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Resisting the iPhone 4

kyber — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:50:12 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

Windows 7

kyber — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:28:58 +0000

I have finally made the leap from Windows XP to Windows 7 for my home machine. I never bothered with Vista (although I did have to manage the development of a build including Virtual PCs running both XP and NT … Continue reading →

Yet another photography user group on the web

kyber — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:36:43 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

The Independent — The folding plug: a revolution for consumer electronics

kyber — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:56:30 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

It Took A Year, But Fitness Gadget Fitbit Will Finally Launch

kyber — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:20:10 +0000

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How to control the page numbering in a Word document

kyber — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:08:47 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

O2 iPhone 3GS upgrade nasty

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:31:11 +0000

Apple have just introduced a new iPhone. I finally got around to buying one of these fairly recently on an 18 month contract (and my wife was so taken with it, we bought an iTouch for her on MY birthday … Continue reading →

Free wifi on iTouch with BT FON for BT broadband customers

kyber — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:35:39 +0000

The iPhone is brilliant but subscriptions are a little steep. The iTouch is pretty much the same device without the phone network connections (or a built in mic) and is just as good to use for most internet related activities provided you can find wifi access, which is pretty common now. The cost of some wifi services can be a bit too much to swallow though on an ad hoc basis (free access being rare). Subscription options are worth exploring. However, if you are a BT Broadband customer, there is a free option available that gives you up to 8 hours Openzone access a month. Continue reading →

Mobile phone contracts

kyber — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:06:00 +0000

Mobile phone companies are not to be trusted. You need to track contracts very carefully, give early notice of completion of contracts, and record all dealing with them. If you don't they will take advantage. Continue reading →

My windows PC has slowed down

kyber — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:20:24 +0000

Not a month goes by without a friend or relative asking for advice on what to do about speeding up their Windows PC. Got another one today and decided to blog my response when Facebook would not let me reply in full properly for reasons that still escape me. At least I can now refers others.

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