Forum Fun Generally speaking, running your own forum is a lot of fun, particularly in the beginning when you’re setting it all up, but there are times when it goes AWOL for no apparent reason. I’ve been running an expat forum for a number of […]
WhatsApp Some Apps have become indispensable and WhatsApp is one of them, far exceeding the capabilities of SMS and used by more than 1 billion people every day apparently, but it’s only recently that I discovered that you can send someone your location. It’s very
If it looks the same, how will people know I upgraded? I read somewhere that the so called smartphone war was over long ago because we all get stuck on a particular brand, so it’s game over. I don’t think so and neither does Samsung
Come Fly With Me For many years I chose not to fly anywhere at all and travelled by road or sea instead due to an irrational fear of flying. But there comes a time when you really have no choice unless you want to swim across
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Samsung is not known for their short update cycles and many owners of flagship smartphones such as the Galaxy S8 have long been asking why they are still stuck on Android 7.0 Nougat, when Android 8.0 Oreo was released in August of
Unboxing Videos Unboxing videos have become a phenomenon in recent years. On YouTube the growth of unboxing clips grew by over 50% alone in 2014 and by over 870% since 2010, indicating that it’s also a very lucrative business for YouTubers. Considered by many as
The Used Laptop A few months ago, a customer arrived at my shop asking me to fix a Windows installation on his Lenovo laptop and also to fit a new keyboard which he’d bought himself. Oh, and could I please find a buyer once I’d
My first foray into the world of racing simulators was way back in 1998 when I bought Motorhead, a futuristic car racing game made by Digital Illusions (now known as DICE) which has now become a classic and although I never finished the game and
Firefox Years ago I used Firefox as my everyday browser until Chrome came along, then a few months ago I switched to Opera having also courted Vivaldi for a few months. Last week I stumbled upon the new Firefox Quantum (Firefox 57) which is due to
Bad news for petrol-heads then and good news for the environment… or is it? I must admit that I had to read the headline twice, just to make sure it wasn’t an early April fool. Then I read that similar proposals have been put
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Oh the horror! Windows to Mac According to a June 2017 article written by Connie Hwong at Verto Analytics, around 20% of poll respondents in the $150,000 income bracket may consider switching from Windows to Mac within six months to two years. This short and rather
Tomb Raider II In March I reported on Nicobass’s remake of Tomb Raider II-The Dagger of Xian. Since then, he has released the odd progress report in the form of screenshots and last week announced that a playable demo for PC will be released on Friday
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ADR1FT Released March 2016 Developer – three one zero Publisher – 505 Games Review platform – PC Sometimes a game comes along that’s so immersive and beautiful that it almost takes your breath away and ADR1FT is all those things and more. A couple of
Apple yesterday unveiled a handful of new products at an event held in the Steve Jobs Theatre at the new spaceship style HQ in California and I’m pleased to say that the day was not ruined by the leaks over the weekend. Tim Cook opened with a
