Archive for May, 2008
Starcraft – A Quick Trip Down Memory Lane
With Starcraft 2 announced last year, the anticipation for Starcraft 2 is increasing every day. No one knows when the game will be released yet though.
So while we wait for Starcraft 2, fans of Starcraft are busy creating videos, trailers and blogs about the next version. One fan however went the opposite way.
“Luckyfool” has created [...]
My Quest For The Apple Part Deux
As you might have read, I’m on a quest for either a MacBook or a PC. The comments in the latest post clearly shows that the battle between Apple and Microsoft – or OS X and Windows – is very easy to spot.
Which one offers the most value? Since both the MacBooks (Pro) or generic [...]
Testing Google Adsense Changes Recommended By….Google
I had a very interesting email exchange with a Google Adsense Account Specialist today who contacted me out of the blue. I was really chuffed that Google contacted me wanting to discuss ways to increase my Adsense earnings, particularly as I thought I wasn’t big enough to get onto their radar as I didn’t [...]
Uk’s Largest Music Retailer Woolworths Stops Selling Music CDs
I read yesterday an annoucenment by Woolworths who are the UK’s biggest music retailer, that they will stop selling CD singles. Eight million CD singles were sold in Britain last year, compared to 72.6 million music downloads.
Woolworths currently sells one in three of all audio CDs in the UK, but said it believes competition [...]
Windows 7 News Breaks 2K Uniques Per Day
The Windows 7 News site that I share with Martin from gHacks is going from strength to strength. Yesterday it broke 2k unique visitors for the day. It had passed this milestone before, but only when we made it onto Digg for a few days.
Even more impressive is the pages viewed per visitor, [...]
Thief Uses GPS To Steal Cars
I know that you shouldn’t ‘applaud’ criminals, but sometimes you can’t help but admire their ingenuity.
Master criminal Mitsuhisa Kobayashi thought he had a foolproof way to steal cars. He would get his ex-wives to rent cars in which he would install a GPS tracking device, as well as making a copy of the key. [...]
Which Related Post Plugin Is Best?
One of the best ways you can increase the number of pages viewed per user on your blog is to add a Related Posts plugin. The logic behind adding a Related Post plugin, is that if a reader makes it all the way to the end of a particular post, then it’s likely that they [...]
3 Paths To Blog Nirvana, Part 2
Will Michael actually be able to make a relevant, lucid observation about blogging after last week’s wandering, metaphysical 1000 word monologue? Let’s find out…
Alton Towers Theme Park Bans Blackberries
I grew up in Nottingham so I’ve always been a big fan of Alton Towers, which was just ‘down the road’. For those of you who don’t know what Alton Towers is, it’s the biggest and best theme park in the UK by miles, with over 2.5m visitors every year.
Alton Towers have just gone [...]
LG KF600 Mobile Phone – Not A Chip Off The Old Block
Just before Christmas LG sent me a LG Viewty to review, which I thoroughly loved. So much in fact, that I decided to keep it in the family and my girlfriend is currently giving it a good home.
A few months ago LG asked me to review the LG KF600 and sent me a handset [...]
Show Me Your Desktop Fake Steve Jobs
Did you remember to read last week’s interview with Shoemoney? This season’s last interview is with Fake Steve Jobs.
Most people know Steve Jobs (creator of the iPhone), but not everybody read Steve Job’s secret blog/diary.
Some say it’s not written by Steve Jobs himself, but by Fake Steve Jobs. Some even say that Fake Steve Jobs [...]
Build A Windows Home Server For $400
Although there’s a big and growing community of Windows Home Server users on the internet, I’ve yet to met one in the flesh. Given that WHS has been in the wild for around 6 months now, I’m a bit surprised. Yes, home servers are a ‘new’ concept, but I’d assumed that once users understood the [...]
Can You Hear The Difference Between A 128 And 320 kbps MP3 File?
I’ve just found a great page that plays an MP3 encoded at both 128kbps and 320kbps and challenges listeners to spot the better quality file. It’s an interesting test, and it’ll be interesting to see if Connected Internet readers can spot the difference. Don’t forget to come back and let other readers know [...]
SP1 or KB938194 = a Ferarri PC!
Even before SP1 hit the official launch on March 2008, people were downloading beta editions of the much awaited service pack in a bid to quell their Vista woes such as slow file transfers, intermittent lock-ups and application incapabilities. I was one of those fellas so I moved heaven to snatch a secret [...]
Use Elevator To Disable Vista UAC On Selected Programs
Over the last year or so I’ve come to accept Vista’s UAC (User Account Control) as a necessary evil which provides important security. However I have certain programs I use all the time where I don’t want to have to click ‘Allow’ on the UAC prompt every-time I run them.
I’ve searched a few times in [...]
Validate The XHTML For A Whole Site In One Click
I got an email this morning from Shahar telling me about a XHTML tool that he’s released that I’m sure will prove very popular. Shahar has written a XHMTL validation tool that validates a whole site in one click, rather than a page at a time like other tools. This is fantastic as [...]
Help!! Why Is My Site Showing HTML Code For Characters In Posts?
Over the last week or so my site has started showing HTML in posts e.g.
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when it should be displaying
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Can someone help me fix this please. Thanks!!
