HP Spectre x360 13″ OLED review

Spectre x360 in tablet mode

Almost perfect for me, just a couple of minor compromises I bought this convertible laptop after my previous purchase of a Dell XPS 13 9350 died and had to be returned to the manufacturer. This laptop had the slight compromise of no USB type-C port, and only 8GB of RAM, rather than 16, but had… Continue reading HP Spectre x360 13″ OLED review

Dell XPS 13 9350 Review

Dell XPS 13 9350

A noisy machine that will mutate into an expensive paperweight I’m very sad to report that my Dell XPS 13 9350, with core-i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD has had to be returned to the manufacturer (at their insistence, I’d rather have had it fixed under the warranty I bought with it). Most… Continue reading Dell XPS 13 9350 Review

Muzzle all dogs or keep children under control?

Coco on the beach

We experienced a quite horrid incident yesterday, in Skegness on a day-trip, and it left us with quite a bitter taste in our mouths. Whilst standing on a wide walkway, with Coco the dog sat next to me on her double lead, connected to her harness, a small child came straight up to her, put… Continue reading Muzzle all dogs or keep children under control?

Splaks Keyboard Cleaner Review

Super Clean Packet

This review appears in its original form here, and is for this product listing. Surprisingly effective cleaner, for a toy from my childhood! The item arrived in a retail foil, resealable packet. It was brightly printed and colourful, with a small window in the back to see the product (green slime!). Some basic (poorly translated)… Continue reading Splaks Keyboard Cleaner Review