It's finally Friday, and after a long and busy week, you're probably considering your options. Do you: a) Hit the pub and pay £20 for a £3 bottle of wine? b) Stay in and enjoy some of the best TV in a long time, in your pyjamas with a glass of tasty plonk that cost you half the price? Call … [Read more...]
Dork Review: LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen
It's hard to believe that something as simple as a pen and pad of paper could have charmed the nation's geeks quite so thoroughly. But charmed they are. Vero, over on That Canadian Girl wrote it a love letter, while Shane Richmond at the Telegraph thinks it's pretty damn spiffy. Even Tom Watson MP … [Read more...]
Distance purchases act: a handy guide to buying online
Did you know that if you order something online and you change your mind when it arrives, you're legally entitled to a full refund - no matter what the website's returns policy is? All to often, people believe that if they buy a product online and it's not what they wanted, it's their fault and … [Read more...]
Derren Brown: The Science of Scams ep1
Last night, for the first time ever, Derren Brown made a bit of a pig's ear of his grand finale, finally proving that he *is* human after all and not a bearded devil beast. In fact, The Events hasn't been quite as much fun as the usual Derren stuff. The number of times he seemed to pander to … [Read more...]
Dork TV: Burn Notice (Mondays, 10pm on FX)
It may not be sci-fi, but cult hit Burn Notice has all the elements of a massive geek telly hit. Firstly, there's the fact it's shown in the USA on cable channel the USA Network, making it a bit of a hidden secret - despite the fact it often gets better ratings than network shows. Then there's … [Read more...]
Vibrating makeup: Estee Lauder and Maybelline get buzzing
No, you haven't stumbled into the naughty toys section of this site by mistake, this really is the Fashion and Beauty area. It seems that the beauty world has discovered its latest gimmick to lure us all into buying their products. Vibrating beauty. First up, Estee Lauder. They've introduced … [Read more...]
The best free apps for your BlackBerry
It's time to supe up your BlackBerry with the best free apps and software available. Here's our must-have apps list... I was wittering away on Twitter the other day about my thrilling night of BlackBerry app downloadage and a few people made enquiries about which apps I recommended. Rather … [Read more...]
Dork Review: BlackBerry Curve 8520 (special edition)
About a month after I dropped my beloved BlackBerry 8900 into a pint of festival cider, it finally decided enough was enough and rang its last. No amount of time spent in the airing cupboard was going to fix it. Unlike seemingly every other human on earth, I didn't lunge straight for the nearest … [Read more...]
FreshBooks: send out professional invoices on time
I've always been rubbish at sending out invoices, often waiting many months before getting my act together to invoice, by which point I was living on a subsistence wage and thin soup. Which is why, with the zealotry of a convert, I now go on to anyone who will listen about the wonders of … [Read more...]
The Fun Factory vibrator range
I'm a visual creature, and I like it when a product I buy has as much detail invested into the design, as it does to the practicality. Buying a vibrator is no different. So I was pleased to come across the Fun Factory range. The range includes a variety of different shaped vibrators and other … [Read more...]
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