The other day, I bought a couple of TP Link security cameras – Tapo C500 and C310 – because I had recently fitted and configured a couple of excellent ones for a client. Naturally, this brought on Shiny Thing Syndrome (STS) again. Both are Wi-Fi […]
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Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) from Rockstar Games is the most anticipated game of the decade and is set for release on consoles on 19th November 2026. The game was already delayed several times, initially slated for ‘some time in 2025’, then 26th May
Yesterday I read a BBC article about Herb Alpert (91) and his Tijuana Brass which got me reminiscing about my childhood and the records my parents used to listen to. I still clearly remember the warm evenings in early 60s Gibraltar with my parents preparing
I’m a big fan of the zombie genre, so when this short film popped up on my X feed, I was intrigued. The poster simply described it as the best short film he’d seen in years, so I hit play. Three and a half minutes
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With the revelation that Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB AI model to your PC without consent, many are wondering how to prevent this. Yes, it looks like Google is crossing into illegal territory here, at least as far as EU GDPR, UK, California, and
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A couple of years ago, I bought a Corsair Ironclaw Wireless Mouse to go with my new gaming laptop, and it worked flawlessly – until I dropped it. I usually put the mouse on top of the laptop when I’ve finished with it, but as
For a start, I don’t even know why this is news or why Microsoft took down the post in the Windows Learning Center. It’s only news because the timing of the ‘recommendation’ couldn’t be worse, bearing in mind the dreadful situation regarding RAM prices. Even
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I’ve had numerous laptops over the years, mainly because they were shiny and I wanted them at the time. But I’m not a huge fan for numerous reasons, not least battery life, cooling, and how easily they break. Protect Your Laptop Writing this today, I’m
Don’t you just love the internet, where armchair lawyers, virtue signalers, social justice warriors, vicarious offenders, and those taking offence by proxy take to their keyboards and mobile phones, piling onto the offended wagon en masse over a heart-warming game that has won over millions
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In my naïveté, I always thought the UK was the only place on Earth where a TV license was enforced. But no, around two-thirds of European countries require you to pay for a license, as do many countries in Africa and some in Asia. In
I signed up for YouTube Premium a couple of years ago because where I live, it’s dirt cheap at around $3 per month. But I know that it’s much more expensive elsewhere, from $9 to $16. For me, the biggest plus is no more ads,
RAM stands for random access memory, and to you and me, it’s the memory modules we have in our computers. Unfortunately, most laymen who are not familiar with RAM confuse PC memory with hard disk space, and I could write a book about the number
We live in a leafy suburb of Buenos Aires, very close to the Rio de la Plata (River Plate), and opposite us is an excellent cycle path that is used by both cyclists and pedestrians alike. Every weekend, I would see hundreds of cyclists zooming
No one would disagree that children need to be protected from unsuitable content on the internet – the UK OSA and recent Australian laws are good examples of this kind of government intervention – but age verification at the operating system level? You’ve got to
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