Toy Review: SmartVille Safe & Sound Fire Station from vtech
This is a review of the SmartVille 3-2-1 Rescue Fire Station from vtech. The toy is designed for children aged
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Toy Review: V.smile Baby – Computer Console for Babies and Young Children from vtech
This is a review of the V.Smile Baby TV Console from vtech. Also known as “V.Smile Baby Infant Development System”.
Read MoreLinux Format Magazine – Reply to In Defence of the Firefox Web Browser
In response to the November edition of Linux Format Magazine (LXF 86) I wrote an email defending the latest Firefox
Read MoreDVD Review: Life. Live it. – First Aid DVD from the British Red Cross
The British Red Cross have a campaign called Life. Live it. The campaign is aimed at encouraging young people to
Read MoreReview DVD Players – Toshiba Voyager and Philips
I have now gone through two DVD players and I am now on my third. This is the first DVD
Read MoreBook Review: The First Casualty by Ben Elton
This is one of Ben Elton’s serious books. I have read a number of Elton’s books and prefer his comedy
Read MoreL.I.F.E. St. John Ambulance Variety Show 2006
This weekend there was an event which made me extremely proud to be a member of St. John Ambulance. It wasn’t that someone’s life had been saved, this was seeing members young and old all pulling together to create a memorable show.
Read MoreIn defence of the Firefox Web Browser
In the current Linux Format Magazine (LXF86) there are some comments and a review of Firefox. The articles aren’t really
Read MoreBook Review: The First Aid Manual, including the Emergency First Aid Manual
This is a review of the latest version of the First Aid Manual published in 2006. This is a revised and updated version from the 8th edition of the manual which was published in 2002. This may cause a little confusion in that the latest version does not have an edition number, other than a small reference in the inside cover, to the previous 8th edition. This is NOT a 9th edition. I believe this is quite an honest move by the publishers, which I’ll come to later in the review.
Read MoreMicrosoft SMS Sender – Send Text Messages from your Windows PC using your mobile phone
Although most of the software I post is of Linux or Open Source software I do sometimes find some closed
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