Category Archives: Technology

I decided to install and have a play around with Oracle’s virtualisation application. It is superb for either trying out different Operating Systems or as a sandbox/test bed for your current system. VirtualBox was installed on my Windows partition but … Continue reading →

Just bought a Netgear ReadyNAS Duo as an addition to my networked devices.  It will be used for file and print sharing, backups and media streaming.  I have installed two Hard Drives and they’re set up in a RAID configuration … Continue reading →

What with everything that is – or has recently happened -in my personal life it may be considered a little late in the day to post about the latest stable release favailable for download from WordPress.  As the title of … Continue reading →

No, it’s nothing to do with Buzz Lightyear!  This concerns details of BT’s fibre optic broadband service named…yes, you’ve guessed it…Infinity.  It offers download speeds of up to 40Mb and upload speeds of up to 10Mb. BT Infinity Option 1 … Continue reading →

There have been many issues regarding the speed advertised and offered to consumers here in the UK.  One of the latest reports come from Ofcom who are the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.  I suppose … Continue reading →

A new generation of 34nm Solid State Drives have been released by Intel.  This should mean lower pricing and higher performance.  First of all though, you need to tell if you have bought the latest model or not. It depends … Continue reading →

I posted at my earlier blog describing both a limited time offer (details here) and the fact that Windows 7 E would not ship with an internet browser.  However, Microsoft have announced a proposal in which uses would be able … Continue reading →