View from the Potting Shed

UPDATE: I’ve just created a step-by-step guide on how to install Anapod Explorer Universal Edition version 9.0.3. I hope that’s helpful to some folks.
ORIGINAL POST: Jane has an Apple iPod — it’s a fifth generation 30GB Video iPod — and while it’s all lovely and usable in its all-black designer chic look we have […]

I spotted this on I Want One Of Those. It’s the Scotty Pro solar charger from German company Solarc.
Pop this little solar charging beauty in direct sunlight for a few hours and it will charge up its rechargeable AA batteries enabling it to power up your mobile phone, games console, MP3 player, digital camera or […]

Spotted a while ago on my favourite gadget blog Übergizmo.com the Belkin USB Travel Adapter Kit is a neat little kit featuring three USB adapters.
These take a standard USB A (male)-B (male) cable and allow you to convert the B (male) end to:

A (female)
5-pin Mini-b
4-pin Mini b

7-in-1 travel pack
The only thing is … I can’t […]

It’s nice to see Cube247 finally have a new website, and it’s looking great.
More than a few months back they relaunched their site only to discover there were problems with it and it was promptly downgraded to a very simple and static brochure-ware site.
The new design looks great, and I love the customization facility for […]

When I first got my O2 Xda Orbit I decided to get a desktop cradle so that my shiny new phone could sit upright, alert and ready for me to answer a call rather than slumped lazily on its back.
However, I struggled to find one that was guaranteed to work with an Xda Orbit, and […]

Long-time readers will remember my post about the PlusDeck 2, a 5.25″ cassette deck that you can install in a free CD/DVD slot on your PC. With it you could convert your cassette collection to CD or MP3* format (*other audio formats are available).
Well, someone has gone one better and created a USB Twin […]

My third monitor arrived this morning, which I installed very quickly. Tip: power down your PC first … I didn’t and for some reason it crashed.
I’m now going to be at least 33% more efficient now, and I now have a wider view of the already World Wide Web!
UltraMon has been a real bonus, […]