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Best ISA rates: Are ING ISA Rates consistent with their philosophy?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Alex Thompson

Some time ago I tweeted about an interview with ING Direct’s CEO Arkadi Kuhlmann whose views on money and the role of banks seemed so different from the fat-cat approach that is normally associated with bankers. So I went to … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Product reviews | Tagged banking, e-ISA, finance, ING, interest rates, ISA, money, Nationwide, NatWest, savings, Yorkshire Building Society | 2 Comments

The Sims 3: Life and evolution of The Sims

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Alex Thompson

I haven’t played The Sims for ages. I simply have no time for it and even when I play, I don’t do it for long. The thing is, this game inspires me to work, draw, create, get to grips … Continue reading →

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Wacom Inkling

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Alex Thompson

I think I heard something about it before, but definitely did not pay proper attention. Yesterday I had a chance to look at this gadget properly at Wacom’s website. Looks like a great idea. Eliminating the scanner with its … Continue reading →

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The Hunting of the TouchPad

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Alex Thompson

Fit the First: The News Crawls In On Saturday my husband told me about HP’ intention to drop their computer range. I was sorry of course. After all I’ve always used their printers and it would be a shame … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Product reviews | Tagged fire sale, hp, touchpad, uk | 1 Comment

Wacom Intuos3 review

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Alex Thompson

When my Genius MousePen packed up, I had to face the hard problem of choice. Barry Schwartz in his TED video was right: choice does not always make you feel better. It actually makes you feel pretty lousy sometimes. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Product reviews | Tagged graphics tablet, Intuos3, review, Wacom | 5 Comments

Blackberry Playbook

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Alex Thompson

A short while ago I came across an article entitles Four Reasons to Avoid the Blackberry Playbook. “Oh, no,” I thought, “My dreams are going to be shattered.” Having browsed through the reasons though I realised that … Continue reading →

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