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God Is Not Great

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I was expecting great things in this book from a thinker I deeply admire. Unfortunately it has nothing new to say and has no chance of convincing anyone on either side of the fence. I'm not a big reader, I rarely read anything approaching philosophy...

Reviewed by Old Baldy via on 25 Jul 2008.

2 of 2 people found this useful.

Double Fault by Lionel Shriver

*****

So Wimbledon was in progress, I was in my local bookshop and this novel caught my eye. Its the story of Willy, a low ranking tennis professional on the way up when we first encounter her. She's been playing tennis since aged four and is now...

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 18 Jul 2008.

2 of 2 people found this useful.

Review of Virtualbox Virtualizer

*****

Came accross this piece of Open Source, Free software after reading an article about it in a PC Magazine and its the business! Virtualbox, once downloaded (23MB from www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads ) and installed allows you to install multiple...

Reviewed by Leon via on 16 Jul 2008.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

Review of Online Backup site BackupAnytime.com

*****

I was asked by John from the BackupAnytime.com site to review his system in response to my review of Putplace.com, so lets see how it measures up. Straight off, the main site is clean and professional looking, if a bit corporate but theres a lot of...

Reviewed by Leon via on 15 Jul 2008.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

Review of Hey!Watch Online Video Conversion

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I was asked by a client to look for a very simple method of taking a Video File and converting if for the web, uploading and inserting into a blog post or webpage. I work with video the odd time, enough to know that its a very complex area with tons...

Reviewed by Leon via on 11 Jul 2008.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

Review of Online Data Backup Site PutPlace.com

*****

I've been testing out Irish site www.putplace.com today for a client and was quite impressed by it - using it myself now! Its an online Storage & Data Backup website and its VERY easy to use which is refreshing in this day and age when...

Reviewed by Leon via on 08 Jul 2008.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

*****

Easy to read, page turner of a novel whose main character is Peter, a bullied teenager, who heads into high school one morning armed and kills ten people. I found many of the characters to be cliched and a bit one dimensional. But despite that the...

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 03 Jul 2008.

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Review of Adobe Air Google Analytics Reporting Suite for Desktop

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Just came accross a fantastic new desktop  application (beta) called ‘Analytics Reporting Suite' from Nicolas Lierman ( www.aboutnico.be ). Its built using the new Adobe Air framework and basically lets you add your Google Analytics...

Reviewed by Leon via on 26 Jun 2008.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

Spore: Creature Creator

*****

I got the demo for this little as soon as it was released and about 20 seconds after creating my first creature I went straight to the site and bought the game. Though to be perfectly honest its more of an investment than a purchase because i get the...

Reviewed by Conor via on 24 Jun 2008.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

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LaFayettes Café, Imperial Hotel

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I really feel it's about time I wrote a review for this as it's my favourite café in the city. Even when I try other...

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I've just watched the second episode. Are these people really the best that applied to be on the show? Sauages and a can of tomatoes...

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In Bruges

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Suprisingly good film, really kept the interest with moving plot, good writing, black comedy and exceptional acting.

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ABC's Fruit Scones

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This Alternative Bread Company 4 pack of fruit scones is rather good. Plenty of plump sultanas in them, they taste great when slightly heated and...

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