Oh, I hate computers! I’ve been having problems with email. It seems to have started when my ISP "upgraded" their service (upgrade = weasel speak for replacing old familiar problems with new ones). Outlook appeared to connect successfully to my "mailbox", but wouldn’t retrieve the email (no error messages, but no mail either). So I…

I have to say that I am quite impressed with the new Mac mini, though I suspect that the headline price of US$499 is not what most people will be paying after they have added on everything they want (bigger hard drive, DVD writer, etc.).  Nevertheless, it does seem much more affordable than previous Macs. …

A few weeks before Christmas, British retailer Dixons announced that it was going to stop selling VCRs (video cassette recorders).  This story generated a lot of interest, but it seems Dixons may have acted too hastily.  The Sun recently reported that other retailers have seen a huge rise in demand for VCRs and VHS tapes…

I have previously complained about all the hype that surrounds spam and viruses on the Internet.  I am not about to change my mind, but I am currently getting rather annoyed about viruses.  Or rather anti-virus software. My wife has an email account, but doesn’t use it very much.  I check her email for her…

My Treo is getting more and more troublesome.  I have been trying to resist the temptation to buy a replacement, and the good news (for my bank balance) is that I can’t find another smartphone that I want (or at least not for a sensible amount of money). Anyway, this leaves me with no option…

Marvellous – the ‘junk mail’ filter in Hotmail places an email from Microsoft into the junk mail folder. It’s obviously cleverer than I had thought!!

Is the Internet a great timesaver or a terrible timewaster? I’ve just spent the last few days trying to get information about car hire and hotels in the UK for a relative who is going over for the first time later this month. I am happy to help, but it can be a very frustrating…

A phone call this morning from my mobile phone company informing me my 1 year subscription for unlimited GPRS expires this month, and from June the price will be increased from HK$38 per month to HK$168 per month. Yeah, right. Oh, but if I want to commit to another 6 months they will offer the…

I have given up buying the SCMP every day, but I do normally buy it at weekends (to read with my dim sum) and on Tuesdays for Technology Post. I’m not sure why I bother, really, because it seems to consist mainly of obscure stories of doubtful relevance that they have obtained from news agencies…

I remember a long time ago when it was a good idea to have a screen saver on your PC. I have seen screens that really did have an image etched into them because that was what they were displaying almost continuously. Now, computer applications are designed differently and screen technology has improved significantly, so…