Tag Archives: Technology

WordPress for Android

I’ve been using my Android phone for a lot of my interactions with the interwebs lately, which admittedly left me with some, shall we say interesting spell corrections from the Hero’s tiny little on-screen keyboard (I’m using it now and … Continue reading

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Shiny goodness

I am now the proud owner of a new(ish) HTC Hero which I bought off eBay for a fair few quid. Was a bit concerned at first but all arrived OK and works like a charm. The original plan was … Continue reading

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We have moved!

Well we’re in! I never knew we had amassed so much crap in our time living in Sidwell Street. We threw out about 6 fill bin-bags of stuff and there was still mountains of stuff to move. We’re sadly without … Continue reading

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Steaming

For the last few days I’ve not been able to get steam running, it just sits at “Steam – Updating – 0%” and does nothing. It was allowing safe mode but after trying to reinstall it from the download it … Continue reading

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Updates

VLC media player has just had a major update but the new version has a fullscreen controller that is just plain annoying. In the old version once you went full screen there were no controls and it showed you the … Continue reading

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Networking the PS3

I’ve been trying to get the PS3 to play videos off the network, so I can use that instead of the server, but there’s no way to browse a network for media files. Turns out you need to stream the … Continue reading

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All hands on deck

So the new telly looks great. We went with a 32″ flat screen in the end, much easier to get up the stairs, I can tell you. Had to get a PS3 to go with it eally. We only got … Continue reading

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Snap, crackle and pop

Our TV finally gave up the ghost this morning. For the last few weeks it’s been flickering about a bit on the warm up, eventually sorting itself out after a few minutes use, but now it’s refusing to even power … Continue reading

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Shiny

I finally plumped for the HDRSR5 after deciding there was no difference in the two. A few odd reviews online, but I’m pretty sure it’ll do the job. Should do for the best part of £500. Last big toy for … Continue reading

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Which to choose?

OK, so narrowed down my search for a nice shiny new piece of kit (and possibly the last for some time) to one of these two beauties… The Sony HDRSR5 or the Canon HG10. Both, very nice HiDef HDD recorders, … Continue reading

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