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February 23, 2012

Adding a Headlights Warning Buzzer to my Series III Land Rover

Dear Avid Reader, Despite the superb performance of my Landy in the snow, the poor beast fell foul of that terrible affliction… human error. It seems that I simply cannot remember to turn off the headlights when getting out of it on a cloudy day (or at dawn/dusk). In order to save the embarrassment of having the guys at the […]

paul.mcguinness General Stuff 2 2 min read
December 19, 2011

CommsBlog Xmas Special – Repurposing old technology

Dear Avid Reader, Yes it’s that time of year when we eat too much, drink too much and have unnecessary arguments with relatives over the pitiful TV that they laughingly call entertainment. As one of my readers, you’re probably going to be in receipt of a number of gadgets, gizmo’s and techno-treats this year (despite the death of the British […]

paul.mcguinness Christmas 0 3 min read
June 18, 2009

iPhone 3.0 Data Tethering on O2 (without the £14.68 a month!)

Hi All, I’ve just upgraded my iPhone to 3.0 and was alarmed to see that to utilise Internet Tethering (which frankly, would be a ‘last resort’), I would need to pay O2 an additioanl £14.68 a month on top of my existing data connection! Fear not humble iPhone users, there is a solution out there. Browse to this URL from […]

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January 12, 2009

Free Microsoft Applications to Enhance Windows XP and 2003

Last Update: 11th Jan 2009 Hi all, As a developer I tend to install an awful lot of freeware, shareware and paid-for applications on my PC in order to assist me with the day-to-day development of applications. However… over the years I have noticed a trend where Microsoft themselves release a lot of ”applets’ under the guise of “Microsoft Research”, […]

paul.mcguinness Applications 0 2 min read
November 17, 2008

Windows Mobile – Top 10 App’s

Hi All, I’ve had my trusty Samsung i600 for some time now, and I feel that I finally have it working to the point where everything I actually use is now installed on it! So, here are my top 10 downloads / purchases for the i600 1. Windows Mobile 6 Yes, if you bought your phone a while ago, then […]

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