30th May 2007
Whilst searching around the web for a cheap telephone service, I found this article which led me to discover a telecommunications revelation, and thought it only fair to share it with you all! Sometimes technology can be a bit overwhelming, but other time...
07th March 2007
USB stands for Universal Serial Bus and was first rolled out on new PC's back in November 1995. It wasn't until 1998 and the release of the USB 1.1 standard that USB really started to take off. Since this time USB has grown to be one of the most popular w...
07th March 2007
You may remember about my investment in a new fancy mobile phone a few months ago, one of the fancy things about my new fancy phone is that it has something known as Bluetooth connectivity. I didn’t really know what this was when I bought the phone, but...
06th February 2007
My cousin's birthday was coming up fast and I had no idea what to get her this year. I was out of gift ideas for her about 5 years ago, I couldn't possibly give her another offering of chocolates, teddy bears or any more kitchen utensils. As I like most m...
06th February 2007
Over the past couple of years, just about every gadget I have bought, needs some kind of memory card, or rather a differnt type of memory card to the one I already own! This means that I have a draw full of different card readers, docking stations, cables...
19th January 2007
After quite a few years now of Digital Photography I have amassed a huge number of photos which are safely backed-up on my External Hard Drive. I have printed off some of the better ones and kept them in an album for safe-keeping, I've also made a few cal...
18th January 2007
In as little as a few years the kit required to get the kids back to school has changed. Now in addition to the regular "back to school" items, a number of IT devices has crept onto the list. USB Pen Drives for instance, are now a common tool used in scho...
21st March 2006
My new laptop is fantastic, with it's nice new squeaky-clean operating system it runs like a dream. But it wasn't long before I had to face the technical challenge of getting all my old data from my old desktop computer (which was bursting at the seams wi...
21st March 2006
Have you ever thought that everything seems to be so complicated today, especially with hi-tech products?
Digital cameras take movies and act as voice recorders, PDA's play music and films and our mobile phones take pictures, have a built in torch, sha...
21st March 2006
Shopping on the internet has been increasing every year over the last five years, a new survey predicts another busy year for internet shopping in the UK. According to the results of an online survey of 3,012 shoppers by PriceGrabber.com, this Christmas s...
21st March 2006
Since the mid 90's we have seen the birth and growth of a connective technology called Universal Serial Bus (USB). Originally designed to connect computers and telecoms equipment, it has slowly become the primary means of connecting a whole host of other ...
20th March 2006
In a few short years since the launch of the first 4Mb flash memory card, the number of flash memory cards available for digital cameras and other devices has exploded with a number of different formats and speeds of memory card. It's no wonder the averag...
11th March 2006
A new scheme has been launched in three towns across the UK, encouraging people to report anti-social behaviour using their mobile camera phones. Harlow in Essex (home town of Mouse2house.co.uk) as well as Bristol and Ipswich have been given the opportuni...
11th March 2006
Buying a printer can be a complicated business, there are more shapes, sizes and types of printers available to the home and small business user than ever before. Printers have also become specialised for their intended purpose.
It is no longer a case ...
09th March 2006
After many years of faithful service, I recently realised that it was time to trade in my trusty old mobile phone. Despite the jeers from my friends, I had held on to my chunky old phone well after my phone company had offered me a free upgrade. It had al...