The HDR3500T Personal Video Recorder (PVR) is a digital video recorder which can record 2 shows at once onto the built in 500GB hard drive or record through the units two USB ports. The USB ports can play various multimedia as well including DIVX and MP3. It competes directly with Topfield, Beyondwiz and TiVo but is substantially cheaper - you can buy it from the Good Guys for $346! The PiP (Picture in Picture) fe...

24 chicken wings, halved 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2cm piece green ginger, roughly chopped cup soy sauce cup olive oil 2/3 cup honey 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder pepper to taste. 1. Place chicken wings into a baking dish and pierce skin with a skewer. 2. Place remaining ingredients into a small bowl. 3. Using the StickMaster, process until smooth. Pour over chicken wings and allow to marinate for...

This Yoke Flipping technique was first published by Bob Robert. It allows you to turn the image of a computer CRT monitor around, or even mirror it completely. CRT monitors use a deflection yoke at the base of the tube to control the way the cathode ray draws the image. There is an X (horizontal) part and a Y(vertical) control. Each monitor is slightly different, but all will have in common two wires controlling...

Evidence was discovered that Apple was interested in the name "iSlate, prior to settling on "iPad". A search in the Canadian trademark database reveals that Apple's dummy corporation Slate Computing, LLC applied for a trademark for "iPad" under the categories of handheld mobile digital electronic devices with a broad range of applications. This application was filed in July 2009 -- much more recently than the...

Google Maps has captured some amazing footage in Streetview, Satellite and terrain modes.  Here is a satellite image of a plane flying over Adelaide, Australia.   View plane in a larger map

Cherub agents normally go on a mission only to befriend people. This time James Adams and Dave have to go into a maximum security prison called Arizona Max and befriend a fellow inmate and break him out.

With similar competitor products, the differentiator becomes your impact on the customer. Selling is motivating customer commitment: transferring knowledge / information understanding the customer's needs convincing the customer that you have something they need understanding your competition standing out from the competition talking to the right person The Sales Funnel is a way to ensure you...

Leon has been lucky and has only done small crimes but he’s finally made a lot of money, and police start wondering how he got it. So they see what MI5 can do and they let Cherub handle it. To James Adams and Dave it sounds easy get in and hassle for infomation but then they find out that The Only Boy That Could Have Helped Them Fell To His Death Thirteen Months Earlier.

The Nexus One is the next big thing to hit the mobile phone market. It has been lunched to compete directly with the Apple iPhone. It can be purchased directly from Google online store. This is the best Android powered phone to date. It’s also the fastest and most elegant smartphone on the market today, solidly beating the iPhone in most ways. In this rapidly evolving market there is sure to be something better ...

Use this utility to change your login image in Windows 7 whenever you want... Are you tired of looking at that boring Windows 7 screen when you are logging on? Now you can use this utility to let you change your Windows 7 login image whenever you want. Just make sure the images are JPEGs which are less than 256kB and you are good to go. Download it HERE

Features are facts that can be proven. Needs are a solution that a customer is seeking. Benefits are when a Feature meets a Need. 1 Links to Features.... "One of the products..." "a Nice thing about..." "A unique feature of..." "An important component..." "The advantage..." "A service we provide..." "Our product is especially designed..." "You'll be pleased to know..." 2 Links to Benefits... "As ...

Ingredients If you are a beginner, or just want to play it safe, start with a good kit. I love Coopers Kits, as you can tell. For your initial brews, choose a kit plus 500 grams of light malt. Tip 1: Never use dextrose or cane sugar - always use malt.  Light malt (powdered or liquid) is a good start, but just remember that malt ferments less than dextrose, so you may want to work on about 25% more than the ...

1. From the Start menu, choose "Documents" 2. From the top menu, select "Organize", then "Folder and Search Options" 3. Un-tick "Hide empty drives in the Computer Folder"

Cherub books by Robert Muchamore are so popular with kids. The first book in the series is "The Recruit". The Recruit tells James Adams' story from the day his mother dies. Read about his transformation from a couch potato into a skilled CHERUB agent. Lauren, Kyle, Kerry and the rest of the cherubs are introduced to us for the for the first time. James foils the biggest terrorist massacre in British...

Adelaide, capital of South Australia, has been hit by a large earthquake at around 11.26pm on 16 April 2010. The epicentre was believed to be near Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills. It had a force of 3.4 on the Richter scale. "I was sitting on the couch watching TV when I felt the whole house shake.  Windows rattled..." one resident said. I was in the kitchen when the ground moved, throwing me to the ground... ...

7g sachet gelatine 125m1 boiling water 250g Lob dark chocolate, melted 300m1 thickened cream, whipped 2 egg whites 1. Combine gelatine and boiling water and mix until the gelatine has dissolved. Allow gelatine to cool. 2. Mix the melted chocolate and whipped cream together in a large bowl. Add gelatine. 3. In a small bowl using the StickMaster with whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites to stiff peak stage and...

Converting Toppy TRF-2400 recorded files for PC playback Unfortunately, Topfield 2400/2460 files won't play in Windows Media Player. Toppy suggest you install KMplayer. The Topfield Video files are recorded in the MPEG2 TS (transport stream) format.  To compound this, if you want to edit the files you record, most editing software including Sony Vegas Pro won't handle this format. I have found that the best sol...

This Pac-man cocktail cabinet has been built from scratch. It is based on dimensions fron the original Pacman console, but includes a number of modifications to allow end-to end as well as side-by-side play of arcade games. The console cabinet is made from 18mm MDF (medium density fibro), and a router is essential to get the correct finish. I avoided using the T-molding on the edges, opting instead for...

This simple 10 point check-list will help you determine whether all bases have been covered, so you have the maximum likelihood of closing the deal: Have all NEEDS been agreed with the customer (What are they? How did you agree them?) Do you have an effective SOLUTION? (What is it?) Is your solution financially JUSTIFIABLE? (How do you know?) Is the expenditure in the BUDGET? Is FINANCE available? (How...

A thrilling book with James Adams, Kerry and Kyle and Nicole to go and befriend Keith Moores son and daughter and bring him to justice. Keith Moore is a cocaine drug dealer and goes to Miami for a holiday. James is invited and takes the chance for the mission and ends up killing a man.