Well, I have to admit that I’ve now been using my trusty 24inch iMac for a good few years and it’s been an up and down type of experience. Coming from a PC background, it’s been kind of a head twist in some respects but it’s far from a bad experience. Let me tell you the story of how I came to buy an iMac and start using OS-X. Continue reading
Vision of the HD future (LCD v Plasma)
It’s been well over a year since our rather extravagant spending spree on home cinema equipment. For years we’d used our trusty Yamaha DSP-AX2 av amplifier, 32inch Panasonic widescreen CRT TV and Pioneer DVD player. With our new attic space nearly complete, and our Panasonic CRT getting a little long in the tooth (and too large to get upstairs), we decided the time had come for a change. We’d been spoilt with the fantastic picture quality of the Panasonic CRT over the years, so would it be an LCD or Plasma TV which would replace it? Continue reading
1D mkIV – Any good still?
I’m now in my fifth month of using my Canon 1D mkIV SLR, and I have to say it’s been a rather enjoyable experience. My new camera has covered many events both in this country and abroad, and I’ve become quite attached to my new high performance friend. Continue reading
Integrated, or Fully Integrated (there’s a difference)
Hopefully you’re not becoming too bored with the bias towards kitchen technology at the moment. This is last kitchen related blog entry for a while, and it’s worth a read as it may well save you some hassle and maybe even a little money. Continue reading
Window to a new world
Thought the time has come to let you know about my roof windows. Boring and not technology related you must be thinking. How wrong you are and Velux have got such a great product I feel you all need to know about it. Continue reading
Boiling point (the price of convenience)
It’s been around 5 months since we got the new kitchen area up and functional, and there’s one gadget more than any which impresses both Sally and myself every time we use it. Life without a kettle has been rather good, so how can you make a cup of coffee or a pot of tea without a kettle? Let me explain Continue reading
When Sky goes wrong (time for a new approach)
It had been a long weekend away working on a big job. We’d completed everything our clients needed whilst on-site, which meant when we got home, we could sit down in front of our TV with a nice cold beer and watch a recording of the Grand Prix. Little were we to know that something rather unpleasant was waiting for us when we got home. Continue reading
Sharper than a butchers knife you know
As may know by now, Sally and myself had been working really hard trying to get our house and lives back together after spending the last 18 months or so living in a building site. Cornflakes with a light dusting of cement and plaster had become the norm for breakfast, but that was about to change. Continue reading
Troubles in Europe..TomTom leads the way
Sally and myself had been looking forward to our annual March European trip. For the past few years, we’d been employed to cover a two day car trackday at the Spa circuit situated in Belgium. This year was going to be different though and not for the better. Continue reading
LED lighting (what not to buy)
Things were progressing nicely with our house project. All the walls were plastered, wiring and plumbing almost complete. The time had come for Sally to choose the finishing touches for her kitchen space. Continue reading