Phone Plan Comparison 2020Phone Plan Comparison 2020
It’s been over 6 years since my last post comparing 3G data plans in Australia. I’m currently using Aldi Mobile [1]. They have a $15 package which gives 3G of[...]
Category: Review
Desklab Portable USB-C MonitorDesklab Portable USB-C Monitor
I just got a 15.6″ 4K resolution Desklab portable touchscreen monitor [1]. It takes power via USB-C and video input via USB-C or mini HDMI, has touch screen input, and[...]
Cruises and Covid19Cruises and Covid19
Problems With Cruises GQ has an insightful and detailed article about Covid19 and the Diamond Princess [1], I recommend reading it. FastCompany has a brief article about bookings for cruises[...]
Amazon Prime and NetflixAmazon Prime and Netflix
I’ve been trying both Amazon Prime and Netflix. I signed up for the month free of Amazon Prime to watch “Good Omens” and “Picard”. “Good Omens” is definitely worth the[...]
Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 6Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 6
In February I reviewed a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 1 [1] that I bought on Ebay. I have just been supplied the 6th Generation of the Thinkpad X1 Carbon for[...]
Dell PowerEdge T30Dell PowerEdge T30
I just did a Debian install on a Dell PowerEdge T30 for a client. The Dell web site is a bit broken at the moment, it didn’t list the price[...]
Thinkpad X1 CarbonThinkpad X1 Carbon
I just bought a Thinkpad X1 Carbon to replace my Thinkpad X301 [1]. It cost me $289 with free shipping from an eBay merchant which is a great deal, a[...]
More About the Thinkpad X301More About the Thinkpad X301
Last month I blogged about the Thinkpad X301 I got from a rubbish pile [1]. One thing I didn’t realise when writing that post is that the X301 doesn’t have[...]
Huawei Mate9Huawei Mate9
Warranty Etc I recently got a Huawei Mate 9 phone. My previous phone was a Nexus 6P that died shortly before it’s one year warranty ran out. As there have[...]
Thinkpad X301Thinkpad X301
Another Broken Thinkpad A few months ago I wrote a post about “Observing Reliability” [1] regarding my Thinkpad T420. I noted that the T420 had been running for almost 4[...]