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  • PC magazines Part 2

    Posted by on 26. Jun 2007 on Technology, no comment

    After writing about my frustration of not being able to find the perfect PC magazine, this week a ray of sunshine must have been shining through all the bad rain we’ve been having and beaming onto me! At last I found a magazine for home users that gives great reviews on...

  • Bargain Blu Ray turns bad!

    Posted by on 25. Jun 2007 on Technology, no comment

    After my rant about rip off Britain and the extortionate cost of HD movie discs I was excited to find a super bargain offer for the movie “Pearl Harbour” starring Ben Affleck on Blu Ray disc. Now I know the mighty Affleck takes alot of stick for his acting abilities but...

  • DRM must GO! And fast…..

    Posted by on 23. Jun 2007 on Technology, no comment

    Ever heard of DRM? If you like music, MP3 players and downloading then you probably have, but if you haven’t then there may be a shock coming your way when you want to play that favourite song or album!

    DRM is the shortened term for Digital Rights Management and MP3 download retailers are...

  • Tomb Raider correction Part 2

    Posted by on 21. Jun 2007 on Gaming, no comment

    No it’s not another excuse to show a picture of Lara Croft! Honestly…..
    Lara Croft in Tomb Raider
    It has now been confirmed that Tomb Raider Anniversary will be making its way to Xbox 360, it will be available for download but not on the market place as...

  • PC magazines

    Posted by on on Technology, no comment

    Computer Active Magazine
    I find it quite difficult to find a good PC magazine I can read from cover to cover. They tend to be business orientated and quite heavy reading talking about servers, servers and £5000 PC’s, or for the beginner, or just tend to concentrate on...

  • HD is the future but the UK is ripped off!!!

    Posted by on on Technology, no comment

    Blu Ray High definition has been around for 1 year in the UK and its cracking!!!! For the last few years HD ready plasma and LCD TV sets have been flying off the shelves, they support HD signals at 720p and 1080i and for the thousands of people who...

  • Tomb Raider correction

    Posted by on 11. Jun 2007 on Technology, no comment

    In a previous post I reported about the new Tomb Raider game and that it will be available soon for download on Xbox 360 marketplace. It has now been brought to my attention that Tomb Raider Anniversary is only available on PS2 & PC. The Xbox 360 game will be a new...

  • Loan PC is popular!!!

    Posted by on on Technology, no comment

    Only last week we added a loan PC for customers to use while their PC was with me for repair. The first customer to request the loan PC was convinced there was a fault on his telephone line causing multiple disconnections on his dial up account, he wanted to use another...

  • No No to Makro!

    Posted by on 07. Jun 2007 on Technology, no comment

    Having just returned from seeing one of my regular customers I felt I must add another name to the name and shame gallery, no not my customer, but Makro, the large cash and carry chain.

    The story actually starts a fews weeks ago when I received a call from my customer asking...

  • PC Loan Machine

    Posted by on 06. Jun 2007 on Technology, no comment

    Packard Bell Loan PCI have now purchased a PC for loan to customers while their machine is with me for repair or recovery. For overnight recovery the machine is available free of charge while longer term repair loan is £20.

    The PC is a base unit only and will...