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Not having heard of Hughesnet before, when I came across the company, I decided to do a little research. In a nutshell, they are a satellite comms ISP. If you live, or work, where ADSL, cable or other ‘normal’ broadband services are not yet available, you are probably currently restricted to dial up services, [...]

We went and had a meal over at Walton and Asel’s last weekend, and noticed they had a digital photo frame, much like the ones Irina’s mum bought recently. This one actually had a traditional wooden frame around it, rather than the more usual iMac-like translucent white acrylic. Although I prefer the modern look in [...]

With the near certain demise of the HD DVD format recently, you will probably find that stand alone players will soon be getting quite cheap as shops on websites try to sell off their remaining stock.
Sony appear to have won the format war this time (I’m just about old enough to remember the VHS vs. [...]

A recent idea I had for a science fiction book…
Inhabitants on a planet, completely unlike our own. Not being carbon or even silicon based, they view energy in a much closer manner to the way we ourselves conventionally see matter, with their local geography mainly consisting of huge electric lakes and plasma mountains.
OK, so perhaps [...]

Having recently finally finished watching the Sopranos TV series, I can see the advantages of having proper home theater seating installed, however you may want to hold fire until you actually have a big screen, or projector setup, to ensure you really get the total immersion factor, when it comes to watching the [...]

As you may remember from April’s posts, we bought a new TV this year, our first ever flat screen. The process of researching availability, models, other customer’s opinions etc. took a while, but we ended up with a good screen. We did look at a couple of hitachi 50 LCD televisions, but plumped for a [...]

For anyone currently searching for a Direct Distributor of Apple, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft Products, then BestPricedBrands have a web site that will be of interest to you. The first time I loaded the site, there were no products on the front page, though a quick refresh sorted that temporary issue out.

When you arrive at the [...]

One of the problems with using earphones to listen to your music is background noise. If you turn up the volume enough to drown out other distractions, you can easily damage your hearing; if you leave the volume at a safe level, the noise around you can seriously distract your from your music. One option [...]

I am not sure how difficult to persuade Irina of the virtues of such a concept, but I have admit the idea of a popcorn machine in our flat would be quite a cool idea. Whenever we stick a movie on, we could just fire up the machine, and soon have a carton of fresh [...]