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Acer Aspire Weirdness
Last night, after putting my Aspire One into hibernation only a few hours earlier, I turned my Netbook on to find it performing a full Windows boot. Not only that, but as soon as it started loading my profile, it would instantly turn off. Worry. So I booted under safe mode. It turned off. Panic.…
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7 Apps that don't yet work on the HTC Hero
There are some apps that I’d love on my Hero but, for one reason or another, I can’t currently get. Talk To Me This is a language translator, which uses both text and speech facilities. Sadly, it needs Android 1.6 onwards. HootSuite HootSuite, an online Twitter client, have had an iPhone app for a while.…
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Recommended Android Apps
I’ve had my HTC Hero now for over a month, and have already settled on a number of apps, after much installing, trialling and uninstalling. I therefore thought I’d share my results, all neatly categorised. I haven’t linked to any of the apps, as they should all be searchable in the Android Marketplace. Oh, and…
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NAS replacement
I’ve run a home NAS system for a number of years now – to be honest, I’ve used it for not much more than a backup drive. However, having it connected to my wireless network means that I can backup my Netbook to it. The other week there was a strange power failure in my…
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Xmarks and star ratings!
The latest version of Xmarks for Firefox has added a new feature where, in the status bar at the bottom of the browser window, there are 5 stars, allowing you to easily rate websites that you visit. Unfortunately, they’re a bit of an “estate” hog and can only be turned off along with the Xmarks…