Corporate-but-Casual: Mixed Messaging
I’m liking this new direction that some corporates are taking with dumbed down messages that take the formality (or the perhaps better the “technicalities”) out of domestic software error notices. Firefox “Well, this is embarrassing” Restore Page The first time I saw this is, I was mightily impressed by their .. humanity (I guess). Photo credit: axbom (CC) DropBox [...]
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23. April 2010
Upgrading an Old Laptop with an SSD: performance?
By upgrading an old laptop or desktop using a Solid State Drive (SSD) from an HDD, what performance improvements can you expect? This article outlines my experience upgrading a four year old Dell 640m with an A-RAM Pro 120GB SSD, the result of which was a snappier machine -measured to be 3-4 times faster across the board. Definitely a worthwhile upgrade.
Continue reading...18. April 2010
Sennheiser Earphones Fakes, or Not?
When I buy a pair of Sennheiser's on EBay, am I getting a knock-off (counterfeit), a factory 'back door' model, or the genuine product? I've gone through quite a few pairs of Sennheiser's CX200, CX300 II and one CX 500 ear-canal earphones, most of which (though not all) have been bought through EBay resellers. For the most part, they have been good quality - with the occasional store-bought pair being indistinguishable in listening or packaging quality.
Continue reading...10. January 2010
iPhone solutions for cold hands in winter
As many iPhone owners who have experienced cold winters know, you often have to make a very difficult choice: keep your hands warm or take off your gloves to use the iPhone to text your best friend about how cold you are. Unfortunately, the iPhone’s touch screen does not recognize gloved fingers. I discovered this [...]
Continue reading...21. November 2009
Dell Zino HD headed for Australia .. ?
The ‘Bloody Hell Dell’ Run-around I had a simple question for a local Dell staffer - “when will the Zino HD be released in Australia?”. You’d think that calling a local 1800 or local exchange number might actually get you a local , wouldn’t you? However, after several calls during which [I swear] I was transferred between [...]
Continue reading...6. October 2009
HP MediaSmart Servers coming to Australia .. kinda
LX197 & EX490 for Australia - no EX495 Just got off the phone with HP Australia (Melbourne and Sydney) … HP will release LX197 & EX490 Windows Home Server based machines on the 19th October 2009 (less than two weeks). That’s right, no EX495 (Grrrr! HP). This is contrary to reports on the OzziCom Blog which [...]
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21. May 2010
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