I hope you all got some good gifts from Santa Clause yesterday. I got the usual; toiletries, socks and books. I really appreciate getting these things as gifts, especially the socks - you can never have too many socks!

I think, for the first time in a long, long while that this has been a really good Christmas. No arguing, no burnt food and a happy atmosphere. It really does make all the difference, although I have over consumed most things over these last couple of days.

The best part of Christmas is seeing the little ones opening their mountains of gifts, makes it all worth it, seeing their faces light up when the wrapping paper comes off a certain gift they’ve received. This year it was a bike and construction vehicles. There’s hours of fun to be had with those. We’ve got a sand pit in the back garden and I know that it will be a building site soon for these new toys.

A lot of sales start today too, but it’s far too cold and I’m far too stuffed to venture out. I’ll write about something I really want to get my hands on tomorrow for you. Until then, have a good day!

It’s that time again. Father Christmas is busy delivering gifts to the children of the world; I hope you’ve been good this year. I also hope that you get at least one thing that you really wanted. One of the best gifts I receive at Christmas is socks. I absolutely love receiving them, they one of life’s necessities. Socks seem to disappear in this house. They go in to the wash in pairs, but never seem to come out in pairs. A friend of mine has a theory about this. He reckons that as the washing machine is on its spin cycle, it creates a tiny black hole that only a single sock can pass through.

The sales will be starting on Boxing Day no doubt. Hopefully we can all grab a bargain or two, or three. I’m anxiously awaiting the announcements at MacWorld in early January as this will be a deciding factor for me… I really want to get a Mac. It all depends on available finances to be honest.

There’s nothing I can really suggest for you to buy today is there. You should all have everything done and be settling down with your favourite tipple. Or actually, you should be getting yourself ready for bed. On that note, I wish you all a merry Christmas.

Now, I don’t know how the 2.5% reduction in the amount of VAT we pay affects us politically, and I don’t think I want to.
I do however know that a reduction of 2.5% means that I’ll have more money in my pocket, if only for 13 months. The VAT change from 17.5% to 15% takes place on Monday, but a lot of retailers have made the change early, which is a great thing for us gadget lovers… Getting things for 2.5% cheaper is a great thing.

It couldn’t have happened at a better time either to be honest, just before Christmas when everyone is feeling the pinch of the credit crunch makes it that little bit easier to swallow. I’m guessing that we’ll all have to pay for this in 13 months time, but we should make the most of it.

So if you can, try and avoid buying anything until Monday, or go with a supplier who has already made the 2.5% cut. Amazon and Dixons are two companies who have made the change to the lower VAT rate.

So how much can you save?
If you purchased an item for £100 and added the 17.5% VAT to that it would cost £117.50, with the new VAT rate the same item would cost £115, a saving of £2.50

Apple have a sale on today on their online store. I’d never heard of this one day event before, but it seems to happen every year. There are a lot of people Twittering about it, so I thought it would be a good idea to let all of you gadget lovers know about it.

The temptation to buy an iMac or MacBook today is quite intense. But, I know that in January there’s going to be an announcement by Apple which will include a new updated iMac becoming available. I could save £31 on a new 20″ iMac or nearly £61 on a new MacBook.

So if you fancy getting an Apple product for less, then today’s the day to do it.
Head over to the Apple website and grab yourself a bargain.

Tomorrow night will be the night when all the ghouls and ghosts, vampires and witches all come out to play. Children all over the country will be going out trick or treating from door to door. Many adults will have fancy dress parties to go to also.
Now I personally never went out trick or treating as a child, or for that matter have I been to a fancy dress party, simply because I didn’t like the idea of it.

My opinion these days is that it has become too commercialised and is all about making money out of parents. Christmas, Easter, Birthdays, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Bonfire Knight… And of course, a fairly new one is Grandparents Day… these are all about the card companies making money.

Anyway, that’s enough of my personal opinions about that matter, this post is about Halloween. I do hope that you have everything you need to go out tomorrow and if not, why not? Every good trick or treater should have a carved pumpkin remember!

But what if you’re not going out to trick or treat or to a fancy dress party? You can always buy a scary movie to watch at home and PriceGrabber have a large collection of these wonderful films to delight you. You can buy a halloween movie and have a scary night in front of the fire, out of the cold. That sounds like a much better idea to me than venturing out in this dreadful weather that we’ve been having.

So have a look at the halloween films that PriceGrabber have on offer, buy a bottle of your favourite drink and enjoy a nice night in.

Some of you might be aware that Apple are hosting a special event today (Tuesday) at their Cupertino headquarters in California. The purpose of the even it to show off the new redesigned MacBook and MacBook Pro.

No doubt there will be other surprises too during the event. Apple are great at creating a buzz about their new products by giving away very little about these special events. Sure, there are people out there who have a guess as to what will be unveiled on the day, but Steve Jobs and the gang really know how to work the rumour mill.

I am hoping that they will reveal more than just a redesign though. I would like to see the MacBook and MacBook Pro ranges being offered cheaper to us, the consumers. It would also be great news if Apple were to introduce faster models too.
I would love to be present at an Apple event some day. Whenever I hear that there’s going to be a special event, I always make sure to make a note of it in my planner and diary, in triplicate. I am also wondering if they will be announcing any upgrades to their MacBook Air, the thinnest laptop available. It is definitely exciting times.

We can but wait to see what will goodies the guys over at Apple have for us. Be sure to come back tomorrow to read about what exactly happened at the event.

Obviously, PriceGrabber have MacBooks and MacBook Pros available for you to buy at great prices, so why not go and have a look?

So it looks like I won’t be able to make it as I’ll just be stepping off the plane from my travels, but if you are around the London area this coming weekend you may want to check out Play.Com Live, which is happening 15th, 16th March at Wembley Stadium in London. Looks like this is turning into quite an event with some of the top names in gaming, music and sci-fi being present.

If you are still stuck on the fence in regards to making the jump to Blueray, then you will be pleased to know that there will be a whole section devoted to the technology - time to really show you what Blueray can offer. For the gamers out there there will be the chance to play some, yet to be released games such as Army of Two, GT5 Prologue, and Rainbow Six Vegas (2). Also the chance to play some old favourites making it gamers paradise. If Pro Evo is you game then you may want to take part in the competition running over the two days of the show. Think you are the best? Now is your chance to prove it.

On top of all this, and if you still have the energy, there will be some of the top music acts ripping up the main stage including We Are Scientists and The Rumble Strips. Don’t forget as well the event will also give the Sci-Fi heads among you the chance to browse some of the most wanted memorabilia there is to have. Any Doctor Who or Red Dwarf fans out there? Well Tom Baker and Robert Llewellyn will be making special appearances throughout the weekend.

So even though I’ll be coming down from a serious bout of jetlag I think I’ve actually convinced myself to go to this event, perhaps I’ll see you there.