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[...]
Category: Review
Observing ReliabilityObserving Reliability
Last year I wrote about how great my latest Thinkpad is [1] in response to a discussion about whether a Thinkpad is still the “Rolls Royce” of laptops. It was[...]
Is a Thinkpad Still Like a Rolls-RoyceIs a Thinkpad Still Like a Rolls-Royce
For a long time the Thinkpad has been widely regarded as the “Rolls-Royce of laptops”. Since 2003 one could argue that Rolls-Royce is no longer the Rolls-Royce of cars [1].[...]
Another Broken Nexus 5Another Broken Nexus 5
In late 2013 I bought a Nexus 5 for my wife [1]. It’s a good phone and I generally have no complaints about the way it works. In the middle[...]
SSD and M.2SSD and M.2
The Need for Speed One of my clients has an important server running ZFS. They need to have a filesystem that detects corruption, while regular RAID is good for the[...]
Nexus 6P and Galaxy S5 MiniNexus 6P and Galaxy S5 Mini
Just over a month ago I ordered a new Nexus 6P [1]. I’ve had it for over a month now and it’s time to review it and the Samsung Galaxy[...]
A Long Term Review of Android DevicesA Long Term Review of Android Devices
Xperia X10 My first Android device was The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10i [1]. One of the reasons I chose it was for the large 4″ screen, nowadays the desirable phones[...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 3Samsung Galaxy Note 3
In June last year I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 [1]. Generally I was very happy with that phone, one problem I had is that less than a year[...]
Cheap 3G Data in AustraliaCheap 3G Data in Australia
The Request I was asked for advice about cheap 3G data plans. One of the people who asked me has a friend with no home Internet access, the friend wants[...]
Phone Car AccessoriesPhone Car Accessories
Tree Frog Dashboard Mat I’ve been given some more MobileZap products to review. The first is the Tree Frog anti-slip dashboard mat [1]. This is designed to allow a phone[...]