Category Archives: computers

Cool things to do with a Humax HDR-FOX T2

Posted on February 19, 2012 by blogmywiki

Just a quick brain-dump of things I’ve discovered about the Humax HDR-FOX T2 Freeview HD box in my first few hours of ownership… I set it to 1080p video output via the supplied HDMI cable on our Sony Bravia Freeview … Continue reading →

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Master and servant

Posted on May 1, 2011 by blogmywiki

Charlie Brooker has already written, far more amusingly than I could, about the hell that awaits an iPhone user who dares to try to manage their phone from a new computer. I’ve found myself in the same kind of nightmare … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t get Instagram

Posted on January 11, 2011 by blogmywiki

Maybe I’m too old, maybe even I’m just getting a bit jaded with the faded faux Polaroid aesthetic – but I really don’t get Instagram. Instagram is a suddenly fashionable iPhone camera and social networking thing that aims to snatch … Continue reading →

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More Kindle finds & features

Posted on October 4, 2010 by blogmywiki

Found a few more things out about the Kindle 3 today: You can choose, navigate and skip around MP3 files by putting them in the ‘Audible’ folder – so you can have MP3 audio books. Or, presumably, music. You can … Continue reading →

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Amazon 3G Kindle first impressions

Posted on October 1, 2010 by blogmywiki

I finally got my Amazon Kindle today – here are my first impressions. It’s my first electronic book-reader – partly because it’s the first one to come up to snuff, but I also bought it because I was intrigued with … Continue reading →

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