The Internet of Things (IoT from herein!) is one of things in the technology world that has been on the verge of exploding over the last few years. Finding a definition for the IoT isn’t all that easy to pin down, in the same way that “The Cloud” has a ton of different ways of
The IT Marketing Crash Course – book
Last week I I got an email from Raj Khera who asked if I’d like to take a look at his new book which was due to launch and is aimed specifically at small technology companies and help them win new business by improving their marketing. Raj is the CEO of MailerMailer, who are an
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Review: Snugg Kindle 4 Case
Following my post about my recent Kindle purchase I was asked if I’d review a case for that’s available at the The Snugg website. The case is made of black leather which makes it sturdy enough to keep your Kindle safe. The inside is made from a soft fabric which should keep the screen safe. After
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Bye Bye Google Reader
I woke up to the news this morning that Google Reader will close down on July 1st. My twitter feed was full this morning people who use it on daily basis now having to consider alternatives. It’s part of a broader “spring clean” Google have been on for some time but the specific reasoning was
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Putting a Katinkas Kaboom Bluetooth Speaker Into Pairing Mode
I reviewed the Katinkas Kaboom Bluetooth speaker recently and said I’d write a quick post on putting it into pairing mode as I had to figure it out myself. In the interests of trying new things I thought I’d add a video to this as well. A picture is worth a thousand words and all
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Revisiting The Kindle
I mentioned recently that my house had been burgled. One of the items taken was my beloved Kindle. Two years ago I had a hard time trying to decide if a Kindle was for me. I took the plunge and it’s decision I certainly didn’t regret. My initial fears were unfounded. I still read good
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Review: Katinkas Kaboom Bluetooth Speaker
MoneySuperMarket.com are doing a roundup of Bluetooth speakers priced under £50 and they kindly invited me to take a look at the Katinkas Kaboom unit. I listen to music quite frequently on my phone so the idea of having that sound a little better without the hassle of having to hook it up to something
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Crime Doesn’t Pay? It Certainly Costs
I’ve been unfortunate enough to be the victim of crime three times over the last year Car Damage Last year someone took a car without the owners permission and drove at speed down the street opposite my house. They didn’t stop at the junction and ploughed into the back of my car that was parked
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Forcing a Firmware Downgrade for Buffalo NAS Devices
I recently needed to return a Linkstation NAS back to a previous firmware version. When you download the update utility in the folder there is a file called LSUpdated.ini. In there I changed the “VersionCheck” flag from 1 to 0 After that running the update utility worked exactly the same as usual and it happily
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Retro Computer Museum–Help please!
I first came across the Retro Computer Museum in 2010 when I saw the guys who run it give a presentation at the Vintage Computer Festival. Back then they didn’t have a permanent “home” and could only hold a few open days per year in the village hall in Coalville. Since then they have worked
