Archives for the 'hardware' Category
note to self: don’t buy first generation hardware
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
my macbook has picked up the same random shutdowns reported elsewhere. let’s hope Apple find a real fix soon.
organised chaos
Sunday, August 27th, 2006
It’s been a quiet (but tense) few weeks (months?). I’ve spent my time doing some research, and most recently, writing a thesis. The content of this, for the time being, will remain undiscussed. What I can say is that things have been out of the ordinary. I was particularly organised – see here, my organised [...]
the technology knows best
Thursday, April 20th, 2006
The Guardian has a great story about drivers following their satnav over road signs and common sense. It seems that when a computer tells you to drive through water 1.2m deep, many believe it is a good idea.
boombox laptop
Monday, November 7th, 2005
did you know that it was possible to blow internal computer speakers? nor did I, but my iBook speakers just distorted and a reboot didn’t fix it. hmm.
mouse envy
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
how much do i want a mighty mouse?
life without pizza
Wednesday, July 27th, 2005
can you imagine life without pizza? obviously some people can’t, or else they wouldn’t have invented the in-car pizza oven. pizza wherever you go (as long as you drive a car!). could you generate 12V with a hub dynamo?
multi-moron
Tuesday, May 17th, 2005
in January a key broke on my iBook keyboard, causing me to call Apple and ask for a replacement. They told me it would be replaced under warranty and they would send me a new one. Great! A new keyboard arrived in the post, but it was the wrong kind of iBook keyboard. And they [...]
uncool brum
Wednesday, April 20th, 2005
for those who criticise Birmingham as being uncool: it will become the home of the 2nd UK apple store
did someone say something about silence being golden?
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005
boingboing reports that in order to keep the local licensing bodies happy at Glastonbury, late night ‘raves’ will take place by wireless headphone.
waking troubles?
Tuesday, March 15th, 2005
i so need a clocky.