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What would the blog of a geek be like if it didn’t include a section looking at the various toys and technology that I pick up now and then?

SPV e650 : Early Impressions

I’ve never really felt the need too continually swap my mobile phone for the latest and greatest model, but when the navigation buttons on my old D500 finally packed up, I realised that it was time for an upgrade. Checking my Orange account online I was pretty surprised to see that they were offering me [...]

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T-shirts for geeks

I’ve been trying to find some good T-shirts lately to replace my tired and fading summer wardrobe, but have been pretty disappointed in what is out there in the way of t-shirts with a slightly geeky edge.
Thinkgeek are probably the undisputed kings of the geeky T and I’ve had a few from them in the [...]

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Dell TrueLife Screen

I recently posted that I had picked up a new Dell Inspiron laptop and hinted at a problem with a reflective screen.
I was really disappointed in this. The TrueLife display (which I paid extra for) is supposed to increase colour brightness and contrast, which it does. Unfortunately the trade-off for this is a screen that [...]

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Essential Software

The new Dell laptop arrived today (very good, but bit too shiny for my liking - more of that another time). Once I had cleared off a few gig of useless crap that Dell had kindly installed, including 5 different AOL programs, I thought I’d load up some essential software before the holiday weekend.
Whilst I [...]

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Panasonic FZ30

Well, I got the new camera that I have been hoping for, the Panasonic FZ30 Lumix.
I basically wanted a big zoom lens and image stabilisation for under £400, and the Panasonic FZ30 was one of the few digital cameras to offer those features. I had already had a play with David’s FZ30, so decided to [...]

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Search engine ranking factors

Interesting article listing 93 factors that may (or may not!) have an effect on SERPs. Must have a good read of this at some point.
http://www.seomoz.org/articles/search-ranking-factors.php

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