Archive for Gadgets

Power grid failure in Leeds

Apr 06, 2012 Comments Off by

How long will it be before this problem is sorted? It been going on for two days without a word from the power company. The given time for fixing the problem was Thursday, 05 April 2012 at 09:30. But at 23.00pm April 6th the power went off again. Service Interruptions … Notice An interruption to [...]

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iRreplaceable Jobs

Oct 06, 2011 Comments Off

R.I.P Steve Jobs.

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Cook gets Steve’s Job

Aug 29, 2011 Comments Off

Tim Cook got the top job at Apple after Steve Jobs resigned as CEO. Jobs will now takes a back seat as the chairman of Apple’s board of directors. In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula, and others, designed, developed, and marketed the Apple II series, one of the first [...]

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If the unexpected happens

Jun 05, 2011 Comments Off

We all take the internet for granted and no longer marvel at the way it has changed our lives. It’s use impacts us in so many ways that it is a bit scary to contemplate what would happen if we suffered a burst broadband pipe which was irreparable. Maybe irreparable is a bit strong but [...]

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e-readers versus books

Apr 25, 2011 1 Comment

e-readers are the next big thing If you are an avid reader, you will inevitably have a good collection of paperbacks and hardback books. You may have shelves creaking with exciting novels, reference books, encyclopaedias, text books, education books, and books which transcend you to another level of imagination. Books reigned supreme For hundreds of [...]

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