Archive for the 'Computers' Category
The Move to Vista 12 Jan 2008
I meant to write this when Leopard was released, especially in light of the fact that Apple users were, for the first time it seems, experiencing beta software with the launch of Leopard. Welcome to Windows World. I whinged about how bad I found Tiger in a previous post so it’s probably not surprising to [...]
PC Noise Ratings 29 Sep 2007
PC manufacturers give a lot of info about their PCs; weight, height, how many frames the graphics cards can do, how many watts the PSU kicks out, how many fans there are, how big they are and how fast the turn. Do you know the one thing they all leave out is? The noise they [...]
Rest Easy OCD 23 Sep 2007
I’ve mentioned before my slight OCD tendencies. Turns out a number of my workmates are likewise afflicted (a lot more people than you realise, it might be just because we’re getting older and like things a certain way, scarily I have noticed I’m getting set in my ways and I haven’t hit 30 yet!). It’s [...]
Drowning in Email Addresses 17 Sep 2007
I have a lot of different email addresses. In Thunderbird I have 23 separate accounts listed. Most aren’t used, many now forward into other accounts and I’m slowly bringing them together, although I still have the issue of a work account too. This means people often get confused when mailing me. Many of my accounts [...]
Back on Mac 11 Sep 2007
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m back on a Mac. I’d been thinking about a new PC for a while, thinking I would get a cracking laptop, but as I prefer using my computer at my desk with a full-size keyboard and mouse, not to mention two monitors, and I was thinking of [...]
Microsoft Launches Surface 30 May 2007
Yesterday Microsoft announced a new product, called Surface, it’s basically a computer in a coffee table, with a multi-touch screen. Designed to do away with the need for a traditional mouse and keyboard, users can instead use their fingers to operate the computer. It’s a bit like the desk used by one of the characters [...]
Wii-Watchers 24 Feb 2007
Good news for all you gaming fans, especially you Wii fans, it looks like playing active games can help you burn calories and lose weight. It’s not exactly a surprise, any activity is good, but it’s nice to see some good news for gaming for a change.
Apple West Quay 6 Feb 2007
It’s long been announced Apple will be opening a new store in the West Quay shopping complex in Southampton. I live just outside Southampton and, although I no longer own my Mac Mini (though I have thought of buying another one), I do now have an iPod, and I’m quiet excited about it. The good [...]
Spying on Card Criminals 30 Jan 2007
I quite enjoy reading books on catching hackers, not that I’m particularly keen on the law making good, mainly it’s because they’re one-on-one matches with technically competent players and tons of inept coppers who barely know how to switch a PC on (and, let’s face it, it’s rare a hacker writes about his exploits from [...]
I Want to Wii 29 Dec 2006
I’m not much of a game player, computer games anyway. If you trawl back through the archives of this site you’ll notice it is a topic that is noticeably absent. I was bought a console once as a present (a PS1), used it a few times and then it got stuck in the bottom of [...]