This is the weblog of Brian Curd. A lot of it is written on the spur of the moment and any benefit you gain from it is worth exactly what you paid!
This last Tuesday, Microsoft released a bunch of patches and updates for Windows. Normally, I recommend everyone should update but on this occassion I don’t!
Why? Well take a look here, the list of people with problems after this update is growing by the hour and they are having serious problems. My own machine(s) updated themselves [...]
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Filed under: Hardware, Software, Techie
Just trying out the iPhone WordPress app. It’s a bit odd not having a full screen view available but other than that, it all seems easy enough.
I presume I can add photos somehow but I’ll leave that for another day!
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Well the hype is over and the web is alive with reviews, “hands-ons” and more about Apple’s latest release, the iPad.
Yes, I like Apple products and yes, I did follow the bloggers covering today’s event; but I have a small problem before parting with my hard earned cash. Why? well take a look at the [...]
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Here they go again…..
My BT broadband speed seems to have settled at 2,720Mb/s over the last few days. It seems that BT are playing games again….
When I phoned them today to ask what was going on they promptly offered to reduce my monthly payments…. took me almost 2 seconds to accept!
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Checked the BT HomeHub again today and now find it’s reading 4,320 Kbps!
Somebody at OpenReach is fiddling with things again…
UPDATE: Mmm… I spoke too soon, today Wed 06/01/2010 it’s back to 3,776 Kbps….. ;(
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For ages now I’ve had a BT broadband speed (recorded by the BT Home Hub) of 3,200Kbps. This has been disputed by the SamKnows speed trial but it’s near enough. Anyhow, for the past few days the Home Hub has been showing 3,800Kbps.
I have no idea what BT have done to get the improvement, they haven’t [...]
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For my birthday this year, Sue bought me a copy of The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive.
Not only is this book a list of interesting places to visit, it’s also a condensed mine of information about each one, describing why it’s worth a visit and providing weblinks for further reading.
Whilst [...]
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Out here in the sticks I have often moaned about the speed of my BT connection. Now I have proof thanks to the survey I have been helping with.
About a year ago I applied to help with a UK broadband speed survey at SamKnows, I now have access to the results and can see how [...]
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Seems Dell are offering me a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it becomes available. Not bad considering the upgrade should cost about £80 – more than half what I paid for the PC in the first place!
It’s just a shame that W7 Home Premium also doesn’t have the Remote Desktop Server I mentioned in [...]
I am very pleased with the replacement Dell PC except for one thing…. Vista! The Home Premium version, which came with it, is far too limiting for my particular use.
Among other things, it will not permit Remote Desktop as a server. As I often use the main office PC from the comfort of an armchair [...]
