Review of Logitech S150 USB Digital Speakers

Review of Logitech S150 USB Digital Speakers December 29, 2013 1 Comment

I’ve recently had to move my computer into a new hutch which does not have as much space as my old one and I needed a set of speakers that provided good quality sound, but did not require a bulky power supply. I already had a set of USB powered HP speakers, but they were …

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Tefal Actifry Review

Tefal Actifry Review September 30, 2013 No Comments

Read our Tefal Actifry review to find out whether it can really make crispy chips with a fraction of the oil! We saw the Tefal Actifry demonstrated on QVC and we really liked the concept of low fat cooking as well as some of the other benefits the product claims to offer: Preserves the quality …

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British Eurosport Player app streaming the US Open Tennis

How to watch the US Open Tennis without a Sky subscription in the UK

How to watch the US Open Tennis without a Sky subscription in the UK August 26, 2013 No Comments

There is no terrestrial transmission of the US Open Tennis Tournament via the digital freeview service in the UK which makes it difficult to watch the tournament without a SKY subscription. Sky are covering the tournament on Sky sports 4, but we don’t have Sky and it is too expensive for us as we don’t …

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An Exhausted bee drinking Sugar Solution

Reviving a tired Bee with sugar and water

Reviving a tired Bee with sugar and water August 11, 2013 No Comments

While hopping around the garden today I saw a lovely looking Bee drop out of the sky and land right in front of me.  Upon closer examination it became obvious that the Bee was exhausted, he didn’t move for around five minutes and needed some help. A spoonful of sugar solution for the exhausted Bee …

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Olivander reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Review of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Review of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane August 2, 2013 No Comments

Both Lulu and I were very excited to have spotted this book about a very distinguished rabbit called Edward.  As soon as we spotted the book on Amazon we bought it right away. Initially we bought the kindle edition and then after having read the book we bought paperbacks of all of the other books …

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White Rabbit Night Light by White Rabbit England

Review of White Rabbit England Rabbit Lamp

Review of White Rabbit England Rabbit Lamp July 14, 2013 No Comments

One day I was given a box and inside was a wonderful surprise! I’d had my eye on one of these White Rabbit England Ceramic Lights for a while but could not really justify buying it for myself, so when my man gifted it to me out of the blue, I was thrilled! What’s in …

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Blocking Team Fortress 2 with Netgear WNDR4500

How to block Steam ports with the Netgear N900 WNDR4500

How to block Steam ports with the Netgear N900 WNDR4500 July 11, 2013 No Comments

This is of course, not a review – but still hopefully a source of useful information.  This is a quick guide on how to block Steam traffic on the Netgear WNDR4500.  The same instructions should work on any router if you can replicate what I am showing here. Blocking Steam Traffic with your Netgear router …

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Olivander Reviewing the Netgear N900 WNDR4500 on reviewbunny.co.uk

Netgear N900 WNDR4500 Review as a replacement for BT Infinity Homehub 2

Netgear N900 WNDR4500 Review as a replacement for BT Infinity Homehub 2 July 6, 2013 2 Comments

After months of annoying problems with our BT Homehub 2.0 I decided to replace it with a Netgear WNDR4500, and the good news is that it is very easy to do and took me only about 15 minutes from taking it out of the box to having it up and running. We have been experiencing …

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Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190 Review as an XBMCbuntu/OpenELEC PC.

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190 Review as an XBMCbuntu/OpenELEC PC. June 22, 2013 No Comments

We needed to replace our ageing custom built media centre PC with something small and more powerful. I chose the Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190 Nettop PC as the candidate.  It has got good internal storage, a decent CPU, and it is small and attractive enough to sit alongside the television in the living room. First things …

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Draper Expert 78924 Precision Screw Drivers

Draper Expert 78924 6-Piece Precision Screwdriver Set Review

Draper Expert 78924 6-Piece Precision Screwdriver Set Review June 22, 2013 No Comments

This is a short review of my Draper Expert 78924 6-Piece Soft-Grip Precision Screwdriver Set.  I’m often opening up expensive and delicate equipment such as laptops, servers, games consoles. Having a quality set of precision screwdrivers makes the job much easier and causes far less damage to the equipment and screw heads than cheaper, lower …

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