Category Archives: Computing

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  Vodafone Broadband cancelled after just five days

  Posted on August 24, 2016 by Derek in Communications, Computing, Internet.

  Vodafone Broadband – very early termination The Internet; it’s a quick medium of communication – that’s a generally accepted fact. Fibre Broadband should be faster than copper Broadband – that’s an expectation that most would hope for. Well. not if your a Vodafone Broadband customer. My new Vodafone Broadband contract went live on the 18th August, […]

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  Electromagnetic Field Camp (EMF Camp) 2016: report

  Posted on May 24, 2016 by Derek in Amateur Radio, Communications, Computing, Electronics.

  Rebecca (M6BUB) and I (Derek, G7LFC) selected to exhibit and represent our hobby at Electromagnetic Field Camp 2016: a prestigious technical, scientific, engineering and maker festival held in Guildford at the beginning of August. They were really excited; but what happened? Read our report to find out (hint: it was amazing!!!)

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  Electronics: All About Circuits – A Great Resource

  Posted on April 8, 2016 by Derek in Amateur Radio, Communications, Computing, Electronics.

  All About Circuits is a brilliant web site for teachers, students and those with a general interest in electronics. It is jam packed with everything you’d want to know from a book costing many tens, if not hundreds, or pounds. I’ve looked at several electronics ‘bibles’ recently with a view to purchasing one to base […]

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• PC World (DSG) won’t/can’t support Epson printers

  Posted on April 5, 2016 by Derek in Computing.

  PC World have had my £200+ Epson L355 printer now for more than three weeks to resolve an issue whereby the printer thinks that it has no ink in it even though it’s got four full ink chambers. I know it’s the printer that thinks this and not a computer driver mis-communicating because there’s an […]

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  New Raspberry Pi 3 launched!

  Posted on February 29, 2016 by Derek in Computing, Raspberry Pi.

  In the beginning Four years ago we were treated to a usable computer that cost less than £25 from the guys at the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Many asked whether this would be a flash in the pan, after-all by the time you added an SD card for storage, power supply, keyboard, mouse and screen, then […]

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  HP Stream 7 Signature tablet just got even better value

  Posted on January 24, 2015 by Derek in Computing.

  Earlier this month I purchased an HP Stream 7 Signature Edition tablet and I wrote about how reckoned it was a steal at the £79 I paid for it; a whopping 20% off the already great value £99 for a top-name tablet.

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