Archive for the 'Consumerism' Category

Gratis HD televisie over de kabel

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Onze nieuwe TV ondersteunt rechtstreekse digitale ontvangst via DVB-T en DVB-C. Waardoor je dus met een gewoon analoog kabel-abonnement veel zenders kunt ontvangen (kabel) én de VRT-zenders digitaal kunt bekijken (DVB-T via de antenne). Pretbederver hier is echter de TV zelf; met slechts 1 coax aansluiting ben je verplicht te kiezen kiezen tussen ofwel kabel [...]

Little big bag

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Have you seen the little big bag in the shop? Noticed the URL http://littlebigbag.free.fr/? I did, and became curious. It seemed worth the try, and after a couple of times of usage it turns out to be a nice shopping bag. It can store a lot of volume (making it look very funny) and quite [...]

Bomen en bos in telecomland

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Het is een al lang lopend projectje ten huize Lambrechts/DJ om enkele monopolistische leveranciers van ‘utility‘ te vervangen door sympathiekere (lees: goedkopere) concurrenten. Het gaat meer bepaald over internet, telefonie, gas en elektriciteit. Omschakelingen die nooit leuk zijn om te beslissen natuurlijk, vanwege veel bomen en weinig bos in telecom- en energieland. In aflevering 1 van [...]

The new bike

Monday, October 13th, 2008

As announced in ‘Murphy and me‘, I bought a new bike. I discovered that choosing a new bike is a lot harder than buying a new computer. Instead of only taking into account price, performance, reliability, silence and looks, you also have to think about weight, targeted use, and much more. Most components are also very [...]

Selecting PC components

Monday, November 12th, 2007

At home, we’re enjoying working on a brand new PC. Since I never got the NetVista X40 fixed completely, an upgrade was way overdue. This is actually my first ‘all-new’ computer. My previous expenses never went above €150. Which basically means that I’d seen enough reliability and compatibility woes for quite a while. I had some [...]