In order to unlock a Samsung Galaxy Europa i5500 first of all take the SIM out of the phone.

Using the numeric key pad enter the following code

*2767*3855#

Please note that this restores the phone to a factory reset function at which point no network is permanently pocked in.  It also means that any data stored on the phone will be lost so it is worth backing up before you do this.

My family and I went to Holywell Bay Fun Park in July 2011.  I had seen some reviews about the park but some of them weren’t too flattering.  It is free to enter the park which is nice as there are so many places which would charge simply for entering.  The park works on the basis of tokens.  You buy tokens in the central shop and use the tokens for the rides you are interested in.  For instance, we were interested in the adventure golf which was 8 tokens for each player and the tokens cost £0.50 each so £4 per person for a round of golf was not bad as far as I was concerned.  The adventure golf course is well maintained and gave us an hour of fun.

There are plenty of other rides and attractions.  The go karts were great fun and so too was the maze.  We were in the maze for nearly 20mins so it’s not too easy!

We ate at the park diner which was modelled on an american diner.  The food was good and the prices weren’t too bad either.

All in all we had a great day out at Holywell Bay and felt that the prices weren’t too bad either for a family of four.  I would recommend it and will probably go again if we go down to Cornwall in 2012.  I would also recommend going down to the beach once you have finished at the fun park as it’s a really great beach with plenty of space for everyone.

I was on holiday recently and overheard a couple saying that there seemed to be a lot of irish gypsies on holiday in the resort.  The man said to his partner ‘that you could spot them a mile off.’

If that man can spot them a mile off what is it he sees that I don’t?  How do you spot a gypsy?

I’ve had three calls now from a company who introduce themselves as the Business Directory.  They start of the conversation reminding me of my application to be in their directory which I made approximately a year ago.  They then tend to go on to give me statistics of how many key words I have and how those key words are clearly working because they have driven x amount of impressions to my website.

The operator sounds very convincing up to this point but then tells me that I signed up for a two year directory listing and that I decided to pay half of the £199 fee in year one and now it is time to pay the other half.  Naturally they are ready to take payment over the phone via credit card. 

The thing is, I would never pay that amount of money for a directory listing.  These people even tell me when I supposedly paid them the first instalment (which I didn’t) so they are very convincing. 

I’ve tried to get as much information out of them as possible but they always call via a withheld number and when I start asking too many questions they tell me that they will have to get back to me.  This is clearly fraud so please watch out for these calls.

I watched CBB last night to see how everyone got on on their first night together.  The one who really stands out for me is Stephanie Beacham.  She really looks like the odd one out in there and I couldn’t help but feel that every time the door opened and someone came in she wanted to get out!  She will be very interesting viewing.

There’s been loads of talk about Alex Reid too.  So far I think he comes across as a fairly nice guy.  His problem is who he dates and no one seems to like her now or in the foreseeable future.  He will also be an interesting one to watch.  If anyone is going to be acting in there it is him.

As for the other characters we’ll just have to wait and see what time brings for them.

I’ve been looking to change my phone over the last 4 weeks.  Presently I have a Nokia N95 8GB which seemed great when I got it nearly 18 months ago.  The problem is that phones are moving on so quickly now.  12 month contracts used to be the norm but now 18 months seems to be the minimum.  Couple this with the alarming rates of progress in technology and whatever phone you choose now could seem like a dinosaur in 18 months time.

For this reason I’ve decided that my next move has to be a smartphone.  I want apps, I want proper internet access, I want push email not just for one account but for all of my accounts, I want to be able to take good pictures and video but I still want to be able to make and receive phone calls.  I’m drawn (like everyone else) to the iphone but I think it’s expensive so the next best alternative is an android phone.

Every article on the internet will tell you how great the Apple app store is and how many apps are there.  Android apps seem to be getting more and more popular but by no means as are there as many apps as there are with Apple.  In terms of hardware there are good phones out there that can rival the iphone such as the HTC Hero and many of them cost less than an iphone too.

So which way do I go?  I think I’ll probably go with the Android route.  What I like is that it is open source so it will always be easier to work with and adapt.  Hopefully more and more developers will make apps for the Android market.  I also like the fact that Google launched Android and I don’t see them backing down to the mighty Apple without a fight.  Also, with Apple you get one phone albeit a great one, but with Android the choice can only get better and personally I’m holding out for the HTC Bravo.

So, Android it is for me.  What do you say?  All comments appreciated.