PutPlace is now in public beta. Why should you care? Well… There's only a few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. And the loss of stuff you've stored on your computer. The loss is one thing. But the bit I really hate. Is...

Due to major problems with one of our desktops, I donated my main XP desktop to the COO and I decided to use the Ubuntu file server as my desktop for a week “just to see”. I'm no Linux newbie, having started with Slackware in 1996 and...

A gem of a hotel in a slightly rough area but fantastic value with all the services you need and a bus downtown around the corner for $1.50

This amazing piece of kit gives me 220V out from a cigarette lighter socket in my car. Perfect for charging laptop. Also has USB power out. Absolute bargain.

So far this seems to be giving far better sound quality than my much more expensive VR3 FM transmitter. Only wish the audio cable was longer.

I'm becoming a real fanatic of the incredibly cheap but highly functional products from the kabrothers shop on eBay. This hub is a gem even if lights very distracting.

A DabsValue branded PSU. Dirt cheap. Ultra quiet but a pig to install due to cheap connectors.

A very good Irish online technology store

They've been around a long time and their Irish service improves all the time