Category Archives: Technology

I’m a dad!!

Brandon Tyler Rae was born today at 4:28pm.  He weighs 3.95kgs (which is quite big), and my amazing wife pushed him out with no drugs or any pain management at all.  It was gut-wrenching to watch, and something I’ll never … Continue reading

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Windows Home Server Beta

I got into the Windows Home Server Beta, and have been doing quite a bit of testing and playing around with it.  The idea is fantastic, and in its current beta 2 guise, has certainly nailed a few excellent ideas.  … Continue reading

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HD-DVD Review

I managed to get hold of an Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive via Ebay for the very acceptable price of R1080 including shipping.  It arrived last Saturday and I’ve been meaning to get my review done since then, and am only … Continue reading

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Down with DRM!!

I’ve been noticing a quiet, but nevertheless, very apparent shift in the industry away from that scourge known as Digital Rights Management. I’ve always been stongly against it, as I’ve posted many times in the past, and it’s extremely pleasing … Continue reading

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Revised iTunes thoughts

After using iTunes and my iPod for a while now, I thought I should revise my initial opinions about it.  It’s not too bad, I suppose.  Once I got my head around being forced to keep two copies of all … Continue reading

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Windows Vista Reliability and Performance Monitor

I’ve been using Vista since Beta 2, and I’m a little embarressed that I only found this AWESOME new feature today.  The Reliability Monitor keeps track of how reliable your machine has been over time, and notes when any software … Continue reading

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