Gadgets

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Oops I did it again ….. again

This entry was posted in Gadgets Web on May 6, 2008 by HAL

My main phone is a TyTN II with Orange. I depend on it for my normal contact with clients and for it to have problems is really not a great option. So I have to ‘fess up. I’ve had the phone handset replaced twice in the last three weeks !! Both times the unit was […]

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Vista on a TC1100 tablet PC

This entry was posted in Gadgets Software Web on May 5, 2008 by HAL

If you’d have asked me about this a few weeks ago – I’d have been dubious about the performance – even about the viability of this. After a disk failure I was left with the decision of what operating system to put back on to the new larger disk I used to replace the faulty […]

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Using a Vigor 3300 to connect multiple ADSL lines for load balancing

This entry was posted in Gadgets Tips Web on April 17, 2008 by HAL

If you are one of the unlucky sites that gets a very poor adsl service and you decide to put in additional adsl lines to give more capacity you should look at the Draytek 3300 as an option for your business. The idea of connecting adsl lines through an intermediate device (a draytek 110) to […]

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Its arrived – and its massive

This entry was posted in Gadgets Web on March 29, 2008 by HAL

I know I wanted something powerful and fit for purpose but holy cow this new Vista 64Bit machine is massive. Not just a bit bigger – its bigger that a number of servers I’ve installed recently. The Precision 7400 appears to be built – fit to survive a nuclear direct strike. I needed a hand […]

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Back in control

This entry was posted in Gadgets Web on March 26, 2008 by HAL

As mentioned previously the replacement of an Acer Aspire 500 media centre PC power supply is fairly straightforward – see the full article here – one word of note though – if you lose the ability to remote control through the infrared remote – heres what you should look for. Remove the case (after powering […]

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Oops I did it again ….

This entry was posted in Gadgets Software Web on March 26, 2008 by HAL

Well – the last time I did it was about five years ago so no-one should accuse me of doing it all the time. What did I do ? Well after five years I thought it was time to replace my Dell 8100 running XP SP2 with something that could carry the torch for the […]

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Iphone update

This entry was posted in Gadgets Software Tips Web on March 4, 2008 by HAL

In preparation for the imminent SDK release / announcement I popped my Iphone in the caddy attached to a Windows XP pro pc and waited to get the February update … see first the notes as iPhone Software Version 1.1.4 This version of the software includes bug fixes and supersedes all previous versions. For feature […]

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Hand me the Angle Grinder – this is going to get nasty ..

This entry was posted in Gadgets Web on February 11, 2008 by HAL

Over time networks grow and are added to. It is rare to find a client who can see far enough ahead to plan the cabling and server requirements that they will have over time. With increased numbers of neworked devices and combined data and voices networks over structured cabling – the number of cabinets and […]

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