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For many years, motor mechanics have tended to be one of the last bastions of old school technology. The image of the overall clad worker covered in grease and oil is one that most of us are very familiar with. At the end of a car inspection we are handed a sheet of paper (often also covered in oil and grease) with hand written notes on it that are often hard to decipher. That's if they can find them, of course. Mechanics file keeping has never been particularly brilliant at the best of times. From my experience, most of their extensive knowledge is in their head rather than in a filing ...  More

Amazingly enough, it's reckoned that between 700,000 and 1 million vehicles are stolen every year in the US, depending on which figures you believe. Just think about that figure. To make it easier, we'll do the stats on the lower figure. At 700,000 that's nearly 60,000 per month, close to 14,000 per week or damn near 2,000 vehicles per day. You've got to think that law enforcement is fighting a losing battle with those kinds of figures. Clearly, there just aren't enough police on the streets of America and they need a hand. So, both this reviewer and an enterprising and innovative app ...  More

I guess it was really only a matter of time before renting audiobooks was an option. It happened many years ago to the music industry before the digital revolution kicked in. Back when that happened though, you had to physically take yourself to a music rental store and hand over your personal details and a small fee to take home your vinyl, cd or cassette tape. At the time, record companies were incensed because renters would generally take their goodies home and copy them so they could 'own' them forever.  More

When you create a communication app with an aim to save customers money on overseas phone calls and you stick on a tagline that says that you 'want to be the cheapest calling app' you know that you've got a lot to live up to. The truth is, there are a squillion apps out there that all claim to be the cheapest on the market. However, when one does come along with that tagline and you find out that the developer has been working at Telecom for over fifteen years and has contacts galore all around the globe, it might be time to sit up and take a little more notice.  More

There's something about a trivia quiz that people just love. It doesn't matter whether it's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on TV , Trivial Pursuit as a board game or simply your local pub trivia night - people love to watch them and take part.  However, while there are quite a few trivia games available in the various app stores you won't find too many with the earning power that this one has. The catchily named That's Right is a free live game show app for both Android and iOS that gives you two chances to win a cash prize every night.  More

When I was a kid I lived in a small seaside town where nothing much really happened. Every year, however, a travelling fair would turn up to provide entertainment for the townsfolk. There'd be the usual mix of typical carnival style rides and games to spend our money on. Most of the games were pretty easy to play - capturing plastic ducks with a hook and flipping ping pong balls into a fishbowl - but there was one game that was almost impossible to beat. It was called Buzz Wire. It was a 'steady hand' game with the aim being to guide a grip mounted loop through a wire maze without touching ...  More

It never ceases to amaze me just how many people play games on their phones as we all commute to and from work each day. It's hard not to peek over a shoulder and watch as their fingers and brains work overtime in the morning and evening travels. Games like Candy Crush and Angry Birds are still pretty popular but there's always the odd one that surprises me because I haven't seen it before as I 'eavesdrop.' Sometimes, you see a game that looks like it could be the next 'big thing' and that's where this games comes in.   More

There was a time in life when we had all this information safely tucked away in our brain. We could remember people's street addresses, their phone numbers, their birthdays. It was all in our heads. I can still remember telephone numbers that I had many, many years ago. These days we are all so busy and pre-occupied so we have our mobiles to remind us of some of the things that are important. We don't have to worry about street addresses anymore because nobody sends letters but phone numbers and birthdays are essential.   More

You know, I'm always appreciative of a new method of getting one's advertising material across to the general public. Advertisers have tried so many different methods over the years but they generally get thwarted by the majority of their intended audience - much of the time on principle. With a lot of app advertising these days, you can pay a small premium so you don't have to see them. But, in reality, all these advertisers want to do is to show you their goods, place a good deal in front of you and save you a bit money. To put it bluntly, advertising is a legitimate part of everyday ...  More

I think it was Warren Buffet who once famously stated that investing isn't a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with the 130 IQ. His point being, of course, that you don't have to be a rocket scientist to make money trading currency on Forex. You just have to understand 'the game' and be well informed. So, how do you get into the game? Well, there are hundreds of books out there - most of which claim to be the best on the market. Then there are the seminars and workshops where experts will tell you their secrets to successful trading. There are even colleges that reckon they ...  More