It can be pretty annoying to haul your bag off the carousel at the airport and discover that the contents or the bag itself has been damaged by inconsiderate handling somewhere during the journey. Worse still, there’s no real way of proving that it was the fault of the baggage handling, which makes it harder to make a claim against disinterested airlines and airports.
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If you’re like us, you spend a fair amount of time looking at a computer screen every day, which funnily enough is not the optimum situation to be in. You know what they say, if God had meant us to stare at computers all day, we would have been born with Aeron chairs strapped to our rear. Ahem…anyway moving swiftly on…
Read More![Eye Trainer – your own personal eye doctor on your phone [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/eyetrainer2.jpg)
Like many other media outlets we too were struck by recent front page reports of tiny camera drones which were under trial for combat zones and surveillance duties. The 16 gram PD-100 Black Hornet for example, made by Norwegian company Prox Dynamics, is state of the art, can operate for 25 minutes up to 1000 feet away and in winds of up to 15 knots. This is not science fiction, but today’s reality, and as the BBC reported last week,…
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If there’s a power outage, you’re going to need a way to keep your electronics going. No one ever wants to be in an emergency situation with no way to call for help. Having solar panels handy is always helpful, but what happens when you don’t have time for the sun to give you a boost?
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Golf may be a hobby for some, but to others it is a passion. There are competitions to participate in, clubs to join, and specialty gear to be acquired. Not to mention the mad swinging skills you can acquire. If you’re always looking to step up your game, then you’ll want to be up on the latest and greatest gizmos that will help you track your progress.
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It’s sad to say, but business professionals are pretty limited in what they can wear. Women have it a little easier with a little wider range of clothing options, but men are usually bogged down with the ole suit and tie. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t find a little variation here and there.
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The problem with people is people. It’s not that they’re necessarily bad, it’s just that in the city they’re more likely to carry around all sorts of bugs and illnesses, which we don’t want to inherit. But short of wearing one of those weird Japanese masks you see on the news now and then, how can you protect yourself?
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Which family just has one phone nowadays? None. Most families have two or three of different types, brands, platforms, and there’s different data on all of them, which can be crucially important. Now every smartphone maker offers their own brand of backup software, and there are tons of 3rd party tools out there, but the fact is that keeping it all coordinated is very difficult, unless you want to spend your leisure time keeping track of all the options. The…
Read More![Moborobo – cool smartphone management tool is the perfect backup option for multiple phones [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/moborobo3.jpg)
How many times have you found yourself mooching around the kitchen, hungry but unable to decide what to eat? Worse still, you know you’ve got lots of ingredients but it’s too much bother to work out what you can make with them all? Well don’t give in and reach for the take-out menu, there’s help at hand.
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There’s nothing that’s terribly exciting about using a coaster. When you have a drink in hand, it’s easy to forget they’re even there. If you’re a stickler for that sort of thing though, then it likely drives you crazy when chums are over and they forget to use one. No one wants a water ring on the coffee table, so you’d best find a way to remind them without sounding rude. You don’t want to start sounding like mumsy, now…
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While we may have clocks posted throughout towns, mobile phones in our pockets, and wrist watches to give us the time of day, people still ask, “What time is it?” on occasion. It doesn’t necessarily grind my gears so to speak, but it is a tad annoying. If you want to tell someone the time without actually giving them the satisfaction of being able to read it, then do I have a watch for you!
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Need a boost for your electronics with no outlet in sight? The best place to turn is solar charging, but you’ll need the right equipment to get the job done. There are all sorts of specialty products out there that cater to specific devices, but how about one that will not only work for whatever you’re doing, but charge just about anything you have on hand?
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Feeling the oil crunch yet? If not, you soon will, as supplies continue to dwindle. The one good thing about the remorseless rise in oil prices – if there can be a good thing – is the fact that it’s spurring development of alternatives. Most of the attention is currently focused on electrical power, but there are still ways in which we can use waste oil products more efficiently.
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There are wireless speakers and there are wireless speakers. At the cheap end of the range you will find the tinny plastic sounding units with very little to offer most people, while at the top end, the expensive products will tear a large hole in your wallet. But what about the middle of the pack, where decent quality meets a reasonable price?
Read More![AQ SmartSpeaker – the wireless ‘multi-room’ speaker comes with bags of range and style [Review]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aqsmartspeaker2-1.jpg)
The news this week that Sony has just manufactured its last MiniDisc player will come as a shock to all those who remembered the hoo-ha when this tech originally launched back in 1992. Twenty one years doesn’t seem a huge amount of time for a product life time, but actually we’re not worried. We know that sometime soon, maybe in about 7 years or so, the minidisc will make some sort of comeback, if only as a retro icon aimed…
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