Category Archives: Travel

Nokia N800 is fantastic in the car

We’ve just come back from vacation down in Devon and this year we decide to up the distance we’d drive to a good beach to about an hour. As a result we’d start the day pretty early and head off … Continue reading

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Proporta bought me a drink!

My Proporta Mobile USB charger just turned up and in the package was an Earl Grey Tea Bag! The device is pretty neat too, it used mini usb to charge, so I can carry just one mini usb cable around … Continue reading

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Proporta USB Mobile Device Charger

  A Proporta Mobile Device Charger is now in the post on it’s way to me. I took Jonathan’s advice that it’s the best accessory ever. I did go and check out the Solar chargers but all the comments on … Continue reading

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Gadgets and kit for vacation

I mentioned in an earlier post that our vacation was fast approaching and that I was clearing off memory cards ready. I’ve made an effort to fit all the kit into one bag this year and make it easier on … Continue reading

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Wiping memory cards

Our vacation is fast approaching so it’s time to get the kit sorted out ready. I’m currently wiping all the CF memory cards for my Canon 400D, that’s 2 x 2GB and 1 x 4GB cards, which is plenty even … Continue reading

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Nokia E71 a two handed device.

I’ve been using the E71 for a couple of days now and I don’t know what to think, but something is nagging at me, that maybe this isn’t the perfect phone I’d hoped it would be. It may be just … Continue reading

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Share Online v3.0 and location tagger

I upgraded the share online app on my N95 the other day to the new version 3.0. That added a nice little comments and new photo’s tracker to the homw screen and allows me to read the comments on my … Continue reading

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God Helg ramblings

Sorry about the title of the post, but it’s the name on the front of the bottle of water sat next to my laptop, must be good stuff. Anyway, I’m here in Halmstad, visiting the customer tomorrow and the day … Continue reading

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Halmstad for three days

  View Larger Map I’m off to Halmstad, Sweden on Monday, I fly first to Copenhagen, pick up a hire car and drive across this bridge.   I did the trip with someone else driving a few weeks back and … Continue reading

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Nokia Maps 2.0 Beta

I’ve installed the beta of Nokia Maps 2.0 and I’m having a few troubles. The first one and the main one is that it take ages to find a signal. Sometime it’s seconds other times it just refuses to find … Continue reading

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Dopplr

I managed to pick up an invite to Dopplr via contacts on Jaiku (Thanks again Karen) and have managed to set up a single trip. I’m looking forward to using it in anger so to speak once I’ve got back … Continue reading

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Holiday

We’re off on Holiday next week and I’m planning on going with as little technology as possible. I’m going to take my phone, iPod (specifically for the car), Tom Tom (again for the car), tablet DVD player (once again for … Continue reading

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Interesting trip next week

I’m not sure what my carbon off set should be for this trip.. Manchester to Copenhagen, Copenhagen to Vienna, Vienna to BRNO (Czech rep), BRNO back to Vienna, Vienna to Prague, Prague to Manchester. A more environmentally respectful trip by … Continue reading

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The Frankfurt Steak House

During my stay in Frankfurt we made a trip to ‘the Steak House’. It’s not a place to go if you’re a veggie or if you like well done steaks. I asked for mine to be cooked ‘medium to well done’ only … Continue reading

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Frankfurt, Germany

off to Frankfurt for a couple of days tomorrow lunch time. We’ve got our quarterly alliance meeting with AT&T covering the quarters operational issues and issues specific to Germany this quarter, hence the trip to Frankfurt. Flying Lufthansa out of … Continue reading

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