Do you know that the first PC I owned had a throbbing 20Mb (that’s megabyte) hard drive? That drive was probably physically bigger than most modern mobile phones, so to this old fogey the news that SanDisk have just released an 8Gb (gigabyte) micro SD High-Capacity flash card is quite amazing.
Given the all round capabilities [...]

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If you are sitting reading this, and would like to try your hand at blogging, but are thoroughly perplexed at the thought of templates, plugins, SEO, FTP and all the rest - all you want to do is write - then this review of Thoughts.com may be just what you are looking for.

Thoughts.com is a [...]

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It’s always worth submitting your blog to a reputable directory if you’re looking to build incoming links and Page Rank, and a new one you may be interested in is the new Alive blog directory. Built upon the established PR6 Alive Directory, this specialist directory features 24 blog specific categories, allowing you to find [...]

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One of the many tasks a webmaster/blog owner should carry out is submitting their URL to as many blog directories as possible, and a new one for inclusion is MasterMOZ.com.
This blog directory offers all the standard features of listing, such as tags and categories etc. but one of the main differences is the review [...]

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Those of you who have been with me a while will know that my webhost has been rather unreliable to say the least, and I am definitely on the lookout for a new one when my package expires. If you’re in the same situation as me, then you’re sure to be as interested in this [...]

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Computers are such a major part of our daily lives, that I think most of us take for granted just how important they are, and how much sensitive information we keep on them.
Internet banking, online retail purchases, taking care of utility bills and booking holidays. Now with the rise of blogging, we have many more [...]

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Those of you who are webmasters and/or IT specialists should be interested in this new product from PKware: SecureZIP - The next generation of ZIP.
It’s a new method of data security which is designed to integrate seamlessly into your systems, whether you’re looking to install it across hundreds or thousands of computers on your network, [...]

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This could be a useful site for those of you who travel a lot, or who frequently call friends or relatives in other countries: Pingo.com.
Pingo provide cheap international calling cards, which enable you to make phone calls safe in the knowledge that you won’t be charged massive, unknown amounts by your telecoms provider. We’ve all [...]

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While you should always be careful to not over stretch your finances, there comes a time where you will need to borrow money. This could be for something like buying a new car, making home improvements, or paying for that college course you’ve always wanted to do. There are two main types of loans you [...]

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For those of my readers, who, like me, are in the UK this post may be of interest. Insurance is an unavoidable fact of life, and this time of year for me is when all of the renewals are due! So first up is home insurance, and before buying any new policies I always shop [...]

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