You may have noticed that the site was off line for a period of about a week early last month which was the result of an attack by hackers. I have no idea why they would be interested in my site in particular other than it was there and it represented a small challenge. The attack was ultimately pretty devastating as several MySQL databases were deleted. The hacker then contacted me to try and get me to pay to sort out the problems that he had caused. But as they didn’t have the files they had deleted they had nothing … Read the rest
Why I’ll Not be Using Google Drive (and it’s got Nothing to do With Terms & Conditions)
So this week Google finally got round to releasing its cloud storage option, Google Drive. Within hours of them doing so the internet was ablaze with outrage over the terms and conditions and just exactly what they could or could not do with your files once they are uploaded. Many used this as the primary reason for not using the service and instead sticking with Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive etc. I have, for me, a much more compelling reason not to use Google Drive – app support.
I have just over 20gb of storage with Dropbox, all of which I have … Read the rest
Raspberry Pi Review
Great review of the Raspberry Pi from PC Pro – can’t wait until I get mine!… Read the rest
WordPress “Plugin upgrade Failed” Solution
One of the (many) things I like about WordPress is its ability to be able to automatically upgrade both the core installation and the plugins. This can also be one of the most frustrating part of WordPress too.
Those that have attempted to update their plugins using the automatic option may well be familiar with the following:
Unpacking the update
Deactivating the plugin
Removing the old version of the plugin
Could not remove the old plugin
Plugin upgrade Failed
Searching the forums reveals lots of frustrated users and very little in the way of solutions. I was one of these … Read the rest
April Fools
Google has really pulled out all the stops for April 1st this year – you can see all of them here but my personal favourite is Chrome Multitask Mode – it looks so useful!
However, the best of the lot today has got to be a reworking of the family favourite Hungry Hippos for iPad. I would definitely get this if it came out!
… Moleskine Addiction
If my addiction to electronic gadgets is bad then my addiction to Moleskine notebooks is much, much worse. Despite being able to take notes in Evernote I still like the feel of paper and Moleskines look and feel great. What’s more they do a load of really great limited editions as you can see from the latest release, this Lego branded version that has a brick top embedded onto the cover. Neat!… Read the rest
An Unexpected Apple Feeling
I have become something of an Apple convert of late making the switch (at home at least) from PC to Mac. This has also extended to my mobile devices, as has been well documented here. Funnily enough Apple have been great during the buying cycle for all my “i” products but recently I have had issues that meant I had to go in for technical help which showed this particular Apple store in a different light.
The first issue surrounded my iPhone 4S which the battery life was severely shortened by upgrading to iOS5.1. To be fair to the Apple … Read the rest
Poundland iPhone/iPad Docking Station
I am a big fan of gadgets and gadgeting bargains and regularly frequent Poundland to satisfy my need for gadgets on a budget so I was interested to see this docking station on a visit today. Having parted with my hard earned pound I am beginning to see that sometime there is very much truth in the old adage that you get what you pay for!
On the face of it the docking station looked good with a standard male iPhone port at the front plus a pass through female port at the back, along with a standard 3.5mm jack … Read the rest
PDair iPad Leather Case
The nice people over at Gearzap, knowing my love of gadgets and iPads in particular, have sent me over a new iPad cover to review. I was particularly excited to see that it was a case from PDair, a brand that I am familiar with having first bought one of their cases for my Dell Axim 50 many years ago.
For those not familiar with PDair they concentrate on making quality cases for a variety of gadgets with distinctive white stiching. This one for the iPad is no different using a high quality leather and has a really nice … Read the rest
