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Slippy slippy slip sliding
An apt description of my drive to work. Thankfully it was early and traffic was light. I took my time and drove carefully. The snow outside is a lot, lot worse than at the beginning of the week and it’s continuing to come down. Unfortunately, it was all let down by selfish drivers. On icy…
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Choosing a Netbook
So, yes, I’m still in the market for a Netbook but I’ve changed my mind about have an SSD. Now, call me fussy but here is what I’m after… Windows XP An Atom processor At least 16 GB hard drive 1 GB memory A resolution of, at least, 1024×600 Small, but with a good keyboard…
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Dell Customer Service
Or rather my most recent online chat with them about the Dell Mini 9. Here is, word-for-word (but with personal details removed), how it went (my lines in bold)… Initial Question/Comment: Are there any further offers on the XP Mini 9? Thank you for contacting Dell Sales Chat. This is xxxxxx xxxxxx, your Sales Advisor.…
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Dell Mini 9
Even after my recent problems trying to get a decent price out of Dell for one of these, I’m still interested in getting a Mini 9. Their £20 off offer has official ended so I was keen to see how they’re selling now. I read earlier today about the imminent release of the Mini 10,…
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Fish Fingers
Growing up I loved fish finger sandwiches. Hmmm. In fact, if I was given a plate of fish fingers, chips and beans most of it would end up between slices of bread. After mentioning this last weekend my wife bought some fish fingers so that I could indulge once again. This was something I was…