Earlier this month I wrote about Prepaid Abroad and their offer of 10GB valid for thirty days for €42.90 which is significantly more generous than many other offers in the global marketplace. I guess the most important thing about the offer was was it worth shelling out the money? Aside from a minor hiccup with …
September 2013 archive
Sep 19 2013
How to Embed Flash in a Sharepoint Website
I’m currently getting up to speed with using Sharepoint as an intranet solution and had a requirement to embed a Flash object in a webpage. As I found out, it’s not straightforward but possible if you follow a few steps. Upload your SWF file into the documents library for your site, Copy the hyperlink to …
Sep 18 2013
Panasonic SC-BTT880 3D Blu-ray Home Theatre System Preview
Hopefully you managed to get a look at the unboxing video of the Panasonic SC-BTT880 3D Blu-ray home theatre system from yesterday so leading on from that I have a preview video to give you a closer look at the amplifier and remote units. I will try and get another video up on how the …
Sep 17 2013
Panasonic SC-BTT880 3D Blu-ray Home Theatre System Unboxing
It’s been a while between receiving this unit and being able to unbox it but I was waiting to sell the old SC-BTT755 home theatre system so I didn’t have the house cluttered up 🙂 For the sake of clarification, there was nothing really wrong with the BTT755 – it was in great nick and …
Sep 16 2013
Reactivating Aero on Windows 8
Some people liked the Aero eye candy that was included with Windows Vista and Windows 7 but noticeably absent from Windows 8. For those of you who didn’t care for it anyway can stop reading but if you didn’t mind this cosmetic tweak to the interface then there is a little mod you can install …
Sep 15 2013
Working out IPv6 Tunnels on the Billion 7800DXL
Just a short update. Trying to work out how to get an IPv6 tunnel up and running on the new Billion 7800DXL router modem. I did try signing up for a tunnel with SixXS but apparently the address I provided was invalid and I have to wait a week for a response. I’ll see how …
Sep 14 2013
Active TechNet Subscribers Receive Free Extension
Microsoft’s recent announcement of the end of TechNet took everyone by surprise and, in the opinion of a good number of people, the option of free evaluation software in its place just doesn’t cut the mustard. It’s a shame that the end is approaching but the end has been delayed. If you’re a TechNet subscriber …
Sep 13 2013
Correct Wayward Readings on the Fitbit Aria
Here’s a quick tip for owners of the Fitbit Aria. I’ve done a few tests after having used my scale for a while against a traditional scale which calibrates itself at the beginning of each weigh in. I found that the Fitbit Aria can potentially drift in its readings the longer it is used compared …
Sep 12 2013
Show Your Support for the Original NBN Vision
Just a short one for today. I usually steer clear of writing about telco matters given my employment in the industry but I really think this is an important matter for all Australians to consider. The new Coalition Government wants to change the scope of the NBN project to become a fibre to the node …
Sep 11 2013
Billion BiPAC 7800DXL Router Modem Unboxing
Leading on my article from yesterday I had to replace my old Dynalink RTA1025W ADSL2+ router modem given that it no longer worked. Even after having the line speed reduced on the DSLAM did nothing so out I went and fetched the Billion BiPAC 7800DXL router modem. Unboxing video is below: This router modem has …
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