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PSPad: File Contents were Changed Error

PSPad: File Contents were Changed Error

By nick | Reviews

Having recently been working on a Windows desktop, when looking for a good yet basic text editor I remembered that years ago I used to use a freeware editor named PsPad. This editor works great and provides all the basic functionality (and more) that I need.  There’s been one feature which appears broken that has

iPhone 4 Vs. Flip Ultra HD (3rd gen)

By nick | Reviews

Having recently purchased an Flip Ultra HD 3rd gen I thought I’d do a quick video comparision with my iPhone 4.  Both devices record in HD 720p with the Flip Ultra recording at the slightly higher frame rate of 50 fps. From what I can see the image stabilisation in the Flip Ultra HD really works well

IPhone 3G running iOS4

By nick | Reviews, Uncategorized

The new iPhone 4 is here along with it’s shiny new iOS4, this means those of us who are currently in existing contracts still get something new from Apple to play with but are we better off staying far away from the new OS on our older devices? I’ve seen quite a few reviews and

Life with Virgin Media 50Mb Broadband

By nick | Reviews, Uncategorized

For anyone wanting to move to cable, I’ve found a Virgin Media Availibility Map here Having grown up in the age of limited and no connectivity, I’ve always felt I’ve appreciated the Internet and the connections that feed it more than most people.   I’ve see the transition from dialup to ISDN, then to ADSL and

Borderlands Game Review

By nick | Gaming, Reviews, Uncategorized

After months of waiting for some, Borderlands was finally released last week.  This is a snazzy FPS game that seems to have one main focus: guns!  Lots and lots and lots of guns.  You start the game selecting your preset character each with a unique ability.  You’ve got your ranged DPS, tank mage and support

EDreams Flights

By nick | Reviews, Uncategorized

I just thought I’d post something here to vent and hope someone finds this before booking a flignt with EDreams.  This is a company similar to Lastminute.com and Skyscrapper.com although I certainly wouldn’t recommend them for any flights unless you have plenty of time and patience before traveling!  I’ve recently been the victim of credit

Google Images with Colour Support

By nick | Reviews, Uncategorized

When developing projects I often visit Google Images to search for images to use for my project until I can get a decent alternative made further down the line.  Today I noticed Google Images now offers a colour selector which allows you to search for images which primarily contain one of the twelve selected colours.