Noise Canceling HeadphonesNoise Canceling Headphones
My patience with the noise of airlines has run out, on my trip from AU to US I didn’t get any sleep due to the cramped seat and the noise[...]
Category: Review
ReWineReWine
I have just discovered an innovative Melbourne company that has apparently been running for five years. ReWine is a wine seller that sells bottles of wine and then refills the[...]
LG U990 ViewtyLG U990 Viewty
I have just got a LG U990 “Viewty” mobile phone [1]. It’s a 3G phone and came free on the $29 monthly cap plan from “Three” (minimum monthly spend is[...]
Creating a Double-Ended BunCreating a Double-Ended Bun
The people who made the above magazine advert gave it two top-halves to the burger bun. But I think that there is actually a demand for such buns, and that[...]
Toy HelicopterToy Helicopter
I have just bought myself a toy helicopter. I had been tempted to buy one for a while and when I saw them on sale for $30 I couldn’t resist.[...]
Leaving OptusLeaving Optus
Today I phoned Optus to disconnect my Internet service. Some time ago I got an Internode [1] SOHO connection. This gave me a much faster upload speed (typically 100KB/s) compared[...]
Australian Business and IT ExpoAustralian Business and IT Expo
I’ve just visited the Australian Business and IT Expo (ABITE) [1]. I haven’t been to such an event for a while, but Peter Baker sent a link for a free[...]
Review of the EeePC 701Review of the EeePC 701
I have just bought a EeePC 701 [1], I chose the old model because it’s significantly smaller than the 90x series and a bit lighter too and it had Linux[...]
New Dell ServerNew Dell Server
My Dell PowerEdge T105 server (as referenced in my previous post [1]) is now working. It has new memory (why replace just the broken DIMM when you can replace both)[...]
Dell PowerEdge T105Dell PowerEdge T105
Today I received a Dell PowerEDGE T105 for use by a client. My client had some servers for development and testing hosted in a server room at significant expense. They[...]