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Jan/11

Siemens Gigaset 685IP Mini Review

Filed Under Hardware, Linux, PBX at 12th January 2011 16:47 by

Overview The two cordless phones that we have were fine till we moved into a house. The two phones suddenly became too far from room to room. It was time again to look for a phone which was scalable and … Continue reading →

22

Dec/10

3 Mifi (Huawei E585) Mini Review

Filed Under Hardware, Networking, Review at 22nd December 2010 16:12 by

When I was barred from using data because I had gone over my “fair usage” on my mobile phone I decided to buy the Mifi from Three to get around the problem. The total cost of the package was £60 … Continue reading →

26

Oct/10

Onkyo TX-SR508 Mini Review

Filed Under Hardware, Music at 26th October 2010 0:13 by

Overview I wanted a separated surround sound set up because it modularises the “home cinema system” rather than going with a Blu Ray / DVD cinema system where the speakers are tied to the player which has a built in … Continue reading →

25

Sep/10

July 2007 MacBook Pro Battery

Filed Under Hardware, Mac at 25th September 2010 8:54 by

My notebook is over 3 years old and it’s holding up to the test of time fairly well with the exception of the battery. I have taken a screenshot from CoconutBattery to illustrate my point: It holds such a small … Continue reading →

13

Jul/10

Flip Ultra HD Review

Filed Under Camera at 13th July 2010 0:01 by

Overview I saw this amazing deal for a Flip Ultra HD for around £60, down from RRP of £150. Bargain! I had no need for a camcorder but I thought at that price I could experiment a little. Flip Mino … Continue reading →

10

Jul/10

Hidden Data In Photos

Filed Under Camera at 10th July 2010 19:22 by

Photos nowadays can have embedded information in them such as make and model, settings used to take the photo, etc. This can be good but also bad depending on what information is embedded. Similar Track Changes in a document, it … Continue reading →

23

Jun/10

Western Digital Essentials 500GB Portable Drive

Filed Under Hardware at 23rd June 2010 11:27 by

I was shocked when I plugged the drive into my Windows 7 machine when 2 dialogues appear asking me what I want to e.g Open the folder, run the start up program… But why was there 2!? A quick look … Continue reading →

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Jun/10

SPA3102 Username And Password

Filed Under Hardware at 14th June 2010 0:01 by

For some reason I tried to gain access to my Sipura 3102 but it was asking for a username and password. I did not remember setting one but in the Whirlpool forum it says do the following: http://[host]/admin/advanced where [host] … Continue reading →