iPad Fatigue

Just love technology but I had to sympathise with the caller who’d had enough of all the hype surrounding Apple’s recently launched iPad device. Does it have to be Apple, is there an alternative?

I did some digging and came across a name I’d almost forgotten about, with a range of video players, music systems and web platforms - Archos. They offer several units, down to a very modest price too, quite a relief compared with Apple’s sky high pricing.

Then later on the TV news Samsung’s new device was covered. This is based on Google’s Android. No price details yet but it seems that Android is going to be a strong challenger to Apple’s unit.

CD Ripping Made Safe

We get questions, as a CD ripping service it comes with the territory. One of the most popular is how do I back up my music?

Not the DVDs we send you, but an ongoing backup that keeps pace with the tracks and albums you add after we've ripped your CDs for you. So far its really been impossible, mainly because its been so prohibitively expensive. Not any more ..... thanks to an "all you can eat" back up service for the massively cheap price of $5 per month. Yes, it's also available for UK users too. Take a look at Backblaze.