In my last post on the Monzo card it had just turned up and I was all excited to get out there and test the BETA of this card and service behind it. I had a hit list of functions and uses to see how well (or bad) the Monzo card did. A little refresher on the “game” was Ability to use on London Underground? Use abroad when we go to Italy with Zero fees (need to check if the ATM operator makes a charge even if Monzo do not…
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Monzo It’s time for a new kind of bank – Arrived today!!!
So on the weekend I was lucky enough (might not be as exclusive as it once was but I felt special) to be invited to sign up to get my hands on a Monzo Account/Card/App/Thing so I though I could give it a try. After a chat with a friend/colleague last week about his use of the account while on his holiday, with its ability to top up (as its pay-as-you-go at the mo, ZERO fees abroad, block the card, instant transfers, change the pin, turn magnetic strip on for…
Read MoreGL-MT300A – GL.iNet using Private Internet Access: Anonymous VPN Service
I’ve always been one to subscribe to the train of though that if you have nothing to hide, your have nothing to fear. I also accept that bad people will abuse the freedom and free speech we have created to harm others BUT that is not a Green light to spy on everyone verbatim. Taking it down a level from abusing freedom to harm others to Corporate abuse of this power online, how many times have you searched something, then logged off (how can we really log off any more)…
Read MoreApple Watch 2 Misxi Hard Screen Protector Ultra Thin All-around Cover (twin pack)
When I got my LG Urbane 2nd smart watch, the Mrs decided she wanted an Apple Watch 2 (38mm) version to compliment her iPhone. Although we managed to save a little money on the Apple Watch 2 it was still a fair chunk of money to get knocked, scraped and smashed while sitting on her wrist. So I had a little search on Amazon to see what was available to protect the watch without turning it in to a G-Shock watch, like the Caseology [Vault Series] Rugged Protective Slim Shock Resistant…
Read MoreOrzly Pro-Fit Glass Screen Protector OnePlus 5 – Pain In The Glass
Its been a while and it was about time I posted some more. When I purchased my OnePlus 5 a month ago I order the Orzly Pro-Fit Glass Screen Protector and Orzly FlexiCase from amazon. Ive had their products before on my OnePlus 2 and they have been a good balance between price and performance….times have changed and not all for the better. So the office OnePlus Glass Screen Protector retails on their site for £17.95 which at first seems quite steep when the average branded glass protectors comes in…
Read Moreoneplus 5 – flagship killer erm sort of
So my Oneplus 5 arrive a few days back, I was flying back from Italy and by chance our flight was delayed an hour and arrive back to the UK at 11:55 PM, I tuned my phone on and was greeted with a tweet say “remember to set your alarms for 12 midnight” …. online shopping is too easy in this day and age, by the time I’d walked from the plane to security I had bagged myself a Midnight Black oneplus 5 8GB RAM 128GB phone for £499. A…
Read MoreV tothe P tothe N – GL-MT300A from GL.inet
Being a huge fan of all things small and configurable (think Raspberry Pi, Arduino) I found myself in the market for a VPN service, the internet can be a bad place after all and thats just starting with your broadband provider :P. I had played with DD-wrt in the past and knew I had an TP-link old router that would have been able to be used to create a separate network (wireless and wired) but this was quite old and I figured there should be something to fit the bill,…
Read More3D Printer Shopping – Which one?
I’ve been keeping an eye on 3d printer for sometime, about 5 years ago one turned up at work. It was a rather expensive lump, imported from the US and when by the name “makerbot”. The Buzz in the office was great and it wasn’t long before it was unpacked, powered up and printing some of the demo prints pre-installed on the SD card. After a few days, lots of WOWs, the novelty wore off and the team that were going to actually be using it took ownership and that…
Read MoreLG Urbane 2 for £160..WOW!
So…….Smart watches have been around for some time now (sorry) and love them or hate them if Apple and a few other companies have their way we will have some form of one over the coming years. From e-ink pebbles, hybrid analog with smart features to full on Apple watches, selection and price is giving consumers more choice. So I toyed with the idea of a pebble and with the advent of the pebble HR 2 I decided to wait, as with most of my waiting games they went under…
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