Category Archives: Technology

Beware the hidden proxy…

I lost several hours troubleshooting a particularly bizarre problem. I’m currently developing a “simple” admin interface for our customer database here at IceTV and I found that certain pages would fail to load for no adequately explained reason. I spent … Continue reading

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GTi – MacMini

How cool is this… A Mac mini and iPod dock built into a car… Sweet…. TunerTricks ? Blog Archive ? GTi – MacMini It seems that the guy who did the mod does these kind of things for a living … Continue reading

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My journey to the dark side is almost complete…

Well, after much waiting I have finally taken the plunge… Yesterday I ordered a 20″ G5 iMac Stats are as follows 20″ Display ( 16:10 ) G5 1.8GHz 2 GB RAM 250 GB HDD DVD Burner Bluetooth 802.11g Bluetooth Keyboard … Continue reading

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My next TV….

Imagine a large HiDef TV, the thickness of a plasma, but the display quality of a CRT…. Here it is Flat-Panel SED they use significantly less juice then the current TV technologies as well. Of course they cost a crack … Continue reading

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Microsoft's AntiSpyware hit by Spyware

You’ve got to love this one…… M$ AntiSpyware application can be disabled by a recently discovered Trojan horse. Microsoft’s AntiSpyware hit by a Spyware

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Pepper Computer

I stumbled on a new gadget today called the Pepper Computer, basically a wireless web-pad running Linux on an Intel PXA270 CPU. The feature set looks good, the use of Linux as the OS suggests that it might be hackable, … Continue reading

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The Magic of NeXTSTEP

I was reading an Article on Slashdot yesterday about a video of Steve Jobs demonstrating NeXTSTEP 3.0, the video shows the advanced GUI, networking and collaboration features as well as the speed and ease of developing apps on the platform. … Continue reading

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Mac Mini, the perfect Kitchen Computer

Apple recently announced the latest ( and smallest ) in their line of desktop PCs, the Mac Mini This sweet little thing is just what you need in the Kitchen/Family room to Check email Write up your shopping list Look … Continue reading

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SCO and the Self Inflicted DoS Attack

You’re not going to believe this one…. I got a call from a long-time customer of my employer ( it was my turn with the pager 🙁 ) at approx 3:00am on Monday 20/12/2004 reporting that a SCO machine on … Continue reading

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Mission Impossible: Personal Finance Apps

Why is it so hard to find a half-way decent personal finance app, that works on your platform of choice and doesn’t cost the earth?? If you’re a windows user then no-probs, Quicken have a nice product for the home … Continue reading

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