Tivo tragedy brings back memories
Tragedy struck my household on Friday night when I switched over the TV to watch some Tivo. It was frozen even though the red light said it was recording and
A stainless steel showgirl
Dear Blog, I feel like I’ve been ignoring you lately and you might think you aren’t important anymore. Don’t worry, you are still my favourite place to write stuff. It’s
Another italian love affair begins
My little trip to Cairns prompted a complete about face in terms of my transportation options. My 1985 Alfa 33 is reaching the point where it is only good for
Cup of tea?
I have an unspoken order of heirarchy with my cups. When every glass is clean in the cupboard I will always reach for the wide load short stubby coke one.
Break it down
Yesterday my highly anticipated gear arrived from Neighbourhoodies. I’d tried to order it online on Saturday May 9 but was thwarted by the site not accepting my credit card. I
Computer says no.
The movie Terminator shows us the future as a war between humans and robots battling for supreme control of the world. The scene shows an armegeddon type situation with a
New motherboard hell
You ever seen those shows like “Seconds from Disaster” and “Aircrash Investigations” where they show it’s not just one thing that cause a huge catastrophe, it’s actually just a lot
Sick as a geek
Just when you think you have reached a point where your computers run themselves, you use up all your disk space. So you start considering your hard drive upgrade options
Holy input techniques Batman!
To truly know if someone is a computer nerd or just a poser you need only look at their input technique. An occasional user will primarily use the mouse, only
Modded history
Ever since I saw a photo in a Murder Casebook magazine I’ve always had a secret longing to be a “Mod“. I’d never seen such a bunch of dapper looking