If you are a UK driver, here are some links that should be useful to you, to keep you and your car properly certified: The DVLA's tax disc service www.gov.uk/taxdisc MOT status check request motinfo.direct.gov.uk Check if your vehicle ... (more)
It's amazing how much data some apps consume nowadays. If you're on a wi-fi network, that's not a big deal. Your mobile contract (or PAYG allowance) may not have much mobile data bundled, however, so you could rapidly find yourself racking ... (more)
Apple has recently bumped up its security procedure, by asking subscribers for three questions and answers that can be used to verify their identity in case their password is lost (or stolen!). In addition to this, Apple tells us what to ... (more)
Most of us have registered our details on multiple websites such as Facebook, eBay and Strava, and most of us will use only one or two passwords for all of them. This wouldn't normally cause a problem, but if one of those websites has its ... (more)
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)
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)
Does your company have a local presence in many different countries, or do you run a site where it makes sense to keep visitors from different countries away from each other? There are a number of follow-on questions here. Does it matter ... (more)
Your iPhone (and iPad, for that matter) is vulnerable to a six-minute attack in the event that someone gets hold of your phone. The phone has built-in encryption, but the 'key chain' that Apple employs to keep passwords and data safe is breakable ... (more)
Ah, well, it's easy to answer, right? Boilerjuice, Butler, Bayford, Watson, or Scottish Fuels. Simple, eh? Or is it? Thanks to John Kelleher[1] who alerted us to the fact that many of the oil companies (that includes both domestic heating ... (more)
Most trains in the UK have some quantity of allowed bike storage, but there are restrictions which will vary from one TOC (Train Operating Company) to another. If you want to ensure that there will be space for your bike, you will need to ... (more)
If you own a home that could do with some energy-saving renovation, you could claim up to £650 from the Government's Green Deal scheme. From late January 2013 in England and Wales, all sorts of home improvements will qualify, at varying ... (more)