Wednesday 25 September 2013

Android - making my mind up

I have now pretty much made up my mind on what I am going to get, but haven't actually taken the plunge yet.. I have been wavering between wanting to buy a tablet PC for using around the house, or getting a new Android phone, and I have settled on getting a 'phone. My current phone is a bit slow and often gets a bit confused. It's only Android 2.1 I and single core, but I have seen a quad-core with Android 4.2 and I reckon that's the phone for me. It currently costs a little under a hundred pounds ($130??) from the McBub website - I am waiting on a cassette conversion job that will bring in around that amount, so I am using that as my trigger, If I get the job, I will use the money to buy the phone.
Can't wait to see how much better it will be than my old 'phone and hopefully I will be in a better position to try out more apps - my current phone cannot hold many apps, and despite the fact that I have a decent sized SD card in there, it cannot move apps to the card, so adding apps always means removing old ones...

Monday 23 September 2013

Immigration lawyers

With the increasing migration of labor evident throughout the world today, it is no surprise to find immigration lawyers in los angeles, new york and all other major cities in the US as well as in Europe. Immigration law is being examined frequently by the public and the media, and those that are planning to move around the globe need to ensure they do it in a manner that complies with local laws and regulations.

Saturday 21 September 2013

Dog bite lawyer

If you ever need to find a san diego dog bite lawyer, you may be surprised to find that there are personal injury lawyers who specialize in such areas. Pretty much all personal injury claims can be taken to court, and dog bite injuries are really no different. Naturally, it is the owner of the animal who is culpable and will end up in court... not the offending dog!

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Looking for a tablet...

No, not medicine, but an Android tablet is now top of my shopping list - I keep seeing bargains on eBay but not making much headway with actually winning any auctions.
I have come up with a preferred spec:
  • Android 4.0 software
  • 1GB RAM
  • Bluetooth & Wifi
  • Preferably a 10.1" screen
I may not achieve everything on the wishlist for the approx £50 I would be willing to part with, but you never know with eBay...
Our laptop was getting a bit over-used and recently died, I have a replacement, but it occurred to me that a simple device like a tablet would be better for the main tasks required of the laptop, which are surfing the net and email. The days of the laptop I think are seriously numbered, which prompts me to think again about the piles of laptop spares that I have hidden away with the idea of restoring them to former glory. I believe the best plan now would be to simply sell off the spares rather than go to the effort of trying to get them working, as the value of a working laptop is probably dropping by the week.
In other news, I have finally got round to completing my tax return....Hoorah!

Monday 2 September 2013

antifatigue mat


I confess, I had never heard of an antifatigue mat before I found some on the web recently. We are due to move our work premises very soon, and we are trying to think of all the things we might need in the new offices and workshop.
It seems to me that these mats might be equally useful in office areas and workshop areas alike. There are some really great looking mats for the shop-floor with safety markings, as well as some subtle 'wellness' mats for places like the kitchen and communal work areas such as around the scanner/printer or the shredding machine.

Sunday 1 September 2013

Making Time

I have been busy decorating this weekend - and it's odd, but I've noticed this before... the busier and more frantic things are in work, the more I feel inclined to do more work when I get home! It should be the other way around, ie. when I am flat-out at work, I should feel less inclination to do decorating.
It's as if I am in work-mode and it just continues when I come home, although to be fair, sometimes I do just flop into the sofa and not budge an inch until it's time to go to bed.
Although the decorating is coming along slowly, I am quite pleased with progress because I am being quite meticulous about making sure everything is done right - it's what I think they mean when they refer to a 'good quality finish' on the DIY and renovation programs I love to watch on TV. I have been finishing the edges of each painted wall with a fine paint brush to make sure there is virtually no overlap - as I said to my neighbour yesterday... it's taken me 17 years to decorate the hall-way and I don't ever expect to do it again!. In other words, the work has to be good enough to last an awful long time.
I expect the finish will still be some months off as I fit the decorating around life in general, but hope to be able to post some photo's when it is finished.. I may have some comparison photo's showing how it looked when we bought the house, so that should make an interesting 'before and after' comparison.