snedden.net http://snedden.net/blog Comments on anything when I have the time Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:44:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cheapest is always the worst http://snedden.net/blog/cheapest-is-always-the-worst.html http://snedden.net/blog/cheapest-is-always-the-worst.html#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:44:12 +0000 charlie http://snedden.net/blog/?p=68 WH Smith Stapler £3.99

WH Smith Stapler £3.99

I was in desperate need of a stapler today, so I took a wee stroll up the high street.

Popped into WH Smith, to have a look at their range of staplers.  £3.99 plus £1.49 for the staples and only 5 pound cash in my pockets, I thought that that was a bit steep and continued down the high street. Popped into the newsagents where I got a nice black Stapler and Staples for 3.99.

The stapler was all shiny and black, but on its first use it broke beyond repair. I was fuming.

Back up to WH Smith with the bank card.

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Readily available from your local DIY store; you can get your grubby little mits on a number of items, such as Dimmable Light switches, Central heating switches, out door switches etc. etc.

Dont be fooled though. My Local DIY store has two types of infra red controlled equipment and two types of RF contorlled equipment.

My first visit, I walked away with an infrared dimmable switch and controller, but after I installed the switch, it soon became apparent that the contorller did not work with it.

Varilight Touch/Remote Control

Varilight Touch/Remote Control

The Varilight alows you to control and dim your lights by touch or by remote control, it has a neat little learning cycle, so if you have a spare couple of buttons on your TV control, you can set it up. The bad thing was it came programmed to switch on when I fast forwarded the telly and off when I paused it.

Along side the Varilight remote control I purchased the Home Easy starter kit from the On/Off range.
“Home Easy is a wirefree range of products designed to remotely control your home, adding a new dimension to your daily living. This revolutionary new technology allows you to simply operate: Lighting, Appliances, TV/SKY/DVD, Heating & Door Access.”
I now have my remote control in the lounge and the On/Off kit in the bedroom, yes I am that lazy.
]]> http://snedden.net/blog/home-automation-hah.html/feed 0 On the way home http://snedden.net/blog/on-the-way-home.html http://snedden.net/blog/on-the-way-home.html#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:48:56 +0000 Charlie S http://snedden.net/blog/on-the-way-home.html So it’s time to start my merry way home. I wish I was merry, it would
make this bus trip a little more exciting.

I thought I was about to witness a horrific accident when some stupid
arse hole kicked his football in to the middle of the road. What a
pity some samaritan kicked it back when crossing the road.

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To get to cumbernauld by 0900, I have to get the x25 bus from leven.

The journey is not a bad one, but the experience of the Cumbernauld bus stance is.

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Get your grubby mits on an Iphone

Steve Jobs took to the stage a short time ago at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference inSan Francisco.  While much of the fourth generation iPhones secrets were already known through a controversial Gizmodo expose, we didn’t have the details until now.  So here’s the confirmation of the specs along with some surprises too – check out our iPhone v4 cheat sheet for everything you need to know down the pub tonight…

Prices – $199 16GB, $299 32GB | Available 24th June – Pre-order from 15th June (Inc UK)

Hardware

  • Powered by Apple A4 CPU (same as iPad)
  • IPS (in-plane switching) Screen – 960 x 640 – 326 DPI – 4x the pixel density of 3GS
  • 800:1 Contrast ratio – 4x better than 3GS
  • 802.11n Wi-Fi
  • 40% More Talk time with new battery
  • Glass Front & Back
  • New Front Facing Camera – ‘FaceTime’ Video Calling (Wi-Fi only for now)
  • Rear Camera – 5MP (with backside illuminated sensor)
  • HD Video Recording – 720P @ 30FPS
  • Rear LED Flash
  • 24% Thinner than iPhone 3GS
  • Micro Sim Tray
  • 2nd Mic for Noise cancellation
  • Stainless Steel band around phone incorporates antennas
  • three-axis gyroscope – Gaming?
  • Up to 32GB of Flash Storage (no 64GB option)
  • Available in Black or White
  • 3GS stays at $99
]]> http://snedden.net/blog/hello.html/feed 0 So, Blogging by email. http://snedden.net/blog/so-blogging-by-email.html http://snedden.net/blog/so-blogging-by-email.html#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:04:18 +0000 charlie http://snedden.net/blog/?p=42

So I am just trying the blogging by email.

This way I can update quickly by my Iphone……..

 

]]> http://snedden.net/blog/so-blogging-by-email.html/feed 0 PAINTBALL the Movie (lose term) http://snedden.net/blog/paintball-the-movie-lose-term.html http://snedden.net/blog/paintball-the-movie-lose-term.html#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:14:23 +0000 charlie http://snedden.net/blog/?p=40 Well there is an hour and a half of my life I will not get back.

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]]> http://snedden.net/blog/wimpy-media-player.html/feed 0 TweetMeMe http://snedden.net/blog/tweetmeme.html http://snedden.net/blog/tweetmeme.html#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:50:37 +0000 charlie http://snedden.net/blog/?p=32 Just installed TweetMEME on my blog.

]]> http://snedden.net/blog/tweetmeme.html/feed 0 About to be a case study http://snedden.net/blog/fatboyslim.html http://snedden.net/blog/fatboyslim.html#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:38:09 +0000 charlie http://snedden.net/blog/?p=26 Yes, you heard it, I may become a case study for flablabs.com. Sometimes I find it hard to say flablabs.com

Anyhow, I have been in contact with the team there. I have told them things about my fitness and they might help me get into better shape.

In return, I will participate in a case study. As yet I do not know what I will be doing, but strangely I am looking forward to it.

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