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Story time

Mx5Pixie 1/26/2017 01:45:00 PM Add Comment Edit

For more than a decade now my main form of recreational reading has been fanfiction. If you're not already familiar with this form of ...

Shower sounds

Mx5Pixie 6/13/2015 09:19:00 PM 1 Comment Edit

When I mentioned to a friend that I was writing a post about Bluetooth shower speakers, his pragmatic (if not necessarily practical) respo...

A bit random

Mx5Pixie 5/03/2015 10:51:00 PM Add Comment Edit

I recently started a new challenge for my style blog, The Style File , and wanted to randomise a set of values to create unusual combination...

Chromecast-ing

Mx5Pixie 1/03/2015 03:32:00 PM Add Comment Edit

16 months ago (or so) I tried to purchase a Chromecast whilst on holiday in the Hawaii. But the island of Oahu was sold out, pretty much as ...

Photobooth fun

Mx5Pixie 12/23/2014 08:53:00 AM Add Comment Edit

Last year, one of my BFFLs — best friends for life — began planning her wedding. Fellow gadget girl, Ness and I, were the bridesmaids and ...

Getting ready to game

Mx5Pixie 6/17/2014 10:49:00 AM Add Comment Edit

I made a decision this morning that meant I hunkered down on the exercycle, turned on MTV and proceeded to get a round of morning exercise...

Miracast demonstration: HTC One and Netgear Push2TV

Mx5Pixie 1/28/2014 04:35:00 PM Add Comment Edit

I've previously written about the use of Apple's Airplay Mirroring to display some iOS and Mac devices on a television. In that ar...

Go slow

Mx5Pixie 1/27/2014 02:34:00 PM Add Comment Edit

I spent some time over the weekend trying out the slo-mo function on the iPhone 5S and the results were pretty good. I really do love the q...

Telling tales to tots

Mx5Pixie 12/05/2013 12:10:00 AM Add Comment Edit

One of my god-daughters is staying overnight which meant the requisite bedtime story. Having divested ourselves of most of our book collecti...

Picstitch the weekend party

Mx5Pixie 9/09/2013 11:22:00 PM Add Comment Edit

If, like me, you get snap-happy at events and on holiday and like to share your favourite pics, but don't want to inundate your friends...

Big screen, mini PC

Mx5Pixie 8/13/2013 12:03:00 AM Add Comment Edit

For the second evening in a row, I've been playing with an Android 4.1.1 device. Tonight, however, it wasn't a tablet. In fact, it w...

What's that song?

Mx5Pixie 7/27/2013 11:09:00 PM Add Comment Edit

Ever have those times when you're listening to the radio, at a social event or at the movies and you hear a song but don't know or c...

Use your AppleTV with your Android

Mx5Pixie 7/20/2013 09:53:00 PM Add Comment Edit

If you happen to have an AppleTV and want to use your Android device to stream media using AirPlay, it is possible. The option I've tr...

Replacing a meeting or class room projector? Don't!

Mx5Pixie 7/15/2013 10:28:00 PM Add Comment Edit

Now that I've got your attention, you should know I'm not quite as black and white on the matter as the title suggests. What this ho...

Fun fitness

Mx5Pixie 8/29/2011 11:38:00 PM Add Comment Edit

The Kinect is basically a camera and infrared system with some very cool technology behind it, allowing the Xbox to detect and analyse m...

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