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Netbook v3
Jun 29, 2009 18:20 - 0 Comments
So I am in the market for a new Netbook (some would ask when am I not in the market for a new gadget). This would be my third, therefore I think that you can safely say that I am a convert to the form factor.
There have already been two iterations of Netbooks. Version 1 [...]
UK Folding Plug
Jun 26, 2009 10:50 - 0 Comments
Those people that live in the UK or have ever travelled here will know that we can proudly boast one thing that is bigger than anything offered by the USA and that is our plug – it is huge! If you have travelled with any electrical equipment that requires the UK adaptor then you will [...]
Twitter Spam
Jun 23, 2009 18:07 - 2 Comments
Is it just me or is Twitter spam on the increase? I have had a stream of notifications of today telling me that someone is now following me. You can tell that these are spam accounts as they have only one update and multiple followers. Oh, and the scantily clad woman in the picture [...]
Schmap – online destination guides
Jun 20, 2009 17:01 - 0 Comments
Schmap is a great online destination guide that allows you to explore a city or area and find the best things to see and do. I have used the application on my iPhone in the past and intend to use it when I am on holiday in Australia later in the year.
I was surprised and [...]
Moblin – the Netbook OS
Jun 17, 2009 18:12 - 0 Comments
I have been playing around with a new OS interface that is optimised for netbooks and specifically those running on the Intel Atom processor, which is most of them. Moblin has a simplistic and very appealing interface that quickly gives you access to all the functionality that you are likely to need from a Netbook. [...]
Apple iPhone Economics
Jun 12, 2009 8:54 - 0 Comments
So the waiting is finally over the new iPhone has been announced and in a weeks time you could have one in your hands. Come the day of the announcement pretty much everything new about the device had leaked out and so there were little surprises: compass, tethering, video and MMS to name but a [...]
Slingbox for iPhone
Jun 8, 2009 20:59 - 0 Comments
I’ve had a Slingbox at home for a while now and it allows me to watch my home TV not matter where I am in the world. Having also got a Tivo it also allows me to catch-up on TV that I might have missed. To date this has all been from the client on [...]
Netbook as a eReader
Jun 2, 2009 22:02 - 0 Comments
Always on the lookout for ways to extract the most from my Netbook and having eyed up the Sony’s eReader in Waterstones I thought I would see whether the former could act as the latter.
eBooks are all the rage at the moment, particularly in the states where Amazon’s Kindle seems to be doing a roaring [...]
