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Pet Hates – Adverts on DVDs

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I buy a lot of DVDs. Most of them are retail ie. not ex-rental, so they are designed for home use.Why do I have to sit through adverts for bars of chocolate? If I could skip them I wouldn't mind, but any attempt to skip them fails miserably.One of the reasons I buy DVDs is to avoid adverts on TV and now the DVD distributors are making extra money from forcing me to watch their … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – Adverts on DVDs

Sky Expands HD Offering

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Sky are expanding the number of HD (high definition) channels on offer and will be adding Sky Movies Premiere and FX to the lineup.It's still not a good reason to make the move as you end up seriously out of pocket:Sky HD box is yours. It costs EUR299, but if it breaks you have to pay for fixing it / replacing itInstall fee of EUR45 regardless of whether you're an existing Sky … [Read more...] about Sky Expands HD Offering

Bad Weeks Get Me Down

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This week has been one of those weeks that I'd like to forget in many regards.Our offices were without power due to electricians (again!). Of course this time not only did we lose power, we also lost office equipment (you can see a nice pile of it here). We'll be able to get replacements, but it's a real pain in the neck and if we didn't have friendly suppliers it would have … [Read more...] about Bad Weeks Get Me Down

StumbleUpon, Jaiku and Travian

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I signed up for a StumbleUpon account nearly 3 years ago. Of course I lost the login details and ended up creating another account last year, which I then forgot about. Bernie was inviting people to connect with him earlier this evening, so I dugout the original emails...While I can appreciate that StumbleUpon is free and useful it's got some really annoying UI / "user … [Read more...] about StumbleUpon, Jaiku and Travian