Here’s a tip for the Windows Phone users out there. There are two ways to reset your phone to factory default, one through the operating system itself and another with a button combination when you start up the phone. This might be handy if you are going to sell your phone and want to quickly …
Oct 21 2011
Know the Insides of Your Car
Maybe straying a bit away from pure technology but a worthwhile tip nonetheless. Today, I took the Prius in for its 80,000km service which was also a major service (major ones are divisable by 40,000). Anyway, I was offered a number of additional recommended services for the car including a “power steering fluid flush” which …
Oct 20 2011
Lytro Camera On Pre-Order
The title pretty much gives it away but I have pre-ordereed a Lytro camera which I have previously written about here. I went with the graphite 8GB model and it is expected to ship in early 2012 (whenever that ends up being). There has been a gripe or two about the lack of video capture …
Oct 17 2011
Reopen Closed Tabs in Google Chrome
Here’s a quick tip tonight. If you use Google Chrome, you can reopen a tab that you closed (on purpose or accidentally) by right clicking on a tab up the top of the browser window and selecting “Reopen closed tab”. Chrome will then open the last tab that was closed hopefully getting you back to …
Oct 16 2011
Check a Power Supply Unit’s Efficiency
Here’s a tip for people looking to build a new computer or upgrade their existing one. Most things inside the computer will require power measured in “watts”. To put it simply, this measures the rate at which electricity moves through a circuit. One watt (1W) is equal to one joule of energy consumed in one …
Oct 15 2011
Current Cost EnviR Real-Time Home Electricity Monitor Unboxing
It’s a bit unusual to have back to back unboxings but I am not one to complain! Today, I unbox the Current Cost EnviR real-time home electricity monitor which I bought from SmartNow (fantastic customer service and highly recommended). I covered this device at a high level in a prior article. This device is designed to …
Oct 14 2011
Apple iPhone 4S Unboxing
Here it is, the Apple iPhone 4S and another unboxing video. This phone replaces the iPhone 3GS my wife has had for two years which has been having regular heart attacks. Hopefully this phone will fare much better (as well as skipping the pain that was the iOS 5 upgrade). FYI – the video will …
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