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iPhone 5 / 5s Bear Grylls Action Case UnBoxing

January 12, 2014 by TomBoyNI

I have always been a fan of the rugged style cases for my phone. The offer great drop protection and keep the phones in immaculate condition when being used in everyday life.

Whilst out shopping I noticed a ‘Bear Grylls Action Case’ with a nice yellow reduced sticker in a local supermarket. Reduced is always good and also it was bright orange. Thats a good way to sell me something – make it available in funky colours. The case was also available in a range of Camouflage colour options (wood land, DPM, and urban – there may be even more, as well as grey and plain black).

The cases are identified by a large BG logo on the bottom third which to be fair I am not convinced on. The rest of the case definitely gets my vote on aesthetics, however the big logo is just a little too garish for me. (Even though it bright orange.) I mean c’mon does anyone actually want to walk about advertising Bear Grylls?

xBox One UnBoxing

January 12, 2014 by TomBoyNI

A bit late I know, but I picked up my xBox One Day One, on Day One, I was an exceptionally well behaved boy this year so I decided it would make a nice ‘me to me’ Christmas present, which to be fair it did.

Doing any sort of review at this stage is rather pointless, there are many many reviews online already, so I see no point in doing another.

One question I do see still being asked quite a lot is, ‘which console is better?’ I think this is a question that will never have a definitive answer. There will be fanboys for MS and also those for Sony. As such views will be skewed, and opinions biased, however as gamer of well over 20 years now and the owner of both, for this generation of consoles at this stage of their life cycle, the best console is…BOTH!

Ha, I know that seems a bit of a cop out however here is my reasoning. Remember that these comments are relevant now, the very early stages of the consoles’ lives.

Seagate Expansion HDD 3TB UnBoxing & Time Machine.

January 12, 2014 by TomBoyNI

A quick unboxing gallery of a Seagate 3TB Expansion Desktop Drive (USB 3.0).

For reference the drive is a mere 36.0mm thick and cost only £80.

As you can see from the last images I use this drive as a Time Machine. At this price it is a very affordable back up (Time Machine) solution. The speeds are good, and by that I mean I don’t notice them being slow. I can’t comment on how it operates as a daily drive however as a TM it has given me no problems, I haven’t even noticed it was there. Which makes it pretty much ideal!

iTunes Updating Apps – Auto Update of Multiple Apps

January 12, 2014 by TomBoyNI

iTunes (at the time of writing this is iTunes 11) has changed the way you update your Apps.

Previously you clicked on the Apps Tab in the left hand column then towards the bottom right of the screen the was an ‘Update All’ Button that has now gone.

You will now notice that in your apps listing the icons of apps that have an available update have a nice wee tag in their upper left corner.

So to update all of your apps in one go here’s what you do, don’t fret it is easy!

1. Below you will see the new look ‘Update’ Flag on the relevant icons.

2. You will see the new ‘Updates’ Tab at the top. Click it!

All Apps that have an available update will now be shown…

3. Click ‘Update All Apps.’

That’s it your done and on the way to be fully updated again!

Important Safety Message – Belt Up!

January 12, 2014 by TomBoyNI

With the colder weather now well upon us, and also the fact that it is January, and in January everyone needs a little pick me up I would just like to pass on this important safety message…

Belt Up!

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