Finishing up with a client recently has meant that hardware VPN/firewall/router I used to get access their network needed to be unplugged, and I thought it was high time I did a refresh of my home network. So I’ve plumbed for an Apple Time Capsule as the main wireless access device, and a Netgear DG834G router, but […]
There is a peril associated with dependency on a gadget. When it misbehaves, or you forget it, you can find yourself at a bit of a loss. My Garmin Forerunner 305 is a case in point: I forgot it on my first Cross Country race, and today I decided to go out for a quick […]
So after almost a week of use, I’m in love with the iPhone. It’s absolutely great, and I’m really happy with the call package I’m on. I can’t wait for my number to port over. But it’s not perfect. Thankfully this is the first time I’ve had a phone that gets patches and updates seamlessly […]
I’m a big fan of anything that is shiny, or has buttons. Regular readers will know this. If not, well, can you guess what phone I have? It’s not a difficult question…. So when Frances was designing our kitchen, I was delighted to discover that my love of shinybuttony things could be brought to […]
So I did succumb, and picked up a shiny iPhone on Saturday afternoon. I gather that the Glasgow store had somebody queuing from the morning on Friday (I just can’t understand that level of expectation), but certainly would have been shocked myself it there had been much of a shortage: Apple have had almost six […]
iPhone fever begins to grow is the BBC’s headline, and it’s true there’s a growing anticipation, including up here in my office The fevered press clearly seem to adore the whole thing, as the filler piece on Radio 4’s Today just before 9am showed. James May and a technical journalist from ‘Stuff’ both seemed […]
I’m sorry to report that a dear friend that had become an integral part of my life has very recently departed. This has left me feeling somewhat at a loss for a few days, although I seem to have found a way of coping with this most unexpected of exits. This is probably the reason […]
I’m a bit of a gadget freak. People that know me know this. I very much like shiny things, and for some years now I’ve been a huge fan of Apple computers. It has everything I want (in particular Unix under the hood, but also the great user interface and superb reliability), and with the […]
I’ve just stumbled on a new and important philosophical problem: In a fight, which would win? Gadgets or coffee? I give you: The Year of Coffee, including a nice little remix interlude. You may also be interested in this flickr set. For the gadget side, control panels? Or anything from his steviness perhaps? So. To the point. Which would […]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any ‘new gadget’ reviews, so felt it was time to put that right. I’m very pleased with my iPod Nano, and the Nike+ pedometer is proving a great success (more here). However, until recently I’d been carrying my iPod in my hands, which wasn’t very good - it affected […]
