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Helpful hints for 40 mph drivers

Zoom (brake), zoom (brake), zoom!
1. Speed up!
It might have escaped your notice, but your speedometer has some numbers on it that are greater than 40. This is because your car is actually capable of travelling faster than 40 mph. Therefore, if you happen to stumble upon, say, a motorway, while ambling about, oblivious to the […]

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Posted: November 7, 2008

By Craig Grannell in Helpful hints, Humour, Opinions

Ross and Brand: fame versus privacy

If you’ve watched or read the news over the past few days, the antics of Jonathan Ross and unfunny man Russell Brand can’t have escaped your notice. Having left some fairly insulting and immature messages on former famous person Andrew Sachs’s answer machine regarding Brand’s relationship with Sachs’s granddaughter, and had said messages broadcast, Brand […]

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Posted: October 31, 2008

By Craig Grannell in Opinions, Television

Helpful hints for British people who compare UK and USA prices

Before you make me punch you repeatedly in the face
1. US prices do not show taxes, but British ones do
Bitch, whine, moan. That pretty much sums up what spews out of many British mouths when comparing prices in the UK and USA. In some cases, our American chums do get it better, but often they […]

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Posted: October 15, 2008

By Craig Grannell in Apple, Helpful hints, Technology

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Revert to Saved is a weblog written by Craig Grannell, a journalist and designer, sometimes musician and very occasional photographer. Revert to Saved primarily exists to offer succinct reviews and opinions, supporting the work Craig does for magazines (such as Retro Gamer, MacFormat, Computer Arts and .net). Craig primarily exists to crave really good baked goods, get carpal tunnel syndrome when playing Space Invaders Extreme, and, apparently, talk about himself in the third person.

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