ActiveSync and ZoneAlarm: Happy at last

I upgraded the free ZoneAlarm a few days ago, haven’t not done so in about 6 months, and was annoyed when it started asking me if I wanted to allow all the programs I’d previously allowed.¬¨‚Ć I thought upgrades were supposed to carry over the settings too? However, I’d noticed this morning that ActiveSync, which I use with my PDA/phone, wasn’t able to fully connect. It’ll see the phone when I plug it in, but can’t sync. Looking in ZoneAlarm’s …

Onkyo breaks Wii Virtual Console: The Horror!

Noooo! My lovely shiny expensive sexy audio equipment has a flaw! A nasty horrid flaw! It seems that you can’t play Wii Virtual Console games through it. The picture splits in half, and the left half is on the right and vice versa. Then the screen goes black. And then I can’t use the Home button to bring up the menu, as when I do, the Wii crashes. Rubbish! Thankfully, I figured ot a workaround. Until now, everything that goes …

What’s wrong with eBay

Yesterday, eBay announced that they’re going to stop allowing negative feedback on sales. Sort of, anyway – only buyers will be allowed to leave negative feedback, with sellers having to make do with positive or nothing. Of course, this now means that (for sellers) no feedback is the new bad feedback. I believe it’s a backwards step. I’m not saying the positive/negative feedback thing is the best solution, but this is even worse. I lost any faith in eBay years …

I saw the sun today

This may sound like a strange statement, especially since I don’t work nights or live underground. The thing is, although we’ve had a few reasonably bright days, I’ve not actually seen the sun since before Christmas. It’s been dark, or cloudy. Not today though! Hurrah for the sun!

Sound’s important

This is a bit of an update to my post the other day about my new surround sound kit. I’m not an audiophile. I can tell the difference between the radio and a CD, but that’s about it. However, I can appreciate a decent surround sound experience. Thanks to my new sound equipment, my ears have now been opened. Here’s what I had, soundwise, this time last week: Nothing Well, I had the speakers in my TV. But that’s it. …