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Hardware
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06.24.10A month with an iPadSo maybe it's over a month, I've not kept count. What do I think of it? How have I ended up using it? Pros? Cons? Read on! My mate Robbo was heading to Las Vegas about a month before the UK launch date of the iPad, and he was toying with the idea of picking one up. "Grab us one, kidda, I'll sort you out when you're back." I says, and he did. Pretty much everyone's first question was "What on earth are you gonna use it for?" (except the wife, her's was more along the lines of cost and current computer ...
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02.02.10The problem with Flash as I see it…There's an uproar at the moment on the interwebs. You may have heard about it. The iPad will not support Flash. Just like the iPhone before it, the Flash plug-in cannot and will not run in the iPad's browser. Apple say it's because the Flash plug-in is the single biggest cause of Safari crashes. I can't say I'd blame them for being pissed. The window to the internet on your default install can be crippled by a third party proprietary plug-in. Not cool. So, because Apple have a closed platform in the iPhone and iPad they can choose who plays ball. Continue Reading...
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11.15.09EmulationatronEmulation has been something I've been interested in for years... getting super excited about trying to run Sega Megadrive games on a 7200/90 PowerMac when I first learned about emulation. This was all quickly killed by the frustration of seeing the game stutter and jerk about like about like a bad strobe attack. It took many years for things to improve, but even then I felt cheated, using a £1,200 laptop to play a 20 year old game that I had in the attic that would run without the problems... but with recent handhelds, thankfully, there's been a better way. Continue ...
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08.18.09The end of my netbook infatuation?I've just got back from a week in Spain, and this time, I didn't take a netbook (as such). About two weeks ago I got hold of a 13" Macbook Pro, the new unibody enclosure laptop from Apple. I didn't want another 15" laptop as I ended up never taking it anywhere as it was so big. So when Apple finally dropped the 13", I snapped it up. Continue Reading...
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06.16.09Your favourite obsolete technology…I tossed out a question on Twitter that I'd been thinking about for a while. What's your favourite obsolete technology? This had been playing on my mind for a bit, mostly from playing on the Sega Dreamcast, but also a stint on the original Tetris on an old Gameboy Pocket, but also thinking about my old Sony MiniDisc players, like the MD-R90, which I really miss. I got some great answers from my mates, another MiniDisc lover, the ZX Spectrum, VHS porn (thanks Rob!) and a LaserDisc system for Dragon's Lair!
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05.01.09Samsung NC10 & OSX—real world thoughtsHello again. Since I've lost the use of my MacBook Pro for a week or two, I've had to fall back to the NC10 for every evening use. Before now, whilst having used it for an hour here or there, but usually a lot less, I'd not really built up a great picture of how good this little laptop really is. Continue Reading...
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03.06.09Feed the DroboLike most nerds, I need more hard drive space. Right now, I bet you need more drive space too. If you're reading this blog, odds on you're a nerd, and nerds can't get enough drive space. So over the years, I've collected a few USB external drives, two hanging off the back of the media centre Mac Mini, and the third out the Airport Extreme. 1.75TB. Three separate hard drives. Three separate power supplies. And I need more space... Dammit, I don't want to buy *another* USB drive and add it to the collection, and I don't want to have to swap in a ...
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01.23.09Life with the NC10 and OSXAfter Christmas, I spent two and a half weeks in Spain with my wife's family. Having done this many a time, and having taken many different laptops with me, I generally know what I need from a laptop to keep me semi-sane. One of the best laptops I'd taken in the past was the 12" PowerBook, and believe me, if Apple made an Intel netbook approaching this small footprint form factor, I'd have one. But alas, that's a different blog post waiting to happen. However, the 15" MacBook Pro was a pain in the ass. No desk space to keep it ...
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12.16.08Samsung NC10 and OSXSo I'm due to go on holiday again soon, and while the Asus was excellent for my last trips to Spain, the cramped keyboard and small screen made it a bit painful as an only computer. Looking to upgrade to something with a bigger screen, I started doing my hacker homework and searching for a netbook that'd run OSX pretty well. A lot of googling later, and the Samsung NC10 was a prime candidate. Continue Reading...
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11.30.08How I added an Airport Express as a WDS relay via Linksys and Belkin hardware
aka How I spread the love to the kitchen.
Part One.Preamble. I like my music. No, I *really* like my music. I've usually got something playing in the house, whether on Bose headphones, Harmon/Kardon soundsticks or an old iPod 3G and JBL Soundstage in the kitchen, music is never far. The second most usual place I listen to music is in the kitchen. I have the iPod sat on a JBL Soundstage on top of the fridge. However, keeping the iPod updated is a chore (everything being stored on a Mac Mini with a few terabytes of storage sat under the tele), and I have this spare Airport Express sat here doing ...
