After reading my review of the Xbox Kinect, the guys over at GamingZap recently asked me if I would like to test some of their gaming products. Being an avid gamer, the only answer I could possibly give was “Yes!” (followed by a quick “whoohoo!!!). They sent me the Xtendplay for the Xbox 360 controller, [...]
Does the Xtendplay make Long Gaming Sessions More Comfortable?
I’ve bought an Advent Vega 10.1″ (Android Tabet)
As I mentioned on one of my favourite websites, AVForums; I was tempted to buy a cheap 7″ or 10″ tablet to see if I would actually use one once I had one. I was thinking that 7″ would be nice as it would be portable (I carry my Kindle with me all the time [...]
Upgrading my PC
As a new SSD that we like the look of and a new Intel CPU have just come out, I have decided that now would be a good time to upgrade my PC. My current video card isn’t struggling at all with games, so I’ll hang on to that for now and replace it when [...]
Olympics 2012 – are you going?
You have until the 26th April to apply for tickets to the London Olympics. I’m going to apply for the: Opening ceremony Cycling (velodrome – mens finals) Triathlon Anyone (who knows me) want to go with me? If so, let me know because I’m going to buy the tickets soon (maybe this weekend). I don’t mind [...]
User Authentication onto Websites – Some Direction Needed!
One thing the Internet hasn’t got right yet is user authentication onto websites. Most websites require users to have a user account so that you can personalise the site, have a home page, add a comment, etc. – and that in itself is good as it makes the Internet more relevant and personalised to you. [...]
Trading with the Bulls
I have always wanted to find an easy, quick gain, low risk – high reward entry into the stock market. Until recently that seemed impossible, but now I think I might have found it… I am a self-confessed geek (hence the nick-name ‘Techboy’ – which Steve Bush at Barclays Bank PLC originally gave me). Before [...]
Introductory Winter Mountaineering Course (February 2011) – Update on Costs
The worst part of going on holiday is planning them! In my previous post I detailed the projected costs of the travel for the mountaineering course that I’m going on. After literally quite a few hours of fiddling on www.thetrainline.com, various hotel companies (including www.lastminute.com, www.expedia.com. etc.) and www.quidco.com I have revised my travel plans to [...]
Introductory Winter Mountaineering Course (February 2011)
I blame Nathan for a lot of things – including getting me involved with Triathlons (which has cost me a lot of money and free time!) and getting me to go on a 5 day introductory Winter mountaineering course! His ‘Well it seemed like a good idea at the time…‘ train of thought must be [...]
Xbox Kinect – My Living Room is too Small for it!
My brother is 27 today – which coincides with the day that the Microsoft Kinect comes out in the UK. So a couple of weeks ago I decided to get him a Kinect as a present. I tried several online shops but none of them had it available for pre-order as they had already sold [...]
Things I’m working on right now
This is a very brief update on things that I am working on right now Knee Injury: Since January I have had an injury with my left knee. This has resulted in me doing a lot less sport training and events than I would have liked I have had 2 sessions with a chiropractor at [...]