Just another bunch of stuff pouring out of some guy’s head

Dear postie…

Thankyou for waiting for the one day when you know it’s going to rain to leave my mail sticking out of my letterbox. (more…)

Apple Universal Dock and Component AV Cable review

First things first. I’ve just got both these (expensive) products home, plugged them in and have come away with nothing more than a huge feeling of being ripped off. Some of this is due to limitations of the iPod but the rest is due to the limitations of the Universal Dock. (more…)

Hottest day of the year (part 2)

Whatever blew up in the flats next door on Friday wasn’t able to be properly repaired and died again early on Sunday morning. (more…)

Hottest day of the year (so far)

Of course the day that the power decides to go out in my neighborhood is also the hottest day of the year. (more…)

Matrix Online review

I’ve been a bit mis-leading with the title of this post as the truth is I haven’t actually been able to play this game yet. 3 days after signing up. (more…)

SPORE™ Creature Creator isn’t available in Australia (but Aussies can buy it)

I’ve been having fun with the trial of SPORE™ Creature Creator over the last few days and decided to pay for the full version. However, when I tried to buy it, I found I couldn’t buy it from the Australian EA site. (more…)

Word 2007, where’s the Organizer?

I occasionally develop macros in Word and having recently switched to Office 2007 (and a new computer) I initially found myself unable to move macros across from my old machine. Here’s how. (more…)

Logitech Harmony 785 – the pain continues

Foolishly, after recently buying a HD PVR, I decided that I would add the device to my Logitech Harmony 785 Universal Remote. This is a continuance of my earlier adventures with this remote.

Here is a record of my experience attempting to accomplish this seemingly simple task. (more…)

iTunes Store fails

There are now additional (legal) apps for my iPod Touch (in the form of the January Software Upgrade). I want them.

Too bad the iTunes store is intent on not letting me have them. (more…)

Vista Home Premium – the early days

I’ve taken the dive and installed Vista. There’s been a couple of unpleasant surprises but things have mostly gone smoothly. (more…)