The new search engine, Wolfram Alpha went live today, although its 10,000 computing cores seem somewhat overwhelmed at trying to deal with the SlashDot effect of thousands of consecutive users trying it out for the first time. There are now three…
How can I find my Nokia N95 WiFi MAC address?
There is a simple keypad shortcut to find the wifi interface MAC address – simply type: *#62209526# (the numbers spell ‘MAC WLAN’ on the keypad) Knowing your phone MAC address can be quite useful. Many wifi access points will allow…
How can I find my mobile phone IMEI number?
You can easily find your IMEI on most phones by simply entering *#06# on the keypad. Some phones call it a serial number rather than the IMEI, which can be a little confusing. If *#06# doesn’t work with your phone there…
How to fix the Thomson Top Up TV receiver ‘orange light stuck on’ fault
There have recently been a rash of problems with Thomson DTi6300 hard disk Top Up TV boxes. The fault typically manifests itself as a box that won’t come out of standby, usually with an orange front-panel light stuck on. The first thing…
Barbecue gas – butane or propane?
Buying a gas barbecue can be more than a little complicated. You think you have worked out what you want, then you discover there are two types of LPG (Liqueified Petroleum Gas) – Butane and Propane. Not only that, but the gas…
Nokia N97 due July
Nokia’s latest smartphone, the N97, is due in the UK this July, according to Vodafone. The 3G quad-band phone features a large touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. Storage is a massive 32 Gb and another 16 Gb can…