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(Awful) TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY – Vido Sound Wireless Headphones

28/05/2022 by Kevincm

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Time for some (Awful) Travel Technology - featuring the Vido Sound Wireless Headphones with a microphone. Wait. You've pre-judged the review saying they're awful... That's because they are. I've listed to cheaper headphones that make these sound like mud in an echo chamber, with a storm constantly raining through it. Just don't buy these - no matter how rushed or … [Read more...]

Moving to Apple Silicon – The Apple M1 Pro  – Migrating off to a new world

06/05/2022 by Kevincm

a laptop on a table

Moving to Apple Silicon - The Apple M1 Pro  In this series Migrating off to M1 Land The Economy Class and Beyond M1 Macbook Pro 14 Review Day to day life with the M1 A new, if a familiar world Welcome to a new adventure - where I start to get used to life with Apple Silicon. This is a bit more rambling than definitive - but it’s my personal … [Read more...]

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY: The Dell 5420 – Cheapness over Mediocrity?

16/04/2022 by Kevincm

a laptop on a table

Welcome back to Travel Technology, this time focusing on Dell’s Business Laptop - the Latitude 5420. We’ll dive straight into a comment from a friend that may have shaped this review. What was that comment? “Wow. That feels so cheap”. Compared to Dell 5410 and 5400, are they far from the truth, or has Dell cheaped out on their … [Read more...]

Travel Technology – Dell Precision 7760 – Big Workstation Power, but the right choice for everyone?

11/03/2022 by Kevincm

a laptop with a logo on the screen

This is a quick review, as it came into the labs, and headed straight out to someone. Today we have what I understand to be an “absolute unit” - the Dell Precision 7760. But who needs this sort of power? Or is this sort of power right for you? Into the specifications First up is the specifications list Intel® Core™ i7-11850H “Tiger … [Read more...]

Google sticks it to legacy G-Suite/Google Workspace “Free” users – Pay up or get out

22/01/2022 by Kevincm

a screenshot of a computer

For those who are very small users of G-Suite who signed up for a "free" platform before 2012 - there's some very bad news coming, with Google planning to discontinue the product. Of course, at the time of writing, no Google Workspace administrator has been informed of this, rather it's slipped out via a support document. The free G-Suite allowed for free "Google … [Read more...]

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY: Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5i Chromebook – What are the compromises moving to ChromeOS?

20/01/2022 by Kevincm

a laptop on a table

Most of my IT interactions so far have been with either Microsoft Windows, Apple’s macOS or some sort of Linux distribution (most recently Manjaro, but sometimes Ubuntu).  But a few discussions I’ve had with people have made me cast my eye away at Google Chrome and their Chromebook range. It’s been some years since the first Chromebook came out - and … [Read more...]

Holiday Gift Travel Technology – Budget gifts for the tech-inclined

19/12/2021 by Kevincm

a large statue of santa claus with lights on it

We know there’s an electronics shortage out there. But there are some electronic bits and bobs that are out there and could be fun to put in a stocking. Or in a wrapped present. Or wherever you want to put them (but ensure you get consent first). Could one of these be under your tree? Most of these gifts are under $/£50 and at most $/£100. I’ll … [Read more...]

Travel Technology – The Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6 – Entry-level fitness tracker… or e-Waste?

12/12/2021 by Kevincm

a wrist with a smart watch

Time for some more travel Technology - this time looking at the Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6. But at this price, is it going to give a reasonable experience or is it headed for the e-Waste pile? And what do you give up for such a low price point? Price I got mine via Amazon UK for £32.99 + £2.99 delivery to an Amazon locker. Check around - the pricing is all over the … [Read more...]

Long Term Review – Toyota Aygo (2010), Seven years on…

30/10/2021 by Kevincm

a blue car parked in a parking lot

Time for a long-term review - my Toyota Aygo Blue (2010). With it over 11 years old and me owning for seven of those years, how had life been with it? And why did I finally get shot of it?  Farwell Aygo Blue... the subject of this post. What's a Toyota Aygo? A Toyota Aygo is a 3 or 5 door city car, designed to be nippy around towns and cities, whilst … [Read more...]

Travel Technology: Desktop-As-A-Service with Shells.com

18/08/2021 by Kevincm

a green spiral logo on a black background

Time for some travel technology you can use on the move, as I look at Shells.com and ponder the uses of a Desktop-As-A-Service product. Desktop-As-A-What? Desktop-As-A-Service has been around for years. Some of you might know them better as virtualised desktops. The idea is that all the processing is done in the datacentre, as opposed to your host device. This has some … [Read more...]

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