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Automated free news for Kindle using Calibre

8th January 2011 Gadgets, General, Kindle, Shopping, Web & PC stuff , , , , by

Amazon Kindle 3GThe Amazon Kindle is a fantastic piece of kit, with lots of great features and an immense and growing library of available resources. Check out my other post HERE to read more about the Kindle and find links to some great resources.

However, one of the things that I’m not overwhelmed with is the selection and quality of news sources that are available for subscription through Amazon. Not only are they quite pricey which, for a digitally delivered item, seems to be exploiting the new device and the growing market of people with ebook readers. But there is a solution, if you want to take a little time and effort to set it up properly. That solution is CALIBRE – download available HERE.

I’ve read around various sources and have outlined a relatively simple process for setting up Calibre to automatically fetch and send news to your Kindle. (If you’ve not got a Kindle yet, you can click HERE to buy yours now)

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Books on Chester

2nd January 2011 Books, Chester, General, Shopping , , by

Chester Eastgate clockThis ‘Books on Chester’ page brings together a collection of books and information about the historical city of Chester, Cheshire, England (UK).

There are a growing number of books about Chester now available, but it’s not always easy finding them as searching can throw up all sorts of results with authors called Chester too… so I thought it’d be easy and helpful to put this little resource together and collate the various links to Books on Chester.

I’ve added in some other helpful links too, all to do with Chester.

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Chester Races Fixtures 2011

2nd January 2011 Chester, Shopping , by

Chester is renowned for being a glamorous venue where style and fashion go hand in hand.  Racing begins with the three day May Festival putting Chester in the racing spotlight nationally. After May, there are another 11 days / evenings of racing throughout the summer totalling 14 race days /evenings during the season. Each fixture has its own unique identity to ensure a wide-ranging appeal.

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Amazon Kindle 3G

29th December 2010 Gadgets, General, Kindle, Shopping , , , , by

Amazon Kindle 3G

Ok – I’m more than a little bit excited…

After buying my mum a Kindle for Christmas, I’ve finally ordered myself one!

Unfortunately delivery dates over the festive break mean I won’t get mine till the New Year, but it just means I can get all my ebooks in order between then and now. I have, however, had plenty of opportunity to set my mum’s Kindle up, source her some good books and have a general play around with it. My experience with it led me to order one for myself… it’s just that good!

The Kindle 3G, at £149 £152 following the VAT increase  (including VAT and delivery – click HERE to buy yours now!) is exceptionally good value and the e-ink screen has to be seen to be believed/appreciated. Anyone that’s ever had to contend with looking at a regular laptop screen in the sunlight will know exactly what I’m talking about.

Have a look at the video Amazon has put together themselves on the Kindle 3G page – it’s really quite good and helps explain fairly clearly what the Kindle is and what the features and benefits are. You can access the page by clicking HERE.

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VPhase TV advert launches

23rd December 2010 Green, News, Shopping, YouTube , , , , by

The first VPhase TV advert launches on Christmas Eve in the ITV Granada region – which coincides with the launch of a national framework agreement with Eaga Heating Services Ltd. Through the deal (the press release can be read HERE), customers can buy a VPhase unit through Eaga – and have it supplied and fitted for just £349 including VAT.

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Cruise vouchers – 2-4-1 every Friday!

14th May 2010 General, News, Shopping , , , by

I’m really liking the Moneysupermarket.com voucher web site for teaming up with Cruise, Chester to give away 2-4-1 admission every Friday. All you need to do is print the voucher off from this page: http://www.moneysupermarket.com/vouchers/store/cruise-nightclub-chester/1231/1/ and take it along with you. Valid from 8pm till 1am for 2 people, excluding race days and only on Fridays. Not a bad deal though!

Custom built PCs

25th February 2010 Shopping, Web & PC stuff , , , , by

Why would you want to buy an expensive PC from the likes of PC World or Dell, when you can use a specialist, custom PC builder to produce a more powerful, better specification machine – and all for less money?!

After my old desktop PC started literally falling apart at the seams, I decided it was time to bite the bullet and purchase a new one. After a detailed online search – I came across Dino PC.

Two weeks after ordering, I have taken delivery of my new desktop system – all for around the same price as an average netbook.

They’re well worth a look if you’re in the market for a new machine.

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