SIM AnnoyancesSIM Annoyances
My new Samsung Galaxy S3 phone takes a micro-SIM (see the Wikipedia page about Subscriber Identity Modules for details [1]). All my other mobile devices take a mini-SIM so I[...]
Category: Review
Samsung Galaxy S3 First Review with Power CaseSamsung Galaxy S3 First Review with Power Case
My new Samsung Galaxy S3 arrived a couple of days ago. Kogan added to the weirdness in their shipping that I documented in a previous post [1] by shipping the[...]
Dependencies in Online OrderingDependencies in Online Ordering
I have just ordered two Samsung Galaxy S3 phones and matching cases from Kogan. The price was good and Kogan gave me 30 cents discount as part of a verification[...]
Returning the Aldi TabletReturning the Aldi Tablet
I have decided to return the 7″ Android tablet I bought from Aldi last week [1]. I still think that the tablet isn’t all bad, but the main problem I[...]
IngressIngress
Today Google sent me an invite for Ingress – their latest augmented reality game [1]. The fact that they sent me the invitation while the Google Play store page for[...]
Cheap Android Tablet from AldiCheap Android Tablet from Aldi
I’ve just bought a 7″ Onix tablet from Aldi. It runs Android 4.0.4, has a 1GHz Cortex A8 CPU, 512M of RAM, 16G of flash storage, and a 800*480 display.[...]
Geeky JeansGeeky Jeans
It’s likely that most people make things like comfort, style, and price the main criteria when purchasing clothes. But there are other things that can be more important such as[...]
Australian Mobile Phone CostsAustralian Mobile Phone Costs
I previously wrote about the changes to bundling prices by Virgin (which are similar to changes by other telcos) which make it uneconomical to take a bundled phone [1]. This[...]
Back to the Xperia X10Back to the Xperia X10
10 months ago I was given a Samsung Galaxy S Android phone [1] to replace my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. I also installed Cyanogenmod on it (here is a more[...]
SSD for a WorkstationSSD for a Workstation
SSDs have been dropping in price recently so I just bought four Intel 120G devices for $115 each. I installed the first one for my mother in law who had[...]