We’re a species of habit. We like things that are familiar and comfortable and we don’t enjoy change. Vending machines, for example, have looked and behaved the same since the dawn of civilization, except for one thing. Size. They’re mostly very big and very chunky. But now some enterprising company has decided to buck the trend and introduce a machine that is small enough to fit on a desk top.
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OK, admit it. You hate those times when you try and cancel a print job in Windows and it just sits there stalled, don’t you? We do, especially when it stops us printing out again. Grrrr. What we can’t understand is why, four hundred years after the introduction of the Windows operating system, someone hasn’t…y’know….FIXED THE PROBLEM!!!!!???
Read More![Print Queue Cleaner – banish the dreaded Windows printer stall forever [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/printqueuecleaner.jpg)
It’s that time again! The time where we get to tell time in a new way! TokyoFlash has not slowed down in their development of new, snazzy-looking watches for us to gawk at, and they released another one just yesterday.
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If you want to trek into the wilderness with nothing more than a pack on your back, then you need to have the right supplies. Carrying too much with you will make things very unpleasant very quickly, and one of the main things that will weigh you down is water. You definitely need it to live, but you can’t exactly carry a week’s worth in addition to what’s already in your bag. Your only option is to drink water found…
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There are some things that we’ve always wanted to do. Accomplishing feats like climbing Mt. Everest, fighting your way through a zombie horde (and live), and riding a unicycle. While some of those may be feasible, balancing on a unicycle is nigh impossible. It requires skill and coordination that comes only with lots of practice, unless you can cheat your way through it.
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How much are your photos worth to you? A lot? Do you have them backed up somewhere safely, or are they still sitting on memory cards or your computer hard disk waiting for a catastrophe to wipe them out forever? Hey we’re not exaggerating here, it’s not a question of if, but when, because all storage media fails at one time or another. Remember when they lied and told us that CDs would last forever? Hah!
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Owning valuable stuff is a blessing and a curse of the modern world. It’s great when you’re using it, but a real pain when you’re worrying about keeping it safe. Double that if you run a small business or live somewhere that has a crime rate above zero. Sure there’s options, insurance, alarm systems, a very large unfriendly German Shepherd of the canine kind, but these cost money, lots of money.
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Everybody loves music, right? You’ve probably got at least one musician in your collection of friends and family, y’know the one with the slightly greasy hair, vacant expression and a damaged social engagement meter. All we know is that without them the world would be a distinctly poorer place all round, and it’s nice to see that the WordPress developers agree.
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The good folk at Renault, purveyors of quirky French automobiles and such, have decided to invest heavily in solar power for their production and distribution operations. How big? Well they’ve just announced an initial 40 hectare commitment, which is the equivalent of 60 football pitches. The solar installations, all located in La Belle France, will produce 52,600 MWh of power every year, enough for a town of 15,000 people.
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Canned air is essential to keeping a tidy office space. It removes crumbs from your keyboard, and dust from your chassis. While it is extremely useful (and very fun to play with), it’s not exactly filled with breathing-quality air. Not to mention that you’ll get frostbite if it comes into contact with your skin for too long. There aren’t too many other options out there too choose from, but some of them do exist!
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Being a fan of Batman is one thing, but being a fanatic is another. Fans will see the movies and watch the cartoons related to the crime-fighting billionaire. The fanatics will try to make their home into a perfect 1:1 scale of Wayne manor. Thankfully that isn’t the case for most of us, but it doesn’t mean we don’t like some of the awesome things that Mr. Wayne possesses.
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Winter is on its way in, and there’s always one room in the house that is freezing cold. More often than not, it’s also the room you like to spend the most time in. While you want to turn up the heat, you don’t want to have to pay more on your bills at the end of the month. If you would prefer not to bundle up in more clothes, a space heater will fix your temperature problem.
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For some reason we’re intrigued by products which combine stupidly simple functionality with up to date digital cleverness. Dog leads with LED flashlights embedded in them come to mind. It’s even better if the product combines multiple bits of value in the same package, rather like this 2-in-1 USB Mini Touch Flash Drive.
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It’s a noisy place this Internet. Forums, social networks, comments, chat, video, news…it’s all go, on the go, 24/7. Which makes it a curse as well as a blessing. It’s no surprise that there’s a rise in the levels of procrastination around the globe, we’re all too busy checking stuff out to get on with real work. Or maybe that is real work? Anyway, the fact is sometimes it would be nice to be able to switch the whole thing…
Read More![Internet Off – because sometimes you just need a bit of peace and quiet [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/internetoff.jpg)
You know what they say, if you want to know what’s coming down the chimney this Xmas time, the best person to ask is an Elf. Well we don’t have any Elves handy at the moment, but we do have a bulk sourcing report from the Far East which offers us a nice glimpse into the depths of Santa’s man bag. And what do we see?
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