Today's puzzle is "why is my phone not connecting over USB 3"? Is it:

a) the USB 3 card is sulking and needs a firmware update
b) the drivers for the USB 3 card are out-of-date
c) the USB C socket on the phone is full of fluff
d) the dock is only wired for USB 2

Or perhaps:

e) all of the above?

Today I wanted to get at some data on an old Ericsson T39m cellphone I used to use. Unfortunately, sometime over the past year or two the battery has completely failed (and has swollen quite alarmingly), and this particular phone won't power up unless the battery is present. The variable PSU only has a fixed choice of voltages, none of which are ( Read more... )

*ring ring*

"Hello?"

"Hi, is that a Mrs boggyb?"

"Mr boggyb"Oops, sorry, must be a dodgy line. Anyway, I'm phoning to try to get you to buy double-glazing because there's some government scrappage scheme for replacing old stuff. Have you got any windows or doors more than 9 years old ( Read more... )

Today was supposed to be phone line day, but unfortuantly that failed to happen. And I can't even rant at the person who's fault it is (and I was very nice and didn't rant at the engineer - it's not his fault), so I shall instead rant at the Internets ( Read more... )