Be wary of random cheap peripherals
I’ve learnt that it’s not a very good idea to buy random cheap computer peripherals from eBay. If you have to reinstall the drivers and don’t have the original CD, you may well be very screwed. This...
View ArticleMemory stick weirdness
Like most people I have one of these USB memory sticks/thumb drives/flash storage/pen drives/whatever you call them, which I use for storing useful stuff. It’s not a big or clever one, but it works.But...
View ArticleMacBook hard disk upgrade complete
I’m probably boring you all now with my incessant ramblings about the hard disk upgrade, but the good news is that it is done and dusted. I picked up the correct screwhead from Maplin and switched the...
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RAVPower 5-in-1 FileHub Review
Following a favourable mention in Lifehacker last month, I recently purchased a RAVPower 5-in-1 RP-WD01 FileHub Wifi-Disk. Although it claims to offer five features, these can be distilled down to the...
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Allocacoc PowerCube Extended review
The folks at Allocacoc asked me to review their PowerCube range of mountable AC extension cables. Unlike regular power strips, these are cube shaped, and offer up to five sockets for plugging in AC...
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Eachine Mini Y5 Power Bank review
The rise of the smartphone has, in turn, created a new market for power banks – external batteries with USB ports for charging up your smartphone when the battery inevitably runs out. Whilst most...
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Lumsing Grand A1 Plus power bank review
Over the years, I’ve reviewed a few power banks, and the latest is a model from Chinese manufacturer Lumsing, called the Grand A1 Plus.Of all of the power banks I’ve reviewed, this one is the biggest,...
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Omaker Optimum Reversible Micro-USB cable review
USB plugs – you never get them in the right way round first time. Thankfully, the new USB Type C plug offered by some USB 3.x devices is fully reversible, so you can insert it either way, as is Apple’s...
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Lumsing USB Desktop Charger review
The folks at Lumsing have asked me to review their 40W 5-Port USB Desktop Charger. It’s an AC adaptor for USB devices, but whereas most just have one USB port, this one has five, allowing you to charge...
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Lumsing dual-port USB car charger review
If you’re like me, you use your smartphone as a satnav, and for playing music whilst driving. Having the GPS on all of the time is a very quick way to drain your device’s battery, and so having some...
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