Jul
14
I’ve seen examples of both Amazing/Excellent Customer Service, and pretty piss poor couldn’t-care-less Customer Service in the last 24 hours. Starting with the negative first, earlier this week I had cause to travel through the Dartford Toll Crossing twice. As …
Jul
06
After what seems like an eternity, my new car is here! It’s rather nice to drive, positively gliding along the Dual Carriageways. I’m glad I went for this rather than the Ford Mondeo Estate. Visibility in this seems far better …
Jul
04
I wrote a few days ago about my interest in a Fuji Finepix XP30 camera. I wanted it specifically because of it’s underwater ability, and the dustproof/shockproof characteristics would come in handy for my grand holiday later in the year. …
Jul
04
There’s a little known tool that’s provided as part of a Windows installation, it’s certainly available under XP and Vista which seems to be overlooked in Network troubleshooting. Called pathping, it’s a command-line utility that will help you to troubleshoot …
Jun
30
You might just have noticed over the last couple of weeks, this Website has undergone a bit of a transformation. One of the extra abilities that some of this work has given me is the ability to gain a little …
Jun
27
I first noticed this gadget on the TV. Adverts featuring a Bungee Jumping guy who “catches” a camera in mid air, who then plunges underwater may be an amusing idea for an advert, but if the camera lives up to …
Jun
27
Long time followers may be aware that I’m lucky enough to be part of a test programme run by a certain large PC & Printer manufacturer. On two previous occasions I’ve been sent an all-in-one Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax to “test” and report …
Jun
20
I’ve resolved to try and start to update this Website a little more frequently! And in that spirit, I’ve settled on a new theme which I think is quite clean and tidy, and retains all the functions I’m after. I …
Jun
17
Prompted by some fellow Networksy types, (Jeff and Jeremy), who’s recent entries on the contents of their toolbags I found extremely interesting; I thought I’d go through mine as I have a few unusual items! Starting with the fairly standard …
Mar
17
There’s a gadget out there; one that I’ve been sitting on the fence about. Those that know me will understand how unusual this is, for me to NOT be investigating the latest gadget etc is extremely unusual! I am referring …
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