I’ve thrown my lot in with Synology in regards to my data management. On the whole, my Synology user experience has been good. I originally bought a 918+ back in. read more…
Last year I was forced into a situation where I had to update my Mac hardware. In the irrefutable forced upgrades Apple loves to force on it’s customers, they dropped. read more…
Mac Backwards Compatibility The recent release of Ventura was a bit of a mixed bag for some. Apple have always seemed to view backwards compatibility as a thorn in the. read more…
I have no idea how many input devices I’ve used over the years. Pen tablets, mice, trackballs, light pens (remember those!!?). All manner of weird and wonderful things over the. read more…
So I’ve just taken another punt with another foray into the world of routers. I use Virgin Media here in the UK as they really are the best provider by. read more…
As I mentioned in this post, I’ve developed a keyboard issue forcing a purchase. Not the best timing I have to admit, but there we go. Modular mechanical keyboard land. read more…
So, another saga in my PC mechanical keyboard story started yesterday. A few weeks ago the left CTRL switch on my Ducky Shine 6 developed an issue (you can read. read more…
The world of mechanical keyboards has blossomed over the last few years. They’ve gone from a niche, expensive product to reaching most high streets in some form or another. It’s. read more…
Apple, seriously … you fucked up. Are you seriously telling your MacBook Pro & iPhone users that they’ll have to buy a dongle to connect their flagship Apple phone to. read more…
Hmm … where to start? I had to buy a MacBook, I need to write and compile apps for iPhones and iPads. I would have preferred to spend the extortionate. read more…
Crazy? I don’t know yet but I decided to go for the upgrade to Windows 10 on day 1 … Most of the update motored through the process seemingly without. read more…
So last Sunday my PSU died. I don’t know if it’s something about luck or what but in all my years (to many to count) of using computers the only. read more…
So it’s the best … or at least was the best. *ahem* … I’ve used a LOT of virus applications in my time, free ones, commercial ones massive enterprise ones. read more…
So we’ve just had the pleasure of building my first Shopify application for a client project. Am I impressed? Very. Very, very impressed. For e-commerce sites I have built in. read more…
Over the last few weeks I’ve been playing around with MSI Afterburner and EVGA Precision x16 to see what I can meaningfully squeeze out of this card before plunging into. read more…
Believe it or not I’ve only just got around to getting some serious photo printing done on my new Canon PIXMA MG7150. Using nothing but Lightroom 5.6 you can get. read more…
So my trusty old (as in REALLY old) Epson Photo R200 died last week and I have a stack of printing to do for various things including my annual tax. read more…
After I blogged about the appalling quality of the IWANTIT(to fuck off) case I’ve upgraded. After looking around a lot I thought the functionality of the Apple Smart Cover was. read more…
Well well … I might be showing my age with this post but I don’t care frankly. I recently broke, I couldn’t take it any more. I’m officially sick of. read more…
Synology – A User Experience
I’ve thrown my lot in with Synology in regards to my data management. On the whole, my Synology user experience has been good. I originally bought a 918+ back in. read more…
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Mac Mini Storage & Hubs
Last year I was forced into a situation where I had to update my Mac hardware. In the irrefutable forced upgrades Apple loves to force on it’s customers, they dropped. read more…
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Are Old Macs Still Safe To Use?
Mac Backwards Compatibility The recent release of Ventura was a bit of a mixed bag for some. Apple have always seemed to view backwards compatibility as a thorn in the. read more…
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Logitech MX ERGO Trackball Review
I have no idea how many input devices I’ve used over the years. Pen tablets, mice, trackballs, light pens (remember those!!?). All manner of weird and wonderful things over the. read more…
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Adventures in Home Networking – Router ASUS RT-AX92U
So I’ve just taken another punt with another foray into the world of routers. I use Virgin Media here in the UK as they really are the best provider by. read more…
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Mechanical Keyboard Review – GMMK
As I mentioned in this post, I’ve developed a keyboard issue forcing a purchase. Not the best timing I have to admit, but there we go. Modular mechanical keyboard land. read more…
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More Mechanical Keyboard Adventures
So, another saga in my PC mechanical keyboard story started yesterday. A few weeks ago the left CTRL switch on my Ducky Shine 6 developed an issue (you can read. read more…
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Mechanical Keyboards – Which to Choose?
The world of mechanical keyboards has blossomed over the last few years. They’ve gone from a niche, expensive product to reaching most high streets in some form or another. It’s. read more…
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MacBook Prolapse
Apple, seriously … you fucked up. Are you seriously telling your MacBook Pro & iPhone users that they’ll have to buy a dongle to connect their flagship Apple phone to. read more…
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My Life With a MacBook Pro – 3 Years In
Hmm … where to start? I had to buy a MacBook, I need to write and compile apps for iPhones and iPads. I would have preferred to spend the extortionate. read more…
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Upgrading to Windows 10
Crazy? I don’t know yet but I decided to go for the upgrade to Windows 10 on day 1 … Most of the update motored through the process seemingly without. read more…
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Apple MacBook Pro 85w MagSafe 2 PSU
So last Sunday my PSU died. I don’t know if it’s something about luck or what but in all my years (to many to count) of using computers the only. read more…
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Anti-Virus – BitDefender
So it’s the best … or at least was the best. *ahem* … I’ve used a LOT of virus applications in my time, free ones, commercial ones massive enterprise ones. read more…
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Shopify
So we’ve just had the pleasure of building my first Shopify application for a client project. Am I impressed? Very. Very, very impressed. For e-commerce sites I have built in. read more…
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EVGA GTX580 Classified Overclocking – Blender Benchmarks
Over the last few weeks I’ve been playing around with MSI Afterburner and EVGA Precision x16 to see what I can meaningfully squeeze out of this card before plunging into. read more…
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PIXMA MG7150 Photo Printing Tests
Believe it or not I’ve only just got around to getting some serious photo printing done on my new Canon PIXMA MG7150. Using nothing but Lightroom 5.6 you can get. read more…
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Canon PIXMA MG7150
So my trusty old (as in REALLY old) Epson Photo R200 died last week and I have a stack of printing to do for various things including my annual tax. read more…
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iPad Mini Cover – Tech 21 Impact Mesh + Apple Smart Cover
After I blogged about the appalling quality of the IWANTIT(to fuck off) case I’ve upgraded. After looking around a lot I thought the functionality of the Apple Smart Cover was. read more…
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IWANTIT iPad Mini Case review
So, when I bought my iPad I really didn’t want to leave the store without a cover to keep it in, I knew it was only a stop gap case. read more…
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Mechanican Keyboards – Ducky Shine 3
Well well … I might be showing my age with this post but I don’t care frankly. I recently broke, I couldn’t take it any more. I’m officially sick of. read more…
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