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Forum: Digital Home Talk 03-25-2010, 02:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,522
Posted By alanjrobertson
Personally I just go with whichever website and...

Personally I just go with whichever website and use the excellent TuneChecker website (http://www.tunechecker.com/) that's been developed by Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert.com site. I'm not sure if...
Forum: Digital Home News 03-25-2010, 01:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,213
Posted By alanjrobertson
I tried Mozy before but it kept causing my...

I tried Mozy before but it kept causing my machine to hang. They strung me out for weeks and weeks and never sorted the problem so I ended up cancelling my subscription. Very unimpressed with their...
Forum: Digital Home News 02-21-2010, 02:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,595
Posted By alanjrobertson
I definitely look for eBooks to cost less than...

I definitely look for eBooks to cost less than physical books - and not just the RRP, but cheaper than the average price you'd pay at Amazon et al.

My main disappointment is the way the publishing...
Forum: Digital Home News 02-21-2010, 02:27 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,463
Posted By alanjrobertson
I'm impressed! It loads extremely fast and is...

I'm impressed! It loads extremely fast and is particularly nice to use on a Tablet PC :-)
Forum: Digital Home News 12-25-2009, 02:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,219
Posted By alanjrobertson
Isn't it to do with reliability? You might sit...

Isn't it to do with reliability? You might sit through ads as you know how long they'll last for, but if a stream keeps rebuffering then you're likely to get frustrated and wonder if it will ever...
Forum: Digital Home Articles & Resources 12-23-2009, 01:47 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,652
Posted By alanjrobertson
I certainly agree with the problem - my solution...

I certainly agree with the problem - my solution (with pretty much every new machine I've had recently) has been to wipe the HDD and reinstall vanilla Windows fresh onto the machine. Where possible...
Forum: Digital Home Events 12-15-2009, 11:10 PM
Replies: 393
Views: 23,346
Posted By alanjrobertson
I'd use them with either my iPod Touch or my...

I'd use them with either my iPod Touch or my Samsung NC10 netbook when travelling :)
Forum: Digital Home Software 09-23-2009, 07:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,124
Posted By alanjrobertson
Smile The bit I really like in 3.5 is the way that...

The bit I really like in 3.5 is the way that geo-tagged photos are automatically identified and you can have the wee map display up on the right - it then moves instantly to wherever you were when...
Forum: Digital Home Talk 09-21-2009, 10:48 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,820
Posted By alanjrobertson
eReader / Fictionwise - now useless to non-American users?

I've been having a debate with Fictionwise customer support over the past few months. They have implemented geographical restrictions on their books but offered no easy way to search for only those...
Forum: Digital Home Talk 07-18-2009, 12:09 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,351
Posted By alanjrobertson
Well I'd still like a £33 upgrade version to...

Well I'd still like a £33 upgrade version to match your pricing (TFIC!) but what I'm meaning is that they should provide some extra offer just to Vista Ultimate owners.

This current promotion is...
Forum: Digital Home Talk 07-17-2009, 11:50 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,351
Posted By alanjrobertson
Wow, I never thought I'd see the day, but it...

Wow, I never thought I'd see the day, but it looks like users in Europe have actually got a better deal for once! In the UK the promotional rate is £49 for Win 7 Home Premium E - that's a FULL...
Forum: Digital Home Software 07-07-2009, 10:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,365
Posted By alanjrobertson
Seconded! (or is that thirded!) - this would be...

Seconded! (or is that thirded!) - this would be an excellent development from MS. I'm also hopeful from the wording they used that it won't be a US-only arrangement :)
Forum: Digital Home News 07-06-2009, 10:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,157
Posted By alanjrobertson
Although the article mentioned adding a code to...

Although the article mentioned adding a code to the TinyURL URL to see a preview of it they didn't mention there's also the capability to automatically expand ALL TinyURLs you click on - see...
Forum: Digital Home Software 07-06-2009, 12:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,262
Posted By alanjrobertson
That's a useful table, Chris - thanks for...

That's a useful table, Chris - thanks for higlighting the article.

I made the mistake of buying Vista Ultimate (in part on the promise of the 'Ultimate Extras' promised by Microsoft that never...
Forum: Digital Home News 05-24-2009, 11:42 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 550
Posted By alanjrobertson
Certainly seems a fairly reasonable deal - not...

Certainly seems a fairly reasonable deal - not surprised it's not available in the UK though, but at least we've got free streaming from Spotify :)
Forum: Thoughts Media Off Topic 05-19-2009, 09:54 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,290
Posted By alanjrobertson
LOL no comment (but I understand how this might...

LOL no comment (but I understand how this might be an issue!) ;-)
Forum: Thoughts Media Off Topic 05-18-2009, 11:16 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,290
Posted By alanjrobertson
Hmm - I have to disagree re. #4 (Bluetooth). In...

Hmm - I have to disagree re. #4 (Bluetooth). In day-to-day use I really find it invaluable - and not for the headset use mentioned in the article but for wireless data - connecting to mobile...
Forum: Digital Home Software 05-06-2009, 06:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,834
Posted By alanjrobertson
It's running really smoothly on my Samsung NC10. ...

It's running really smoothly on my Samsung NC10. Automatically installed drivers for everything, the only minor snag I hit was the brightness & wireless LAN on/off hotkeys not working & the trackpad...
Forum: Digital Home Software 05-05-2009, 07:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,834
Posted By alanjrobertson
Smile Installing on my Samsung NC10 as I type! Pretty...

Installing on my Samsung NC10 as I type! Pretty speedy installation, by far the biggest problem was trying to create a bootable flash drive - I kept having problems formatting or converting to NTFS....
Forum: Digital Home Software 04-15-2009, 11:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,353
Posted By alanjrobertson
I meant to ask before - does anyone have an...

I meant to ask before - does anyone have an online tutorial for PSE that they'd recommend? I know there are lots of them out there but I'd be interested to read any that people thought were...
Forum: Digital Home Software 04-12-2009, 03:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,353
Posted By alanjrobertson
Thanks for highlighting this offer, Jason! I've...

Thanks for highlighting this offer, Jason! I've been meaning to purchase PSE for ages after reading some very good reviews, but it's always been about £60-£70 so had been holding off hoping for some...
Forum: Digital Home Articles & Resources 03-08-2009, 01:25 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,898
Posted By alanjrobertson
Thanks, Ed. I haven't actually replaced the AV...

Thanks, Ed. I haven't actually replaced the AV on this machine yet (just completed a reinstall a couple of weeks ago) and the freezes are happening even when there is no backup going on. On one...
Forum: Digital Home Articles & Resources 03-07-2009, 09:51 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 22,898
Posted By alanjrobertson
Mozy problems

After reading this thread I switched from Carbonite to Mozy (& in fairness to them they allowed me to transfer the remainder of my subscription to my Dad!). Although it seems to back up all...
Forum: Digital Home Software 03-01-2009, 03:28 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,465
Posted By alanjrobertson
Agreed, timmy - I'm using Spotify in the UK just...

Agreed, timmy - I'm using Spotify in the UK just for the past day and have found it to be excellent. I have no buffering delay whatsoever (8Mbps ADSL) and it's had pretty much everything I wanted. ...
Forum: Digital Home News 02-06-2009, 03:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,587
Posted By alanjrobertson
There's a helpful summary here too -...

There's a helpful summary here too - http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_skus.asp (particularly his chat about the Ultimate edition) - overall I still think MS could have slimmed things down a...
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