I’m sure many other Windows users out there that dread “Patch Tuesday” (which is the second Tuesday of each month when Microsoft release all of their critical patches) and the subsequent reboot required to make the patches take hold. Of course, I make sure to get around to rebooting as soon as I can but …
Oct 08 2010
Java Applications With Incorrect Timestamps – Check Your Java Timezone Version
Another quick one tonight. At work, I use BusinessObjects Enterprise which runs on top of a Java platform. After daylight savings had clicked over a colleague brought to my attention that object timestamps were now one hours behind what they should be. This turned out to be an issue with the timezone data in the …
Oct 07 2010
Workarounds for iPhone and Daylight Savings
After seeing some complaints from family and friends about woes with the iPhone and alarms going off an hour early after daylight savings began on the weekend. Until Apple pulls its finger out and releases a fix there are a couple of things you can do in the meantime. Use one off alarms (which sucks …
Oct 06 2010
Flipboard – A New Way to Browse Your Facebook and Twitter Feeds
Another quick one for tonight (as I have been given the task of attempting to resurrect a laptop after water was spilt on it – I’m not fancying my chances). For those of you with an iPad, there is a great application called Flipboard. Basically, you can provide it with your Facebook login as well …
Oct 04 2010
Facebook to Introduce Higher Quality Photo Uploads
I know I have certainly been frustrated with the image resolution of photos I upload to Facebook despite capturing images at up to eight megapixels (either with a Digital SLR or the camera in my phone). Seeing stunning images on my computer or on my mobile and then seeing a less detailed version online can …
Oct 03 2010
4K Hard Drives – Prep Them Properly
Some of us may have come across the term “4K hard drives” or perhaps “advanced format” hard drives. For many, these terms would simply drown in the sea of other confusing computer terminology that techies have come to love and consumers have come to hate. So, the first question to get out of the way …
Oct 02 2010
Earphones: Pin Compatible May Not Mean Electrically Compatible
As you may know, I switched to the Samsung Galaxy S a few weeks ago (and it’s still going very well apart from a stumbling block with using The Missing Sync which I am following up with the vendor). As one might expect for a phone of this calibre, a pair of earphones with a …
Sep 30 2010
Facebook Places Hits Australia But Worth the Wait?
If you have a mobile device with a Facebook application installed then you may have noticed that the “Places” functionality has been enabled in Australia. This comes four weeks after the initial roll out in the USA and subsequent releases in Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom. The concept of “checking in” is present and …
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