Expect lots more roadworks as broadband demand keeps rising

Next time you get inconvenienced by roadwork digging up streets for full-fibre broadband, consider putting up with it. Research from Cambridge University suggests (for the UK) we can expect a lot more. The detail is Existing infrastructure will be unable to support demand for high-speed internet. The nutshell is: We want to stream more TV...

Kobo revisited

Kobo Touch Some nine years ago I bought a Kobo Touch eReader. I liked it, but it fell out of favour when I started using various tablets. Why use an eReader when you have an iPad? OK, for long periods an e-ink device is better on power and eyesight, but why carry two things? Today...

Humax is dead, long live Manhattan!

Several years ago I wrote about changing my PVR: Topfield is dead, long live Humax Well, more than seven years later, after a new hard drive and the wonderful custom firmware I have had to call it a day for the Humax as the motherboard is failing too often. Looking around the market there's a...

Blog migration – how easy was it?

First up an apology: I had intended to post an in depth sequence of learning guiding you through my migration experience and sharing all my lessons learned. I wanted to show you how careful you have to be with WordPress so as not to accidentally lose all your content. I wanted to make sure no-one...

Topfield is dead, long live Humax

So, after more than six years enjoyment of my Topfield 5800 PVR I finally bit the bullet and replaced it with a sleek black Humax, that despite having extolled (at the time) the many strengths of the Topfield over the then available Humax machines. So why have I moved my loyalties... What's happened in six...