Misc

Let me open with a question for those who were involved in the past with building their own computer or just upgrading their current system with a harder capacity hard drive.

As traditional hard disk drives have grown in size and reduced in price, so SSD products have followed a similar trend

How safe is your data and various online activities?

Watch out, Hackers about and it is up to you to protect your computer data with the appropriate software.

As the years pass, often faster than we may like, we take a journey through the various stages of life.

Unlike more traditional insurance schemes, the use of a password can offer free protection insurance.

When walking along London's Regent Street you might be distracted by Hamleys new window display.

For those who like being in charge, the results of a survey indicate some pointers.

Children and parents have different views regarding game and its role in life.

Probably better known for its toothpaste, Colgate also produces a range of toothbrushes..

For under twenty pounds, this next product uses German technology to add speaker output to a computer.

Mobile power is something in demand, did you charge your phone last night and even if you did will it last all day? Here is one solution that may get you out of a hole while out and about a charge station charge point, or you could just buy it all keep it with you, it has both iOS and Android connections built in.

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While banks expect us to trust them, does this trust extend to their security arrangements when payments are concerned.

It is that time of year again when I need to make the trip from my Sound London base to the area Sherlock Holmes called home.

Offering to look after your mobile phone when it is being charged is a purple dragon.

This is a pen that allows you to make almost anything in 3D. The illustration on the side of the box can be made in a few minutes others will take a lot longer and maybe even require some artistic talent to create but the basic process is simple.

While not a familiar brand to me, the Kurbis is a German speaker system.

Do you know where you are going or what you are planning to do? I only ask because somebody else might be privy to this information.

Getting more clothes into a small space is made easier by the next product.

Is the use of a computer mouse causing pain, then the following might help.

First one of the smallest at less than 10cm tall which has either a looping light or a light always on inside the rabbit. Second one of the largest Pokémon items and certainly for the older child which has induction charging for your iPhone and also USB for those of us without ‘i’ devices.

Scammers are directing their efforts at the Mac community

A new name to me and without a visit to the Amazon Christmas event it would have probably stayed that way. This is a portable USB lead that has USB or USB ‘C’ on one end a coiled lead to fit into a small carry case and three different ends to make sure it has a fitment to suit whatever you need to charge, so wherever there is power so do you.

Helping draw up a shopping list of toys is a top ten of offerings from Hamleys.

This is ideal for a first alarm clock for a child; it can also act as a night light. Dependent on the child’s age it can be powered by ‘AAA’ batteries or USB. It also has a built in sensor so you can even check the room’s temperature.

With its carry and charging facilities, this next product might suit your ear bud needs.

This is clock but it has no numerals and no hands, so before you shout ‘who has nicked the hands’ it never had any. This is a magnetic clock and ideal for the executive desk as it’s a clever piece of kit and certainly something that requires good light either natural or powered as this just works day after day with no external connections.

If you work on a laptop and suffer from back problems, this product may help to ease the strain

Turn your child into a dinosaur loving music fan.