Misc

Last week I told you about the first eighteen tools in the latest version of Parallels Toolbox perhaps best of all you can choose if it loads automatically on bootup, so many other tools do not give you that option and startup can often be time to make a cup of coffee and a slice of toast and if all you want to do is check your emails then…

There are a good number of things that can be done in Windows that are not always that obvious as to how you do them. Sometimes people find a way but often it takes a lot of effort to do it. Here are a package of little things that can make what was hard easy again. Best of all you can download a free seven day trial to see if they are for you.

While gamers may take the accolade for success, it is often the keyboard and mouse that is the reason for their success.

While there is plenty of publicity and action regarding the food we eat, there seems to be less concerns about the water we intake.

A bag within a bag this backpack is very lightweight and indeed folds up to a small size to fit into its own bag for easy transportation when not in use. It’s made of a lightweight material and when folded in its bag it could even fit into a larger handbag and quickly be unfurled to carry a good amount of stuff before fitting onto your back. They even provide a waterproof drawstring bag to put it in for those times when it has been used and got wet.

TCL took the opportunity of the Mobile World Congress 2021, held in Barcelona, to whet our appetites with various announcements regarding a number of new products.

Do you fancy waking up in the morning with sunlight streaming through your bedroom window as your curtains open automatically?

If you no longer wear it then you could put technology to work and sell it.

These are the latest TransMemory flash drives and micro SD card offerings from Kioxia. I was sent a 128GB USB3.2 and a 256GB similar device one was black and the other white. Also was a 128GB High Endurance micro SD card and this also has a holder so it could be used as a standard SD card. The TransMemory devices have a five year warranty and the micro SD card a three year warranty.

Just how can you save money on your electricity bills.

I have recently been informed that Marshall is launching its new in-ear headphone product.

Helping you breathe easily is the announcement of an air quality monitor.

Sometimes your eyes may not be up to the task of reading text. This next product could help.

Keeping your data safe even when on the move is possible with this next product.

Keeping active minds fully, and positively, occupied can be a difficult task at the best of time. The closure of schools due to the pandemic will not help matters.

I am not a huge fan of buying shoes online, but with no sign of the lockdown ending I bit the bullet and checked a few sites. I ended up with Debenhams – yes I know they will not reopen but any purchase with a Credit/Debit card should be safe – simply because of the price.

Very few SmartPhones apart from the very expensive offerings have a matt back and I have yet to see one without shiny sides and screen surround and these of course show finger marks. While the screen more or less has to be shiny and as all but very basic SmartPhones are touch unless you wear special gloves every touch of your finger shows a mark.

"Are you sitting comfortably? Then I will begin by reading you a story with the assistance of a new app entitled Readmio".

When normality returns, and we can move about at will, the next product could be a useful aid.

Since last spring most of us have discovered Zoom or other video streaming services. Those using it often find that while a built in camera on a notebook gives perfectly acceptable video sometimes the supplied pin hole microphone is not up to the standard required especially if the call is not just a meeting of friends but something more important then perhaps this offering from Shure can help.

Keeping your data safe and secure when transferring it between locations can be a worry. This next product could help.

Loved by some, certain features can be annoying to others.

Take a deep breather and breath in air that has been purified by this next device.

If you are looking for a last-minute Christmas gift then this next product could help.

First a Book Light that is small and has choice of two settings it clips onto whatever you are reading and is small and flexible enough to fit into a pocket with ease. Second a game that unless you have been in a monastery or on top of very remote hillside for several years will be something you must have heard of, Richard Osman’s House of Games. Lastly a male Cologne in a tin and rather than it being liquid it is a gel so it will fit in a pocket for a quick freshen up while out and about.

A nudge is as good as a wink when it comes to reminding you to carry out a task or maybe not to do it again.

Adding to their child-centric product line up, myFirst.tech has released a set of wireless headphones.

TCP. with more than 25 years of experience in the production of lighting products, has released its Smart Wi-Fi Multicoloured LED bulb.

While I enjoy listening to music when driving, I prefer somebody else, other than me, to provide the entertainment.

While this is box that things can be stored in I do not think it describes it very well. Most will use it while sitting or lying in bed and it can support your Tablet at an angle and still leave you able to write or type on the top of the box without things moving around, it you like it’s a third hand.