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Posted on April 17, 2010 by jonners99
So a month ago we saw Microsoft introduce its browser ballot which popped up for everyone who had Internet Explorer picked as their default browser. So I had a look at the top five and some of the smaller picks in the ballot.
6. Apple Safari – I tested Apple’s browser at work yesterday and found it very slow, sure browsing speed was fast but the software itself kept stalling and smacked of software built mainly for another operating system.
5. Flock – Flock is the best of the smaller browsers. It allows you to keep an eye on your social networks with a style largely based on Firefox even borrowing the rendering engine
Posted on April 16, 2010 by jonners99
So a month ago I decided to test out every image editor I had ever heard of and then Craig gave me a couple more that I hadn’t. The aim was simple, I knew photoshop was brilliant but I wanted to see if I could get the features I needed without the £600 price tag. My intention was to run a series of tests across all the software devices and then report back. Unfortunately I ran out of time so my analysis is not as in depth as I would have liked but I can rank the software by my preference with my reasons.
Posted on February 15, 2010 by jonners99
I have tidied up some parts of the blog template that have been annoying me for a while. At the same time I have also added a new feature.
The categories are now near the top so they are easier to find, still not perfect but definitely an improvement. At the same time I’ve improved the twitter widget I am using and also added my xbox gamercard as well. If you have an xbox feel free to add me. I have also added the link to my amazon wishlist back in as well in case you have a need to buy me something… not sure why you would but just in case…
Posted on February 14, 2010 by jonners99
You may or may not know that several months ago my friend Craig and I launched (well almost) our own hosting website. I’ll tell you more about that in another post in the future when we have finished tinkering. Part of that process meant signing up as being self employed, I thought that I’d take the opportunity to earn some extra funds and build websites for people in my spare time. Well the first of those websites has now been launched.
Tapovan
Posted on January 27, 2010 by jonners99
While the gimmick of 3d has rather stolen the title of overhyped technology in the past couple of months its predecessor the touch screen is still a powerful force. With Apple set to announce its widely rumoured tablet pc later today and the iphone being the most popular phone handset in the western world it seems that we are going to have a lot of people using poor input devices.
Posted on December 5, 2009 by jonners99
In recent times I have found it a slight flaw that I have never built a computer before. Sure I have seen the insides of a computer but until you actually build one you never know exactly what each little bit does and where and how it connects together.
Luckily then, my wife saw my frustratedness with our inherited home pc which we have also been using as a media centre and took pity letting me create a new media centre from scratch. After a little deliberation with Craig I narrows down my components list which can be found here:
http://jonners.org/resources/computer-plan
Posted on September 7, 2009 by jonners99
Twitter is a service that has seemingly divided people more than most others. It appears to mainly be used by people who stalk celebrities. Yet I have noticed that all of our companies competitors are now using the service to promote their services and enhance their brand. The question though has to be asked, is there a point to this.
Posted on December 24, 2007 by jonners99
This is the first of three lists I am compiling for the end of the year, the first is most likely to be the most boring for everyone but I am doing it anyway. I am making my list of the top five computer games of this year. On Wednesday I will be doing my review of the year in top five experiences form (incl America, getting engaged etc). I will then be rounding this off (probably on Friday) with my top five films of this year.
Posted on March 24, 2007 by jonners99
blog to be updated tonight. I got bored waiting for Craig to finish the talote code and so have put the old version back online. This is so I can continue to add reviews while he takes his time (although I would like it soon)
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Posted on February 9, 2007 by jonners99
Two months in and I must say I am impressed with the word of mouth on Nintendo’s console. I have not heard a word said against it. I feel this console (now I have one) is innovative and fun and would not pick an xbox360 or a ps3 over it. That said I have 1 or 2 problems with the pretty wii.
1) There has only been one game release since launch, this is soon to be rectified but Europe has been undercut quite poorly. The only game we have to show for ourselves is WarioWare. Over the next couple of months I will have a lack of cash due to the games available.
2) The onboard memory, 512mb memory is nicer than 8mb but this thing has to hold games as well. It won’t be long till it runs out. Nintendo could have fitted a decent 20gb hdd for £10 extra cost to the consumer. I would have paid the £10.
3) Online is slow, the shop while nice, takes too long to load as do news and forecast pages.
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