A few weeks ago, not long after I set up this new website* I thought it might be interesting to see if anyone actually visited it, so I signed up for Google Analytics. The basic service is free, and seemed extremely comprehensive. You get an account, which is basically just Continue Reading
Geeky Tech Stuff
General rambling about technical things, including tips and tricks I feel like sharing.
Update Huawei e5776s-32 Archive Version
A few weeks ago I wrote about how to get a cheap 4G mobile broadband router, and I’ve been using it happily. The only thing that bugged me was the EE branded interface. Today I’ve managed to get rid of that, by updating to a newer, unbranded version of the Continue Reading
USB 3.0 Fault on a Medion notebook
I spent more of last weekend than planned on setting up a new Medion Akoya S4213 for a family member. I am very glad I had it yo set up, as for a beginner it would have been a very traumatic experience! At first all went well, the machine is Continue Reading
Surprisingly decent Acer laptop.
Tonight’s fix-up project has been an Acer Extensa 4220. My friend tried to format the hard drive and reinstall Windows XP, but in doing so he deleted the recovery partition as well as the OS one. He then tried to install from an XP installation CD, but couldn’t make that Continue Reading
Crap Dell laptop.
For the past few nights I’ve been working on a broken Dell laptop, an Inspiron M5030 which can best be described as a pile of junk. Due to a serious design flaw the case flexes due to overheating. As it flexes and gets hot some of the connections on the Continue Reading
Discount 4G Mobile Broadband
Last weekend I bought a new mobile wifi dongle from EE. It was half price at £24.99 and on just a 30 day contract, at £21 for 5GB data (which is not especially cheap). But I cancelled the contract after two days and got myself a new £130 modem for Continue Reading