OneNote Sync Error 0xE000003D

I’ve had a problem recently trying to sync some OneNote notebooks. The error message I get when checking the sync status is: An error occurred while attempting to sync this section or notebook. (Error code: 0xE000003D) Looking closer it’s specific parts of the note book that have the problem. They are easy enough to spot.

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XBox One, How Not To Do A Console Launch

I can’t believe how badly Microsoft appear to have got this. After the PS4 launch all Microsoft had to do for a more successful launch than Sony was, Show the console Show some interesting games Show some cool features But first, the name, XBox One? If I went into a shop to ask for an

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Customer Service Done Correctly: LoveFilm

We’re very eager to complain about bad customer service and in the era of social media it’s very easy to get yourself heard. It’s also very easy to not mention examples of good service so I like to try and redress that balance where I can! In our household we use Netflix for streaming and

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Kit: Power Scout Portable Battery Charger – Review

There is nothing worse than having a mobile phone run out of power and you’re nowhere near a plug socket. This happens to me quite a lot when I’m having particularly busy days so I was very pleased when MobileFun asked if I’d like to take a look at the Kit Power Scout Portable Battery

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Internet Explorer Freezes When Printing

Came across a bit of a weird issue today I thought was worth repeating here. I took a support call where the end user could print documents in Word, Excel, Outlook without issue but as soon as she tried to print something via Internet Explorer no document appeared and Internet Explorer was non-responsive. What struck

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Farmageddon 2013

On Saturday I did the most physically demanding thing I’ve ever been involved with. Farmageddon Run 10km off road running adventure through woodland, farm tracks and across grassland held on the grounds of Brooksby Melton College’s Spinney Campus. The longest distance I’ve ever ran continuously was about 5 miles (around 8km) which I did once

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Dealing With Email Stuck In The Outbox

Everyone once in while when using Outlook you’ll get messages that just refuse to send. Looking down the folder list you see the dreaded number next to the Outbox that lets you know something isn’t quite right Clicking on the folder shows the message just sitting there. You try double clicking the message and pressing

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The Difference Between Apply and OK

If you make any changes to settings in Windows you’ll have seen three buttons at the bottom. OK, CANCEL, APPLY I’ve been asked a couple of times recently about difference between the ok and apply buttons so thought that I thought it was worth posting about! It’s not all that complicated. If you make any

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Review: MU Foldable USB Charger

Sometimes people solve problems with ideas that are so simple you wonder why no-one ever thought of it before. The MU Foldable USB charger is a classic example of that and when the nice people at MobileFun asked if I’d be interested in a taking a look at their phone chargers and I saw the

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