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Posted in utilities, Gripes moans and whinges, Security, Internet on November 27, 2008 at 12:48 pm

What is a “memorable word”? After trying unsuccessfully to get into a John Lewis credit card account, this is the question they give as part of their re-registering for on-line access. Read more

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POETS Day

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Posted in Gripes moans and whinges on September 11, 2008 at 12:09 pm

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Anyone who has dealings with government departments will have some sympathy for ETS Europe, the company “behind” the National Curriculum marking fiasco. Read more

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Whose line is it anyway?

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Posted in Video capture, Gripes moans and whinges, Broadband, Internet, Uncategorized on August 21, 2008 at 3:01 pm

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iGate took another turn for the worst recently when the BBC announced they were moving streaming services from Akamai to Level 3 Communications. This latest skirmish is just another in the war between the BBC and Internet Service Suppliers.
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One thing’s leads to another

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Posted in Gripes moans and whinges on July 24, 2008 at 10:46 am

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We have been persuaded to share a gîte with some relatives later this summer. Apart from the weird experience of not driving our car on the right side of the road, or more correctly, driving on the right side of the road, navigation will be a chore. It was time to bite the satnav bullet. Read more

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Rough Wiis do shake the darlings

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Posted in Gripes moans and whinges, Images on June 18, 2008 at 12:28 pm

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According to a survey by Sheila’s Wheels insurance company, 20% of female Wii users have caused an average of £6.55 damage to themselves or their property, adding up to a total of £20.1 million. The most common injury is pulling a muscle during energetic Wii-ing and some have even ended up in hospital. Read more

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Reasonably priced car hit by star

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Posted in Gripes moans and whinges, Internet on May 28, 2008 at 10:23 am

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Is it suspicious that just a few laps from the end of the Monaco Grand Prix, the F1 star driving a posh red Fiat drove straight into the back of the Force India car in front, which was beating him? A car which is, coincidentally, also powered by a posh Fiat engine and is normally found lurking around the back of the grid. If Fiat’s star had been beaten by Force India he would have dropped way down this years driver’s championship, below his own team mate, probably to end up among the mid-field also-rans. One hopes that Force India gets a good discount on their next engine delivery from Fiat. Read more

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Another Ripping Rip off

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Posted in Gripes moans and whinges, Microsoft on April 25, 2008 at 11:52 am

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Digital music is set to take another kick in the teeth. Have you got any tracks you downloaded from the MSN Music service? If so, think again because on the 31 August Microsoft are going to turn off the license servers. This means that which you bought with your hard-earned will eventually become nothing more than digital detritus on your hard disk. Read more

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CD Ripping Rip Off

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Posted in Gripes moans and whinges on April 17, 2008 at 10:02 am

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Not content with the hullabaloo created by their colonial cousins, the RIAA, the British-based Music Business Group (MBG) have their sight firmly set on iPod users. Read more

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Chips with everything

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Posted in Gripes moans and whinges on March 17, 2008 at 10:39 am

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What will you want for dinner or shall we eat out? A few weeks ago there was the tussle with “Can I have your birthday list?” resulting in a virtually blank piece of paper. After all, an Aston Martin DB9 is no more likely than being stuck on a desert island with a broody Charlize Theron. Read more