I did something that finally made me realise I think I have too many games 
I now officially have too many video games
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When I went husky trekking, with Bessy Bell Husky Trekkers
0 commentsHusky trekking isn’t exactly the first thing you think of in Northern Ireland. “Don’t you need snow?” I thought. NUH-UH! It may often be cold and shitty in Northern Ireland, but we don’t get nearly enough snow to make snow sledding possible. The alternative? Scooters, courtesy of Bessy Bell Husky Trekkers!
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Sonic is 20 – A look back through two decades of cool blue
0 commentsA gleeful look back at Sonic through his 20 year history, and a review of the most recent game, Sonic Generations. I’ve completed it, and you know you want to hear my take on it all. Sonic is cool, and you are cool for liking him, right? I has pretty pictures too!
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Apple App Store – Walled garden, or pit of snakes; the security flaws
0 commentsApple’s ‘walled garden’ is supposed to leave iOS users safe and secure from a lawless world of rogue apps. Apple verify each app for stability, security and quality before it gets listed. So, what if I told you that there could be apps there now, accepting remote commands and stealing your data. Don’t you think you should know about it?
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TR3N – Tron 3 greenlit?
0 commentsHas a Tron 3 been given the go by Disney? Indications over the past few months have been a ‘yes’. Now, it would seem that this has gotten a little bit more certain.
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8 December 2010
The War for the Internet
Is this current crisis the first salvo in an internet war which will change the internet forever? With US Government interference already admitted by PayPal, has the penny dropped that the Internet is not as free as we believed?
19 September 2010
Vapourware – Like a Needle in a Haystack
Vapourware describes a product, usually software, that has been announced by a developer during or before its development, if there is significant doubt whether the product will actually be released. It is software which at best is still in development, and at worst is no more than an interesting concept in the mind of someone at the organisation. Vapourware is sometimes announced with great fanfare as a spoiling tactic to hurt sales of a competitors already launched product.
25 August 2010
Pre-owned Gamers – THQ Hates You
Have you ever bought a pre-owned game? Do you know how much contempt some games companies have for people like you?
5 August 2010
Blackberry OS 6 – A Storm is brewing
RIM just announced the BlackBerry Torch 9800 this morning. The new BlackBerry Torch will run the long awaited OS 6 when it launches in a couple of weeks time. Along with the launch details earlier today, a press release was sent out that indicates that older devices will not be getting an update to BlackBerry OS 6.
20 April 2010
Digital Economy Bill / Act
The Digital Economy Act was passed with the UK government in its pre-election “wash-up” period. The Lib Dems still haven’t delievered on their manifesto promise to scrap it. Time for a rant.
18 January 2010
Virus Alert – PDF Exploit
There is currently a nasty exploit on PDF files doing the rounds. Protect yourself here.
4 January 2010
Christmas iTunes woes
A tale of shortcuts, commandline switches, %L, and ZoneAlarm. Sometimes I hate being the techy in my house…
14 November 2009
Random freezing / stuttering / sound loops in Windows Vista or 7?
I recently had this problem, and since it broke my PC for like 4 hours, and couldn’t find ANY solution online, I thought I’d share. I’m gonna vent the whole process to you, or if you are just wanting the fix, scroll down the article.
