Archive for the ‘technology’ Category
A future where cheap, malware and prime-time TV-ad-riddled devices flood the market?
In fine infotainment form, cracked.com is running an educational article about Apple.
Since I’m a very much a PC man, I am happy to provide Cracked an infinitesimally small improvement to their PageRank scores by linking to said article right here.
In: business, technology · Tagged with: apple, cracked, hate
Review: Benro A300 tripod with BH01 Ballhead.
**UPDATE**
Luke has now acquired a heavier-duty Benro A-650EX tripod and BH-2 ballhead. It’s basically the same thing, but much larger, heavier and stronger. So check out his review as well.
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I am not a professional photographer. I am, however, a pretty keen amateur. These two things together add up to me being a guy that wants [...]
In: photos, technology · Tagged with: a300, ballhead, benro, bh01, review, tripod
Bettr.
The other day I discovered Fluidr. It’s a site built using the Flickr API as an alternative to the usual way of viewing photos. It’s designed to be easier and prettier than the usual GUI and I think it achieves this.
Check out my photostream through Fluidr.
In: photos, technology · Tagged with: flickr, fluidr, photos
Do as you’re told!
Thanks, Microsoft. I’m not always sure what the next step should be when I’m prompted for a password or confirmation.
I found this amusing little nugget deep in Microsoft’s Technet pages about a little-known Windows 7 feature, though this message is probably used quite a bit around Technet.
For those playing at home, the feature I was [...]
In: lol, technology · Tagged with: microsoft, technet, windows 7
Windows 7 and Ninite.
I’ve got Windows 7 up and running on my laptop now. As a uni student I managed to get Win 7 Pro for fifty bucks. Pretty sweet deal.
Took about an hour and a half to back up all my documents and music, install Windows 7, install Office and all the other software I use and [...]
In: technology · Tagged with: ninite, windows 7