February 5th, 2011 by Admin
So I’ve been using Android for a few months now, after using the iPhone for around a year before that. The main reason I decided to switch from an iPhone to an HTC Desire (that I found at Smart Phone Contracts) was to get away from the lack of imagination that I think plagues the iPhone. If I buy a product, I want to be able to customize it how I want. I don’t want Apple telling me what I can or can’t do with it – there’s no fun in that!
There are a few good things that I wanted to point out about the Android operating system. Firstly, you’re given a lot more control over how it looks, functions etc. If you constantly tinker with your computer, then you will probably want to get an Android because you get much more freedom. The downside is that the marketplace isn’t so good, although it looks like things are starting to pick up.
Another great thing about Android is that you can have widgets on your homepage. I hear that this may be coming in the nera future on the iPhone, but I find it amazing that they haven’t added it already. Anyway, I would highly recommend getting Android, as I think it is far superior to the iPhone OS and will only get better and better.
December 13th, 2010 by Admin
Call of Duty Black Ops is my new favourite game at the moment – although the main game isn’t what I enjoy. Instead, I’m really enjoying the Zombie mode at the moment! With a friend, there is no better cooperative game that I can think of.
My current best is level 17 which I was pretty pleased with, but I know others who’ve got to 20+ which is very impressive. I’d like to say that my success was mainly down to me, but unfortunately my partner was a lot more skilled than me! Still, I like to think I contributed at least.
The only other game that seems to come close to the zombie mode is Left 4 Dead – has anyone played it? How does it stand up to Black Ops? Obviously it’s going to have a lot more depth and features because it’s a standalone game, but it would be interesting to see how it compares on general fun levels as well. I think you can get LFD2 for relatively cheap now because it’s been out for a while, so I may pick it up to give it a go.
December 12th, 2010 by Admin
This post is mainly for my own benefit, because I’m sure everyone else in the tech world has already made up their own mind. Should I use Chrome as my main browser or should I stick with Firefox? I’ve used Firefox for so many years that It almost seems that I’d be cheating on it, but I’ve always thought that brand loyalty is pointless in the tech world – it’s all about getting the best software for the job you want to do.
The pros of Chrome are obvious – it is a fast browser that’s being updated on a regular basis. With Google behind it, there doesn’t seem much chance that it won’t continue to get better as more people use it. There aren’t as many addons for it as there are Firefox, but this is bound to change in the near future.
The pros of Firefox are less obvious than ever. In comparison, the browser seems very slow and eats up a lot of memory. The extra addons make it essential for many people in the tech industry, but for everyday browsing I’m not so sure.
Of course, the very obvious downside of Chrome is that it’s made by Google – if you use Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Search and even Adsense or Adwords, do you really want a single company to know this much about you?
December 12th, 2010 by Admin
I’ve recently discovered Evernote and I can’t believe that I’ve managed to live without it! It’s great having a software that will keep track of not only website URLs, but also clip pages, PDFs etc, all with an easy to use addon to Firefox or windows. The tagging system is also fantastic, although I think I’ve been going overboard on the tags to far!
I’m looking for a software to help me keep track of my time online now – any suggestions? It would be great to know where I was spending most of my time so I could optimize. The problem with me is that I tend to enjoy being at the computer too much, meaning that I end up spending way more time there than I should!
On a side note, is anyone else getting fed up with people referring to software as apps? I know technically “app” is just short for application, but most people use it to talk about small programs that run on phones and other mobile devices – I certainly wouldn’t call something as massive as Photoshop an app. Pedantic I know, but it gets on my nerves when big tech sites start referring to every piece of software as an app.
