Month: August 2006
Folder Size Display For Windows Explorer
One of the Windows Explorer’s many small and niggling annoyances is the way it displays the size of a file, but not the size of a folder, which is handy to know if you are looking for the programs…
UrbanMover UM36 – the mountain bike with less pedalling
Exercise is a good thing – and cycling is particularly good for your overall wellbeing and your joints. But every now and again, especially after a long cycle, there's bound to be one hill too far. That's when you…
Three weeks lost looking for remote controls
It's amazing how the little things soon build up. Take looking for a remote control – according to a new survey, those brief moments of panic when the remote goes missing eventually add up to three weeks of our…
PayPal freezes account of 'near match' terror suspect
The Register reports that PayPal have been getting rather zealous in scanning the US Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals List, and have come up with a 'near match' on UK Government worker Mohammed Hassan with Tunisian Mohamed Hassan. See the…
Milton Keynes soon to get WiMax – first in UK?
A tree… a flower… a concrete cow… a… a WiMax network. Milton Keynes is set to be the first UK city to get a high-speed WiMax network according to telecoms firm Pipex. Ironically, the town that's famed for cheesy…
Yahoo Answers: Social knowledge base or trash can?
Though Yahoo Answers isn't brand spanking new, it's creating some interest amongst social networkers – at least, according to ABC News, who weigh up its pros and cons in quite a lengthy article. Yahoo Answers is a free service…
Morpheus – the mood lighting pod
With the nights set to draw in very soon, it could be a good time to add a bit of warmth to our homes. And you could do it simply by plugging in a light – the Morpheus mood…
One Minute Preview: Samsung X830 mobile
We wrote about the new Samsung X830 earlier today, and yesterday I got my hands on it for a brief look, in a very noisy hall. Check out the video below….
Website of the Day: GadgetBloggers.com
Today’s Website of the Day is GadgetBloggers.com, a mix of useful and odd gadgets. Recent posts include "Fire Extinguisher Lighter", "Grow your own carnivorous plants", "Toilet Humor", "Golf mouse pad" and "Toilet Aquarium" (it’s not all about toilets). Take…
Sign up with Virgin Mobile – get free Virgin broadband
Another week, another free broadband offer – this time, courtesy of Virgin Mobile (now, of course, under the NTL:Telewest brand), which is offering free high-speed access with Virgin.net if you sign up to a Virgin Mobile monthly deal. The…