Tag: hardware

Should anyone ask, I wish I also had the JesusPhone.

OK, I promise this is the last Apple iPhone post for awhile but really this phone is getting way too much press. Perhaps they don’t have phones in the US that people are making such a fuss over it. Listen to this  Apple guy rave about the iPhone.  It’s like he has never seen  anything better than the Motorola StarTAC.

  • It syncs your contacts!  I wish I could do this.  I print out all my contacts and manually type them in. Multiple times per day.
  • You can read your email on it.  I guess you have to be on the interweb for that to work.  I wish my AOL mail account could get Internet email too.
  • Listen to music.  Better than carrying a boombox.
  • Has voicemail – imagine that!  No longer do you need to answer the phone.
  • Did I mention you can look at pictures on it?

Wow – I wish I had a phone that could do all this.  Oh wait, I do, it’s out now and I don’t have to push Apple FanBoysTM aside to look at it. And it does a whole lot more, is an open platform and can call via the internet.I do like apple kit, but I think that Steve has gone overboard with his publicity of the basic features. It’s starting to backfire for him.

Here’s the CBS video. Remember think Motorola StarTAC.

Should anyone ask, I wish I also had the JesusPhone.

OK, I promise this is the last Apple iPhone post for awhile but really this phone is getting way too much press. Perhaps they don’t have phones in the US that people are making such a fuss over it. Listen to this  Apple guy rave about the iPhone.  It’s like he has never seen  anything better than the Motorola StarTAC.

  • It syncs your contacts!  I wish I could do this.  I print out all my contacts and manually type them in. Multiple times per day.
  • You can read your email on it.  I guess you have to be on the interweb for that to work.  I wish my AOL mail account could get Internet email too.
  • Listen to music.  Better than carrying a boombox.
  • Has voicemail – imagine that!  No longer do you need to answer the phone.
  • Did I mention you can look at pictures on it?

Wow – I wish I had a phone that could do all this.  Oh wait, I do, it’s out now and I don’t have to push Apple FanBoysTM aside to look at it. And it does a whole lot more, is an open platform and can call via the internet.I do like apple kit, but I think that Steve has gone overboard with his publicity of the basic features. It’s starting to backfire for him.

Here’s the CBS video. Remember think Motorola StarTAC.

DD-WRT Rocks

I upgraded one of my Linksys WRT54G Routers with the DD-WRT software. It’s been running a couple of days now and is really great. It replaces a mediocre interface with a clean functional and usable interface. So far the router has also been reliable and extensively used for voip calls and general wireless connectivity.

The DD-WRT puts a slimmed down linux onto the Linksys access point. It even comes with a netflow export feature which is very cool.

Here’s a picture of the interface in action:

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DD-WRT Rocks

I upgraded one of my Linksys WRT54G Routers with the DD-WRT software. It’s been running a couple of days now and is really great. It replaces a mediocre interface with a clean functional and usable interface. So far the router has also been reliable and extensively used for voip calls and general wireless connectivity.

The DD-WRT puts a slimmed down linux onto the Linksys access point. It even comes with a netflow export feature which is very cool.

Here’s a picture of the interface in action:

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Server Hell

I am speculating that the recent high temperatures have triggered the 2 disk failures on bunker. I am very pleased to be running in a raid’ed configuration. Data secuity is no laughing matter and so Robin came over and destroyed/extracted the magnets from the dead disks incase anyone should try to ressurect them and extract the data. Also with Robin’s help, 2 new fans have been added to bunker’s case to try and increase the airflow around the disks. Unfortunately the new fans are slightly too large and so I am going to have to buy some more tomorrow.

Server Hell

I am speculating that the recent high temperatures have triggered the 2 disk failures on bunker. I am very pleased to be running in a raid’ed configuration. Data secuity is no laughing matter and so Robin came over and destroyed/extracted the magnets from the dead disks incase anyone should try to ressurect them and extract the data. Also with Robin’s help, 2 new fans have been added to bunker’s case to try and increase the airflow around the disks. Unfortunately the new fans are slightly too large and so I am going to have to buy some more tomorrow.

Motherboard robustness

I was over at Robin and Taska’s house last night – they brought a new media PC and are setting up mythtv on it.  Was really impressed with the speed of the new Athlon dual core cpus.  Never seen linux install so fast.

Unfortunately we connected up one of the firewire ports incorrectly and when we turned on the PC for the first time one of the controller chips started sparking, smoking and smelling terrible.  Found out that some of the firewire controller chips legs had melted right off from the short.  We disconnected the offending cable, brushed off the carbonised substance on the chip and the box magically worked, albeit without the firewire capability.  The CPU teams get all the kudos but have to say I am very impressed with motherboard robustness!

Motherboard robustness

I was over at Robin and Taska’s house last night – they brought a new media PC and are setting up mythtv on it.  Was really impressed with the speed of the new Athlon dual core cpus.  Never seen linux install so fast.

Unfortunately we connected up one of the firewire ports incorrectly and when we turned on the PC for the first time one of the controller chips started sparking, smoking and smelling terrible.  Found out that some of the firewire controller chips legs had melted right off from the short.  We disconnected the offending cable, brushed off the carbonised substance on the chip and the box magically worked, albeit without the firewire capability.  The CPU teams get all the kudos but have to say I am very impressed with motherboard robustness!