Ebay Summer Free-For-All

So summer is here, and don't I know it in an office without air conditioning, so that means everyone is on holiday and not spending money on Ebay.

So my summer Ebay tip is now is the time to buy stuff, as most of your competition (in terms of bidders) are on holiday or are saving for the holiday or broke after the holiday, and I'm sure you will easily get a very cheap bargain.

As for me, I've stopped listing items until September, as that will give the holiday go'ers a chance to have earnt some money to waste on my stuff.

Health Update

Nothing to worry about, its not a hernia, its a very naughty boy (i.e. an over reacting lymph gland in response to fighting an infection I didnt know I had).

Updates and Stuff

The usual summer chaos is ensuring our weekly Sunday game is being interrupted, but thats okay as we have a very strong group now who can handle these breaks until we re-group in full strength in September onwards.

Got a doctor's appointment on Monday with a suspected hernia complaint. I wont go into too many details until I know more facts, but stress at home (good stress not bad stress), and lots of stress over the last 3-4 years really. I have found myself working for companies in severe financial difficulty, with my main task being guiding them through the dark years to come out the other side relatively solvent. Maybe this hernia is an early warning sign to slow down, or find a more pedestrian job. I would safely say 39 isnt too young to be suffering from this complaint.

Updates and Stuff

The usual summer chaos is ensuring our weekly Sunday game is being interrupted, but thats okay as we have a very strong group now who can handle these breaks until we re-group in full strength in September onwards.

Got a doctor's appointment on Monday with a suspected hernia complaint. I wont go into too many details until I know more facts, but stress at home (good stress not bad stress), and lots of stress over the last 3-4 years really. I have found myself working for companies in severe financial difficulty, with my main task being guiding them through the dark years to come out the other side relatively solvent. Maybe this hernia is an early warning sign to slow down, or find a more pedestrian job. I would safely say 39 isnt too young to be suffering from this complaint.

Canon Printer Watch pt2

Ive given it a lot of thought, and there really isnt another printer that I really want other than a Canon.

So, I will bite the bullet and buy a new set of print heads at around £ 50.

I know I could buy a new printer for that, but sneaking a new printer under the wife's radar right now would prove to be impossible.

Short and tragic love affair with my Canon printer is finally over...

I am a fan of Canon products, already owning one of their cameras, scanner and 2xprinters.

But finally I have lost my patience with my Canon Pixma iP4000 printer.

Its the usual tale of incurable print heads and streaky lines, and Ive searched online for guides and help, none of which have actually helped.

So the damn thing is going to end up on Ebay or free to a good home.

The machine is just over 2 years old, its just on the black it loves to leave streaks, no matter what I do with the print heads or printer cartridges, official Canon print inks or 3rd party print inks.

Yes its going to be replaced, but more than likely with an Epson, as Ive read too many complaints about Canon printers having a reputation for this kind of print head malady.

Microsoft (Hotmail) Hates iPhone

Ive inherited my wife's iPhone as its too techy and clunky for her to use, set up all my emails and contacts and so far its working a dream.

BUT, thanks to some skullduggery or what not, Hotmail doesnt work with the iPhone, either by accident, but more likely design.

There are hacks and dodgy programs which get around this problem, but I think at this rate I might find myself back with Yahoo - which Im not happy about. Yahoo works fine with the iPhone.