new Star Wars ads. However, due to an unsubtle tip off from their PR pretending to be a member of the general public, they are available to view now. I’m not quite sure what impression they’re trying to give – that their [...]
Grand Theft Auto V trailer released
I’ve loved GTA since it came out on the PS2 with GTA 3. Now (and thanks to my contact at Rockstar for the prompt!) a trailer for GTA V has been released. Unlike the gritty, urban look of GTA IV, this looks a lot brighter – it reminds me of my favourite, Vice City. Having [...]
Pogoplug Mobile
Pogoplug have now released a new device, Pogoplug Mobile. Looking like a tiny Pogoplug Pro, this is designed for sharing files with a mobile device – phone or tablet. It connects to your router and has both a USB port and card reader built in. Plug in a card, USB stick or hard drive and [...]
EaseUS Competition Winners
I happy to announce the following winners of the EaseUS competition , each of whom win a licence to an EaseUS software product… Irene Hunter Tracy Hanson Graham Snow Steve Western Diane Duggan Gwyneth Sharps Darren Newman Alex Nash Darren Edgell Emma Speers Congratulations to them all!
Firmware update for the Creative ZiiO 7
Hots on the heels of the 2.2 update to the ZiiO, Creative have released a firmware update with various improvements and bug fixes. Changes include… Adds support to enable you to display ZiiO tablet’s screen on a TV or Display Monitor via HDMI. Adds a feature to let you save contact information of friends and associates. Includes function [...]
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