Archive for the 'hardware' Category
Driver Woes
Posted by: Owen on Saturday, 12th Feb, 2005
Why is it so hard to figure out which drivers are needed for certain types of equipment?
I spent most of today trying to trace drivers for a couple of webcams bought off eBay. To
cut a long story short, eventually I managed to find some matching drivers from a
site called DriverGuide.com. In case you’re
desperate for a [...]
How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
Posted by: Owen on Sunday, 23rd Jan, 2005
I’ve been having problems with my Linksys USB
Wireless Adapter ever since I bought it. It works fine on some networks, but on
others (particularly the one at home), it drops connection and refuses to connect
afer around 15 minutes of use. Repairing the connection works half the time, but after
3 repairs, the Wireless Stack was just hanging and [...]
The sexiest gadget of the year …
Posted by: Owen on Monday, 20th Dec, 2004
Following it’s Japanese release, Engadget have managed to get their hands on the PSP (PlayStation Portable). Check out the review and loads of pictures here. Ahh … if only I could afford to fly to Japan and get myself one this Xmas …
Finished Leisure Suit Larry !
Posted by: Owen on Monday, 20th Dec, 2004
This weekend I finished Leisure
Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude. The game was quite enjoyable, but I had got stuck
in the end, because the graphics card on my Rock
laptop was jumbling up the graphics on 2 rooms, and crashing when I got to a particular
stage of the game. It has an ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 which [...]
Multifunction box
Posted by: Owen on Wednesday, 23rd Jun, 2004
I want one of these !!!
Not quite the first of these (Panasonic’s DMR-E150V claims that title), but Sharp has announced a video recorder that puts VHS, DVD, and a hard disk in the same box, along with a satellite decoder. The hard disk is moderately sized, at 80GB versus the 400GB at which Sharp’s VCR-less [...]
Diagnose your hard disk problems
Posted by: Owen on Monday, 31st May, 2004
Does your hard disk make funny sounds? Hitachi have
a page with samples of noises hard disks make when things go wrong. Have a listen here.
Blast from the past
Posted by: Owen on Wednesday, 18th Feb, 2004
Found a great posting today in my aggregator. Check it out …
Found this little gem in the archives and scanned it for y’all. Couple of great ads inside.
An IBM PC ad, the one with Charlie Chaplin - 16k bytes. 16 bit, 8088, optional 5.25″, 160k floppy. 4-color 320×200. Good times. Only $3k.
“The modem that [...]
New Camera
Posted by: Owen on Sunday, 26th Oct, 2003
There’s
a new gadget in Casa Cutajar .. Just bought myself a Minolta
Dimage Xt. Presumably it’s the slimmest digital camera in it’s class (3.2Megapixel
with 3x optical zoom). It’s got some novel technology in that the zoom doesn’t cause
the lens to extend from the body of the camera. Instead it uses a couple of internal
prisms to change [...]
Cool Stuff
Posted by: Owen on Saturday, 30th Aug, 2003
Found a cool watch on eBay:
A watch with 64M of memory accessible over USB. Cute.
Check
it out
WiFi Detector
Posted by: Owen on Saturday, 12th Jul, 2003
How cool is this? A WiFi detector that lets you know as soon as you get in range of a WiFi hotspot. Just press a button and three lights show you how strong the signal is. Would love one of these …
