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Poker, security and other animals

I have a friend who works with Poker Stars here in the Isle of Man. They’re one of the bigger players in the online poker market and probably one of the biggest, if not THE biggest online gaming company in the Isle of Man at the moment. The interesting thing...

Sell your used phone

You know, 5 years ago, if you told someone that they could get cash for their old rusty mobile phone, they would probably have laughed at you. However, today there’s a growing market for second-hand phones. And there are a number of companies out there who will give you good...

A unique gift for Christmas

It’s that time of year again, with promises of festive cheer and goodwill for all mankind. Yes, Christmas is almost here; personally my favourite time of year, though I know that not all of you will agree . But whether you love it or hate it, it’s almost Christmas and...

Men Are Useless – Reviewed

I had the pleasure of receiving an interesting package in the mail a couple of days ago. It was a review package for a male grooming service called Men Are Useless, organised by the team down at FuelMyBlog. It’s not everyday that something pops through the letterbox that puts a...

Get the best price for your phone online

I was watching an ad on TV from one of these companies that pays you to recycle your phone, so I decided to check how much my Nexus 1 would fetch. Envirophone offered me around £125, but digging further, I found called called TopDollarMobile that offered me over £150. I...

Is it “spying” or “adding value” ?

So, you have a problem dealing with a company and post about it on your blog, on Facebook or on Twitter. Would you be surprised if the company contacted you to try and rectify the situation? I wouldn’t be, but apparently the Daily Mail has an interesting article where it...

Foursquare in the Isle of Man

Image by Getty Images via Daylife It’s interesting to see the Isle of Man “come online” with the latest wave of location based social networks. The two main networks at the moment have to be FourSquare and Gowalla, and while Gowalla hasn’t made much of an impact here, I’m seeing...

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