When I bought my PS3 (the slim model) I have a choice between the 160GB and 320GB models. As I had no intention of storing music and photos on it I thought the former, cheaper, model would be fine. I was wrong. I didn’t account for 2 things – 1) the size of games and 2) getting Premium membership, which means getting lots of free, downloadable games. As a result my drive space is regularly running out.
Category: Life
Random thoughts on life
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Rory Cellan-Jones – is he biased?
It would appear that whenever Rory Cellan-Jones, technology correspondent for the BBC, posts any new articles he immediately gets accused of being Apple biased. What’s the evidence? Let’s look at his most recent articles for the BBC.
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What’s up with BBC news?
There may be a lot of people who think BBC news is horribly biased but the BBC news website is the only place I’d trust to get reliable news. However, recently there’s been a stream of horribly though out articles. I know it’s “silly season” due to a lack of parliament, etc, but there is no excuse for producing something pointless or, dare I say it, misleading.
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Ford Focus – tips for a new owner
Yes, I’ve just bought a new car – the 2013 model of the Ford Focus Titanium X. It has a 1.0 litre Ecoboost engine which is remarkably good for it’s small, 3 cylinder capacity. A lawnmower it is not!
And the thing about the Titanium X is that it’s bristling with gadgets – it has the optionally appearance pack too which includes keyless entry. Anyway, I’ve come across a number of things that have required head-scratching and a lot of Googling so I thought I’d document them here.
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Leaked Second-Hand Game Prices for Xbox One
ConsoleDeals.co.uk has learnt that Microsoft intends to charge Xbox One owners 90% of the original RRP for second hand game purchases. The leak first emerged from a senior employee at one of the UK’s largest video game retailers.
The source revealed that game retailers will be forced to sell second hand games at just a 10% discount on the original RRP. This news will come as a shock to consumers who are currently used to finding discounts of as much as 50% for trade-in games.