27th Aug 2015 | Opinion, Reviews, Tips
I’ve just spent a couple of weeks fighting with a very frustrating problem- setting up VPN passthrough on a Netgear DGND3700v2. This is a reasonably high end device (for Netgear) and actually contains the ability to terminate VPN endpoints. However the built in...
27th Jun 2013 | News, Opinion, Reviews
What do you do when your internet connection goes down? Do you sit and twiddle your thumbs until it comes back up? Or do you realise how much it is costing you in lost productivity and yell at people until something is done? Recently my ISP (who shall remain...
19th Mar 2013 | Opinion, Reviews, Tips
This might seem like a pretty boring subject for a post, but if you spend time on the internet (we all do!) then you may have noticed that the WordPress platform is getting more and more popular. It uses templates for general look and feel, widgets to extend...
1st Mar 2013 | Reviews, Tips
We all use email extensively, but we tend to forget the fact that it isn’t encrypted by default…..The best analogy is to think of an email like a postcard- yes, anyone involved between sending and delivery can read it- it’s plain text and...
11th Sep 2012 | Reviews, Tips
RunKeeper is an iPhone app that uses the built in GPS in an iPhone with GPS (that’s currently a 3, 3GS, 4 , 4S or 5 model) to accurately track your movements over time. I say it that way because it isn’t simply useful for running- it can track lots...