Most people would have seen or heard the news about the quakes in Japan over the last couple of days and my wife and I were certainly not expecting to be experiencing it first hand on the 35th floor of The Ritz-Carlton in Osaka. There is nothing like the sensation of a building swaying from …
March 2011 archive
Mar 10 2011
Disable Keyless Entry Before Going on Holiday
Most cars still utilise traditional turn key locks in rider to restrict access and usage but a growing number of vehicles employ the use of keyless entry mechanisms such as the Toyota Prius and certain Lexus and BMW vehicles amongst others. Such systems usually include push button locking and the ability to start the vehicle …
Mar 09 2011
Save Cash by Booking Online
Another quick tip for today. A lot of companies these days have an online presence and, in the interest or keeping down staff costs, often refer people to interact online for things such as bookings, general information, transactions or support requests. Most of the time, whilst consumer can benefit from the convenience of using a …
Mar 08 2011
Shinkansen: High Speed Rail in Japan
I’ve always been fascinated with trains even when I was growing up and when I learnt back in school about the high speed rail services that operate in Japan I thought about how neat it would be just to hop on for a ride. Luckily, my wife and I are going on a holiday to …
Mar 07 2011
Beware of Facebook Offering to Switch Out of HTTPS
Here’s a quick article for this evening. If you enabled the setting in Facebook to use HTTPS wherever possible you might find that when you attempt to use certain Facebook applications such as Networked Blogs (which I use to publish the blog to Facebook) it will come up with this screen: What people may not realise …
Mar 05 2011
Quickly Swap Screen Configurations Under Windows 7
If you chop and change between external screens and data projectors you might be frustrated with having to go into the display properties in Windows and setting up the new device as a secondary screen and working some magic to get it all working. Generally, laptops have the ability to swap between several display outputs …
Mar 04 2011
Sometimes Unconventional Means Don’t Work But Don’t Be Discouraged
A few posts back I was looking into reviving a hard drive using unconventional means (in this case putting it in the freezer) based upon anecdotal evidence on the web that supported this method. Sometimes in technical support positions you have to think outside the square and when conventional methods don’t work there may be …
Mar 02 2011
Is the Banning of Mortal Kombat Really a Victory?
The game Mortal Kombat has never been shy of a bit of publicity thanks to the level of gore contained within the game and ignited fierce debate with the release of its first instalment back in 1992. Sega was happy to release the game with the full gore and fatalities of the original arcade game …
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