Earlier today, the wife and I went and saw “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (which had the original title of “Men Who Hate Women) and as usual we booked our tickets online so we could “jump the queue” at the box office. More often than not, I really dislike the notion of having to …
March 2010 archive
Mar 20 2010
Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview
A preview of Internet Explorer 9 has been released to the public earlier this week to test the waters with early adopters. If you are keen to download a copy (which is a painless installation and can run side-by-side with your existing version of Internet Explorer), you can grab it here. Bear in mind, this …
Mar 19 2010
More Unlimited Internet?
Recently, TPG announced on Whirlpool in this thread that they would be offering an unlimited ADSL2+ broadband product for $75 a month with no shaping, time limits or time restrictions. This was followed by the finalisation of the acquisition of Pipe Networks by TPG for AU$373 million. It wasn’t too long ago that AAPT launched …
Mar 18 2010
Video Disc Rental – Extinction by 2020?
Today I came across an article in The Australian outlining the downgrade of Blockbuster credit rating to a level just above default in USA. The article also went on to detail cooperative marketing efforts between the Hollywood studios and the major cable operators to promote video-on-demand services. Bringing things back home to Australia within the …
Mar 17 2010
Gadget Support & Warranties – Do Your Homework
One thing that many people may not fully consider when making their gadget purposes is what they can expect in terms of warranty and support in the day, weeks, months and years after that fateful day. Back in November 2009, I bought a Krups Espresseria EA8080 for the wife and I as an early Christmas …
Mar 16 2010
Taking the Hum Out of Car Audio
For a long time, the missus and I have put up with various buzzing noises that come out of the car audio system in our Toyota Prius when we play media on our iPhones. It wasn’t until recently that I was annoyed enough to do something about it. First, I had to discover the cause …
Mar 15 2010
Hard Drive Revival – Part 2
A couple of weeks ago, I embarked upon Hard Drive Revival – Part 1 when I took receipt of an apparent dead drive and decided to replace its circuit board. Last week, the replacement board arrived whilst I was on my extended weekend in Melbourne. I’ve only just been able to collect it today from …
Mar 14 2010
Complete Electronic Tolling – Hurry Up Sydney!
I just came back from Melbourne for an extended weekend and I always use the Citylink tollway when I drive in from interstate or when I leave to go back to Sydney. The Citylink and Eastlink tollways in Victoria are both fully electronic through the use of tags that are placed inside the vehicle or …
Mar 13 2010
Digital Photography – A Modern Marvel
Another quick one tonight. I am attending my cousin’s wedding reception this evening and there were slideshows containing photos of the wedding ceremony and other past and recent memories. I think it is amazing that over the last decade that digital photography has matured so much and has become ubiquitous in our lives. Once upon …
Mar 12 2010
iPhone App – World Surfer
Just a quick one tonight. Came across an interesting application for the iPhone called “World Surfer”. Basically, using the GPS and compass, you point your iPhone down a street (or in a particular direction) and it will tell you about stores and attractions that exist, their distance and offer more information about them. Vik (my …
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