Category Archives: Rant

One of the useful things about Amazon’s Kindle ecosystem is that you can buy ebooks formatted for Kindle from other vendors and email them into your personal documents library. They can then be sent to your Kindle device or app. … Continue reading →

If you would like an exercise in frustration – try installing the RSAT tools for Windows 2012 onto Windows 8. If your PS’s language is set to en-US it should work.  If it is anything else give up now and … Continue reading →

I’ve been on two international trips this year – one to San Diego & one to Vienna flying out of London Heathrow and London Gatwick respectively. Both San Diego and Vienna supply free wireless connectivity that works. Heathrow and Gatwick … Continue reading →

Why do software suppliers – Adobe with Acrobat Reader & Oracle with Java are the worst culprits – insist on trying to install their browser toolbar & change my default search engine?? What’s worse is that they make the default … Continue reading →

I found twenty comments this morning – all adverts for things I don’t want – plastered over recent posts.  I don’t want to spend my time cleaning off inappropriate material from my blog so I have suspended comments on posts … Continue reading →

Why are hotel internet connections so bad.  They are notoriously overpriced and then they don’t work properly. You can connect to a site – log off – have dinner – come back – connect to the same site and the … Continue reading →

Had to buy a new printer this weekend.  Found a very good deal on a combined printer, copier, scanner – ideal for what I need for home use. Couldn’t believe there wasn’t a USB cable in the box.  Come on … Continue reading →

Just bought a new laptop for my son.  Good machine from a well known manufacturer at a very good price.  All great but for the sheer amount of JUNK I have had to clear off the machine to make it … Continue reading →

I tried re-enabling comments but the idiots returned and plastered yet more comments. Comments are permanently blocked.  It you wish to comment please send me a message or email   Share this post :   Technorati Tags: Rant

For the SECOND time today I have had to waste my time clearing up comments that some selfish idiot has plastered on numerous posts. The comments aren’t about the posts but are adverts that I am not prepared to tolerate. … Continue reading →