I’ve never used a game console, a handheld, or a controller, but the recent Microsoft reveal of the ROG Xbox Ally really piqued my interest. Neither am I an expert on handheld gaming devices, being a PC gamer, but we can’t ignore this new handheld […]
I recently wrote about fixing a couple of laptops in How I Fixed Two Lenovo Yoga Laptops, and a few days later, the owner sent me four more to look at. In fact, she was about to trash them, but being the geek I am,
Having just read Jim Hillier’s excellent article, “Microsoft Says TPM Is Worth The Upgrade – But Is It?” and his other articles on Windows 11’s laughable hardware restrictions, I was reminded of more Microsoft lunacy that literally stopped me in my tracks. A Tale Of
The other day, my wife came home with a couple of laptops belonging to a close friend of hers. The task was to remove all their personal data so that she could either sell them or give at least one of them to a deserving
Reminded by Jim Hillier’s recent article Microsoft Says TPM Is Worth The Upgrade – But Is It?, it’s only just come to my attention that some games require Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 – Fortnite (for tournaments), Valorant, The Finals and Vanguard (Call of Duty)
Whilst I thoroughly enjoy arcade racing video games such as the Need for Speed series, Forza Horizon, Forza Motorsport, GRID, and others, I’m always looking for exciting racing thrills on the big screen. My favourites are those based on fact, although the car chases in
In June last year, I wrote Itchy Boots Has Accident In Africa and in 2022, I wrote How ItchyBoots Became A YouTube Sensation. During her recovery period in Holland, Noraly Schoenmaker wrote a book, Free Ride, due to be published in English on June 3rd,
The other day we watched Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix, a docudrama based on the true story of Australian, Belle Gibson, who fraudulently claimed to have terminal brain cancer. By 2015, she had amassed a huge following on Instagram, having claimed that she had successfully
In July 2024, I updated my VHS odyssey in VHS To Digital The Highs And Lows – Part Two, and since then, things have moved on apace. I forgot to mention that my best customer for digitising VHS tapes is a local photography shop I’ve
Last October, I wrote about my new mini PC in I Finally Bought A Mini PC and we’ve been enjoying its simplicity for streaming ever since with zero issues. Running Windows 11 Pro, 24H2 with updates enabled, I didn’t notice any anomalies… until now. Although
Last month, John Durso wrote Microsoft Is Shutting Down Skype, which is happening on May 5th. Millions of us have used Skype over the years, but now we need to find an alternative and there are plenty to choose from. But they don’t all have
I’m in a family subscription to Microsoft 365 Copilot, formally known as Office 365 (I wish MS would stop coming up with ridiculous names!), which gives us 1TB of storage with OneDrive, access to all the Office programs, and, if I’m not mistaken, unlimited use
I confess to being a stickler for correct grammar, but whether that makes me a grammar Nazi is not for me to say. There’s no doubt that the standard of our languages has fallen dramatically in recent years, and I’m not just referring to English.
We’re spoilt for choice nowadays when it comes to viewing entertainment, and if your thing is free videos, there’s a lot of choice, including YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, and others. However, where I live, most streaming subscriptions are priced for the third world, so the likes
