Author Archives: urbanhaze

Increasing WordPress Upload Size Limit

This is a problem that’s been bugging me for some time. My WordPress sites had a maximum upload size of 8MB Whilst this is quite enough for most purposes, there are always exceptions and I could never find a way to increase the size. There are all kinds of forums and suggestions and it does [...]

Response from BT about Infinity Dates Changing

  You may have read in a previous article that I’ve had a problem with the activation date of BT Infinity on my line that keeps changing – as it turns out, I’m not alone and share this same problem with a large number of other people – if you’re one of them and want [...]

Infinity 2

BT have just announced their Infinity 2 Service What is it?  Well it’s an improvement on their Infinity Fibre To The Cabinet (FTTC) service, doubling the maximum download speed up to 76Mbps Just to qualify that, an average ADSL broadband connection will get you about 6 to 12 MBps – so it’s pretty impressive if [...]

iPad 3 is coming Tomorrow!

…well, OK nobody outside Apple knows for sure, but it’s very, VERY likely! Tomorrow (on March 7th) Apple will hold an media event, and true to form, they’re keeping their cards close to their chest about the details. Their announcement says: “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” Which of course, could [...]

BT Infinity dates Changing

Last August and Last September I blogged that super fast fibre optic broadband was being rolled out across the UK and that it, was coming to Saddleworth soon. So the big question is what’s happened since then? Well, it’s good news for some, as indeed some areas of Saddleworth now have this super-fast broadband. Although others [...]

To Buy a Gadget or Not to Buy a Gadget?

If you were lucky enough to have been given some spending money at Christmas, then it might be burning a hole in your pocket leaving you desperate to dash out and buy the latest gadget But beware – starting in less than a week is CES – the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas! This [...]

Santa’s In Uppermill

If you’re hoping to meet Santa before Christmas to let him know what presents you’d like, then you might want to nip over to Countryside Kids in Uppermill Santa will be in his grotto there on Thursday and Saturday

iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone – Improves Battery Life

Earlier on this evening Apple released iOS 5.0.1 to the public.  This is the first Apple update (for iPhones) that’s been possible for you to install without needing to plug your iPhone (or iPad or iPod!) into a PC or Mac – on the proviso that you’ve already installed iOS 5.0 The update offers a [...]

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

I took the opportunity this weekend to visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park and do a photo shoot. What an amazing place – a huge estate of land with pieces of artwork dotted around the landscape. Yorkshire Sculpture Park also welcomes Dogs (on leads) so Rufus and Sox were able to join in and have a great [...]

Sony ICF-CL75iP Review

Last year, I moved on to the Sony ICF-CL75iP “Dream Machine” after needing something by my bedside to charge my iPhone 4 and having had a terrible time with the Philips Wake Up Lights This is a long overdue review of that rather funky piece of machinery. Price First of all, this Sony Machine does [...]