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eBay co uk
One of my favourite sites on the Internet has to be the online auction page eBay. Over the past year I have seen not only myself but also my friends and family save hundreds of pounds by buying discounted new or used products online and then in turn selling bits and pieces that are no longer need for a reasonable price.
After my article last week on DAB radio I went out and bought a brand new Blaupunkt car stereo off of eBay and saved about £90 or so when compared with the best high...
Google Checkout
One of the most generous and interesting offer potentially in the history of the internet has recently been extended by google to raise awareness of its new google checkout service. Since the offer is only on for the next ten days I thought i would alert you so you too can benefit.
has recently been designed to act as a third party between retailers and their customers on the Internet. Such a service looks like it could prove very popular now that many are cautious of giving Internet sites...
Windows Gallery
After talking about Vista so much just recently I got thinking about new gadgets that I could download and integrate into the Windows sidebar when I came across the Windows Live Gallery website (http://gallery.live.com). This particular website which has been set up by Microsoft contains literally hundreds of small pieces of software that can be used alongside a Vista installation, along with software compatible with previous versions of Windows through the Windows Live service.
The Windows...
Recycling Your Computer Equipment
As a general rule IT equipment is not biodegradable and may contain substances that could be damaging to your health. With this in mind it surprises me how little information is available to give advice on how best to go about recycling old computer supplies.
I wasn't particularly surprised to find no reference to such advice on the Torbay Council website. Unfortunately it seems that whilst both national and local government bang on about the importance of public awareness regarding the...
Free Accounting Software
For a quick change of pace I have decided the topic of this weeks article should be down to a loyal reader:
I am a keen reader of your Herald Express column and have downloaded some useful free software as a result. I was wondering if you know of any free downloads of Home Accounting software so I can manage simple income & expenditure, ability to categorise entries & bank reconciliation? Nothing too sophisticated.
John Green, via e-mail
I'll be honest, I really didn't have a clue...
HD TV
Recently I read in the news that Sky has been overtaken by freeview television when it comes to the number of subscribers in the UK. This isn't exactly shocking news considering many new TV's now come with freeview boxes installed, but it did get me thinking about where things were heading.
Personally, I'm pleased to have a reminder that the masses are finally moving away from the traditional four or five channel analogue system by investing in freeview boxes. I am still shocked,however, by...
Joost Watch TV for Free
I was listening to a representative of the Writers Guild of America bang on last week about how modern day film and television writers were unappreciated, and his theory that in the future they may avoid the major networks altogether and broadcast directly on to the Internet. This got me thinking about the future of conventional film and television so in order to do a little more research I started looking around on the Internet to see how close this was to becoming a reality.
I very quickly...
Operating Systems
It takes a true geek to successfully engage in a deep conversation about technological advances that were released 5 years before his birth. More specifically it was a discussion of old CP/M between myself and a colleague that prompted the recognition of this.
The trip down memory lane got me thinking that perhaps it would be nice to remind ourselves of the path we have walked to have become unfortunate enough to end up with Windows as the most popular choice of Operating System.
CP/M -...
Paint NET Free Software
A while ago I covered a programme named GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) in these articles as I have grown bored of using Photoshop for basic photo editing. I am sure most people will agree that Photoshop is a incredibly proficient and all-embracing graphics program however it is also a big drain on resources hungry and your bank account. This coupled with the fact that it was rather sophisticated for my general mundane used forced me to explore alternatives.
GIMP is ideal for many home...
AVG Internet Security 8 5
Regular readers will no doubt be aware of the fact that I recommend AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition over popular paid for rivals time and time again. Ignoring the obvious there's no such thing as a free lunch scepticism that I usually encounter whenever I mention this application I'm usually also asked about the features absent; most notably a firewall.
Fortunately AVG are aware that their free anti-virus package doesn't cover the needs of all users so they have also produced a security suite...
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