Apr 02 2015
A little while back when I wrote about upgrading the CPU in my desktop I alluded to another upgrade involving my monitor. I’ve had my fantastic 30 inch Apple Cinema HD monitor for six years. It did cost a pretty penny as well given that 30 inch high resolution monitors were a niche market back in 2009 …
Nov 18 2013
Well, i have been doing some research on various computer components after deciding to go down the cheaper in-place upgrade path rather than building a new computer from scratch. However, I thought I would have a look and see what CPUs my Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard supports. It turns out that with the last BIOS revision …
Nov 29 2012
I am slowing amassing a stockpile of Nintendo 3DS games and I didn’t fancy having to carry around the containers for each separate game as they just end up taking up more space in my backpack. I was also wary of just chucking the cartridges in my backpack to float around and potentially fall out …
Nov 23 2011
Here’s quick tip for this evening. eBay used to be a good place to pick up a good bargain but these days bidders can get a bit trigger happy sending items beyond what some of us consider to be worthwhile. Admittedly, such is the nature of online auctions but there is something else you can …
Aug 08 2011
RSS is a great tool to make sure you can keep on top of new events without having the continually poll a stack of websites in your browser. One such example might be if you are keeping your eyes peeled for some bargain auctions on eBay but would get pulled up for having eBay on …
Aug 05 2011
Another quick tip for tonight. If you use Firefox and can’t get enough of the dedicated search box up the top here’s a tip that will make it that little bit more powerful for you without having to touch the mouse. If you don’t already know, the keyboard shortcut to get into the search box …
Apr 08 2011
At work, the air conditioning in my area of the floor in which I sit struggles in the warmer weather and also has a hard time trying to offset heat coming off the windows as the sun is setting in the afternoons. It almost feels as if the air isn’t moving which only adds to …
Mar 22 2011
Today, I had a new follower on Twitter under the moniker of “ReGadget”. As the name might suggest, this company is looking to buy old gadgets for cash like mobile phones, MP3 players, digital cameras and games consoles amongst other things. Their website is still under development at the moment (although their Facebook page says …
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