Spoken Like a Geek
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USB Key Key
Oct 6, 2009 11:35 - 0 Comments
Yes it looks like an ordinary house key (well if you don’t look too closely) but in fact it is a USB memory stick cleverly disguised to look like a house key.
I don’t often have call for a memory stick these days but when you need one they are invaluable and to have one always [...]
3 mifi Review
Oct 5, 2009 13:25 - 2 Comments
For a number of years now I have been using mobile broadband with my laptop using a usb dongle. I have taken service from mobile provider 3 and it has been a pretty reliable and cost effective way of getting web access when I have been out and about. My current contract gives me 1gb [...]
Unfuddle for iPhone
Aug 28, 2009 11:35 - 1 Comment
I have been using Unfuddle for a while now with a number of my clients. To quote Unfuddle themselves it is a “secure, hosted project management solution for software development teams.”
Depending on your level of membership, which start at free, you get ticketing, time tracking, messages, subversion or git hosting, notebooks and milestone tracking. [...]
FREETALK Everyman USB Headset for Skype
Aug 10, 2009 12:51 - 3 Comments
I have found myself using Skype more and more recently, particularly since some good friends have moved to Australia.
Over the years I have used a number of ways to make Skype calls. I have used the speaker and microphone on my netbook, a VoIPVoice Cyberphone-w handset and a Polycom Communicator.
The laptop only experience is [...]
Services I use and Recommend
Jul 9, 2009 16:21 - 1 Comment
In a previous post I talked about the freemium model and how it has affected my attitude to software purchases. I wanted to go through the services that I use regularly and pay for and highlight them.
This is obviously just a personal selection. Over the years I have tried out numerous applications that rival the [...]
Paid Apps and the Freemium model
Jul 1, 2009 9:26 - 2 Comments
Over the years I have tended to avoid paying for applications because the up-front cost was prohibitive. So I either went without, used an older version that may have been given away with a magazine, or found an open source equivalent. However, I am now finding myself committing to a number of applications because of [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
BT 1571 online
Apr 25, 2009 10:54 - 0 Comments
BT customers will no doubt be familiar with the 1571 service which adds voicemail to a home phone line. Some might also know that you can setup to receive text alerts to your mobile when you receive a message. However, I suspect that very few realise that you can log into your online account and [...]
Travellers Kit
Apr 15, 2009 20:06 - 0 Comments
Being away from home there is some kit that has proved to be essential while travelling, which you can see on the left here. What is also interesting is the software that I have come to rely on over the last couple of weeks while away.
The most useful item by far has been my Netbook [...]
