Fixing Netgear DG834N Problems

Pathetic WiFi range? Locking up all the time? Power light going red when you restart? - does this sound like your experience of the Netgear DG834N? Have you sent back your router three or four times and each time had the same problem with the new units? Feeling like maybe its just you because there are hundreds of people on the forums saying how good it is?

That was exactly my experience and if it sounds like yours take a look at this blog because I may be able to help you...

Posted by Daniel: 10:22, Tue 27th Nov 2007

Gizmo of the Month - JCB Toughphone / Sonim XP1

People often say to me: "Why can't I just buy an ordinary phone which is reliable and easy to use without all the fancy gizmos, cameras and stuff which just make it go wrong?". Well this perhaps isn't quite what they meant but its kinda cool anyway and providing it's as tough as I'm sure they will say it is, it could be useful for a whole bunch of people.

Posted by Daniel: 14:05, Tue 20th Nov 2007

Buying Guide - 800dpi wireless optical mouse for a fiver!

Sometimes prices of hardware can be shockingly cheap. I remember not long ago when an 800dpi optical mouse was something special, something expensive, well it seems not anymore. After finding this great little thing on Ebuyer for next to nothing I thought I'd show that there really is no excuse for your mouse to be a ball and chain anymore.

What is this DPI thing?

For me mice are all about are DPI, reaction times and comfort. Loads of buttons doesn't interest me personally, left click, right click and a wheel is all you really need, anything else is just gizmos.

So what is DPI? Well, DPI is the amount of signals per inch the mouse sends the computer when you move it across a surface. The more DPI the more accurate the mouse is to your minutest movements.

Posted by Daniel: 15:52, Tue 2nd Oct 2007

Microsoft's Silverlight at the end of the tunnel?

Now I'm not a huge fan of Flash and other rich webpage technologies mainly because they are mostly used unnecessarily for graphics and animations which don't really benefit anyone. Turning sites into something resembling a slow to download TV advert and reducing browser compatibility is something we can all do without; however one cant ignore the fact that sometimes rich browser technologies really are necessary. For example at the moment I am editing this blog entry in a Javascript based rich text editor called TinyMCE; without it editing my blog online would be considerably more painful.

Posted by Daniel: 9:31, Fri 28th Sep 2007

Gizmo of the Month - The digital keychain

I just came across this in a Dabs catalog. I have no idea whether its any good or not but the concepts blatant use of technology for the sake of it made me chuckle.

Its basically a keychain with a colour display and a USB port for uploading pictures. If it had been more than 8MB it might have actually been useful but unfortunately as it stands its just a toy.

Posted by Daniel: 23:46, Thu 27th Sep 2007

To bundle or not to bundle?

Whilst touring the Internet recently I came across this (or more importantly this). Unlike some of the other crazy plans in the past the EU have come up with to try and balance out Microsoft's monopoly this one caught my attention. Forcing PC's to be sold without Microsoft Windows, surely thats an idea that could be beneficial?

Posted by Daniel: 10:14, Mon 24th Sep 2007