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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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Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

150 Installed Android Applications

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

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 [...]

Samsung Galaxy S – 3 Week Review

Monday, July 5th, 2010

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 [...]

Cheapest UK Price for the Samsung Galaxy S

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

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 – [...]

Decisions – Which New Mobile Phone Shall I Get?

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 [...]

One thing needed to make a website – an idea

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

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 [...]

SAP Doesn’t ‘Get’ Twitter…

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

I currently subscribe to around 10 SAP RSS feeds, which is okay, although due to the nature of SAP and its modular approach to software; items are cross-posted to various RSS feeds meaning that I see a lot of duplication. Now SAP have started to use Twitter, but their approach to it is to just export [...]

Paul’s Favourite Windows Mobile Software

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Below is a list of software that I am currently running on my Windows Mobile device (HTC Touch HD). I will keep this list updated. Feel free to comment. All software is freeware unless otherwise specified. HTC Hot Fixes (all need to be re-installed if you hard-reset the phone) .net Compact Framework 3.5. Some of [...]

Got the new Mobile – and have entered another 6 hour Adventure Race!

Monday, January 26th, 2009

A nice Royal Mail courrier knocked on my door this morning and handed me an HTC Touch HD. I carefully unwrapped it, took it to work and charged it at my desk. Then I called O2 and got the on the ‘special’ number discussed here http://www.modaco.com/content/blackstone-blackstone-modaco-com/278122/unlimited-web-on-o2-can-you-use-for-other-apps/. I was in a queue for about 30 seconds, [...]

Finally – Life in HD!

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

After Sky messing up a couple of times (my first installation was due on 2nd October), I’ve finally got SkyHD up and running. Bring on 24 and Battlestar Galactica! I’ve also had confirmation from mobiles.co.uk that my HTC Touch HD order has been processed, so I should get it on Monday.

New Mobile Phone on the Way (HTC Touch HD)

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

I’ve ordered the HTC Touch HD from mobiles.co.uk. It was out of stock when I ordered it (Thursday) but is now showing as in stock, so I should get it in a few days. It is based on Windows Mobile 6.1, has a decent screen (resolution of 480×800) and a 528MHz processor (the iPhone has [...]