Tag Archives: TV
How to Troubleshoot a Sky+ box & Upgrade the Firmware
Whilst out and about seeing customers last week, one of them asked me why they couldn’t get their Sky+ box to record programs. My immediate thought was that the software was either not the latest version, or it was faulty, and … Continue reading
Adobe Flash Player 10 Fix for Vista & XP
An old problem has resurfaced this week, one which has really proven to irritate users the world over. In fact, the most popular article on the Blogberry is my Adobe Flash 9 fix from back in 2007, and it is … Continue reading
Interesting Touch Screen / Multi-touch Technology on the Horizon
I always though that Touch Screens needed a little work done on them. Over the years,
Humax PVR-9200 update – series link included
Some very good news this morning for Freeview users, who have a Humax PVR Freeview decoder. A software update is available this week*, that contains lots of essential updates, but one key, new feature – series links.
Technology Predictions for 2008
It’s been a couple of years since I last did this, but it’s back – my tech predictions for 2008. 10 things which are most likely to happen in the next 12 months. By the way, this will hopefully be … Continue reading
Change your smoke alarm batteries, and some good advice
This week, I am focusing on something a little different from the usual technology. But all the same, it is a technology that saves lives – smoke alarms. A smoke alarm is the easiest way to alert you to the … Continue reading
Do you need a TV licence on your PC?
A customer of mine recently purchased a new laptop which had the ability to both watch and record Freeview TV. The customer asked if they needed to have a TV licence for this. I was totally unsure about this question, … Continue reading
More changes ahead for Freeview, and the beginning of the end
This week’s hot topic will most certainly be (come the end of it anyway, unless something major happens) will be the beginning of the end of analogue broadcasts for TV viewers. Tomorrow at 2 in the morning, TV viewers in … Continue reading
Important note if you listen to BBC digital radio on Freeview & Virgin 1 update
If you listen to digital radio over Freeview, you do need to pay attention. On Wednesday 3rd October, the BBC is moving BBC Radio channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 onto a different streaming system (from multiplex A to multiplex … Continue reading
The Future of Air Travel – Airbus A380 Test Drive
No, I am not test driving the A380 myself and I’m by no means into aviation, but whilst coming back from Athens on Olympic Scare-Ways I could not help but wonder what the aircraft of the future (not that far … Continue reading
