Category Archives: Technology

Is your YouTube recommended full of crap like this?

Posted on 31/05/2016 by Alex

I’m not a massive user of YouTube but I do like watching a few bits and bobs on it and occasionally binge watch movie trailers to keep up to date with the new releases. This means I get recommended channels … Continue reading →

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Road testing the Netgear Nighthawk R8500

Posted on 24/05/2016 by Alex

Netgear have lent me a  Nighthawk R8500, a tri-band quad stream WiFi router. At this point I don’t know what that means but it looks like something the Shadows from Babylon 5 might have made, so it’s all good. Normally I … Continue reading →

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Archive widget not working in WordPress self hosted

Posted on 10/02/2016 by Alex

One of WordPress best features is it’s flexibility. You can completely change the look at the feel of the visitors experience, and the authors experience. You can use it as a blog, a static site or even run a forum … Continue reading →

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Wormholes: when your brain won’t stop ticking over

Posted on 04/02/2016 by Alex

A couple of nights back I was laying in bed thinking about some sci fi. Basically I was looking to rip off the wormhole technology from Peter F Hamilton’s great in places Commonwealth saga for my own nefarious means. The … Continue reading →

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Just why won’t DVD die?

Posted on 05/01/2016 by Alex

Warner Brothers has just announced it’s line up of 4K BD releases for the year, promising 35 titles between now and Christmas, leading with Mad Max Fury Road and LEGO Movie. If my experience is anything to go by, they’re … Continue reading →

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