Using Apple TV with a non HD TV

Posted by phil Published in Apple, Tech

A large number of folks own wide-screen TVs but only the more recent sets tend to sport HDMI or component video inputs, hence A/V equipment such as Apple TV can’t used with these sets. Recently I stumbled across a converter that enables devices such as Apple TV to be used with more modest wide-screen TVs [...]

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Feb

And you thought you were paying too much for broadband…

Posted by phil Published in Everything else..., IT Related, Tech

Whilst on St Helena last week I spotted a poster in a shop window promoting broadband from Cable & Wireless on the island…… .. . . The entry level £29.99 per month service is 128 kbits down and 64 kbits up with a monthly allowance of 300MB, after that it’s 16p per MB. The mid-range [...]

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Feb

South Atlantic – Comms everywhere!

Posted by phil Published in Personal

This week I’m in Comms heaven, Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, antennas and satellite dishes everywhere! A stark contrast to 2 weeks ago when we were driving across the Namibian desert where, although my mobile worked in some villages GPRS and 3G were non-existent so a Blackberry would have been a paper weight on [...]

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