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Fri, 28/11/08 | 3 Comments

Have you ever been somewhere interesting and later couldn’t remember exactly where it was? Perhaps you know someone who might find a particular place interesting but they don’t know where it is? Looking for ideas …

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Here comes the Ecobutton
Thursday, 23 Oct, 2008 | One Comment

My carbon footprint is improving all the time as I have bought a few Eco friendly devices over the last couple of years including a power factor reducer, energy monitor, and of course the obligatory …

First impressions of the Nokia N96
Tuesday, 7 Oct, 2008 | No Comment

Recently a colleague kindly loaned me his new Nokia N96 so I could have a look at it - these are my initial impressions compared to my Nokia N95 8GB. The phone I saw was …

Getting hands on with the Nokia E71: First impressions
Monday, 29 Sep, 2008 | 3 Comments

For us, the E71 is the upgrade from the Nokia E61i which I have written about previously (Sony Ericsson p1i and the Nokia e61i) so it was interesting to compare this new kid on the …

Six 17" laptops that are worth looking at
Friday, 15 Aug, 2008 | One Comment
Six 17" laptops that are worth looking at

I often get asked the question “Which laptop should I buy” and of course the question is quite broad and open ended as it all depends on what you want to do with it and, …

Welcome to my Nokia N95 8GB
Friday, 9 May, 2008 | 8 Comments

I recently took the plunge and changed my beloved Sony Ericsson K800i phone (Goodbye Mobile, Hello Mobile) for a Nokia N95 8GB. I have previously pondered over the Nokia E61i with its full keyboard …

Goodbye Mobile, Hello Mobile
Monday, 31 Mar, 2008 | One Comment

It’s that time of the year when I need to talk to the pac-man and I don’t mean that small yellow ball that loves eating dots. The contract on my phone, a Sony Ericsson K800i, …

The low cost Dell Vostro
Tuesday, 29 Jan, 2008 | 2 Comments

I was browsing the Dell site for a laptop and happened upon the new Vostro range. A low cost PC and laptop range designed for the SME (Small/Medium Enterprise). At less than 190 pounds for …

Here comes the Cloudbook - is this the dawn of the low cost UMPC?
Thursday, 10 Jan, 2008 | No Comment

Hot on the heels of my earlier post regarding the ASUS eee PC (Why the Asus eee PC will succeed) it does indeed seem that other suppliers are getting in on the act. Engadget have …

A missile launcher arrived in the post this morning
Sunday, 23 Dec, 2007 | No Comment

I was a bit surprised when a missile launcher came through the post this week.
  
Of course it is a toy - the postman might have balked at the idea of carrying a real one on …

Sony Ericsson p1i and the Nokia e61i
Sunday, 23 Dec, 2007 | 2 Comments

For the last few days I have been looking at the Sony Ericsson p1i.

The Sony Ericsson p1i does seem to be a viable alternative to the Nokia e61i I am trialling (see Trialling the Nokia …