So, I’m a little late to the blogsphere on this one, but then when am I not? I’ve read some pretty damning things about the iPad, it doesn’t have a SD card reader, it doesn’t have a camera, it has files and no file system, it doesn’t do Flash, and that the name suggests a type of adult nappy…
I thought that I’d look at these comments and generally give my views on the iPad and it’s hardware. Read the rest of this entry »
So, I had ordered the parts and the parts had arrived. I was very good, although everything was with me by last Tuesday, I refrained from building them up until Friday.
So this is my new case:
I decided I really wanted to build a server running OpenSolaris with ZFS. My main idea is to use it as a file server.
So, for about a month now I was contemplating the hardware I should use. After reading a few articals, which I have conveniently miss placed, I decided to opt for the following configuration: Read the rest of this entry »
Just over a week agao I found that my Macbook wasn’t charging, but the charger was plugged in and on. I inspected the cable and found that it had melted just outside of the transformer!
I temporarily fixed it with some blue insulation tape, but today, it failed all together 
I have already ordered one off of eBay, ordered on Tuesday and dispatched the following day. Should hopefully be here anytime soon.
In the mean time, I have fixed the transformer 
A fair bodge job, but it seems to work now.
Prior to the work, I spent about an hour trawling the internet for a how-to, couldn’t find one, so here’s my own. Read the rest of this entry »
The MacBook Air has had much said about it. Jobs claimed it was the thinnest notebook ever, the most portable Mac ever, the Apple site declares that it is ‘thinovation’. But is it really so great? I heard about OQO computers today in a lecture, and there has been talk about the ASUS Eee PC, so I went to look at these computers and compare them.
