I have for some time been concerned about leaving valuables in the locker at my gym (DW Fitness) – not specifically because of any problems reported at the branches I use but because lockers in such locations are clearly vulnerable and there have been reports of gyms being targeted by thieving gangs.
Category Archives: Technology
Processor upgrade
My main desktop computer at home as been a little neglected for some considerable time. This is mostly because despite my taking what I thought was a lot of care in its various rebuilds over the years, including provididing a very high quality and powerful modular PSU and 8Gb of excellent fast DDR2 memory, it …
Linux revisited
Once upon a time, I was very familiar with Unix, included the BSD variations (legal wranglings over which triggered the development of Linux by Linus Torvalds) both at the management/operational level and as a programmer. However, as I have mostly used Windows for my desktop activities rather than say an Apple Mac (which is built …
Kindle failed but Amazon customer service replacing
Wow. I went to use my Kindle this evening only to find the screen frozen. A quick Google showed this was a problem with a small number of Kindles. Went onto the Amazon customer service page, clicked a few buttons to say my Kindle (bought by my wife) had a fault. I was advised to …
Resisting the iPhone 4
For the last 17 months I have been the relatively happy use of an iPhone 3G on O2. I have made extension use of the device and it has become an integral part of my life. In principle, I would prefer to use an Android phone as I am more inclined to the open standards …
Yet another photography user group on the web
There are a huge number of photography/photographer user groups on the web. These vary from the highly-generic (e.g. holiday pics) to the very specialist (e.g. macro photography of a particular subject matter using a particular lens/camera combination for example). I am a member of many, a subscriber to a few, an occasional contributor to a …
The Independent — The folding plug: a revolution for consumer electronics
Article in The Independent about a folding 3-pin plug that takes up a lot less room in your luggage than a conventional plug (and causes less damage as well) The folding plug: a revolution for consumer electronics When Min-kyu Choi saw an advert for Apple’s swish laptop the MacBook Air, famously marketed as being …
It Took A Year, But Fitness Gadget Fitbit Will Finally Launch
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How to control the page numbering in a Word document
How to control the page numbering in a Word document Article contributed by Bill Coan Word’s page numbering scheme isn’t directly obvious but it isn’t needlessly complex, either. Indirect might be a good term for it. Once you understand how it works, all sorts of possibilities open up. Unfortunately, the built-in tools that simplify the …