Another feature from Magic Thermodynamic Box, where they discuss their systems vs Solar Thermal Panels: Quarterly solar thermal statistics from the UK’s Solar Trade Association (STA) covering 80% of the total market volume show that solar thermal sales have declined by 35% in the first quarter of 2013 when measured against the same period in … Read more
We have featured Magic Thermodynamic Box in the past as well. Here we have a new article from them, discussing how to cure some of the commonly found defects in your central heating system. Reducing the carbon footprint and thereby reversing climate change is the goal of the renewable energy sector. This entails considerable expenditure … Read more
In their own words: The REN’s design is inspired by the Chinese character Rén “人” which stands for “person”. One look at it, and you can see exactly what they mean. It is a multifunctional stand for both iPads and iPad Minis. An easy lock and slide mechanism ensures that the size difference is … Read more
One of the many websites we subscribe to and visit almost daily is LostInMobile.com. It is not your usual technology news website, rather Shaun, who runs it, gives you his opinions on everything. A man with plenty of experience, and knowledge, he is not afraid to speak his mind. We were lucky enough to interview … Read more
A good friend of ours, Tony, wrote to us recently: I wonder if you can help with something that’s bugging me and I need to sort out. I have two 500Gb portable HDDs, both Western Digital ‘My Passport’ brand. One is mine which I use for backup, the other I have on behalf of …, … Read more
You can automate your business payments. You can automate what television shows you record. Now, you can automate monitoring of your home while you’re away. Being able to watch over and control your home remotely is convenient and adds to your home security. What was once science fiction is now reality, with some very simple … Read more
I’ve been trying out Boostspeed 6 which bills itself as “Your one-stop PC maintenance and optimization tool” to see if it is worth paying money for, something that technically you could do yourself for free. The short answer is almost. Software experience Using this software is a real treat, the installation is is simple and … Read more
The Shield is a unique Android device, consisting of a portable Xbox-360-like controller mounted below a five inch touch-screen. The focus here is on gaming, with support for a small selection of titles optimised for the device, as well as the wider Android ecosystem and even streamed titles from gaming PCs. The Shield is also … Read more
Google have announced a few devices over the years, but none has done as well as the Nexus range, and none has achieved what the Nexus 7 has achieved. This simple 7 inch tablet, released last year, has become the standard for Android tablets, and even Apple had to follow quickly with the iPad … Read more
The first one to follow EE’s success on 4G, O2 have today announced that they will be bringing their 4G network to London, Leeds and Bradford on the 29th of August. This will be followed by another 10 cities by the end of the year: Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, Sheffield, Manchester and … Read more