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Decisions – Which New Mobile Phone Shall I Get?

Posted by Techboy on Friday, June 11th, 2010

I currently have an HTC HD (running Windows Mobile 6.1 OS) on the O2 network and my contact expires at the end of this month, which means that I can get a new phone. My preferences for a new phone fall into 3 categories: Android based, iPhone 4 and Windows Phone 7 based. Android I [...]

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The Gardening Trolls of Pennadomo, Italy

Posted by Techboy on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

It is a little known fact that there are trolls all around the Abruzzo province/region of Italy, but with a little knowledge and a lot of patience you might be able to track them down and catch a glimpse of them. As in most societies, there are nice trolls and naughty trolls. Plus there is [...]

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What I got for Christmas (besides fat)

Posted by Techboy on Saturday, December 26th, 2009

This year I got a Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash which is Canon’s most powerful flash unit for SLR’s It will work great with my Canon 40D which is a digital SLR. I have always had an interest in photography and did a photography course in Italy last October. Plus I would like to get [...]

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Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon (27/09/2009)

Posted by Techboy on Sunday, September 27th, 2009

I did the Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon today. It was my 2nd Sprint distance triathlon and I really enjoyed it. I can see me doing a lot more Triathlons on 2010 I got up at 0615, left my house at 0635 and got to the school at Roade at 0650. I thought I would be [...]

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Well Whad’ya Know? I’m a Triathlete!

Posted by Techboy on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Well I’ve done 1 anyway. As stated in my previous posts, by way of winning a prize in a competition, I got free entry into the For Goodness Shakes! Sponsored Sprint Triathlon (750m swimming, 20km cycling, 5km running) at Dorney Lake, Eton with less than 2 weeks notice! I read the letter carefully which stated [...]

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150 Installed Android Applications

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 - Technology

I currently have 150 Android Applications installed (well okay, 2 of them are web based apps) on my mobile phone (Samsung Galaxy S). I will categorise them later, but for now here is a list: Advanced Task Killer Aldiko eBook AllShare AndroidIRC Asphalt5 autosquare Barrage Lite BBC News Bet calculator Betfair – http://iphone.betfair.com BigOven Bites [...]

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Samsung Galaxy S – 3 Week Review

Monday, July 5th, 2010 - Technology

I have had the Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone for a 3 weeks now and have so far been impressed with it. Here are my thoughts. I am a power-user when it comes to technology (as shown in my education and career choices) and I always want the best tech. So when it came to [...]

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Cheapest UK Price for the Samsung Galaxy S

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 - Buying, Technology

I have decided to buy the Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone which is exclusive to Vodafone. It is currently the highest spec mobile phone running the Android operating system in the UK. It came out yesterday so I walked into my local Vodafone shop (in Milton Keynes) but they didn’t have one in stock – [...]

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Decisions – Which New Mobile Phone Shall I Get?

Friday, June 11th, 2010 - Buying, Featured, Paul's Inner Thoughts, Technology

I currently have an HTC HD (running Windows Mobile 6.1 OS) on the O2 network and my contact expires at the end of this month, which means that I can get a new phone. My preferences for a new phone fall into 3 categories: Android based, iPhone 4 and Windows Phone 7 based. Android I [...]

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One thing needed to make a website – an idea

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 - Paul's Inner Thoughts, Paul's Life Update, Paul's Website, Technology

The one thing all my site design revolves around is an idea. The idea spawns content, design, usability and interaction. Once I have an idea in my head, I brainstorm content and features in OneNote. Then comes usability. Then comes basic design. Then comes the coding. Then comes iteration of all of the above and [...]

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E-mail to Thames Valley Police: Operation Confidence – Feedback

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 - Paul's Inner Thoughts

I sent the below e-mail to the Milton Keynes Thames Valley Police on their official e-mail address on 26/01/2010 and have not had a reply yet (today is 18/02/2010). What more proof do I need that their visit and marketing regarding ‘Operation Confidence’ is just PR (hot air). I have no confidence in them… Hello, [...]

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Restaurant Review: The Living Room (Milton Keynes) – Avoid!

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 - Food, Party/Celebration

I went out for dinner with my family tonight for my parents wedding anniversary. When we go out we often like to try different restaurants. none of us had been to The Living Room restaurant in Milton Keynes before so we thought we would give that a try. We pre-booked a table and arrived on [...]

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Milton Keynes Car Parking Partnership Office Sucks

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 - Cars, Paul's Inner Thoughts, Paul's Life Update, Work

I really don’t like the way that car parking management is handled in Milton Keynes. I have worked in Milton Keynes for 4 years now and have paid (I think) £235 per year to park my car in a public car park outside of my office. This year it has gone up to £270 (more [...]

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The Gardening Trolls of Pennadomo, Italy

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 - Featured, Holiday, Paul's Inner Thoughts, Photography

It is a little known fact that there are trolls all around the Abruzzo province/region of Italy, but with a little knowledge and a lot of patience you might be able to track them down and catch a glimpse of them. As in most societies, there are nice trolls and naughty trolls. Plus there is [...]

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Paul’s Advice on Share Dealing

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 - Buying and Selling, Money

This is an extract from an e-mail conversation that I had with a friend today. I was giving some info/advice on shares. Others might find it useful…? Warning, it is a bit disjointed Hi, I started trading in shares late 2007. Last year I cashed in about £5.5k (I gained about 7k and lost about £1.5k). I [...]

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