Do It Yourself! Doing it yourself is a great way to save money, re-use things and have fun at the same time! There is a huge array of skills that you can acquire as a DIYer, but your learning curve can be as steep or shallow as you like ... (more)
If you'd like to publish your Facebook status updates on your own website, it takes a bit of figuring out. Fortunately, the instructions at techlifeweb.com explain how to do it. Here is my status feed: (more)
Ask Yourself, "How do I choose a supplier of domestic heating oil?" We've been asking visitors to our website for years for their suggestions, and here is a summary. Price Not surprisingly, most people choose on the basis of cheapest price ... (more)
Share Your Seeds The BBC's Gardeners Question Time raised a dual issue common to virtually all small-scale gardeners: how to economise on seed-buying, and what to do with your leftover seeds. Some gardening websites feature 'seed swap ... (more)
If you've ever wondered how Microsoft Windows knows whether you have a solid Internet connection or not, it isn't magic: Windows networking is programmed to attempt connection to a TCP service. It uses the success or failure of this to report ... (more)
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2008/01/24/42993/uk-start-up-claims-gps-can-be-added-to-all-digital-cameras.htm Swindon-based start-up Air Semiconductor has given details of its first product, a semiconductor device which it claimed ... (more)
The Kill-a-Watt is available from the REUK.co.uk shop, for £19.99 plus £1.95 UK mainland postage. You plug it into a mains socket, then plug an appliance into it, turn it on and it tells you the voltage, current and power consumption ... (more)
Guide to Home Heating Oil Oil is the primary source of warmth for a significant proportion of the US and UK. It tends to be restricted to rural areas where pipelined heating (ie, natural gas) is uneconomical. Despite tending to be more ... (more)
My Stuff This is the starting point for your measurements. When you enter data for various systems, you contribute to a global pool of measurements that help to reveal how unusual your own situation is. Edit ... (more)
Our 20-year-old kitchen back door is made of hardwood, and has a hardwood frame too. The door is holding up well, although it needs some TLC after the last decorator did a cheap and nasty over-painting job on it. The frame and step, however ... (more)
The UK's communications regulator Ofcom has released a free app to test the quality of your wireless network. It is possible for you to have a poor signal from your phone, tablet or laptop computer just because the wireless router is positioned ... (more)