Archive for the 'internet' Category

Asus Eeepc Windows XP

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

At the weekend I decided to get an Asus Eeepc. It was not a totally on the spot purchase, I had been thinking of getting one for a while but never had the money before but now I do, so I did
If you have not heard of an Eeepc before, it is a […]

Wireless Woes

Friday, April 18th, 2008

For the past couple of weeks I have been battling serious wireless issues with my O2 router. I am a new customer of O2 broadband so the router is only about 2 months old. Since joining, the router has worked fine but for a few weeks it has been dropping the connection.
Last week it […]

Spammers: The scourge of the internet

Monday, January 29th, 2007

I hate spammers.  I hate spammers more than I do virus writers.  I can deal with a virus, they may cause a little damage but most of the time with an antivirus you are protected.  Spammers however, ruin my internet experience.  They seem to find a way around everything.  Spam in my inbox, spam on […]

YouTube to Pay You for Your Videos

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

People who upload their own films to video-sharing website YouTube will soon get a share of the ad revenue.
YouTube founder Chad Hurley confirmed to the BBC that his team was working on a revenue-sharing mechanism that would “reward creativity”.
The system would be rolled out in a couple of months, he said, and use a mixture […]

I Feel Ready I Think…

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

A little bit of history, but not so much to bore you…  I have not worked in over 5 years.  I am on disability living allowance and incapacity benefit.  Through illness I have been unable to work.
I think I have been well enough to work for about 18 months now, however the fear of […]

I want it, but do not NEED it…

Friday, January 5th, 2007

I am sometimes a bit of a gadget freak.  I love my games consoles, I love to have the latest in gaming technology.  I do not necessarily need these games consoles as let’s be honest, most games are cross platform nowadays.  Yes there are some exclusives but do they warrant the purchase of every games […]

Troubles at Gatwick

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Well my plan to blog my holiday has really fallen flat on it´s face.  But more on that later.
Got to Gatwick Airport Wednesday morning and the queues for security were horrendous.  At that time there were no fog problems, the security was the problem.  Queues went all round the concourse - TWICE!!  This was just […]