Archive for January, 2009

Google says the internet is bad for you.

by: Gromett January 31, 2009

Google says the internet is bad for you.

iPhone and iPod Touch currency tool

by: Gromett January 30, 2009

Adding currency conversion to your iPod touch or iPhone

How to download YouTube videos

by: Gromett January 29, 2009

Sorry for linux only… http://ubuntudoitall.blogspot.com/2008/08/download-youtube-videos-and-convert.html

Rebuilding your iTunes Library

by: Gromett January 28, 2009

My data harddrive was full so I added a new hard drive. Unfortunately the iTunes library wouldn’t show up. Everytime I tried to reset the path it kept coming back with a blank library. I found out how to choose a different iTunes Library file It’s simply a case of holding down the Shift key [...]

Using Amazon S3 as a network Drive

by: Gromett January 25, 2009

I personally have never trusted storage on the net vendors for a variety of reasons. Confidentiality and would they still be in business in a year were the two most obvious ones. But Amazon S3 is a different matter. They are not going to go out of business any time soon. However the S3 interface [...]

Batteries,

by: Gromett January 23, 2009

I have just put my huge battery bank on charge. These batteries have been sat in the Garage for over a year so I was expecting them to need a good deep charge. The charger flicked to Bulk for about a second and then dropped down to Absorbsion. 22Amp going in at the moment. Either [...]

What a Day!!

by: Gromett January 23, 2009

Was up at 4am this morning doing some server stuff. Had a phone call at 5am for an hour. Then in no particular order. Loads of phone calls incoming, Organising the Decorator who had come to spruce the kitchen up. Dropped the van down to the Autoelectrical place to get some work done that I [...]

Cheap EuroTunnel Prices

by: Gromett January 20, 2009

I intend to get over to Europe a lot over the next 12 months so I started looking at how early you need to book the EuroTunnel to get the best prices and how much a Ferry is in comparison. Checking on the EuroTunnel website I found the cheapest fare I could get was £61 [...]

Preparation for Fulltiming

by: Gromett January 20, 2009

I am starting to work up a list of things that I need to get done prior to moving into the Van. The list is growing at a suprising rate considering I have been away in the van for 5 weeks before. Some of these jobs have been on the list for a year and [...]

Getting Rid of Sky HD – Life without TV

by: Gromett January 19, 2009

Cancelling Sky, Blackberry, iPhone and datacards. Life without technology on the road is going to be much simpler for me.