Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Wireless again thanks to BT

I had been having some problems with connecting wirelessly to my BT Home Hub. I ended up plugging it in by the wire to the hub and even then it was slow. I emailed BT expecting never to get a response or waiting weeks to get it sorted (which was driving me mad, because I [...]

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Another breech of our privacy?

I recently recieved an email about a new service that will give out your mobile number to people, after checking it’s ok to do with you supposedly. The company behind the 118 800 service, Connectivity, has bought 15m numbers from list brokers, market researchers and online businesses that store personal details, amounting to 40% of [...]

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Teenage couple saved from lightening strike by Ipod

A teenage couple were in the news a few weeks ago (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8109836.stm), they where saved by the girl being “plugged in” to her ipod and by holding hands. This made me realise two things: 1. I recently give my Ipod to my mum. 2. I now don’t have a partner to hold hands with [...]

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The dreded BT

I placed an order for a phone line and broadband online with BT. I had no choice than to go with BT as I needed a phone line “installing”. They were suppose to be coming to install a line (at a charge of £125!) on my birthday (14th May 09). By “install” they mean flick [...]

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Blackberry App. World Store

Blackberry have released an App. World Store. I couldn’t resist downloading it to have a look. I needed a bit of help from Vodafone, which was provided in the form of a video: It sounded good, but I was dissapointed. The apps were mainly american and although it was suppose to be localised to the [...]

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